Happy Back-to-School Time! In this list of “Diverse Books to Get to Know Each Other”, we have diverse books that can be used to get to know your students and/or read to your own children to empower themselves and learn how to appreciate the differences in others. There are some ideas about what you can do with the books or why they are good for this topic.
Back to School with Colorful Pages: Diverse Books About Starting School
Happy Back-to-School Time! I have put together a series of book lists that I think are perfect for the first couple months of school! We will be releasing each list throughout the beginning of the school year. In this list of “Books About Starting School”, we have diverse books about starting school. I feature books that are mostly by Authors of Color and perfect for any classroom. Like usual, there are some ideas about what you can do with the books or why they are good for this topic.
“Claim Your Name”: PreK – Grade 1 Name Writing Lesson
This lesson plan is for students in PreK, Grade K, and Grade 1. The lesson is centered around the idea of “Claim Your Name” to empower students! To help students claim their names, teachers will show them an example using Alma and How She Got Her Name, conduct a community circle to practice name pronunciation, and end with a name writing activity. I hope that educators and parents find this free resource helpful in our journey to build up our students and community!
#BlackLivesMatter: K-8 Distance Learning Activities for Justice for George Floyd
In these Distance Learning Activities, students and you will learn about and process: Black Lives Matter, racial injustice, and the murder of George Floyd. To do this, you will use discussions and videos or read alouds. Then, students will get the chance to take action and stand up for Black Lives Matter and George Floyd by picking a Black Lives Matter Project to do. There are four choices for them to pick from including: art, writing, and letter writing.
Five Books That Feature Latinx Characters
I have composed a list of several books that feature Latinx characters. In the following list, there are three picture books, one young adult book, and an early chapter book. Check out Five Books That Feature Latinx Characters!
A K-2 Anti-Discrimination Lesson: Responding to the Christchurch Mosque Shootings
After hearing about the tragic New Zealand shootings, I wanted to figure out a way I can move beyond “thoughts and prayers” and take some action in my own classroom. I wrote this lesson plan about anti-discrimination and acceptance in order to give other educators a resource to take action.
5 Diverse Book Read Aloud Videos on YouTube
Need read aloud videos for snack time, literacy centers, indoor recess, literacy time at home? Check out these 5 Diverse Books that are read aloud on YouTube to engage your young readers!
Colorful Pages Lesson Plan: “Grace for President”
We have created a Colorful Pages Lesson Plan surrounding Kelly DiPucchio's book for Grades 2-4. The lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards for all three of those grades and can be easily aligned to your state's social studies standards. In this lesson, students discuss and research the question, “What is the US Presidential Election?” using Grace for President and a KWL (Know-Wonder/Want-Learn) Chart.
5 Multicultural Books About Family
Learn about five multicultural books that can help you talk to your students and children about families. These five books explore different identities and family composition!
5 Multicultural Books for Social Emotional Learning
"However, while creating my SEL lessons, I always run into the same problem/question: Where are all the SEL books with children of color??? This problem runs deeper than I can get into for a Fast Five Friday article, but, through this article, I hope that I can help temporarily alleviate the problem by showcasing you all some good and colorful books."
Colorful Pages 