Contributor Tolerance.org
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- 01-01-2016
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This resource offers ideas to help students remove prejudices they might have and dispel public myths regarding the “poor” through a five-month project. Working in groups, the students will research a subtopic of poverty. Through their research, students will emerge knowing more about lack of affordable housing, welfare reform and the effects of poverty on children than most Americans.
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.
This resource offers ideas to help students remove prejudices they might have and dispel public myths regarding the “poor” through a five-month project. Working in groups, the students will research a subtopic of poverty. Through their research, students will emerge knowing more about lack of affordable housing, welfare reform and the effects of poverty on children than most Americans.
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.
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Civics
ACTIVITY MODULE
Sixth grade
The Poverty Project
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