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Valuable Children’s Books about the Power of Words

Tools and Strategies
Collage of children and young adult books on the power of words
A collection of picture and chapter books that explore the power of words.
June 11, 2024
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Meaningful Picture Books about Holidays and Observances

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Collage of children and young adult books on holidays and observances
Use this collection of picture books to talk about holidays and observances.
May 02, 2024
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Barbie, Identity and Representation

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Ruth Handler Posing with Barbie Doll Collection
Teach students about this history of Barbie, reflect on their own experiences with Barbie and consider what identity groups may be missing from Barbie's collection.
February 26, 2024
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Teens and their Social Media Lives

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Group of young people using mobile phone
Teach students about data from Pew's survey about teens and social media, help them reflect on their own social media use and explore how race, gender and socioeconomic status impact online use.
January 26, 2024
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9 Classroom Activities for Exploring the Calendar of Observances

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Global Community Connected through Social Media Calendar
Use this collection of classroom activities about holidays and observances to enhance students' understanding of our multicultural society and world.
December 19, 2023
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7 Amazing Books that Convey the Importance and Value of Names

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Collage of book covers on the importance and value of names
A book-round up about the importance of our names as a central aspect of our identity.
July 06, 2023
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Mini-Lesson: Identity Iceberg

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Image of youth looking at an iceberg
Short Online Experience to Learn about this Core Topic For Educators | Middle School, High School About the Mini-Lesson Only a small portion of an iceberg can be seen above the waterline. Similarly, understanding someone's identity is limited by what we see on the surface. This mini lesson explores the concept of identity and the importance of going "below the waterline" to challenge and avoid stereotypes and identity-based bias. ADL's mini-lessons are short, interactive, online…
August 23, 2021
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Entering the United States

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Human silhouettes on a barb wired fence covered with the American flag
Civics Lesson GRADE LEVEL: High School What are Ways to Enter the United States with Documentation? What are the Experiences of those with Green Cards?   Against the backdrop of the recent refugee crisis and the overall increase in immigration, people have asked how one enters the United States with documentation. One way is to apply for a Green Card which leads to formal naturalization and citizenship in the United States if the application is approved. Gaining Green…
July 09, 2020
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Emojis and Me

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Emojis depicting West African culture
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Language Seeing a Positive Reflection of Yourself in Media O’Plérou Grebet, a 22-year-old digital artist from the Ivory Coast, was recently in the news because he created his own emojis, reflecting life in contemporary West Africa. In an interview with CNN, he stated, "I noticed that media and most articles about Africa were talking about the bad sides of the continent only. They reduced the…
January 10, 2020
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Diverse Books Matter

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Preschoolers - Mayor's Book Club
Teach students about the importance of diverse literature and engage them in a study on the diversity of books in their classroom or school library.
November 03, 2017
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Mo'Ne Davis and Gender Stereotypes

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Mo'Ne Davis Little League World Series Baseball Pitch
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Speaking and Listening The First Girl to Pitch a Shutout in the Little League World Series In 2014 Mo’Ne Davis, a 13-year-old girl, made news headlines as the first girl to ever pitch a shutout in the Little League World series. At that time she was considered the “most talked about baseball player on earth right now” according to many observers in the sports world. Mo’Ne (pronounced Moh-nay…
August 27, 2014
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Who Am I? Identity Poems

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Elementary School Students Group Standing
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Language Using Poetry to Teach about Identity Reading and writing poetry can provide an opening for young people to explore the various aspects of their identity, including their name, race and ethnicity, physical characteristics and more. April is National Poetry Month, a good opportunity to explore poetry with your students. Because poetry does not require strict sentence structure or the usual grammar rules…
April 11, 2014
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