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Women and Political Power [1]

The struggle for women's equality isn't over. Use these resources in your classroom to discuss the modern-day fight for political equality.

Activity
Gender Equity [2]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Stay in the Mix ...With Summer Service! [9]

With summer approaching, it's time to figure out ways to keep mixing it up, even after the school year ends!

Activity
Mix It Up [10]
Action [11]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]

Peer Exclusion [15]

This web-exclusive curriculum is proven to counteract gender bullying in the early grades.

Activity
Bullying [16]
Action [11]
Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Social Studies [7]

Timeline of School Integration [17]

Teaching Tolerance offers activities and resources about the winding road toward, and away from, integrated schooling in the U.S.

Activity
Philosophy and Tactics [18]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]

Identity Posters [20]

Posters put a stop to teasing as students learn more about each other.

Activity Exchange
Bullying [16]
Diversity [21]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]

Riding with Rosa [22]

A photo prompt helps students experience history.

Activity Exchange
Events [23]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]

Ladder of Prejudice [24]

Examining the escalation from name-calling to genocide

Activity Exchange
Race and Ethnicity [25]
Justice [3]
Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Interviewing Immigrants [26]

Helping students gain perspective on difficulties of learning a new language.

Activity Exchange
Immigration [27]
Action [11]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Mystery and Mayhem [28]

Using literature to help high school students examine the violence and loss of innocence of the 1960s

Activity Exchange
Resistance and Obstacles [29]
Justice [3]
Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Using 'Objects' to Object to Objectification [30]

Math equations add up to help teach tolerance

Activity Exchange
Bullying [16]
Action [11]
Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Math and Technology [31]

Boundary Crossing [32]

Have we really learned how to break down barriers?

Activity
Mix It Up [10]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]

A Historical Primer On Economic (In)Equality [33]

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.

Activity
Wealth and Poverty [34]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]

The History Of Other Hate Symbols [35]

A recent wave of noose incidents – particularly those on school campuses – has raised alarm among adults and questions from young people.

Activity
Race and Ethnicity [25]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]

Readers' Theater—Hullaballoo: An Australian Folk Tale [36]

An Australian story inspires a traveling reader's theater

Activity Exchange
Bullying [16]
Action [11]
Grades 1 to 2 [13]
Reading and Language Arts [6]

Music and Lyrics [37]

A lyric-based learning program that helps students analyze songs on their own

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Arts [19]

'Unbranding' to Encourage an Appreciation of Diversity [39]

Lesson on 'unbranding' guides students toward diversity appreciation

Activity Exchange
Media Literacy [40]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]|ELL / ESL [8]

Understanding Past and Present Labor Injustice through Music [41]

Period songs give students an understanding of early 19th century labor conditions

Activity Exchange
Wealth and Poverty [34]
Action [11]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]

Lesson: Dr. King and the Movement [42]

Teaching Tolerance considers the legacy of Dr. King's dream of a just and equal society for all and how much of the dream remains deferred.

Activity
Philosophy and Tactics [18]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]

Puppets and Tolerance [43]

Blending literature and puppetry is an excellent medium to provide a safe and non-threatening environment for children to explore many life issues.

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]

An Exercise in Kindness [44]

Substitute teachers face intolerance nearly every day.

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Action [11]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]

CDs: Creating Direction [45]

What if students had to articulate a "direction" or belief about prejudice through text and images?

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]

The Race Card [46]

My freshman English students struggle to connect with the reality of legal segregation as an influential and tangible element of our country's historical past.

Activity Exchange
Philosophy and Tactics [18]
Justice [3]
Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]

Dinner for Two [47]

At the beginning of each term, in junior- and senior-level courses, I have my students get to know each other.

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Diversity [21]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Math and Technology [31]|Science and Health [48]|Arts [19]|ELL / ESL [8]

Obama Backlash: Incidents in America's Schools [49]

After Barack Obama's election, some Americans responded with racism and bigotry.

