- School Segregation Today [1]
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Teaching Tolerance offers activities and resources about the winding road toward, and away from, integrated schooling in the United States :: Paying Our Respects to Brown ... - Little Rock Nine: Activities [2]
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Activity Ideas :: Primary Documents (Grades 4-7): President Eisenhower waited nearly a month before sending federal troops to protect the Little Rock Nine. The President's ... - The Promise of Brown [3]
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Activity Ideas :: A World Apart (Grades 3-7) In her interview, Beverly Daniel Tatum says: "Many social organizations that were once all white are now 'integrated.' ... - Wealth Matters [4]
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Classroom experiences that critically investigate the causes and meaning of poverty in our own nation offer students tools for change, and new ways to interpret the world around them. ... - Interpreting Wealth Disparities [5]
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Classroom experiences that critically investigate the causes and meaning of poverty in our own nation offer students tools for change, and new ways to interpret the world around them. ... - Activities for By Virtue of Being Human [6]
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As a class, develop a working definition of human rights. Collect and classify magazine and newspaper photos that depict people exercising their rights or being deprived of their ... - Immigrants and Us [7]
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Almost every person in the U.S. has an immigration history, whether in the distant familial past or in more recent times. As a nation of immigrants, the United States has long struggled with how best to create ... - American Value: Equality [8]
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Across the political spectrum, most commentators identify "equality" as an American value. After all, the Constitution begins "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more ... - A Bullying Quiz [9]
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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 ... - Harvesting: Interrelationships Between Humans and Plants [10]
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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 ... - Latino Civil Rights Timeline Activities [11]
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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 [12]
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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 [13]
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One Survivor Remembers enables thoughtful classroom discussion about a historical topic that is particularly difficult to teach ... - Mighty Times: The Children's March [14]
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This special teachers' edition of the Academy Award-winning documentary film and accompanying resources tell the heroic story of ... - Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks [15]
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Recommended for middle and upper grades, this Academy Award-nominated documentary film and accompanying resources bring the ... - In-Group Favoritism [16]
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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 ... - Conflict Resolution and Peace [17]
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Teachers can use these quotes from famous individuals to facilitate student reflection on the importance of conflict resolution. Objectives Students will read and interpret ... - Checking on Stereotypes [18]
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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 ... - Communication – The Total Impact of Your Message [19]
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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 ... - Reporting on Environmental Racism [20]
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In this upper-grades activity, students use basic news reporting skills to explore the impact of environmental racism. Objectives Students will: Explore the terms ... - Lifesavers in the Lunchroom (Lunch Day Mixer) [21]
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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 ... - Is It Okay to Go Gray? [22]
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Activity Exchange
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 ... - Maintaining Our Brand [23]
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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 ... - Making Sense of the Employee Free Choice Act [24]
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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 ... - A Nation of Immigrants? [25]
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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 ... - Does Rick Warren Represent Diversity? [26]
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President Obama angered many advocates for gay equality when he selected Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, despite Warren's views on gay rights. Obama said he made the choice to ... - Rev. Joseph Lowery: What Makes a Civil Rights Leader? [27]
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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 ... - The Real Monopoly: America's Racial Wealth Divide [28]
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In his historic March 2008 speech on race, Barack Obama explained some of the barriers to opportunity that created the racial wealth divide. In this lesson, students take a deeper look at the lingering ... - Labor Matters [29]
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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, ... - Inaugural Prayers in History [30]
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In this lesson, students will examine the practice of including prayers in inaugural ceremonies, focusing on the messages these presidential selections send about diversity and faith in American life. ...
