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Critical Thinking Online Breakouts for K–12 Classrooms: Bible as Literature

by Miguel Guhlin
written by Miguel Guhlin

You may have seen the headlines, board discussions, or hallway conversations already. Bible-related texts are showing up in new ways in Texas instructional materials and reading lists. That can make classroom planning feel a little more delicate than usual. As someone who has taught in both private and public schools, finding engaging, neutral, and appropriate activities for new content can be tough. That’s why this multilingual (seven languages) collection of 31 Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs) is now available. And, it’s not limited to use in Texas public schools. Others who teach the Bible as Literature may find this of use as well.

Note: Be sure to check back on Friday, 8/14/26, for a blog post about PlotPoint, a literature learning arcade for grades 6–12, featuring over 100 texts used in Texas and USA classrooms. Students examine artifacts, solve evidence-based breakouts, play short literary games, and explain the thinking behind their choices. It also comes with built-in links to Project Gutenberg texts and audiobooks, as well as LibriVox recordings.

The total number of Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs) is subject to change.

Looking for More Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs)?

Be sure to read Science Detectives: Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs) for Your K-2, 3-5, and 6–8 Classroom, Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday, as well as the Critical Thinking Online Breakouts blog entries, Part One and Part Two. Science educators may also appreciate the Lab Safety Certification Activities.

The Challenge

Students may be asked to read stories, poems, parables, and references that have shaped literature, art, history, law, and public language. How do school teachers approach those texts in a way that is academically useful, respectful, and appropriate for the setting?

A quick review of what’s been happening in Texas may be helpful:

DateLegislation or SBOE decision
June 2026SBOE adopted the required K–12 literature list, including Bible passages. (SBOE)
April 2026SBOE approved the literary works lists on first reading. (SBOE)
January 2026SBOE delayed action on the proposed reading list until April. (The Texas Tribune)
November 2025SBOE discussed TEA’s recommended literary works lists. (SBOE)
September 2025SB 11 took effect, allowing local prayer and Bible or religious-text reading periods. (LegiScan)
June 2025SB 10 was signed, requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms. (Texas Legislature Online)
November 2024SBOE approved optional Bluebonnet Learning K–5 materials with biblical references. (KERA News)
September 2023SBOE began the HB 1605 literary-list process. (Texas Education Agency)
June 2023HB 1605 passed, requiring vocabulary and literary works lists in RLA standards. (LegiScan)

Comment (edited for readability) from a high school English teacher in private, religious school:
“These resources are excellent. The questions following each passage clearly address the literary analysis and close-reading skills identified in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills across grade levels. The selected passages also have lasting value.

Exposure to biblical literature, especially at the high school level, helps students recognize and understand the many allusions found in classic novels, short stories, and poetry. Without that background knowledge, students may miss important layers of meaning in the literature they read.”

A Possible Solution

That is where the Bible as Literature: Critical Thinking Online Breakouts may help. This attempts, perhaps falling short of perfection, to handle both Bible as Literature as well as Bible-connected items in the literary works adopted by the SBOE.

Note: While I have made every effort to “get it accurate,” there may be some omissions or additions. Please be kind in comments at the end of this blog entry.

Access the Critical Thinking Online Breakouts for Bible as Literature

What is included?

The Bible as Literature CTOB suite includes 31 self-contained critical thinking activities across four grade bands:

  • K–2
  • 3-5
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

Each grade band includes six activities. You can see all activities on this page with this description:

Six breakouts per grade band, each built on a different adopted text — creation, the flood, the Ten Commandments, Jonah, the Psalms, the Good Samaritan, Solomon, Esther, the Last Supper, and more. Every one is studied as literature: sequence, theme, genre, archetype, allusion, and the line between what a text states and what a reader believes.

The activities are built around familiar texts and references, including Genesis 1–2, Noah and the Flood, Jonah, the Good Samaritan, Psalm 23, Esther, Solomon’s judgment, and the Last Supper as both Gospel narrative and art history.

There are also other selections connected to Texas instructional materials and literary study. You can find a detailed list of those at the end of this blog entry for exploration.

Each activity asks students to open clues, read carefully, sort evidence, and solve reasoning locks. The goal is not to ask students what they believe. The goal is to help them notice what the text says, what evidence supports a claim, and where interpretation begins.

Why “Bible as Literature”?

For many families and educators, the Bible is sacred scripture. That deserves respect. At the same time, public-school classrooms have to handle religious texts differently from a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, home, or private religious school.

