F a i r n e s s

For this weeks topic in the month of October we will be sharing resources for you and your students on FAIRNESS. We would like for you to reflect on what is Fairness? We can say that fairness is treating colleagues and students with honesty and respect, give EVERYONE and equal opportunity to succeed, cooperating with colleagues, students and the community, celebrating the uniqueness and value of everyone and making sure other are not treated badly.

Please take the time to check out the following resources.

Sincerely,

GUSD Counseling Dept.

Tedx Talks: What is Fair and What is Just?

Gallery: Fairness

Tips to Share with Your Students: HOW TO BE A FAIR PERSON

Treat people the way you want to be treated.

Tell the truth.

Play by the rules.

Listen to people with an open mind.

Don’t blame others for your mistakes.

Don’t take advantage of other people.

Don’t play favorites.

Historical Figures that Advocated for Fairness.

Books about Fairness and Justice for Students

Kindergarten: It’s My Turn, David Bedford Miss Spider’s Tea Party, David Kirk The Greedy Python, Richard Buckley

First Grade: It’s Not Fair, Carl Sommer The Doorbell Rang, Pat Hutchins Jamaica Tag-Along, Juanita Havill

Second Grade: Everett Anderson’s Friend, Lucille Clifton Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, Judith Viorst Rosa Parks: Fist Biography, Lola M. Schaefer

Third Grade: Picture Book of Anne Frank, David Adler The Sneetches, Dr. Seuss Teammates, David Halberstam

Fourth Grade: Fairness: The Story of Nelly Bly, Spencer Johnson Minty – The Story of Harriet Tubman, Alan Schroeder Baseball Saved Us, Ken Mochizuck

Fifth Grade - Eight Grade: Fair is Fair – World Folktales of Justice, Sharon Creeden Picture Book of Sojourner Truth, David Adler The Cow of No Color, Nina Jaffe