The resources in this collection were created by Learning for Justice. Learning for Justice is a community-focused education program of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that cultivates and nurtures dialogue, learning, reflection and action. Their resources help bring relevance, rigor and social-emotional learning into the classroom.
This is an infographic with the top five myths about voting in the United States and the facts to refute the false claims.4
This lesson introduces children to different ways young people have used the internet to work toward positive social change.
This lesson starts by showing children some of the kinds of advertisements they might run into online and helping them analyze these ads with a critical eye.
Students produce original art (visual art, music, drama or poetry) that conveys an anti-bias or social justice message. Students then plan a public showcase of their work.
Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.
This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information. This lesson is aimed at a young audience and operates on the assumption that many students in the class are not yet reading and writing independently.
Students create visual artwork combining various images to convey diversity or social justice issues, concerns or themes related to the central text.
Students showcase artwork and nonfiction writing that addresses issues they found in the text. The result is a visual, collaborative and creative representation of student learning and ideas. An alternative to the bulletin board is a community newsletter.
Students create “trading cards” spotlighting diverse community members who work toward social justice goals that connect to themes from the central text.
This lesson helps students understand the concepts of strengths, struggles and what it means to help.
The familiar children’s tune “If You’re Happy and You Know It” can take on a pro-social dimension if you change the lyrics. Singing “If you’re angry and you know it” provides an opportunity to explore appropriate responses to anger.
This film documents English language learners as they write and tell personal stories from their past.
This lesson focuses on helping young children learn to participate in different kinds of digital communities. Students will solidify and work on what they know about being part of any community.
Use this content in your learning plan, teach your students to understand that microaggressions represent a heavy burden on youth and adolescents and that these aggressions can turn into racism.
This lesson explicitly teaches students to be more conscious of other people’s feelings to create a more accepting and respectful school community.