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An Approach to Teaching Religious Tolerance __"Focusing on the First Amendment's guarantee of religious freedom, students identify those colonies that were founded to protect individuals from religious persecution, and examine the history and beliefs of five major religions in the U.S. today." - Overview, goals, activities and materials. - From Organization for Community Networks - http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst040.html  

Boy/Girl Piece __ "This activity continues self-reflective processes as participants write and share short pieces about how their gender identities were affected through childhood messages about what it meant to be a boy or a girl (also adaptible for race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, religion, and other identifiers). This activity can be used to introduce a discussion on gender issues, setting the groundwork for maintining a focus on talking about issues from one's own experience instead of their perceptions of the experiences of "those people."  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From edchange.org - http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/activities/boygirl.html 

Canadian Immigration Theme Page __ This is a general information page about Canadian immigration which includes a few lesson plans dedicated to multiculturalism. - from Community Learning Network - http://www.cln.org/themes/immigration.html 

Case in Point __ "In this lesson, students consider the importance and influence of various civil rights court cases, then reflect on the lasting social and political impact these cases have had, as well as the prejudices that may still exist regarding the issues addressed by each case."  Goals, procedure, materials needed. - From New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/americanhistory.html 

Challenging Stereotypes, Intolerance and Racism__ You will find lesson plans and other resources for teaching multiculturalism. - From National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition - http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/tolerance/3_stereotypes.htm 

Changing Attitudes in America __ "The purpose of this unit on CHANGING ATTITUDES IN AMERICA is to facilitate and foster greater interracial understanding, friendship and cooperation. It will include proactive projects and activities to reduce racism and build a community of citizenry."  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute - http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/4/94.04.04.x.html 

A Chicana Tells Her Story __ "Students will: ·Compose a reflective journal to demonstrate an understanding of the feelings of the young girl in “The House on Mango Street,” and then use this understanding to develop a connection with a person of another culture."  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From lessonplanspage.com - http://tinyurl.com/649vr 

Class Culture __ "This lesson is not for the faint of heart. Although this is a level I lesson, there must be a level of trust in the group so that gut level discussion can take place. Be prepared issues such as capital punishment, abortion, and religion to come up. After doing this lesson, it is much easier to talk about different cultures and value systems with compassion and empathy."  Goals, procedure and needed materials. - From Sue Fischer - http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst178.html 

Cultures of our Nation__ "The purpose of this activity is to build self-esteem and allow students to become more aware of their rich cultures. It also allows for students to realize how their cultures have contributed to making America what it is today."  Goals, procedure and needed materials. - From Lorena Marie Romero - http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst063.html 

Diversity of Cultures in America __ "Ask students what they think is meant by that old-time saying, "America is a melting pot." Ask students who know their family history to describe their family origins to the class; or tell them something about your own background."  Your students learn to recognize the diversity of cultures in America. - From eduref.org - http://tinyurl.com/58pjs

Diversity_youth __ An advanced lesson plan for grades 10 - 12. This plan deals with racism, sexism, homophobia, "lookism" and religious intolerance. "Students will focus on one of the diversity topics and reflect upon their experiences this semester for their final exam. Students will create a lesson plan, handout and technology project. (PowerPoint, video or claymation) The objective is to have a product that has elementary/middle school students thinking about the materials the Soc/CAPT students are presenting." Goals, procedure and materials. - From University of Minnesota - http://www.d.umn.edu/educ/apt3/units/diversity/diversity_youth_lp.html 

Exploring Language: Definitions Activity __ "For this exercise, participants are asked to find definitions for prejudice, discrimination, racism, sexism, and homophobia. Definitions for each word should come from two sources: the person's opinion and a scholarly source. We often do this exercise in the third session, to begin the discussion of these issues in a bit of a controlled setting. These conversations set the stage for the rest of the activities and the discussion of multicultural issues."  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From EdChange.org - http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/activities/activity4.html 

Foreign Language and Culture __ This lesson plan deals with: "Most foreign language students do not fully understand that the culture of a country and the language must necessarily go together. Without the cultural aspects, much of the language usage is lost in everyday life within the country." Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From Brown, Basic High School, NV - http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst166.html 

