Family

In today's multicultural schools and classrooms, resolving conflict means being culturally aware. "I know she was lying," Estella said of the 3rd-grade girl, ...

At the beginning of each school year I extend an invitation through a letter to all my students’ families. I ask them to sign up for a 15- to 30-minute class visit to share a talent, hobby or anything else ...

This lesson is the fourth and final in a series called “ Family Tapestry .” One goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among themselves and within the larger community. ...

This lesson is the third in a series called “ Family Tapestry .” One goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among themselves and within the larger community. Another is to ...

This lesson is the second in the series “ Family Tapestry .” One goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among themselves and within the larger community. Another is to ...

This lesson is the first in the series “ Family Tapestry .” One goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among themselves and within the larger community. Another is to ...

The overall goal of these lessons is to help students recognize and accept differences among each other and within the larger community and how their own unique family contributes to a richer society. As they ...

This lesson is the fourth in a series called “ The Different Colors of Beauty .” The goal is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom environment, while being ...

There are many classroom activities in which students explore family roots. There are many classroom activities in which students explore family roots. This can be tricky ...

These lessons provide a framework that will help students talk about their own and others’ families in safe, caring ways. Framework For elementary school children, talking ...

About 4 million undocumented immigrant women live and work in the United States. They live in fear of job-site immigration raids and deportations, which result in personal and economic costs both here and back ...

This lesson helps children identify their own strengths and struggles. Students will work on ways to bring all their strengths together to build a classroom community. Building a ...

Students use the 2010 Census to explore family diversity and the different ways to define a family. They research about the experiences of Michael Oher, a professional football player for the Baltimore Ravens, ...

Jennifer Greene’s story tells of Chief Charlo and a small band of Salish being forcibly removed from their home, the Bitterroot Valley, in 1891. To the Salish, home was not a structure, a town or even a ...

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 ...

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