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Teaching Tolerance
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K - 2nd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
5 days
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Community Puzzle Mural

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This Community Puzzle Mural activity also includes:
  • Do Something Student Planning Guide (.pdf)
  • Progress Monitoring Worksheet (.pdf)
  • Assessing Your School & Community (.pdf)
  • Community Puzzle Mural Rubric (.pdf)
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Every piece of the puzzle is important. A lesson gives individuals the opportunity to create artwork that spreads a message of inclusion and tolerance. Class members work in teams to create pieces of the mural that form a larger picture. The project also facilitates community participation as the completed mural is made available for the public to view. 

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Concepts

murals, art forms, art techniques, social activism, social art, tolerance, social-emotional learning, casel

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils document their experiences creating the mural in their journals 
  • Allow learners to create the mural for the classroom or school if a public space cannot be secured 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a public space to create and display the mural 

Pros

  • The lesson is great for English learners, as it is a visual-based project 
  • Resource focuses on the theme of social awareness 

Cons

  • None

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