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Our virtual Backpack sister site has compiled a reading list on this subject. Please check it out.
Our virtual Backpack sister site has compiled a reading list on this subject. Please check it out.
- Explore an extensive list of book recommendations for all ages on this subject HERE or click on the image opposite.
Not just for Black History Month - Lots more Free resources to be discovered.
Not just for Black History Month - Lots more Free resources to be discovered.
Innovations resulting from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields have positively influenced many aspects of human life. However, it is important to keep in mind that innovations do not arise on their own; they are brought forth through one's hard work, passions and life experience. By cultivating talent and promoting the full inclusion of excellence across the social spectrum, we open the door to new innovation. Diversity matters, and this series of individual bios highlights the inventors and STEM superstars who have come from all backgrounds throughout the generations.
Click HERE to view
Grades 3-8
Grades 3-8
The National Geographic resources support the teaching of geographic thinking, science, culture, mapping, exploration, and storytelling. This collection contains resources to provide learners with background knowledge as they explore issues related to justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Topics include: cultural identity and diversity; increasing diversity in the geographic and scientific professions; boundary crossings in science, immigration, genetics; linguistic diversity, mapmaking, and others.
Ideas on how to talk about race with your children. There are tools and guidance provided to empower your journey and inspire conversation. Resources for teachers and parents .
Click HERE to learn about the African American Military Experience.
Resources for education. This link contains all kinds of materials to interrogate the Black Lives matter message from social studies to math.
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
the teaching tolerance program emphasizes social justice and anti-bias. The anti-bias approach encourages children and young people to challenge prejudice and learn how to be agents of change in their own lives. Their Social Justice Standards show how anti-bias education works through the four domains of identity, diversity, justice and action.
Pre K - 2nd grade.
Pre K - 2nd grade.
We all want children to grow up in a world free from bias and discrimination, to reach for their dreams and feel that whatever they want to accomplish in life is possible. We want them to feel loved and included and never to experience the pain of rejection or exclusion. But the reality is that we do live in a world in which racism and other forms of bias continue to affect us. Discrimination hurts and leaves scars that can last a lifetime, affecting goals, ambitions, life choices, and feelings of self-worth.
How can we best prepare children to meet the challenges and reap the benefits of the increasingly diverse world they will inherit? We can raise children to celebrate and value diversity and to be proud of themselves and their family traditions. We can teach children to respect and value people regardless of the color of their skin, their physical abilities, or the language they speak.
So often even the small things we take for granted like coloring pages are not always representative of the beautiful diverse world around us. Here are some which are...
Click HERE for lesson plans and ways to explain to your child skin tone difference, warts, acne, lice and many more common skin, hair, and nail conditions, which may be misunderstood by children. Misunderstanding can lead to teasing and bullying, which is associated with anxiety and depression.
These lesson plans and accompanying handouts are designed to be easily implemented in a variety of settings for the two age groups of 8-10 year olds and 11-13 year olds.
Each subject area has various subtopics from which to choose, with a lesson plan and coordinated activity.
10 Podcasts to listen to - click on name for link to site.
10 Podcasts to listen to - click on name for link to site.
Raising free people - Akilah S. Richards and guests discuss the fears and the fares (costs) of raising free black and brown children in a world that tends to diminish, dehumanize, and disappear them.
Parenting forward - Rebekah Gienapp discusses raising antiracist kids
Integrated schools - What is a healthy racial identity for a White person, and how do we help our White children develop one? Dr. Jennifer Harvey discusses her book, Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America, as well her personal journey towards anti-racist organizing, educating, and child rearing.
1619 podcast - subscribe to the New York Times. An audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.
Codeswitch - Award winning NPR series - a multi-racial, multi-generational team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting. Well worth a listen.
Intersectionality matters - a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory.
Momentum Race forward - Co-hosts Chevon and Hiba give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as they continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Build on your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action by learning from organizational leaders and community activists.
