Participants “become” a being or part of nature and share the lives, concerns, hopes, and wisdom of their being in a Council.
Grades: Recommended for grades 4 and up
Time: 1-2 hours
intersectionality examples
Racism Alphabet
Lesson for teaching about racism: students explore examples of racism, consider perspectives, and discuss ways to eradicate racism in our society.
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Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Help students explore and reflect upon their snap perceptions of others and show how stereotypes can limit receptivity.
Grades: 6 and up
Time: 20-30 minutes
Lesson Plans for Animal Protection, Environmental Protection, and Social Justice Issues
Find lesson plans and activities focused on issues related to animal protection, environmental protection, and social justice. Created by the Institute for Humane Education.
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LGBTQ and Gender Identity Issues
Find resources (articles, videos, reports, lesson plans, etc.) that explore issues affecting people who are gender fluid (or questioning), gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender, or questioning, and that seek positive solutions that uphold and protect their rights as human beings. Use these resources to help learn more and/or teach about these issues. Curated by the Institute…
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Indigenous Peoples and Native American Issues
Find books, articles, videos, lesson plans & more related to indigenous peoples and Native American issues to help you teach and/or learn more about this global ethical issue. Curated by the Institute for Humane Education.
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Health, Public Health, Environmental Health and Environmental Justice
Find books, articles, videos, lesson plans & more on issues related to health, public health, environmental health, and environmental justice to help you teach and/or learn more about these topics. Curated by the Institute for Humane Education.
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How Barbie Changed a Black Girl’s Life
Zoe Weil is a blogger for Psychology Today, and we share her blog posts here. As a child, I loved Barbie dolls and crafting Barbie stories with my friends. Getting a new outfit for Barbie — especially when I could pick it out myself at the nearby toy store — filled me with joy. But…
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How to Teach about Structural Racism: An Interview with Ayo Magwood
Introduction: Ayo Magwood (Uprooting Inequity LLC) is an educational consultant specializing in in-depth, evidence-based education on historical and structural racism. These seminars include primary and secondary historical evidence, data, quantitative maps, research studies and original diagrams/images, and each session represents 300-400 hours of research, synthesis, and graphic design work. Ayo is also writing a book…
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Recommended Books for Humane Educators
In this document, you’ll find recommended books in several categories and on a variety of subjects. You’ll find books for adults on education, social justice, environmental sustainability, animal protection, and culture and change-making. We have also curated a series of children’s books for educators and parents to use, and you’ll find links to these compilations…
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