- What’s Your Name? (Lunch Day Mixer) [1]
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Based on Crossing Borders/Border Crossings and What's In a Name?" Have students go around their table and introduce themselves, and tell people about their name. ... - It’s About Me (Lunch Day Mixer) [2]
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Loosely based on "What Are You?" Students bring a photograph to school with them that shows someone or something important to them. It might be a picture of them at an ... - Buddies (Lunch Day Mixer) [3]
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Based on Musical Chairs Students sit at cafeteria tables with people they don’t usually sit with. (You can use a technique such as distributing playing cards, or “Life Savers in ... - Mix It Up With a Deck of Cards (Lunch Day Mixer) [4]
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Based on Mixing It Up with Purpose As students enter the cafeteria, give each student a playing card. Tell them to sit at a table where everyone has a card of the same suit or at ... - Human Scavenger Hunt (Lunch Day Mixer) [5]
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Based on Mixing It Up with Purpose Before students leave their classroom for lunch, give each student a Popsicle stick with a word on it. Within each class, each student ... - That’s Teamwork (Lunch Day Mixer) [6]
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Based on Mix It Up: Score One for Humanity Give students lollipops and have them sit at a table with people who have the same color lollipop. Have each group solve a ... - Building a Bridge of Understanding [7]
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Each year in my art room, I introduce a unit of study focused on the art and culture of another country or region. This year I decided to focus on Islamic art and culture. Since I provide art instruction to ... - It’s Okay to Feel Different [8]
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The beginning of the school year is such an exciting time. Students and teachers arrive full of dreams, goals and enthusiasm. There are the prospects of new friends, interesting learning and becoming part of ... - Indian Removal: Does History Always Reflect Progress? [9]
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History is often seen as the march of progress. In U.S. history, the chronology of events that led from the settlement of to the formation of colonies, from a newborn nation to the current 50 states, is ... - Poetry for Home: Homelessness [10]
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Home Sweet Home . Home is that chipped teacup in the china cabinet that belonged to your grandmother. Home is your artwork proudly displayed on the refrigerator. Home is that favorite place you prefer to ... - Stereotypes and Tonto [11]
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This lesson revolves around Sherman Alexie’s poignant yet humorous and accessible essay, “I Hated Tonto (Still Do).” It explores the negative impact that stereotypes have on the self-worth of individuals and ... - The Gift of Community [12]
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Building on the common early grades theme of “neighborhood and community,” this lesson uses a free, downloadable children’s book, “The Gift,” to drive home the idea that people—and their diverse interests—are ... - School Lunches: Cultural Relevancy in the Cafeteria [13]
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This lesson seeks to open students’ eyes to the variety of experiences that they and their classmates have at lunchtime. By thinking about diverse students’ needs and experiences, students who complete this ... - Mixing and Mattering [14]
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Last year at Seth Johnson Elementary, in Montgomery, Ala., the fourth- and fifth-grade students participated in the National Mix It Up at Lunch Day. In preparation for the day, we challenged fifth-graders to ... - Hairy Tales [15]
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I capitalized on my 10 th -graders’ obsession with their hair by devising a writing exercise that I hoped would open a dialogue between my black and white students. As part of a unit on individuality, I ... - Who Has Hair? [16]
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Who Has Hair? explores one of the things mammals share in common: hair! Our hair may be different—Polar Bear's doesn't look exactly like Orangutan's or like yours— but we all have hair and ... - Caring for Hair [17]
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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 ... - What Makes a Family? [18]
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Students use the 2010 Census to explore family diversity and the different ways to define a family. They research about the experiences of Michael Oher, a professional football player for the Baltimore Ravens, ... - Taking a Closer Look at Religions Around the World [19]
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“Taking a Closer Look at Religions Around the World” offers a starting point for exploring religions and faith traditions, creating an ongoing respectful dialogue about religious tolerance. By understanding ... - The Shape of Home [20]
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Jennifer Greene’s story tells of Chief Charlo and a small band of Salish being forcibly removed from their home, the Bitterroot Valley, in 1891. To the Salish, home was not a structure, a town or even a ... - Linguistic Tolerance [21]
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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 ... - Celebrate Each Other [22]
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On the first day of each school year, my students and I form a circle and I ask them these questions: Do we all have the same hair color? Do we all have the same eyes? ... - Controversial Issues [23]
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Students always have passionate opinions about controversial social topics. They also often become friends with others who reinforce their ideology. And students don’t often possess the skills to disagree ... - Romeo and Juliet Mix-It-Up [24]
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Shakespeare’s classic play is a must-read for all high school students. Might the tragic end of Romeo & Juliet have been different if the Montagues and the Capulets had crossed their social boundaries? ... - Place as a Mirror of Self and Community [25]
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Students will understand difference and community by exploring a special place in their lives. Framework We all come from somewhere. Place is prominent in all of our ... - Women Who Inform Our World [26]
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Many schools observe Women's History Month as a way to highlight contributions women have made in the past. This month, Mix It Up encourages you to help students explore the positive impact of girls and ... - Harvesting: Interrelationships Between Humans and Plants [27]
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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 ... - Communication – The Total Impact of Your Message [28]
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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 ... - Lifesavers in the Lunchroom (Lunch Day Mixer) [29]
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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 We Learn From Women and Girls [30]
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Many schools observe Women's History Month as a way to highlight contributions women have made in the past. This lesson encourages you to help students explore the positive impact of girls and women on ...
