CA Social Justice Approach

By mroaoliva
Grade Level
K-2 3-5
public
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • How do I know I’m part of a group?
  • What identities do I share with my family? What identities do I have that are different from my family?
  • How do people show that they are proud of themselves?
  • Does my identity mean I get to do things other kids can’t, or keep me from doing something?
  • How can I learn more about other people?
  • How can I show people I like them?
  • What does it mean to be unfair? In class? In school? At home? In my community? In the world?
  • How do I know when people are being treated unfairly?
  • How have people been treated unfairly in the past?
  • How have people stopped unfairness in the past?
  • Does the way a person looks make it okay for others to be mean?
  • Who decides what is fair?
  • How can I be kind to all people?
  • How do I speak up when I see people treated unfairly?
  • Why is it scary to speak up sometimes?
  • What does it mean to feel good about myself and how can I express that I like who I am?
Texts
Literature

Sometimes

Toby and Clemmie love each other very much. Sometimes Clemmie has to go to the hospital though, and it can be scary. Luckily, Toby and Clemmie know how to make the best out of every situation—even ones that involve a trip to the hospital.
by
Rebecca Elliott
Grade Level
K-2
Topic
Ability
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Action
July 7, 2014
Student Tasks
Do Something

Buddy Share

Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.
Grade Level
K-2
July 13, 2014
Plan Built By
mroaoliva
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Welcome to Learning for Justice—Formerly Teaching Tolerance!

Our work has evolved in the last 30 years, from reducing prejudice to tackling systemic injustice. So we’ve chosen a new name that better reflects that evolution: Learning for Justice.

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