Grades 6 to 8

The activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article " Weighing In ." As the number of obese and overweight children grows, so does size bias. Reflection ...

This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article " Out of Bounds ." Sports rivalries can energize school spirit. But keeping events respectful takes a ...

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 ...

Cyberbullying is a serious concern in today’s schools. Since it can happen to a student at home as well as in school, it can be more pervasive and traumatic for victims than traditional bullying. An ...

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 ...

The Augusta Films documentary The Loving Story recounts an important and often-overlooked element of the struggle to end racial ...

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 ...

In this introductory lesson, students examine voting rights in the early years of the United States and the causes and effects of the first major expansion of voting rights, which took place in the late 1700s ...

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 ...

Through songs, stories and paintings, students explore how and why communities tell stories about heroes and heroines. This helps students develop a greater understanding of actions ...

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 ...

This is the final lesson in the Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice series. Preceding lessons explored a variety of social justice issues through the lens of photographers and their pictures. This ...

In A Time for Justice, four-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim captured the spirit of the civil rights ...

The photo shows two students collecting signatures to protest the treatment of women at the university. This lesson is part of the  Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice  series. ...

Teaching Tolerance is proud to present this teacher’s guide designed to support and supplement the HBO documentary Sergio . The ...

The new documentary Prom Night in Mississippi takes us to Charleston, Miss. - where high school students held their ...

In this lesson, students analyze a photograph of Mildred Jeter Loving and Richard Loving—the interracial couple that took the case of their marriage all the way to the Supreme Court—as a springboard for ...

In this lesson, students analyze a photograph from the freedom riders’ protest. This lesson is part of the  Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice  series. Objectives ...

In this lesson, students will analyze a photograph of people protesting what they see as an unjust law: A law prohibiting marriage equality in California. This lesson is part of the  Using Photographs to ...

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 ...

In this lesson, students compare and contrast two photographs of women. In doing so, they evaluate how a photo creates a mood and how photos can encourage or challenge stereotypes. This activity is part of the ...

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

Photographs may tell a story or make a statement about a greater concept or ideal. Sometimes photographers use the subjects in a photo to convey a message. This lesson is part of the  Using Photographs to ...

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 ...