Helping Kids Overcome Prejudice and Discrimination

Oh, this book would have helped me so much earlier this year! If only I looked at my bookshelves more closely! I read so much that I forget what resources I have sometimes. Does that ever happen to you? This book goes over the definitions of issues, opinions, prejudice and discrimination. It talks about the different types of prejudice: physical, mental, sexual, age, racial, national, religious, political, social and economic. Joy Berry puts a name to every type of prejudice with great definitions and illustrations. What a great book to easily teach and break things down into concepts kids can understand!

My First Post- The Sneetches

Many have pinned my Sneetches bulletin board from Pinterest.  The link to my pinterest page is on the navigation bar.  You will find this and many other fabulous resources!
This bulletin board was inspired by Dr. Seuss' famous  story, The Sneetches.   I used this book to teach about fairness and prejudice with my first grade students.  We started with a discussion about what those two words meant.  Then I gave half of them stars and told them only the people with stars got recess today.  We talked about how that made them feel.  Outraged of course!  I then introduced the book and said I know of a story where something like this happened...I then read the story and we discussed it.  Although prejudice is a complex theme for a first grader, they got it.  Buy the book!  It is great for your counselor, teacher or parent collection.  Here are the American School Counselor Association standards that it addresses: 

Eligible Content/ASCA Standards:

PS-A1.2- Identify values, attitudes and beliefs.

PS-A1.6- Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior.

PS-A2.8 Learn how to make and keep friends.

PS-C1.3 Learn about the differences between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact.

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