Integrating Vocabulary: Teammates

On February 3, 1920, the Negro Leagues began. During that time, there was segregation and other difficult topics that children need to learn to understand so that they do not repeat them in the future. As the years progressed, integration created another set of issues as people had to learn to accept and love everyone.
To teach about this concept and help students learn about segregation and other difficult terms, the book Teammates is a good teaching tool.



Challenging Vocabulary Words

apathetic
courage
humiliation
loyalty
respect
prejudice
segregation
taunts
vigilante

Questions that you can ask:

1. Was Pee Wee Reese loyal to Jackie Robinson? How do you know?

2. Draw a three-way Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the courageous acts of Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Branch Rickey.

3. Write about it a time when you had to be courageous.



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