BKLYN "Talking About Race in the Classroom" Recommended Resources
This resource list was created for the session "Talking About Race in the Classroom," as part of the BKLYN Early Childhood Educator Series, a series of 6 professional development workshops curated by BPL for early childhood educators and librarians working with young children in diverse schools, early childhood settings, institutions, and libraries.
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Yertle the Turtle can be used to spark discussions about fairness with the youngest readers, while older children can also tackle power and justice, all of which are relevant in an exploration of race and racism.
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This story can be used to explore how we often dislike things or people that are new or different at first, but come to change our feelings after learning about them.
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This book makes the Civil Rights Movement understandable for young children.
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The Sneetches lends itself to conversations about discrimination, privilege, and friendship.
