Grades 6 to 8

In this lesson, students take a quiz related to bullying and discuss follow-up reflective questions to help them plan an anti-bullying initiative in their community. Objectives ...

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 ...

Viva La Causa introduces the Delano strike and grape boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. The kit includes a 39-minute DVD ...

One Survivor Remembers enables thoughtful classroom discussion about a historical topic that is particularly difficult to teach ...

This special teachers' edition of the Academy Award-winning documentary film and accompanying resources tell the heroic story of ...

Recommended for middle and upper grades, this Academy Award-nominated documentary film and accompanying resources bring the ...

This activity looks at the way in-group favoritism hurts instead of heals the conflicts we might have with each other. Objectives Students will understand and be able to ...

Teachers can use these quotes from famous individuals to facilitate student reflection on the importance of conflict resolution. Objectives Students will read and interpret ...

Always guard against the tendency to believe that everyone within a given identity group believes the same way. Objectives Students will identify stereotypes they've ...

Effective conflict resolution models explore the ways others communicate from their cultural norms. 7% are the words we speak 38% are our tone, volume, inflection and intonation ...

In this middle school lesson, students will create their own imaginary cities, deciding where to place amenities such as parks and libraries, as well drawbacks such as environmental hazards. Then they will ...

Distribute Lifesavers in the cafeteria to start Mix Up lunchtime conversations. Type quotes from civil rights leaders onto strips of paper or onto index cards. Tape individually ...

What are some characteristics your students associate with elderly people? Americans spend billions of dollars annually in an effort to thwart the appearance of aging. Hair ...

Students learn about advertising and find common ground with their peers by coming together to create a "brand" for themselves. Personal loyalty in 21st Century America ...

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 groundbreaking March 2008 speech on race, Barack Obama described the white experience in America as "the immigrant experience." But what does that mean? In this lesson, students will take a ...

Rev. Joseph Lowery, who delivered the benediction at the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Civil Rights Movement. They were among the many activists ...

Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement. Framework To understand the debate over the Employee Free Choice Act, ...

In this lesson, students will take a deeper look at two major speeches on race – one by President Bill Clinton, the other by then-candidate Barack Obama – and discuss the core issues in each. ...

This lesson will guide students through their human right to education and help them evaluate how well the world is doing when it comes to providing a free, equal, quality education to our youth. ...

A lesson that encourages students to examine what it means to relate to others Research illustrates that young people who have difficulty developing relationships are more likely to ...

This activity can help students make a personal connection to a seemingly abstract theme at the beginning of a lesson or as a culminating activity. When a white supremacist group ...

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. ...

This lesson plan is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance magazine article " Exposing Hidden Homophobia " Sarah Arnold satisfied state standards and promoted tolerance by ...

An introduction to the Theatre of the Oppressed This lesson plan is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance magazine article "Flipping the Script on Bias and Bullies" ...

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 ...

Students will understand the power of allies in civil and human rights movements. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives Activites will help ...

Students will understand that the struggle for worker justice continues. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives Activites will help ...

In this lesson, students will explore social justice issues within our nation’s immigration debate—a debate that is largely connected in the public psyche to undocumented Latino workers. Students will examine ...