The academic frame matters. Students can study a biblical text as literature, history, rhetoric, allusion, poetry, or cultural reference without being asked to accept, reject, practice, or debate a faith claim. That distinction is important, and it is built into these activities.

I find that students do better with sensitive content when the task is specific. “What does this clue prove?” is easier than “What do you think about this story?” While the first question keeps students grounded in the text, the second can wander fast (like 40 days and 40 nights).

How do the breakouts work?

Each breakout uses a familiar digital escape-room structure. Students read clue cards, test answers, and open locks. A lock might ask them to put events in order, choose the strongest evidence, identify a genre, or separate a supported claim from a true-but-irrelevant detail.

That last part matters. Every clue set includes one decoy that may be true but does not answer the question. Students have to slow down and ask, “Does this actually prove the claim?” That is a useful habit far beyond this topic.

Grade bandMain focusSample activities
K–2Sequence and story detailsCreation sequence, Noah, Jonah, the Good Samaritan
Grades 3–5Theme and evidenceDavid and Goliath, Daniel, Solomon, the Last Supper
Grades 6–8Genre and interpretationParables, Psalms, Esther, Jonah, Solomon
Grades 9–12Allusion and literary analysisAdam and Eve, Psalm 23, Lamentations, Good Samaritan laws

What makes this classroom-friendly?

The activities run entirely in the browser. There are no student accounts, no logins, and no data collected. That keeps the setup simple and reduces the privacy questions that come with many online tools.

Multilingual Support

Like all the Critical Thinking Online Breakouts, every effort has been made to leverage Gen AI translations into target languages most found in Texas classrooms, including English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, and Chinese. Use the handy language switcher at the top right of every breakout. It appears as the following:

All activities are fully translated. Feel free to explore them via each individual breakout. For example, here’s a quick list of the Spanish version of each activity.

One Example

Teachers can use the activities as a station, enrichment option, close-reading practice, substitute lesson, or small-group challenge. In public-school settings, you will still want to follow district guidance and review materials before assigning them. In private religious schools, the same activities can support literary study while leaving room for the school’s own mission and instructional choices.

Where does this fit instructionally?

These breakouts are not a replacement for curriculum. They are a practice space.

Use them when you want students to:

  • Read a short text or clue closely
  • Cite evidence instead of guessing
  • Identify genre, sequence, theme, or allusion
  • Separate textual fact from interpretation
  • Discuss a sensitive topic through an academic frame
  • Practice reasoning without collecting student data

For younger students, that may mean putting story events in order or naming the source of a detail. For middle school students, it may mean noticing irony, reversal, or poetic language. For high school students, it may mean tracking allusion, archetype, metaphor, or the difference between academic and devotional reading.

A note on respectful use

This resource is designed to avoid two mistakes, including the following:

  • It does not treat sacred texts casually, and
  • It does not turn public-school reading into religious instruction.

That balance is not always easy. Some readers will come to these texts with deep personal faith. Others will come from different religious traditions, no religious tradition, or simple curiosity. A good classroom activity should make room for all of those students by keeping the task clear, fair, and text-based.

As an educator, it’s worth bringing students back to the evidence. What does the clue say? What claim does it support? What answer can you prove from the text?

Ready to try these out?

Use the Bible as Literature: Critical Thinking Online Breakouts when you need a careful, respectful way to help students read biblical texts as literature, history, and cultural reference. The activities are free, browser-based, multilingual, and built for close reading rather than debate.

Explore the Bible as Literature CTOBs, review the correlation guide, and choose one activity that fits your students’ grade band and reading goal.

List of Additional Links For Your Exploration

Answer Key Availability

While this content is available for free classroom use by individual teachers, if your campus or district would like to license this content for use, please don’t hesitate to reach out. The answer key can be made available.

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Igniting Minds: The PRISM Framework for ELLs

by Miguel Guhlin
written by Miguel Guhlin

The PRISM framework offers a powerful and practical approach to supporting English Language Learners (ELLs). It assists you by facilitating simple to complex thinking through the use of meaningful learning experiences. In this blog entry, you will see three possible projects aligned to the TEKS that will help you incorporate the PRISM Framework for ELLs.

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These experiences match the acronym, which stands for Patterns, Reasoning, Ideas, Situation, and Methods:

  • Patterns: Identifying similarities and differences.
  • Reasoning: Explaining why things happen.
  • Ideas: Generating new ideas and possibilities.
  • Situation: Understanding the context of a problem.
  • Methods: Developing and testing solutions.

Combine PRISM with project-based learning to get benefits of:

  • Creativity
  • Critical thinking
  • Language development

Let’s explore these ideas via three example projects for grades K-2, 3-6, and 6-8. Before we do that, let’s get a big picture of each project.

