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The overall goal of these lessons is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom environment. Each lesson capitalizes on a slightly different modality of learning. The lessons offer questions and ...

This lesson is the first in a series called “ The Different Colors of Beauty .” The overall goal of these lessons is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom ...

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 ...

Each year in my elementary art classroom, students learn about a diverse group of black men and women in honor of Black History Month (this activity, though, is relevant throughout the year). ...

Individuals of all ages can find it difficult to identify and express their feelings in a positive way. At the elementary level, many students need a springboard for discussion. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice  is a series of 12 lessons. Each lesson focuses on a contemporary social justice issue. These lessons are multidisciplinary and geared toward middle- and ...

In this lesson, you will analyze two photographs, each dealing with a different element of identity. This is part of the Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice series. ...

In 2010, the Southern Poverty Law Center interviewed 150 immigrant women who left Latin American nations in search of a better life ...

In this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of what it means to be empathetic and be able to identify behaviors that show empathy toward others. Framework When ...

In this lesson, students will explore the ways people with a critical health condition or disease might feel, as well as various ways they can support and show compassion toward those who are living with an ...

This lesson explores the concept of health disparities for socially disadvantaged groups (e.g., youth of color and LGBT youth). Students are encouraged to examine the causes and impact of these disparities and ...

In this lesson, students will use a primary source—an NBC news report from 1961—to investigate the Freedom Rides. The lesson will also explore segregation in the South and the tenets of nonviolent protest.  ...

In this lesson, students will learn what constitutes as discrimination, how real-life teens have taken a stand against such acts and ways they can do the same. Framework People ...

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 ...

In this lesson, students will analyze their thoughts and feelings to see if they currently hold any biases toward people of different ages. They will then explore the experiences of people who have faced ...