Description
This Teaching Tolerance aligned lesson is about understanding differences and valuing diversity. It focuses on: having commonalities despite our differences, how diversity is valuable and important (including specific scenarios to discuss), and appropriately asking questions about differences (with several opportunities for practice).
•27 Slide presentation to guide discussion and activities with suggested scripting for each slide
•Independent reflection activities: printable worksheets & interactive Google Slides™
•Recommended book companion list
•Editable parent letter to send home after the lesson explaining the purpose and content of the lesson
•Follow-up discussion questions printable
This was created as either a stand-alone lesson or the second lesson in a series building up to and working to develop knowledge and skills around social justice.
*You may wish to expand this into two lessons, depending on how much time you have, especially if you incorporate a book*
It is aligned to: Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Anchor Standards (Diversity), the American School Counseling Association’s Mindsets & Behaviors, and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s (CASEL) Core Competencies.
This resource is listed for grades 3rd-6th but you know your students best! I recommend thoroughly looking over the preview to decide if this resource is developmentally appropriate for your students.
The presentation is MAC and PC compatible with a Google Sides™ link included in the lesson plan. The presentation is NOT editable, although slides can be hidden or deleted.
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What others are saying...
“I used this resource as a supplement to our SEL curriculum. During Distance Learning, we are spending significant time on SEL activities, and I needed to add to our purchased curriculum. This resource fit well with what we were doing, and I anticipate purchasing more of your resources. Thank you!”
“This was a great way to help students understand and respect diversity!”
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