Teaching Tolerance: Hispanic Heritage Month

Essential Question

How can I be proud of who I am while also celebrating others and their cultures?
How have stereotypes impacted how Hispanics are viewed in today's world?
How has white privilege played in a role in how we treat other cultures and ethnicities in the US?
What can WE do to help America be more accepting of different races and cultures?

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

Community Inquiry

Fishbowl

Fishbowl is a strategy for organizing medium- to large-group discussions. Students are separated into an inner and outer circle. In the inner circle, or fishbowl, students have a discussion; students in the outer circle listen to the discussion and take notes.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, SL.3-5.1, SL.3-5.2, SL.3-5.6

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Artistic Expression Showcase

Students produce original art (visual art, music, drama or poetry) that conveys an anti-bias or social justice message. Students then plan a public showcase of their work.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

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Teaching Tolerance: Hispanic Heritage Month

Shoulders

Fishbowl

Artistic Expression Showcase

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