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Portfolio Activity for “The Poverty Myth”

Toolkit

This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article " The Poverty Myth ." Low income should not mean low expectations. Reflection What personal ...
Portfolio Activity for “From Awareness to Action”

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This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article " From Awareness to Action ." Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved ...
Portfolio Activity for “Weighing In”

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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 ...
Portfolio Activity for “Out of Bounds”

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This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article " Out of Bounds ." Sports rivalries can energize school spirit. But keeping events respectful takes a ...
Portfolio Activity for “Possession Obsession”

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This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article " Possession Obsession ."  Almost one-third of teen relationships involve abuse. Help students learn to ...
Poverty and Unemployment: Exploring the Connections

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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 ...
Our Groups of Friends

Activity Exchange

In this activity, students examine the diversity of their groups of friends. First, on a labeled color-coded chart , students write under each of their names the name of an adult ...
Create an Anti-Cyberbullying Sign Campaign

Activity Exchange

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 ...
Using Tootsie Roll Pops to Teach Tolerance

Activity Exchange

This activity helps students increase respect for differences and gain a deeper understanding of universal similarities. Draw two columns on the board, labeled “On the Outside” and ...
Family Spotlight

Activity Exchange

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 ...
The People Puzzle

Activity Exchange

Each fall, I look forward to the joy and adventures of teaching new students. The more the students and I understand about one another, the richer their learning experiences. In ...
Toys and Clothes: Gender Expression

Activity Exchange

As part of a yearlong anti-bullying program, “Be a Buddy, Not a Bully,” I presented this lesson to the pre–K class midway through the year. I asked two parents each to read one of ...
What Is Poverty?

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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 ...
Stitching It Together

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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. ...
Explore the History of ‘Loving’

Publication

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

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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 ...
My Family Journey!

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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 ...
My Family Rocks!

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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 ...
Family Tapestry

Lesson

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 ...
The 26th Amendment

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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. ...
Women’s Suffrage

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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 ...
The Voting Rights Act, 1965 and beyond

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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 ...
African Americans Face and Fight Obstacles to Voting

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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. ...
Expanding Voting Rights

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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 ...
The Early Republic

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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 ...
Food Deserts: Causes, Consequences and Solutions

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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 ...
The Mountaintop

Publication

Taking place on April 3, 1968, “The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall is a gripping reimagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther ...
Different Colors of Beauty: Reflection

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This lesson is the sixth in a series called “ The Different Colors of Beauty .” The goal of these lessons is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom ...
Painting Beauty: Creating Self-Portraits

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

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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 ...
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