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Teaching Tolerance
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Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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5 days
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Project-Based Learning
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Community Bulletin Board

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A project-based lesson has pupils create a bulletin board to share artwork, nonfiction articles, and messages based on social justice themes. The finished board is displayed in the community to create a place for discussion. 

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Concepts

social justice, social awareness, social activism, building community, school community, collaborative writing, nonfiction, nonfiction text features, nonfiction texts, nonfiction writing, reading nonfiction, social art, art forms

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners update the bulletin board throughout the school year 
  • Arrange for social activists to speak to pupils on issues affecting the community 

Classroom Considerations

  • Instructor must arrange for a space in the school or community to display the bulletin board 

Pros

  • The lesson provides instructions to assist English learners
  • Resource focuses on tolerance and anti-biased learning 

Cons

  • None

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