Grade 6
Grade 6
Unit 3: With Flying Colors
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A Boy of Unusual Vision
by Alice Steinbach
 
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Overcoming Disabilities  
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From the Student Web Page
Special Olympics
Connect to this link:
http://www.specialolympics.org/


  1. Scroll down to the heading "Meet Special Olympics Athletes." Click Click here.
  2. Click a name to see a photo and read about that athlete.
  3. Click the Back arrow to return to the list of names and choose another athlete.
About the Site

Special Olympics sponsors and organizes sports training and competition for individuals who are mentally challenged. The organization provides year-round training and athletic competition for more than one million athletes in nearly 150 countries and all 50 states in the United States. This Special Olympics Web site offers information about programs and services, and profiles several of these remarkable athletes.

What to Do

  1. You may want to have students see photos from the 1999 World Summer Games and read diary excerpts to follow the athletes through the Games.

  2. Have them scroll down the main page to "Meet Special Olympic Athletes" and click the single word here.

  3. In the new window that appears, have them click Daily Diary and Photo Gallery.

  4. Click photos to see a larger image and read the caption.
From the Student Web Page
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Connect to this link:
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/fdrfaq.html


  1. Scroll down the page and click on the questions about polio and FDR’s disability. Find al read all five related questions.
  2. Why did President Roosevelt want to hide his disability?
  3. Do you think a person with a disability could be elected president today? Why or why not?
  4. Choose Education on the navigational bar at the bottom of the page. Click on the apple that says The Roosevelt Rap. Choose Listen to the Roosevelt Rap. Scroll down the page and read the words along with the rapper.
About the Site

This is the official site of The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. It includes information about the Roosevelt family and the museum itself, as well as resources for children and teachers.

Lesson Objectives

  • Students will use the Internet to read about Franklin D. Roosevelt and his disability.

  • Students will answer questions about what they learn.

  • Students will think about how a disability would affect a politician today.

  • Students will listen to a rap song about Roosevelt’s life.

Suggested Additional Activities

  • Have students click on Education then Puzzles & Activities for games about President Roosevelt. Have them do research on this Web site or others to find the answers.

  • FDR was not the only president to have a disability; Woodrow Wilson was severely dyslexic. Have students research President Wilson to learn more about his disability.