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Learning Diversity Through Celebrated Holidays
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Literature
My Name was Hussein
Hussein, the narrator of My Name Was Hussein, lives in Bulgaria. His Muslim family takes great pride in their religion and traditions. But soldiers soon arrive in their village and force all of the Muslims to adopt Christian names, thereby inhibiting their freedom and identities.
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Migration and the Spirits of Life
Celebrated annually on November 2, Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," embraces life as it pokes fun at the Grim Reaper. (Note: In some regions, the celebration spans two days, from November 1st through the 2nd, in which case it is called Dias de los Muertos.)
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What Do Halloween Costumes Say?
This lesson, adaptable across grades, is designed to help students look critically at the different Halloween costumes marketed to them in the media and other places. In schools where Halloween is observed, the activity can be used to develop guidelines for acceptable holiday garb.
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Literature
What Is Talmud?: A Jewish tale set in medieval Germany
This story introduces the Talmud, an important book in the Jewish faith that contains the ideas and teachings from hundreds of rabbis. A father reads a story from the Talmud to his daughter and they talk about its meaning.
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Literature
Is Reading Bad?
Two small boys on a plantation strike up a dangerous friendship.
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Stay in the Mix for Valentine's Day
Celebrate Valentine's legacy of love and resistance!
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Stay in the Mix During National Poetry Month!
How to use the written word to highlight, and counteract, social boundaries.
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Lesson: Dr. King and the Movement
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.