Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Don't Laugh at Me

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe how discrimination can grow within a school climate. They examine the work of Peter Yarrow for his work to help others end discrimination. They develop their own plan for decreasing the amount of discrimination in their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Primary Documents: The President and African Americans

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the efforts of the federal government to address discrimination in the U.S. before and after WWII. They read and discuss two executive orders, complete a worksheet, and answer discussion questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Older People

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the meaning of stereotypes as they relate to the elderly. They examine media portrayal of both older and younger people, and examine how the government treats age discrimination. They participate in an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Lavendar Llama

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners define and discuss discrimination after listening to the book The Lavender Llama. They color a worksheet from the book.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

HOW CAN WE LINE UP?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recognize stereotyping and discrimination.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

STRATEGIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL WORLD

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore how to overcome stereotypes and gender bias.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Strategies to Overcome Gender Bias in the Machine Shop: Knurling

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in putting a straight knurl on a piece of steel.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Should Homosexuals Have the Right to Laws Protecting Them From Discrimination?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and write about homosexuals and how they are discriminated. They also participate in a mock U.S. Supreme Court trial.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We Accuse Colored Peoples of California V. State of California

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students participate in a WebQuest to investigate discrimination of African Americans, Chinese and Californio/Latino during the Gold Rush era. They act as law clerks to write a letter to their clients about a potential trial.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The American Civil War: Segregation

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students examine the feelings associated with segregation and then act out a scene based on those feelings.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Open Door, Closed Door: Discrimination in Immigration and Migration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students select a nation and explore its immigration policies, both current and (where possible) in the past. Then, students add their information, either on a bulletin board chart or map, or a computer spreadsheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Push and Pull Factors: Tug O' War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define the concepts and create a list of push and pull factors after reading a narrative about migration. Each distinct factor be written up on index cards labeled "Push" or "Pull." students engage in a tug of war to simulate...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anne Frank: Tiles - Discrimination Themes in Art Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of past or present acts of discrimination of which they are aware. They think about the feelings of the victims of these acts. They attempt to make a graphic visual of how those feelings might look.