Teaching Kids About Race and Racism

I've been searching for a while, and I've finally found some resources and activities to teach kids about race and racism, Most of these are resources for teachers, and so they are mostly reading, writing, and discussion based. But I'm sure that with some Girl Guide ingenuity you could adapt them to be a bit more interactive. You know what they say, use your resources wisely!

Sesame Street Town Hall on Racism

Spark/Brownie

On Saturday June 6th at 10:00 am Eastern Time, CNN and Sesame Street are doing a town hall on racism and the protests that have been happening in the United States and other countries around the world. The streaming locations are listed in the article.

RacismNoWay!

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This website includes lesson plans for all subjects that integrate anti-racism activities into the lesson. RacismNoWay is an Australian-based organization, but most of the lessons could be tailored to a Canadian perspective.

Teaching and Learning About Race and Racism

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Most of the examples in this article are about kindergarten-aged students, but the messages could be applies to all ages. This article also includes tips on talking with parents who may have concerns about the subject matter.

Racism in Canada

Guide/Pathfinder

These lesson plans talk about the difference between bullying, discrimination, and racism. Some of these activities could be scaled up or down for other Branches, but I think that they fit within the Guide/Pathfinder range.

Teaching Young Children about Bias, Diversity and Social Justice

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This article gives some broad strategies on how to talk about race and racism at the elementary level.

First Encounters with Racism

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This article includes some stories from teenagers of colour about their first time experiencing racism, and some discussion questions to talk about. 

D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action

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This collection of resources includes lesson plans, teaching ideas, and reading lists.

31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance

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If your unit likes to read stories, here's a list of story books to introduce the topics of race, racism and social justice. This list even includes some Canadian books about residential schools.

Teaching Diversity and Social Justice through the K-12 Curriculum

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This resource includes information on how to teach Social Justice through many different subjects.