Use these activities to bring the history, culture and experience of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) people and community to your classroom.
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GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language
SEL STANDARDS*: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision Making Using Video and Film in the Classroom
Short evocative videos and films can be a great way to engage young people in conversations about identity, diversity, bias and social justice. This lesson plan includes compelling and powerful, short films…
Rosalind's Classroom Conversations, October 2014 For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers By Rosalind Wiseman
“Boys are easy and girls are hard.”
It’s one of the most common things we say about children and I’ve come to believe it’s one of the most damaging.
Think about when we say it. When a woman is pregnant and people ask her the inevitable “What are you having?” question and she says, “A boy,” a frequent…
Bullying is a major problem in our schools. When it targets aspects of a person’s identity, it is called identity-based bullying, and may include bias about appearance, race, culture, gender and gender expression, language, religion, socioeconomic status, disability and sexual orientation. According to GLSEN’s 2012 report Playground and Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United States, two-thirds of elementary students attribute the bullying and name‐calling that…
By Irene Latham
Ages:4-8
By Stacey Abrams
Ages:4-8
By Joelle Bearstail
Ages:5-8
By Sheetal Sheth
Ages:4-8
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Ages:5-10
By Kacen Callender
Ages:8-12
By Onjali Q. Raúf
Ages:8-12
By Kelly Yang
Ages:8-12
By Peter H. Reynolds
Ages:4-8
By Meg Medina
Ages:14-17
By Eric Gansworth
Ages:12 and up
By Marlene Carvell
Ages:14 and up
By Jennifer K. Mann
Ages:5-8
By Kathryn Otoshi
Ages:3-8
By Daniel A. Olivas
Ages:5-8
By Rukhsana Khan
Ages:6-10