Pod for the cause - This podcast was created for those of you wanting to effect change, who understand the importance of restoring our democracy and want to engage in deep conversation around the issues.
Save the people - DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with Sam Sinyangwe, Kaya Henderson and De’Ara Balenger. They offer a unique take on the news, with a special focus on overlooked stories and topics that often impact people of color.
Seeing white - Where did the notion of “whiteness” come from? What does it mean? What is whiteness for? John Biewen took a deep dive into these questions, along with an array of leading scholars and regular guest Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika, in this fourteen-part documentary series, released between February and August 2017. The series editor is Loretta Williams.
Teaching hard history : Slavery - What we don’t know about American slavery hurts us all. Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of leading scholars, educators, and your host Hasan Kwame Jeffries. It’s good advice for teachers, good information for everybody.
Teaching while white - Over 80% of teachers in the U.S. are white. But most don’t know that their whiteness matters. TWW seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom
Films and TV shows
Films and TV shows
13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) — Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
King In The Wilderness — HBO
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Available to rent for free
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
- Three sides to all news - unbiased balanced news
How the body works
How the body works
The skin - part of How the body works from Kids Health - discover that under the skin we are all the same (a little like Magic School bus) for Elementary schoolers .
Livestreams from Monticello
Livestreams from Monticello
Interesting livestreams about slavery under Thomas Jefferson an adult and kids version.
Click HERE to view - I would highly recommend the June 18th 2020 livestream for kids and the June 17th 2020 livestream for adults.
Click HERE for the Monticello classroom webpage with more insights and resources.
Help with how to teach the news...
For ages 13 and up but focussed on educating the educator Click HERE
This wonderful museum in Memphis Tennessee has some wonderful resources for the whole family.
How to talk to your child about difficult topics. Click HERE for some great advice.
My Hero
My Hero
The MY HERO Project uses media, art and technology to celebrate the best of humanity, one story at a time. It is a non-profit educational project that empowers people of all ages to realize their potential to effect positive change in the world. Their programs raise awareness for the amazing work being done by heroes globally and at the grass roots level to address some of the greatest challenges of our time. They work to promote cross-cultural communication, human rights, environmental awareness, tolerance, media literacy and the arts.
Great way to give students a mission and incentive to create and also review peers work. Draw your hero, write about your hero, create a video or audio - your student can enter competitions and publish their work on this site.
Best for 5th grade up. (10 years and up)
“I-SHOUT-OUT ” is a call to action for anyone wanting to speak out against intolerance, injustice, racism, or bullying. It is a virtual wall for everyone to make their voices heard.
When enough people are willing to speak up and speak out, change will happen and the world will be a better place.
Go to the site and get involved.
The My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today initiative includes an immersive multimedia exhibit, a related program series, and in-depth educational experiences that all explore the influence of modern immigrant and refugee writing in America on our culture, history, and daily lives. This website, My-America.org, is an extension of that initiative, bringing a select set of the exhibit material to a wider audience.
The authors featured in My America delve into questions about writing influences, being multilingual, community, family, and what it means to be American. The initiative highlights writing in a variety of genres, including memoir, fiction, poetry, travel writing, songwriting, screenwriting, and more. Learn more about these writers by following the American Writers Museum’s My America blog series.
This great sight offers a whole page on media literacy and false information and how to talk to your child about it.
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Other Ourvirtualbackpack Pages which might help
Other Ourvirtualbackpack Pages which might help
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Not just for Black History Month - Lots more Free resources to be discovered.
Not just for Black History Month - Lots more Free resources to be discovered.
How to teach about the Holocaust.
How to teach about the Holocaust.
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Don't forget - Our virtual Backpack sister site has compiled a reading list on this subject. Please check it out.
Don't forget - Our virtual Backpack sister site has compiled a reading list on this subject. Please check it out.
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www.ourvirtualbookmark.com.
- Explore an extensive list of book recommendations for all ages on this subject HERE or click on the image opposite.
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