Exploring Diversity Through My Peers

Essential Question

How can I describe ways people are different from me?
Why is history important? Does it affect how people live today?
Is it better to do a project with people who are different from each other or with people who are more alike?
What can one person do to create a safe, welcoming place for all?
How can I encourage others to stand for justice?

Texts

Literature

Shoulders

In this poem, the speaker sees a man carrying his son across the street and is struck by the tenderness the man displays for the child. The speaker realizes that humanity must cloak itself in this same caring nature.

Naomi Shihab Nye

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Subject

Civics

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 2, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Word Work

Four-Fold Vocabulary

Interactive “foldables” help students learn new vocabulary through defining, illustrating and using words in sentences.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

L.3-5.4, L.3-5.6

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Identity Portraits

Students interview one another, then draw or paint portraits containing symbols that represent the subject’s identity, beliefs, values or areas of interest.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

ladybug2277

Exploring Diversity Through My Peers

Shoulders

Four-Fold Vocabulary

Identity Portraits

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