Justice

This series helps students understand why gender stereotypes are unfair and how teasing or bullying someone who does not conform to gender norms prevents a safe classroom community. ...

This is the third lesson in a series on gender expression . The goal of the series is to help students understand how gender stereotypes can lead to bullying and stand in the way of building a safe ...

This is the second lesson in a series on gender expression . The goal of the series is to help students understand how gender stereotypes can lead to bullying and stand in the way of building a safe ...

This is the first lesson in a series on gender expression . The goal of the series is to help students understand how gender stereotypes can lead to bullying and stand in the way of building a safe ...

This activity is designed for use with our free curriculum kit, Mighty Times: The Children's March , designed for the middle and upper grades. Question and answer activity ...

This activity is designed for use with our free curriculum kit, Mighty Times: The Children's March , designed for the middle and upper grades. Question and answer activity ...

“Issues of Poverty” is comprised of four lessons with two overarching goals. Millions of Americans live in poverty. Some are thrown into poverty by illness or unemployment; others ...

In this lesson, students will learn that race is a factor often connected to poverty and that institutions can create obstacles for the poor—and for people of color who live in poverty—that block participation ...

This lesson is the third in a series called “ Issues of Poverty .” Students explore the causes of poverty in the United States and the structural factors that perpetuate it. Students will examine the ways ...

This lesson is the second in a series of lessons called “ Issues of Poverty .” Students explore the causes of poverty in the United States and the structural factors that perpetuate it. Students will examine ...

As part of a yearlong anti-bullying program, “Be a Buddy, Not a Bully,” I presented this lesson to the pre–K class midway through the year. I asked two parents each to read one of ...

This lesson is the first in a series of lessons called “ Issues of Poverty .” Students explore the causes of poverty in the United States and the factors that perpetuate it. The four lessons aim to challenge ...

This is the fifth and final lesson in a series called “ Expanding Voting Rights .” The overall goal of the series is for students to explore the complicated history of voting rights in the United States. ...

This lesson is the fourth in a series called Expanding Voting Rights . The overall goal of the series is for students to explore the complicated history of voting rights in the United States. Two ...

This lesson is the third in a series called Expanding Voting Rights . The overall goal of the series is for students to explore the complicated history of voting rights in this country. Two characteristics ...

In this lesson students learn about the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th and 15th) that abolished slavery, guaranteed African American citizenship and secured men the right to vote. ...

One of the cornerstones of American democracy is the right to vote. Yet the history of voting rights in the United States is complicated. Although the original Constitution explained who could run for national ...

Increases in obesity and diet-related diseases are major health problems in the United States. During the last 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in the nation’s obesity rates, correlating with ...

This lesson, the second in a series , encourages students to think and talk openly about the concept of beauty, particularly as it overlaps with issues of race and racial identity. ...

In 2011, 20 states permitted corporal punishment in public schools. Many students who live outside those states find it hard to believe that corporal punishment still exists. This ...

The purpose of this activity is to discuss the bullying of LGBT students. It uses the Mexican tradition of El Paseo to begin that discussion. First, students form two concentric ...

The photo is a portrait of homelessness and poverty. The scene shows a woman sitting on a couch, surrounded by clothes and various household items. A man stands near her.  This ...

The photo shows an anti-immigration protest on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. People with picket signs are arguing for stricter immigration policies that would make it a felony to be ...

Photographs can sometimes capture important moments in American history. This lesson is part of the  Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice  series. Objectives Activities ...

In this lesson, students will analyze photographs that show people with different abilities and of different ages to explore assumptions about ability, age and activism. This is part of the  Using Photographs ...

Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice  is a series of 12 lessons. Each lesson focuses on a contemporary social justice issue. These lessons are multidisciplinary and geared toward middle- and ...

In this lesson, students learn about the principles of universal design, analyze examples of it, and develop their own product, communication or environment in accordance with its principles. ...

This lesson explores the concept of health disparities for socially disadvantaged groups (e.g., youth of color and LGBT youth). Students are encouraged to examine the causes and impact of these disparities and ...

In this lesson, students will use a primary source—an NBC news report from 1961—to investigate the Freedom Rides. The lesson will also explore segregation in the South and the tenets of nonviolent protest.  ...

In this lesson, students will analyze their thoughts and feelings to see if they currently hold any biases toward people of different ages. They will then explore the experiences of people who have faced ...