This lesson is the first in a series of lessons called “Issues of Poverty [2].” Students explore the causes of poverty in the United States and the factors that perpetuate it. The four lessons aim to challenge the idea that poverty is simply the result of individual shortcomings. Students will examine the ways poverty is closely related to economic and political policy, and will work to discover why it disproportionately affects members of non-dominant groups—that is, groups that have historically been oppressed.
In these activities, students will review some of the problems faced by women who enter the United States without legal documentation, research programs in their state that address these problems and identify ways they can help.
This lesson is part of The Role of Gay Men and Lesbians in the Civil Rights Movement [14] series.
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.
This activity is designed for use with our free curriculum kit, Mighty Times: The Children's March, designed for the middle and upper grades.
Students will understand difference and community by exploring a special place in their lives.
Ida B. Wells is best known for her activism in the anti-lynching campaign. She moved to Chicago in her 20s and was a major figure in suffrage and women's club movements.
Frances Watkins Harper challenged power structures in the South, talking to free former slaves about voting, land ownership and education.
In this lesson, students will explore the way clothing can influence our perceptions of one another.
Students will identify ways in which sexism manifests in personal and institutional beliefs, behaviors, use of language and policies. Use this lesson to develop plans of action against bias.
This lesson asks students to think about what counts as history. It is divided into two parts. Part 1 gets students thinking about what’s included in the history they study, and what’s missing. Part 1 can stand alone as a complete lesson. Part 2 extends the project. In it, they compare how a U.S. history book and an African-American history book address the same time period. They also reflect on how including new groups alters the study of history.
Whenever I feel that students are starting to pick on each other and get disrespectful, I use this activity to get them to think about their behavior. For this activity, you need a tube of toothpaste, a four-by-six index card, a marker, a popsicle stick and a toothpick.
Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/what-poverty
[2] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/issues-poverty
[3] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/wealth-and-poverty
[4] http://www.tolerance.org/category/anti-bias-domain/justice
[5] http://www.tolerance.org/category/level/grades-6-8
[6] http://www.tolerance.org/category/level/grades-9-12
[7] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/reading-and-language-arts
[8] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/social-studies
[9] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/ell-/-esl
[10] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/acting-locally
[11] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/immigration
[12] http://www.tolerance.org/category/anti-bias-domain/action
[13] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/james-baldwin-art-sexuality-and-civil-rights
[14] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/role-gay-men-and-lesbians-civil-rights-movement
[15] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/sexual-orientation
[16] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/civil-rights-movement
[17] http://www.tolerance.org/category/anti-bias-domain/identity
[18] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/freedom-riders
[19] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/events
[20] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/refuse-stand-silently
[21] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/philosophy-and-tactics
[22] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/place-mirror-self-and-community
[23] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/school-culture
[24] http://www.tolerance.org/category/anti-bias-domain/diversity
[25] http://www.tolerance.org/category/level/grades-3-5
[26] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/rosa-parks-ida-b-wells
[27] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/leaders-and-groups
[28] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/gender-equity
[29] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/rosa-parks-frances-watkins-harper
[30] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/clothing-based-bias
[31] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/appearance
[32] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/sexism-identification-activism
[33] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/math-and-technology
[34] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/science-and-health
[35] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/arts
[36] http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/what-counts-history
[37] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/race-and-ethnicity
[38] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/six-secrets-friendship
[39] http://www.tolerance.org/category/level/pre-k-k
[40] http://www.tolerance.org/category/level/grades-1-2
[41] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/brush-respect
[42] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/bullying