PRISM in Action: Grade-Specific Ideas

First, let’s take a look at this organizer showing projects and each step of the PRISM Framework for ELLs. Notice how PRISM scaffolds students as they move from simple to complex.

  • Patterns: Students identify recurring features in their neighborhood (K-2), cultural symbols (3-5), and sustainable features (6-8), focusing on related vocabulary.
  • Reasoning: Students explain the purpose of neighborhood features (K-2), the significance of cultural symbols (3-5), and the benefits of sustainable features (6-8), practicing explanatory language.
  • Ideas: Students brainstorm improvements for their neighborhood (K-2), compare cultural traditions (3-5), and propose sustainability solutions (6-8), developing creative and comparative language.
  • Situation: Students discuss community cooperation (K-2), global traditions (3-5), and the global impact of local actions (6-8), focusing on social interaction and global awareness vocabulary.
  • Methods: Students practice conversational English through role-play (K-2), collaborate on presentations (3-5), and present their solutions with Q&A (6-8), enhancing spoken English and presentation skills.

With that big picture overview, let’s go a bit deeper into each project.

Project Spotlight: Engaging ELLs Across Grade Levels

Let’s take a closer look at each project idea and how the PRISM framework and TEKS alignment come together in practice. Each comes with an AI-aided TEKS alignment. Be sure to check to see if it applies to your own classroom and curriculum goals.

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Neighborhood Storybooks: A K-2 Adventure in Community Exploration

Young learners connect best with what they know. K-2 ELLs create storybooks about their neighborhoods to learn vocabulary, storytelling, and community.

PRISM Breakdown

Patterns: Students identify and draw recurring elements in their neighborhoods (e.g., houses, trees, stores).

  • TEKS Alignment: Mathematics §111.11.b.1.C – identify, create, and extend patterns of objects, pictures, and numbers.
  • Other TEKS: Visual Arts §117.103(b)(1)(A) – identify the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, and space, in their own artwork.

Reasoning: They use sentence stems (e.g., “My house has a _____”, “The park is for _____”) to discuss the purpose of these places.

  • TEKS Alignment: ELAR §110.4(b)(7) – express complete thoughts and ideas clearly.
  • Other TEKS: ELAR §110.4(b)(8) – share information and ideas that are relevant to the topic or text.

Ideas: Students imagine and draw new things they would like to see in their neighborhood (e.g., a playground, a library).

  • TEKS Alignment: ELAR §110.5(b)(4) – generate ideas before writing or speaking.

Situation: The class discusses how neighbors help each other and participate in community events.

  • TEKS Alignment: Social Studies §113.12(b)(1)(A) – identify the responsibilities of citizens.

Methods: Students role-play simple conversations related to their neighborhood (e.g., asking for directions, greeting a neighbor).

  • TEKS Alignment: ELAR §110.4(b)(5) – participate collaboratively in conversations with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • Other TEKS: ELAR §110.4(b)(6) – speak audibly and clearly using appropriate language for the situation.
  • ELPS Alignment: This activity strongly aligns with various aspects of the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), particularly regarding speaking and listening skills in social and academic contexts. You could specifically reference the ELPS expectations for the students’ grade level related to expressing themselves and interacting with others.
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Cultural Quilts: Weaving Heritage into 3-5 Learning

For grades 3-5, the “Cultural Heritage Celebrations” project celebrates the diverse backgrounds of students. The “Cultural Heritage Celebrations” project for grades 3-5 allows students to design quilt squares representing their cultural heritage, celebrating diversity and building descriptive language skills.

PRISM Breakdown

Patterns: Students draw or represent cultural symbols, traditions, or celebrations that are important to them or their families.

  • TEKS Alignment: Visual Arts §117.106(b)(1)(A) – identify and describe cultural contexts expressed in art.
  • Other TEKS: Social Studies §113.15(b)(1)(B) – identify and describe customs, traditions, and celebrations of various cultural groups in the community and other parts of the world.

Reasoning: Learners explain the significance and meaning behind their chosen symbols or traditions.

  • TEKS Alignment: Social Studies §113.15(b)(2)(B) – explain the significance of various cultural celebrations.

Ideas: Facilitate classroom discussions where students compare and contrast different cultural traditions represented in their quilt squares.

  • TEKS Alignment: ELAR §110.9(b)(4) – compare and contrast information in texts and graphics.
  • Other TEKS: Social Studies §113.15(b)(2)(A) – compare and contrast customs, traditions, and celebrations of different cultural groups.

