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The Fighting Mynahs
A story from Hawaii about how it’s better to share and cooperate than to squabble and fight.
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Poetry Encourages Self-Expression
Writing poems can help students address difficult issues and become agents for social change.
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Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution
Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, the first clause of which restrains congressional powers with respect to the trade in enslaved persons.
December 13, 2017
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Summary Objective 5
Students will describe the roles that slavery, Native nations and African Americans played in the Revolutionary War. Maps to Key Concepts 2, 3, 5, 9 & 10 What else should my students know? 5.A The Declaration of
December 18, 2017
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How My Third-Graders and I Address Consent
A TT Award winner shares how she teaches her elementary students about consent throughout the year. It’s not too early—or too late—to start.
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Kindness Attracts Kindness
Josh and Kevin don't understand why Carl is always angry at recess, and Carl doesn't understand why they're playing so dangerously. Maybe some good advice will help.
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Discrimination in Banned Books
The last week of September is Banned Books Week. Many teachers use the event to talk about free speech with their students. I also use it to begin a conversation about discrimination.
August 24, 2009
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Homeless
In this vignette, eight-year-old Mikey spends two nights in a homeless shelter, where he and his family are too afraid to sleep for fear that someone would steal their things. The family then meets a caseworker who helps them into a temporary apartment while they work toward a more permanent home.
July 5, 2014