Activity
Race and Ethnicity [25]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]

F is for Fair! [50]

This lesson will guide students through their human right to education and help them evaluate how well the world is doing when it comes to providing a free, equal, quality education to our youth.

Activity
Rights [51]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Education Evaluation [52]

This lesson will guide students through their human right to education and help them evaluate how well the world is doing when it comes to providing a free, equal, quality education to our youth.

Activity
Rights [51]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Friendship Pizza [53]

Identifying ways to promote acceptance and friendship

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Action [11]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]
Arts [19]

We Are the Peacemakers [54]

A biography study of "Great Peacemakers of the World"

Activity Exchange
Social Studies [7]

How Do We Get Along? [55]

A lesson that encourages students to examine what it means to relate to others

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Action [11]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]

Flags for Peace [56]

This activity can help students make a personal connection to a seemingly abstract theme at the beginning of a lesson or as a culminating activity.

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Action [11]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]|ELL / ESL [8]

Is It Okay to Go Gray? [57]

What are some characteristics your students associate with elderly people?

Activity Exchange
Appearance [58]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]|Science and Health [48]

Maintaining Our Brand [59]

Students learn about advertising and find common ground with their peers by coming together to create a "brand" for themselves.

Activity Exchange
School Culture [38]
Diversity [21]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]

Lifesavers in the Lunchroom (Lunch Day Mixer) [60]

Distribute Lifesavers in the cafeteria to start Mix Up lunchtime conversations.

Activity
Mix It Up [10]
Diversity [21]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]

Peaceful Lessons from Peaceful Leaders: I'm A Leader, Too! [61]

February is a time often reserved for the celebration of past leaders and visionaries who fought peacefully and intellectually to provide us with more opportunities for a more privileged future.

Activity
Race and Ethnicity [25]
Action [11]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Math and Technology [31]

What We Learn From Women and Girls [62]

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 their own lives and communities today.

Activity
Gender Equity [2]
Diversity [21]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Math and Technology [31]|Science and Health [48]|Arts [19]|ELL / ESL [8]

Making Sense of the Employee Free Choice Act [63]

Help your students understand the Employee Free Choice Act, a major change in labor law that will be considered by Congress.

Activity Exchange
Race and Ethnicity [25]|Religion [64]
Action [11]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]

Checking on Stereotypes [65]

Always guard against the tendency to believe that everyone within a given identity group believes the same way.

Activity
School Culture [38]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Conflict Resolution and Peace [66]

Teachers can use these quotes from famous individuals to facilitate student reflection on the importance of conflict resolution.

Activity
School Culture [38]
Action [11]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Harvesting: Interrelationships Between Humans and Plants [67]

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 traditions. Social studies themes offer another springboard for exploring the historical relationships that different cultural communities have with plants.

Activity
Race and Ethnicity [25]
Diversity [21]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Social Studies [7]|Science and Health [48]

Activity Ideas To Use With Crocodile And Ghost Bat Have A Hullabaloo [68]

Discussion topics and writing themes that can be explored with the story Crocodile and Ghost Bat Have a Hullabaloo. This story and accompanying activities are excerpted from Teaching Tolerance’s curriculum, Rhinos and Raspberries, Tolerance Tales for the Early Grades.

Activity
Bullying [16]
Justice [3]
Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Immigrants and Us [69]

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 unity within a pluralistic society, as typified in the motto on the Great Seal of the United States (and the dollar bill): E Pluribus Unum.

Activity
Immigration [27]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|ELL / ESL [8]

Role Exclusion [70]

Early grades lesson to confront gender stereotypes.

Activity
Gender Expression [71]
Justice [3]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Math and Technology [31]|Science and Health [48]|ELL / ESL [8]

Teasing About Gendered Activities, Traits Or Possessions [72]

Early grades activity to confront gender stereotypes.

Activity
Gender Expression [71]
Justice [3]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Social Studies [7]|Science and Health [48]

Biased Judgments [73]

Early grades activity to confront gender stereotypes.

