Rockin' in 1969: How a Counterculture Changed America Using Music (G-Rated)
By Geography and Math Made Easy
Are you looking for a lesson that isn’t just about history? This lesson is focused on counterculture's free-thinking and understanding how radical ideas reshaped a nation. Counterculture touches everything from civil rights and anti-war protests to environmentalism and feminism. This lesson will invite students to analyze why these movements gained traction, what they challenged, and the influence of that legacy continues to be felt today. What is counterculture and how can it change the world we live in? Students will look at the counterculture of the 1960-70s through the festival at Bethel, New York— the age of hippies, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War. Explore the event surrounding this time and event and determine how the counterculture of this time made an impact and changed American culture. This lesson also implements depth and complexity of the topic. ✅ This lesson incorporates 2 real-life encounter interviews from two people who attended Woodstock ‘69! ✅ Clean G-Rated Version: Appropriate for school-aged children. Middle School through High School. No WHAT'S INCLUDED? • Reading Activity (Included). Consider laminating for future use with classes and for durability. • Depth & Complexity Activity (Included) • Exit Tickets (Included) • Song from Spotify or other sources: Jimi Hendrix's “The Star Spangle Banner,” Live at Woodstock • Needed (Optional): A Folder with pockets, one per group. Place the laminated reading activity on the left-hand pocket and the
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