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Unplanned Pregnancy: Parenting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High schoolers consider and discuss characteristics of an ideal parent. In small groups, they work together to examine the stereotypical roles of the father and the mother. The issues dealt with in this resource are thought-provoking and...
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Bursting Stereotypes

For Teachers 9th
Balloons take on the role of stereotypes in an activity that asks high school freshman to generate a list of different adjectives that are frequently used to describe men and women. Then then attach a stereotypical label to a balloon and...
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EMOTIONS AND GENDER EQUITY

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners discuss emotions and decide as a group which emotions are O.K. for males/females. They discuss solutions to gender bias in terms of the different emotions and write a reflective essay about what they learn from the discussion.
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Princesses Don't Have to be Passive

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars rewrite a fairy tales to eliminate any gender bias that occurs in the original fairy tale. In this gender bias lesson plan, students also discuss how gender bias effects self esteem, relationships, and behaviors.
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LANGUAGE IN CLASSROOM TEXTS

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars gain an understanding and awareness of the bias, stereotyping, and discrimination that is present in school materials. They review everyday printed materials and their textbooks for evidence of gender bias and/or...
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Is the Brady Bunch Biased

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine gender bias on television and in the movies. In this social science lesson plan, students watch various shows and when an instance of stereotypical behavior, or gender bias situation occurs, students think about the...
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How Are We Different?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explain and accept the similarities and differences between girls and boys. They focus on gender neutrality and recognize gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in school materials, activities, and classroom instruction.
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The Gingerbread Person

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss gender bias and stereotyping. In this social science lesson, students read the book "The Gingerbread Boy" and discuss why it is a boy. Students then write their own story changing it to a gingerbread girl and a female fox.
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Right to Equal Opportunity

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of equal opportunity in school. In this equal opportunity lesson, students participate in a discussion about the fairness of certain situations in school. They listen to a story entitled, "Left Out",...
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TV Tells it All

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discuss the concept of gender bias and stereotyping. In this social science lesson, students determine what the influence of television on gender roles represents and compares the chage in gender roles of today to those of their...
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Introduction to Sexism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of sexism, its effects, and the ways in which messages in society (in media, texts, schools, families, et cetera) reinforce stereotypical beliefs.
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Whose Religion Is It?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the impacts of religious expectations on gender roles. In this gender equity instructional activity, students compare and contrast different religions in societies in order to understand the cultural influences and...
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Getting with the Program

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A seven-step lesson introduces the emergence of computer sciences and the contributions women made to the profession after World War II. Several science experiments offer pupils a hands-on learning experience that showcases parabolas,...
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Gender Equity in the Classroom and the Workplace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research careers non-traditional to their genders. They job shadow at cooperating businesses and investigate gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination.
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Infusing Equity Vs Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars explore the effect of gender bias in the classroom. In this statistics lesson, students discuss the effects of stereotyping, discrimination, and gender bias in the classroom. They collect data on different work places...
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Social Studies, Gender and the Blues

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson shows how the blues can be used to enable students to explore gender divisions in the United States, both in the past and the present. Most blues songs are about the relationships between men and women, as are many songs in...
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Infusing Equity Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate if gender makes a difference in the classroom. In this statistics lesson, students collect data on whether equity by gender in the classroom makes students more successful.
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Infusing Equity in the Classroom by Gender

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the idea of gender descrimination in the classroom. In this algebra lesson, students collect data in stereotyping, and gender bias in the classroom, school materials and activities. They graph and analyze their...
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Gender Equity in Fairy Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore language arts by researching fairy tale stereotypes. In this gender roles lesson, students read the stories Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White with their class. Young scholars analyze the...
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Gender Bias in Language

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders study the issues between male and females.  In this current events lesson, 12th graders read an article and answer questions.  Students watch a video and write an essay. 
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Gender Equity--Cinderella: An Adaptation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify characteristics common to heroines in a fairy tale and list ways images affect males and females.  In this gender bias lesson, students see an adapted version of "Cinderella" and write a journal response. ...
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom:

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students analyze personal perception of gender role assignments. They complete their "personal" point of view, then complete the "societal" view as a group.
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DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF GENDER BIAS IN DAILY TASKS

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils identify task assignments by gender.
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Career Stereotyping

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify differences and similarities in female and male careers. They look through magazines and catalogs to look for traditional roles being filled in non-traditional ways. They cut the pictures out and make a collage.

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