THE ABCs OF COMMUNITY BUILDING
Classroom
Connections
What do a spiral notebook, disposable camera
and student-written constitution have in common? They're all tools
teachers use to build a stronger sense of community in their
classrooms. learn
more
- Invite even the youngest of students to learn about the U.S.
Constitution and Bill of Rights by working together to build a classroom
constitution.
- Teacher Kristan Taylor uses a simple
spiral notebook to create a profound sense of community in her
classroom.
- Equipped with disposable
cameras, Caroline Dunnum's students capture a community
snapshot illuminating our interconnectedness.
Mix It Up at Lunch Day: Nov.
14
Since 2002, millions of students in thousands of
schools have swapped seats in their school cafeterias and gotten to
know new people on Mix It Up at Lunch Day.
Student Essays
Use
these youth essays to deepen student understanding of the damage
done by exclusion, ostracism and intolerance. Discussion and writing
prompts are included.
Free Resources
Use
these free Teaching Tolerance materials to expand your lessons of
community building:
Call for
Submissions
Teaching Tolerance is planning future ABCs
packages on a variety of topics, all through the school year. We're
currently planning packages about service learning, religious
intolerance and social boundaries. Send
us your ideas for classroom practices, activities, lesson plans
or other theme suggestions.
| 