Justice

Anonymous Writing Partners: Activity Exchange

Anonymous journaling helps portray the reality of bullying Signs of bullying are sometimes difficult for teachers to catch -- someone "accidentally" tripping someone in the ...
The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity: Activity

On November 20, 1969, Alcatraz island became the unlikely stage for a landmark event in the Native American rights movement. Framework During the late 1960s, the public largely ...
Against the Current: Activity

As the nation observes Native American Heritage Month, Teaching Tolerance offers a wealth of activity ideas tied to Thanksgiving, Native mascots and indigenous people's proud heritage of resistance. ...
This Land Is Ours: Activity

Native Americans resist the U.S. government's policy of forced removal in the 19th century. Native Americans' identities have always been closely linked to the land. ...
Thanksgiving Mourning: Lesson

In this activity, students will explore the perspectives of two Native American authors about the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday and then write journal entries. Framework ...
Social Boundaries Activity: Map It Out: Activity

Teachers and students draw maps showing where they think social divisions exist at school, and compare views of the community as a whole. Materials Art supplies ...
Latino Heritage: A Discussion Activity: Activity

Teaching Tolerance offers the following essays and activities to help students gain a deeper understanding of past and present struggles for Latino civil rights. Discussion ...
A Tale of Two Schools: Activity

In the early 1900s, Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, in California and the Southwest were excluded from "Whites Only" theaters, parks, swimming pools, restaurants, and even schools. Immigrants from ...
White Anti-Racist Biographies: Early Grades: Activity

For young white students, explorations of fair and unfair, just and unjust, can go a long way in advancing anti-racist white identity. Purposeful use of literature and basic study of white anti-racists are ...
Stay in the Mix for Valentine's Day: Activity

Celebrate Valentine's legacy of love and resistance! Did you know ... The origins of the Valentine's Day holiday are rooted in resisting injustice. Most stories ...
Stay in the Mix with Music!: Activity

Explore how music divides - and unites. Who: All people who love music What: Music In Our Schools Month When: All month long Websites: Music for All ...
What Do Halloween Costumes Say?: Lesson

This activity, adaptable across grades, is designed to help students look critically at the Halloween costumes marketed to them. In schools where Halloween is observed, the activity can be used to develop ...
Music for Justice: Activity

This activity focuses on musical explorations building on justice and inclusion themes. Perspective Before conducting this activity, provide students with historical ...
Mexican American Labor in the U.S.: Lesson

Christine Sleeter and Carl Grant wrote this lesson to encourage students to explore policies and attitudes about Mexican and Mexican American laborers in the U.S. and develop informed personal perspectives of ...
Confronting the -isms: Activity Exchange

Social justice lesson Teaching social justice requires helping students confront their personal biases because studies show that tolerance training can backfire if not accompanied ...
Compassionate Communities: Lesson

Compassion lesson Thomas Aquinas is credited with saying, "I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it." As an English teacher, it is my ...
Journaling History: Sacagawea and York: Activity

As you read about Sacagawea and York, write a journal entry that imagines Sacagawea or York's first-person account. Objectives Students will understand first-person ...
The Numbers Behind Poverty: Activity

This activity, developed from materials found on Poverty USA , will help students gain added perspective on poverty when considering the mathematical realities of what it means to live in poverty. ...
Word Origins: Activity Exchange

I designed a game called Origins that exposes the history and prejudice of many words or expressions commonly used in the United States. It started out as a short quiz and has grown ...
Gender Stereotyping: Activity Exchange

As a school counselor on a K-8 campus, I prepare classroom guidance lessons for all students on topics of tolerance. At the beginning of a new school year, I like to introduce students to the adults on campus. ...
Making Cents of Privilege: Activity Exchange

I work with upper-middle-class students, and it is sometimes difficult for them to understand that not all children have access to the same opportunities they have regarding dining out, participating in ...
Violence Prevention: Lesson

Teaching Tolerance offers an extended classroom discussion with Internet resources. As a follow-up to National Youth Violence Prevention Week or an activity for Malcolm X's birthday (May 19), the activity ...
Activism and Legislation: Activity

This activity asks students to read and compare the language of two oral histories, asking them to think about prejudice, stigma and fundamental rights and freedoms. Objectives ...
Borders and Boundaries: Activity

Photocopy or create a large map of the school, including the school grounds and the cafeteria. Then have students identify places that cliques or self-segregating groups gather. ...
Assessing Access: Lesson

Children often lack knowledge and skills necessary to interact with each other, especially when confronted with differences in mobility, hearing, sight, developmental skills or verbal skills. ...
Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities: Lesson

Classroom activities examining the Civil Rights Act and ADA. Despite its frequent omission from textbooks, the struggle for equity and inclusion for people with disabilities ...
Before Rosa Parks: Susie King Taylor: Lesson

Georgia native Susie King Taylor was a teacher who traveled with the Union troops during the Civil War. The story of this unsung hero and her accomplishments as a young teenager gives new meaning to the term ...
Before Rosa Parks: Ida B. Wells: Lesson

Ida B. Wells is best known for her activism in the anti-lynching campaign. She moved to Chicago in her 20s and was a major figure in suffrage and women's club movements. ...
Before Rosa Parks: Frances Watkins Harper: Lesson

Frances Watkins Harper challenged power structures in the South, talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education. Objectives Students will ...
Emmett Till: A Classroom Sonnet: Lesson

A poetry lesson weaves together the past, present and future of Emmett Till's tragic story. Students will empathize with the ...

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