Freedom of Hate Speech __ "This lesson encourages students to defend or refute whether hate groups should enjoy the same right of free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment as individuals and groups that promote less controversial beliefs, as well as whether or not the Internet should censor Web sites that promote such groups. Students examine a New York Times article about these issues and analyze and critique a Web site that speaks out about hate groups, hate crimes, discrimination, and First Amendment rights."  Goals, procedure and needed materials. - From New York Times - http://tinyurl.com/5x7cl 

Hispanic Celebration__ "Students will use technology to research and create Hispanic cultural reports on Hispanic countries and important Hispanic people."  goals, procedure and materials needed. - From University of Houston - http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/sstudies/sstudies_lessons/ssles2.htm 

Homophobia __ While not a lesson plan per se, there is important information here for teachers and student alike, when and if the question comes up in the classroom. The information provided is based on Australian experience but is applicable in all parts of the English speaking world. "Gay men and lesbians are subject to a range of injustices and disadvantages, which together make up a system of oppression. Homophobia, the fear and hatred of gay men and lesbians, is central to contemporary heterosexual culture, and heterosexuality is compulsory in nearly all spheres of everyday life. Gay men and lesbians experience cultural invisibility, they are routinely told that their innermost feelings and desires are disgusting, dangerous, just a phase or non-existent, they are denied civil and legal rights and the recognition of their partners and relationships, their consenting sexual relations are criminalised and policed, and they are subject to verbal and physical harassment, bashings and even murders." - From xyonline.net - http://www.xyonline.net/misc/homophobia.html 

Lesson Plan: Sexual Orientation Myths - Planned Parenthood Association of Edmonton__ "This outline is intended to be used as a guide. It provides some suggestions and approaches to discussing sexuality in the classroom. As with any resource, it is important that you review the plan and assess its appropriateness for your particular group."  Goals, procedure, handouts and more. - From Planned Parenthood Association of Edmonton - http://www.ppae.ab.ca/index.php?m=1&s=11 

Lesson Plans with a Multicultural Focus __ "This compilation of lesson plans available to teachers (K-12) targets multicultural education..."  You will find a good list with links to dozens of plans. - From CSU Stanislaus - http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/lboyer/multicultural/lesson2.htm 

Looking At Ourselves and Others__ "This global education web site is offered by World Wise Schools, a project sponsored by the US Peace Corps. Its intent is to help students define culture, develop global perspectives, and challenge assumptions. Lesson plans are organized by grade level (3-5, 6-9, and 10-12) and, within each grade level, there are several lessons targeted on each of the three objectives. Lesson plans contain an estimate of class time needed, materials, a statement of objectives, step-by-step procedures, debriefing exercises, and suggestions for extending the activity." - From US Peacecorps - http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/guides/looking/ 

Multi-cultural Calendar __ "The students will learn about various cultures by making a multi-cultural calendar."  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From Michelle Fontenot - http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSMultiCulturalCalendar4.htm 

Multicultural Education Classroom Activities Diversity __ Here is a wide range of lesson plans and classroom activities with strategies and preparation, icebreakers and introspectives. - From EdChange Multicultural Pavilion - http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/activityarch.html 

Multicultural Education Links __ While not everything here is a "lesson plan," there are many included as well as other important resources for the teaching of multiculturalism.  "This guide of over 50 web sites was created to assist multicultural educators in locating educational resources on the Internet. World wide access to multicultural information and current events in other regions makes the Internet an important educational tool. Teachers through the internet have access to lesson plans, on-line photo galleries, stories, maps, virtual field trip, international radio programming, and e-mail pen pals." - From Northern Arizona University - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Multi.html 

Multicultural Journeys __ Here is a multicultural lesson plan for students to learn about people of other countries using the Internet as a research tool.  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From Texas A & M University - http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/espinoza/s/buster-p-lp1.html 

Multicultural Lesson Plans __ A collection of plans and activities which include thematic units about Asian, Black and Latino topics, holidays, and more.  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From teacher.scholastic.com - http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=1&SubheadID=3&TopicID=42 

