Contributor Tolerance.org

Update
01-01-2016
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Pre-K, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade
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In this lesson, students will share what they already know about physical disabilities, stereotypes regarding people with disabilities and issues of fairness and accessibility. They will start learning vocabulary for talking about ableism. Students will develop a list of questions they hope to understand and will explore literature and media relating to ability, disability, accessibility and activism. Finally, students will develop a list of strategies they might use to seek answers to their remaining questions.

Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation’s children. Our teaching materials have won two Oscars, an Emmy and more than 20 honors from the Association of Educational Publishers, including two Golden Lamp Awards, the industry’s highest honor. Scientific surveys demonstrate that our programs help students learn respect for differences and bolster teacher practice.