Activity
Gender Expression [71]
Justice [3]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Social Studies [7]

Gendered Beliefs [74]

Sometimes we say something to another person that we believe is true because of their gender.

Activity
Gender Equity [2]
Social Studies [7]

Highlighting Gender [75]

Early grades activity designed to confront gender stereotypes.

Activity
Gender Expression [71]
Justice [3]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Social Studies [7]

The Promise of Brown [76]

Activity Ideas

Activity
Philosophy and Tactics [18]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Math and Technology [31]|Science and Health [48]|Arts [19]

Little Rock Nine: Activities [77]

Activity Ideas

Activity
Events [23]
Justice [3]
Grades 3 to 5 [14]|Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Math and Technology [31]|Science and Health [48]|Arts [19]

School Segregation Today [78]

Teaching Tolerance offers activities and resources about the winding road toward, and away from, integrated schooling in the United States

Activity
Race and Ethnicity [25]
Justice [3]
Grades 6 to 8 [4]|Grades 9 to 12 [5]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Arts [19]

Bullies Act Out [79]

This activity will remind students that no one deserves to be bullied and that everyone has a responsibility to report unkind acts.

Activity
Bullying [16]
Action [11]
Pre K to K [12]|Grades 1 to 2 [13]|Grades 3 to 5 [14]
Reading and Language Arts [6]|Social Studies [7]|Math and Technology [31]|Science and Health [48]|Arts [19]|ELL / ESL [8]
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[20] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/identity-posters
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[22] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/riding-rosa
[23] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/events
[24] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/ladder-prejudice
[25] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/race-and-ethnicity
[26] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/interviewing-immigrants
[27] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/immigration
[28] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/mystery-and-mayhem
[29] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/resistance-and-obstacles
[30] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/using-objects-object-objectification
[31] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/math-and-technology
[32] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/boundary-crossing
[33] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/historical-primer-economic-inequality
[34] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/wealth-and-poverty
[35] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/history-other-hate-symbols
[36] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/readers-theater-hullaballoo-australian-folk-tale
[37] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/music-and-lyrics
[38] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/school-culture
[39] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/unbranding-encourage-appreciation-diversity
[40] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/media-literacy
[41] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/understanding-past-and-present-labor-injustice-through-music
[42] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/lesson-dr-king-and-movement
[43] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/puppets-and-tolerance
[44] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/exercise-kindness
[45] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/cds-creating-direction
[46] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/race-card
[47] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/dinner-two
[48] http://www.tolerance.org/category/subject/science-and-health
[49] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/obama-backlash-incidents-americas-schools
[50] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/f-fair
[51] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/rights
[52] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/education-evaluation
[53] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/friendship-pizza
[54] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/we-are-peacemakers
[55] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/how-do-we-get-along
[56] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/flags-peace
[57] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/it-okay-go-gray
[58] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/appearance
[59] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/maintaining-our-brand
[60] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/lifesavers-lunchroom-lunch-day-mixer
[61] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/peaceful-lessons-peaceful-leaders-im-leader-too
[62] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/what-we-learn-women-and-girls
[63] http://www.tolerance.org/exchange/making-sense-employee-free-choice-act
[64] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/religion
[65] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/checking-stereotypes
[66] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/conflict-resolution-and-peace
[67] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/harvesting-interrelationships-between-humans-and-plants
[68] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/activity-ideas-use-crocodile-and-ghost-bat-have-hullabaloo
[69] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/immigrants-and-us
[70] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/role-exclusion
[71] http://www.tolerance.org/category/classroom-resources/gender-expression
[72] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/teasing-about-gendered-activities-traits-or-possessions
[73] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/biased-judgments
[74] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/gendered-beliefs
[75] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/highlighting-gender
[76] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/promise-brown
[77] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/little-rock-nine-activities
[78] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/school-segregation-today
[79] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/bullies-act-out
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