Multicultural Passport - Lesson Plans __ You will find a large collection of lesson plans dealing with multiculturalism and diversity. - From jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us - http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/passport/lessonplan/lessonindex.htm 

Multicultural Stories __ "This teaching unit from Queen's University has about a dozen lesson plans for middle school teachers. Students learn about the cultures and regions of Canada through reading, researching, writing, discussing, and reporting. Specific topics within the unit are a student autobiography, Canadian immigrants, multiculturalism across Canada, and First Nations." - From Queens University at Kingston - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/curriculum/multi/stories.htm 

Multiculturalism and Diversity __ You will find a collection of lesson plans about diversity.  "Today's classroom is more diverse than ever before. We've compiled tips from experts, lesson plan ideas, and ready-to-go activities that speak to the backgrounds of all your students."  Goals, procedure and needed materials. - From Scholastic - http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/diversity/ 

Religious Prejudice __ "This lesson will explore historical and existing religious prejudices using a variety of texts and media research instruments. Understanding of religious persecution will be learned through the experiences of Jewish people, gypsies, Catholics and the mentally and physically challenged, leading up to and during the Holocaust"  Goals, procedure and materials needed. - From learningtogive.org - http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit92/lesson3.html 

RETANET: Resource for Teaching About the Americas__ "A searchable database of 65 lesson plans written by and for secondary teachers which deal with Latin America. The lesson plans incorporate the study of Latin America into various subjects, including Spanish, Social Studies, Science, Math, Art andLanguage Arts. Many lessons are cross-disciplinary and some integrate the Internet into the activities." - From University of New Mexico - http://retanet.unm.edu/index.pl?section=1996LPs 

Stirring the Melting Pot __ "In this lesson, students consider the interrelationships among race, ethnicity and culture. They then delve into their own ethnicity, examining ways in which they identify with and celebrate their ethnicity, in preparation for learning more about their ethnic roots from older generations."  You will find goals, procedures and materials needed. - From New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040804wednesday.html 

Teaching Tolerance to Middle School Social Studies Students __ "In a rich and diverse country as America, one of her greatest assets which has seen her through tough times, has been her cultural diversity. Like the human fingers, with each finger having its own uniqueness, but which when all used together give the hand a formidable strength, so also have Americans come from all walks of life, with their own uniqueness. In our increasing independent world, gaining an appreciation for other countries and cultures is important for everyone, especially young people."  You will find a few lesson plans, resources and links. - From University of Washington - http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/teched/projects/web/tolerance/ 

Terrorism & Tolerance__ "International terrorism is a complex topic. A complete discussion is well beyond the scope of either this page or most K-12 curricula...While most of these resources are from credible western news and government organizations, we have included several Islamic and Muslim resources, at least one of which makes the case for a radical interpretation of Islam. Understanding what others believe - rightly or wrongly - is central to coping with this issue."  You will find several lesson plans dealing with the issue including goals, procedure and needed materials. - From teachersfirst.com - http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/terrorism.cfm 

Tolerance.org: Teaching Tolerance Home __ You will find an assortment of lesson plans based on tolerance with goals, procedure and needed materials.  For those for whom it matters, this is the organization recently attacked for its association with SpongeBob SquarePants - and its own Declaration of Tolerance. - From Tolerance.org - http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp 

The Tolerance Project - Lessons and Materials __ You will find lesson plans covering a wide range of topics along with goals, procedure and materials needed. - From City College of San Francisco - http://tinyurl.com/96w8e 

Unite the School __ What a great way to begin the school year.  "Schools are "melting pots" of nationalities. The students in each school spend about 185 days together each year and need a peaceful atmosphere to "live" and learn at school. Respecting each other is important. Peer group pressure is a big problem. This interdisciplinary school project will help unite the feelings and make each student feel a very special part of their school. This project would be a great beginning of the school "opener" for students and their teachers. History, geography, art, music, drama, homemaking theater arts, physical education, computer, language departments and math are all integrated into this project."  Goals, procedure, resources and needed materials. - From University of Houston - http://tinyurl.com/ahozw 

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