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Teaching Tolerance: Taking Action on the R-Word

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the use of derogatory language and labeling others. In this discrimination activity students research word origins, how different terms came to be used in a negative sense and what it would be like to have a...
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Scapegoating

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine how stereotypes, prejudices and discriminatory practices lead to individuals and groups being blamed for events. They are introduced to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Investigating Human Behavior

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore the Holocaust and themes such as prejudice and discrimination.
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What is Sensitivity?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the difference between internal and external differences in people. They identify prejudices in society and explain how important it is to be sensistive to others. They discover types of sensitivity in "To Kill A...
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In Defense of Elitism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the key components of an argument essay. They differentiate between claims based on facts, opinions, beliefs,and prejudice. Students develop skills of critical thinking in this lesson.
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Getting Out of the Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define stereotype, discrimination and prejudice. They brainstorm a social action plan to heal racism.
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Opportunity and Danger

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the Immigration Acts of 1862 and 1865. They discover how Chinese immigrants faced prejudice. They interview a first or second generation immigrant.
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Facts about Indigenous people Jigsaw

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars examine facts which address common myths and misconceptions. They recognize the resulting racism, prejudice and discrimination. Students brainstorm for common myths based on the stereotyping of Indigenous people.
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Antisemitism

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore antisemitism and propaganda and stereotypes. They make connections to current-day antisemitism, racism, prejudice and bigotry.
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The Lavender Llama

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore friendship, discrimination, prejudice and tolerance.
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Ethnic Groups in World War II

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils discuss the contributions of various ethnic groups during World War II prior to visiting the George Bush Gallery of the Pacific War. After the visit, they interview veterans about prejudice during the war or listen to a guesst...
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Coming to America

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students read one book together about the immigrant experience. Teacher asks students to identify some of the themes around immigration contained in the book (example: prejudice).
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Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students will recognize the problem of prejudice and racism in the history of America especially during the time of Martin Luther King Jr. They will also recognize that feelings can be expressed through the written medium of poetry.
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INTEGRITY

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the concept of acting with integrity and fairness and about the consequences of our actions including moral issues and attitudes. They inquire how to look beyond surface impressions and prejudice in oneself and others....
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Wolves and Loons

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders listen to the sounds of loons and wolves and write down words which come to mind. They compare and contrast factual information about wolves with that from fairy tales and legends.
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Maniac Magee

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read Mania Magee as a shared literature experience. This lesson plan presents some ideas to use after certain chapters in the book as a way of supplementing student learning and involvement in the story.
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Stereotyping

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study how stereotyping in jobs impacts themselves and others. They complete a worksheet about the implications of stereotyping and discuss it.
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The Lavendar Llama

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define and discuss discrimination after listening to the book The Lavender Llama. They color a worksheet from the book.
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The Power of Words Anti-Semitism and Hate Speech

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners investigate words associated with Anti-Semitism and hate. They view and discuss a video about teaching tolerance focusing on language usage.
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Triangles Are Not Bad!

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate stereotypes and diversity by performing a play about shapes entitled, "Triangles Are Not Bad!" They role play as the shapes who each feel they are superior to the rest.
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Challenging Regional Stereotypes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the regional stereotypes that exist in Whales and formulate personal opinions about these views. Students discuss the impact of adjectives used to describe people from different regions of the U.K.
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Free Speech Comes At a Price

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use communicative activity strategy, Go, Ask and Tell, or more traditional whole text comprehension activity to read, discuss and explore issues in article, Free Speech Comes at a Price, by Hugh Mackay.
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Setting the Stage for Service Learning Relationships

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils examine the meaning and examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. In this social sensitivity lesson, students identify stereotypes, give examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, explain the connection...
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The Power of Words: Ethnocentrism and Xenophobia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover articles of current events dealing with the experiences of immigrants in the United States. They brainstorm words used to describe immigrants. They answer questions to end the instructional activity.

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