Situation: Students research global traditions and celebrations, exploring their origins and significance in different parts of the world.

  • TEKS Alignment: Social Studies §113.17(b)(1)(A) – identify customs and celebrations of various cultural groups.

Methods: The class collaboratively assembles the individual quilt squares into a class quilt, creating a visual representation of their diverse heritage.

  • TEKS Alignment: Social Studies §113.18(b)(1)(B) – work independently and collaboratively.

Enhancing the Project for ELLs:

  • Provide examples of cultural symbols and traditions from various cultures.
  • Encourage students to interview family members about their heritage.
  • Use bilingual resources and allow students to use their native language for initial brainstorming and note-taking.
  • Provide sentence starters for explaining the significance of their symbols.
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Eco-School Design: 6-8 Sustainability Showcase

Middle school ELLs engage in problem-solving and critical thinking with the “Sustainable Solutions Challenge” project. This activity combines research, design, and presentation skills. Students work to propose eco-friendly solutions for their school or community.

PRISM Breakdown

Patterns: Students research common features of sustainable buildings and practices (e.g., solar panels, rainwater harvesting, recycling programs).

  • TEKS Alignment: Science §112.18(b)(2)(A) – identify and describe the properties of natural resources.

Reasoning: Learners explain the environmental and economic benefits of these sustainable features using cause-and-effect language.

  • TEKS Alignment: Science §112.19(b)(1)(B) – analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations.

Ideas: Encourage students to brainstorm innovative and practical sustainability solutions tailored to their school or community’s needs.

  • TEKS Alignment:
    • Grade 6-7: ELAR TEKS 110.5(b)(4) – plan a first draft by generating ideas.
    • Grade 8: ELAR TEKS 110.6(b)(1)(A) – generate and organize ideas for composing clear, innovative responses.

Situation: Students connect their proposed solutions to broader global environmental challenges, understanding the importance of sustainability on a larger scale.

  • TEKS Alignment: Science §112.20(b)(1)(D) – evaluate the impact of human activities on Earth systems.

Methods: Students present their designs and solutions to the class, incorporating visual aids and participating in a Q\&A session to receive peer feedback.

  • TEKS Alignment: Technology Applications §126.16(b)(1)(A) – present information in a variety of formats.

To better enhance the project for English Language Learners, consider taking advantage of the SAVE process.

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SAVE Earth: Steps and Resources

It can be easy to forget second language learners need a bit more scaffolding. The SAVE process can assist language learners in these ways: offer visual and simplified information, provide tools to organize thoughts without relying on words alone, as well as give sentence support to clearly express their ideas.

SAVE Earth: Steps and Resources

S: See and understand easy-to-find information (e.g., websites, videos, diagrams)

A: Arrange your ideas using helpful tools (e.g., mind maps, charts)

  • Example: Create a mind map to brainstorm different ways to reduce plastic waste.
  • Resources:
    • Use a free online mind mapping tool like MindMeister or draw one on paper.
    • Create a chart comparing the energy consumption of different appliances (search online for energy consumption charts).
    • Develop a flowchart outlining the steps of recycling (search online for recycling process flowcharts).

V: Voice your thoughts clearly with support (e.g., sentence frames, prompts)

  • Example: Use the sentence frame: “One way to help the environment is by __ because __.”
  • Resources:
    • Sentence Frames:
      • “The impact of pollution is __ because __.”
      • “A sustainable solution to this problem could be __.”
      • “I think this is important because __.”
    • Prompts:
      • “Explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy.”
      • “Describe one way your school could become more environmentally friendly.”

E: Engage with others and learn together (e.g., group work, discussions)

  • Example: Participate in a group discussion about the pros and cons of different energy sources.
  • Resources:
    • Group Work Activity: Plan a school-wide recycling campaign as a team.
    • Discussion Prompts: 
      • “What are some of the biggest environmental challenges facing our community?”
      • “How can young people make a difference in protecting the environment?”
    • Peer Feedback: Share your ideas for reducing waste with a partner and get their suggestions.

Project-Based Learning and PRISM Framework for ELLs

PRISM and TEKS with SAVE create engaging, hands-on learning for ELLs, boosting language skills, critical thinking, and collaboration. These projects empower their academic and linguistic success in Texas classrooms.

Let us know how you plan to use the PRISM Framework for ELLs in the comments below!

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Effective Learning Strategies You Can Use Right Now

by Miguel Guhlin
written by Miguel Guhlin

What effective learning strategies can you enhance with AI tools? Leverage AI to make you a more effective and efficient learner! Let’s take a look at how you learn. Then we’ll try to answer the question, “How can I use AI chatbots to improve my application of those effective learning strategies?” 

