Diversity

Students learn about advertising and find common ground with their peers by coming together to create a "brand" for themselves. Personal loyalty in 21st Century America ...

At the beginning of each term, in junior- and senior-level courses, I have my students get to know each other. At the beginning of each term, in junior- and senior-level courses, I ...

In this activity, students explore the ways we are all similar and different. This activity is useful for planning Mix It Up at Lunch Day or when building intergroup ...

Posters put a stop to teasing as students learn more about each other. In school, some names invoke teasing. To start our year off right and to stop teasing before it begins, I have ...

This activity helps even the youngest of children celebrate size diversity. Overview In this lesson, students read a story about body diversity and discuss the different shapes ...

This activity can help students understand the similarities and differences in various religious traditions. Perspective In the following activity, students will look at ...

Ancestry study opens the door for geography lesson To raise geographic awareness, I asked my 4th-grade students to research their ancestry. As students identified various countries ...

As a veteran teacher of English, literature and history, I have employed many different lessons to encourage my students to seek understanding of other cultures. To this end, I ...

In this activity, students will explore diverse points of view about the 1999 Makah whale hunt and draft letters to the editor about community support for diversity. Objectives ...

Discussion questions for Papalotzin and the Monarchs / Papalotzin y las monarcas . Discussion Questions How do you think the Great North felt about the Great South ...

The game centers on a question: "Could you be friends with someone who. . . ?" The book Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick (Flashlight Press, ISBN# 0972922555, $15.95), by ...

In my classroom, we engage in an activity that allows students to voice their ever-growing opinions about fairness and justice in a manner that not only promotes writing and oral skills but also fosters the ...

Central elementary, a school in transition with an increasingly diverse student body, decided to focus this school year on diversity. I wanted to help the 2nd- and 3rd-graders ...

Students learn the importance of being an ally through the story of Juliette Hampton Morgan, a white woman who lived in Montgomery, Alabama, during segregation. "Always remember ...

Collective poetry is an exercise designed to encourage students to work from a shared pattern in order to join their voices in a collective rhythm. We all have stories. In telling ...

Teacher/musician uses music to help students deal with images of war. When the daily newspaper depicted gruesome violence with horrifying headlines about the war in Iraq, my thoughts ...

Teach students about the right to safety with a project based on the 1989 Charter of Children's Rights. It isn't very hard to get middle school students thinking about ...

Exploring family roots and immigration. Lesson Overview After exposure to relevant literature in class, students will research their family history by interviewing their ...

Celebrated annually on November 2, Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," embraces life as it pokes fun at the Grim Reaper. (Note: In some regions, the celebration spans two days, from November ...

Many math educators believe that learning about the multicultural history of mathematics can help a more diverse range of students achieve math success. Knowledge of their ancestors' contributions, ...

Measure your awareness of Native American influences in U.S. history and culture. "These days people seek knowledge, not wisdom. Knowledge is of the past; wisdom is of the ...

Commemorate the life of Louis Braille. January 4 marks the birth of Louis Braille (1809-52), perhaps the greatest benefactor of the sightless. Through his creation of the Braille ...

This activity invites students to identify aspects of culture that influence our own behavior and sometimes make it difficult to understand the behavior of other people. Culture is a complex idea, and teachers ...