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Neil Armstrong’s Amazing Courage

2 Lessons
8 Activities

Overview

Essential Questions: 

  • What is the civic virtue of courage? 
  • How did Neil Armstrong demonstrate courage by going to the Moon? 

Unit Overview and Pathways

Bring Armstrong’s Amazing Courage into your K–3 classroom with a variety of instructional pathways. Choose from a week‑long knowledge‑building lesson plan, a social studies skill mini‑lesson, a reading skill mini‑lesson, and supplemental resources that help you tailor instruction to your students. Mix and match to build a routine that fits your schedule, no matter how much time you have for social studies each day.

Armstong’s Amazing Courage Week-long Lesson Plan (3-5 class sessions) (K-3) Week-long Lesson Plan – Armstrong’s Amazing Courage

Social Studies Mini- Lesson (1 class session) (K-3) Social Studies Skill Mini-Lesson – Cause-and-Effect and Neil Armstrong’s Amazing Courage

Reading Skill Mini-Lesson (1 class session) (K-3) Reading Skill Mini-Lesson – Main Idea and Armstrong’s Amazing Courage

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