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Literature
How the World Came to Be
These creation myths, from two different cultures, consider how the world came to be.
July 9, 2014
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Toolkit for "The Young and the Registered"
Organizing and participating in a voter registration drive can be a powerful civics lesson for students. This toolkit lists suggestions on how you can help organize a student-led drive at your school.
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When Teachers Read the World
A teacher book group dedicated to reading diverse literature for young people and adults can foster cultural competence and support anti-bias teaching.
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The Silencing of Mary Dyer
In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.
January 23, 2017
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Maya Angelou
This lesson focuses on questions of identity as students read and analyze Angelou’s inspirational poem “Still I Rise” and apply its message to their own lives. Students learn how Maya Angelou overcame hardship and discrimination to find her own voice and to influence others to believe in themselves and use their voices for positive change.
May 3, 2012
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Getting the Civil War Right
Did America’s most divisive war start over slavery or states’ rights? Too many educators get it wrong.
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Explore the History of ‘Loving’
Learning for Justice produced this interdisciplinary teacher’s guide for The Loving Story, a documentary film about a couple’s fight to end the ban on interracial marriage.
June 24, 2022
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Toolkit for “Mimi's Moms”
According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), children “thrive when they are supported, valued and recognized in the environments that surround them. Their identities are deeply
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What We're Reading
Learning for Justice loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators!
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Finding the Best Teacher Voice for Students
During my first year as a second-grade teacher, I struggled with classroom management. I am a soft-spoken person by nature and habit. I didn't have the experience to help me set up great rules and procedures for my students. My classroom was noisy and chaotic. I think you could hear us all around the school.