Option #1:
Display the word to the students and ask them -
What does this make you think of?
What do you wonder?
Option #2: Discuss the following questions-
In chapter eight of Sara Cassidy’s A Boy Named Queen, Evelyn brings her mother's great-aunt’s second husband's grandmother's sterling silver cream jug to school for “Share and Hype” (i.e. a “show and share” or a “show and tell”). She notes four historical events that happened the same year that the jug was made (the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed; the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York; P.T. Barnum Circus’ elephant “Jumbo” was killed in a train wreck; and Sarah E. Goode invented the 1st hideaway bed - that was also a desk!).
For this activity, students will:
1. Choose one of the oldest objects in your home. Maybe it is part of your home, like a lock on the door or a banister. Maybe it is a piece of jewelry, or a book, a kitchen implement, a tool, a piece of clothing.
2. Find out about the object. What is it for? Can you figure out where it was made? Who might have made it? What is interesting about it?
3. Figure out what year it was made (or choose an approximate year) and find out four interesting historical events that happened that year.
4. Bring it, or a drawing or photograph of it, to school for “Share and Hype,” and tell the class about your object.
How does creating an avatar for a virtual world reflect our beliefs about gender representation?
"Because of the ways that digital media leave out many of the cues that prompt us to feel empathy, it is easy for young people to sometimes forget that real people – with real feelings – are at the heart of online conversations. In this lesson, students are provided with opportunities to explore this concept and discuss the importance of using empathy and common sense when talking to others online." ~ mediasmarts.ca
Spend some time as a class learning about and sharing your learning about the Day of Pink.
Want to spread the message? Want to help others understand? Choose a task from the DO SOMETHING list at tolerance.org and work through the steps to share your message with our school community.