This series helps students understand why gender stereotypes are unfair and how teasing or bullying someone who does not conform to gender norms prevents a safe classroom community.
Lesson 1: Think Outside the Box: Brainstorming About Gender Stereotypes [1] allows students to examine the nature of gender stereotypes.
Lesson 2: Write Rights: Using Creative Writing to Counteract Gender Stereotypes in Literature [2] encourages creative writing that fights gender stereotypes.
Lesson 3: Watch It: Examining and Critiquing Gender Stereotypes in Media [3] pushes students to think about the role media plays in perpetuating gender stereotypes.
Lesson 4: What Happens If … Using Role Plays to Understand How Gender Stereotypes Affect Our Lives [4] guides students through real-life teasing and bullying scenarios.
Lesson 5: Do Something: Transforming Critiques of Gender Expression Into Activism [5] challenges students to fight gender stereotypes in their schools and communities.
Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/think-outside-box-brainstorming-about-gender-stereotypes
[2] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/write-right-using-creative-writing-counter-gender-stereotype
[3] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/watch-it-examining-and-critiquing-gender-stereotypes-media
[4] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/what-happens-if
[5] http://www.tolerance.org/activity/do-something-transforming-critiques-gender-stereotypes-activ