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Why Do We (Still) Celebrate Columbus Day?

In this lesson, students will address misconceptions they likely have about Christopher Columbus and the colonization of what is now the United States.

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

October 9, 2019

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

A Call for Anti-Bias Education

Illustration of adult revealing to younger people a protest occurring behind an American flag.

To develop the next generation of civic leaders, educate children early and in age-appropriate ways about their identities and key concepts about race.

publication

Appendix B

LGBTQ Historical Figures The erasure of LGBTQ figures from our history books and classrooms does a disservice to students on three fronts: 1) It introduces bias into our studies, providing an incomplete and unfair

November 7, 2018

article

Issue 2, Spring 2022

What We're Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these LFJ-approved films!

article

May 13, 2015

How Samuel Morton Got it Wrong

Most natural scientists of the 19th century held the belief that human beings were not only members of different races but of different species (also known as the theory of polygeny). This school of thought relied on the

article

May 29, 2018

Waiting for Tiana: Prioritizing Cultural Diversity in Literature

Recalling a chance encounter with a Princess Tiana shampoo bottle led this educator to reflect on the importance of diverse children’s books.

article

July 27, 2015

When Mini-Lessons Pack a Punch

Are you short on time, but want to teach your students about role models? This after-school educator offers some practical advice.

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Issue 38, Fall 2010

High Tech in Small Places

Illustration of a bus on a road of binary code

Computers and the Internet help rural schools bridge vast distances—both geographically and culturally. But the growing use of technology can create new problems as it solves old ones.

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Manzanar, 1942

Japanese Americans exit a bus in professional attire. Two women hold babies.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 110,000 Japanese Americans, mostly U.S. citizens, were incarcerated in “War Relocation Camps.” These photographs were taken at Manzanar, one of the ten Japanese internment camps, in 1942.

Clem Albers and Francis Stewart

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

September 3, 2015

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Literature

Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question

In this poem, the speaker--who is Native American--responds to a series of unspoken discriminatory questions. The reader can deduce the missing questions based on the speaker's responses.

Diane Burns

Grade Level

6-8

July 3, 2014

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