Race and Ethnicity

In this jigsaw activity, students will review information from brochures/websites about local hair care providers, interview a local hair care provider, synthesize the material and teach it to others. Students ...

The purpose of this lesson is for students to grapple with three separate definitions: primitive , civilized ( civilization ), and technology .  Students examine or re-examine their own definitions ...

In this lesson, students will work in pairs and use expert reading strategies to analyze the Court’s ruling in Hernandez v. Texas . After participating in a carousel discussion, students will write a ...

I am a Spanish Language teacher and I have students who are from Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina and many different Spanish-speaking countries. I find the diversity in the Spanish-speaking community to be truly ...

Create a lesson plan that puts math and science in context for your students. Creating a Unit on Air Quality Many mathematics teachers insist that what they teach is free ...

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. This lesson helps students look at her confirmation process in historical perspective. ...

Three new lesson plans for grades 9-12 offer educators fresh, engaging strategies to deepen students' understanding about race and racism throughout history and today. In March ...

Use these ideas in the classroom to explore racial and ethnic imagery in school mascots. 1. If your school has an Indian team name or mascot, find out when the image was adopted, who ...

This shortest month of the year is typically filled with history reports, pageants, guest speakers, cultural fairs and the like. Seldom a day goes by that we don't hear the names of Dr. Martin Luther ...

Teaching Tolerance offers activities and resources about the winding road toward, and away from, integrated schooling in the United States :: Paying Our Respects to Brown ...

Ethnobotany, a specialized field of science that studies the interrelationships between humans and plants, can provide a "hook" for exploring and understanding cultural diversity and ethnic ...

The following timeline activities document dozens of key Latino civil rights events between 1903 and 2006. When reading this timeline, it's important to remember that the fight ...

In this upper-grades activity, students use basic news reporting skills to explore the impact of environmental racism. Objectives Students will: Explore the terms ...

In this lesson, students will participate in an activity designed to simulate the inequity of environmental racism. They will also have a chance to explore various ways children can get involved in these ...

February is a time often reserved for the celebration of past leaders and visionaries who fought peacefully and intellectually to provide us with more opportunities for a more privileged future. ...

Help your students understand the Employee Free Choice Act, a major change in labor law that will be considered by Congress. Objectives Students will understand the core ...

In his historic March 2008 speech on race, Barack Obama explained some of the barriers to opportunity that created the racial wealth divide. In this lesson, students take a deeper look at the lingering ...

In this activity, students in the middle and upper grades will explore whether Obama's selection as the president of the United States marks a new era in America, one where race doesn't matter. ...

In this activity, students will debunk the idea that Obama's election means race and racism are no longer relevant in U.S. society. Objectives Students will analyze ...

In this lesson, students in the upper grades will explore the struggle of African Americans to attain voting rights and develop a greater appreciation for the significance of Barack Obama's election. ...

After Barack Obama's election, some Americans responded with racism and bigotry. After the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, the nation experienced a surge of hate ...

A recent wave of noose incidents – particularly those on school campuses – has raised alarm among adults and questions from young people. Historical and modern day images often ...

Examining the escalation from name-calling to genocide "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing ...

How do you ensure students get the most out of black history and Black History Month? Here are some suggestions. DO... Incorporate black history year-round , not just in ...

In this mini-unit, students investigate racial disparities and their underlying causes and identify steps individuals and society should take to alleviate them. Objectives ...

This collection of student essays showcase models of student interrogation of racial disparities and racism. Discussion questions for classroom exploration are included. A Call ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...