Effective Learning Strategies

As an educator (and faithful reader of TCEA TechNotes blog!) you are likely aware of John Hattie’s work. Hattie highlights effective strategies that enjoy a high-effect size. You can see a collection by effect size via the Visible Learning MetaX database. While there are various strategies usable in the classroom, which can your students use on their own?

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To answer that question, let’s take a look at a few strategies below. You can leverage these on your own, by yourself, and make your own learning more effective. I’ve condensed these strategies into several groups to help you sift through them. Definitions for each are quoted from the Visible Learning MetaX database and linked, and the effect sizes are current as of September, 2024.

Group #1: Gathering New Learning

  • Strategy to Integrate with Prior Knowledge (0.93). Connecting new info to what you already know. This helps build better mental maps of ideas.
  • Self-directed learning (0.67). You take charge of your own learning. You find info and solve problems with little help from teachers.
  • Concept mapping (0.62). Making visual diagrams of ideas. Show how different pieces of info relate to each other.

Group #2: Thinking About Content

  • Critical thinking (0.84). Use skills like analysis and reasoning. Helps you decide what to believe and why.
  • Metacognition (0.52). Thinking about your own thinking. Includes methods to help you understand how they learn.
  • Questioning (0.49). Asking yourself questions during learning.

Group #3: Maintaining Your Learning

  • Spaced vs massed practice (0.59). Spreading out study over time vs cramming. Spaced practice involves shorter sessions over a longer period.
  • Interleaved practice (0.46). Mixing different types of problems or topics in one study session. Opposite of studying one topic fully before moving to the next.
  • Practice testing (0.49). Also called retrieval practice. Improve long-term memory by practicing recalling information.

Now, imagine if you could use AI chatbots to assist you with implementing these? Let’s put together a plan to use AI chatbots and tools.

Let’s ask ourselves, “What is something I want to learn more about?” Often, topics relevant to our work or activities is the best place to start. For example, I want to learn more about Zaretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. How could I go about doing that?

Group #1: Gathering New Learning

My first step is to ask myself, “What do I already know about this topic?” And make a list. Then provide that list to an AI chatbot to see what questions it could come up with. These questions can help guide my own learning, and identify areas of study.

You can use chatbots in the following three ways to gather new learning ideas and connect ideas to your prior knowledge. That’s important because without a prior knowledge connection, any new ideas won’t stick.

  • Use chatbots to generate questions that connect new topics to your existing knowledge
  • Ask chatbots to create personalized learning plans based on your interests and goals
  • Have chatbots help you create concept maps by suggesting connections between ideas

Here’s what my prompt looks like:

I am interested in learning more about Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. I am basing a lot of my new knowledge on Zaretta Hammond’s book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. Here’s what I already know about this topic:

  • Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) is a research-based approach to teaching.
  • CRT connects students’ cultures, languages, and life experiences with what they learn in school.
  • Understanding where students are coming from can help me build better relationships with them
  • Building better relationships with students makes them more receptive to learning new things from me.

Could you generate questions that connect Zaretta’s book to what I already know, and create a personalized learning plan based on my interests? Could you also make a mermaid diagram that I can add to over time connecting ideas?

See an example of an AI chatbot results for this prompt.

Group #2: Thinking About Content

Now that you’ve gathered new learning ideas, it’s time to dig deeper into the content. This group of strategies focuses on challenging your assumptions, promoting critical thinking, and encouraging metacognition.

By engaging with chatbots in these ways, you’ll develop a more nuanced understanding of the material. This can assist you as you work to improve your ability to analyze and reflect on complex topics.

  • Ask chatbots to play “devil’s advocate” to challenge your thinking on a topic
  • Use chatbots to explain your learning process back to you, prompting reflection
  • Have chatbots generate thought-provoking questions about the material you’re studying

Sample Prompt

Consider the following as a prompt you can use to think more deeply about content:

You are a critical thinking coach. Analyze my perspective on [topic], then play devil’s advocate to challenge my assumptions. Generate thought-provoking questions that prompt deeper reflection. Finally, explain my thought process back to me, highlighting areas for metacognitive improvement. Let me know when you are ready to question my assumptions in an interactive manner.

Want to see how this plays out in regards to Culturally Responsive Teaching? See results in this Google Doc.

Group #3: Maintaining Your Learning

Learning doesn’t stop once you’ve acquired new knowledge. As you know, it’s an ongoing process. It requires consistent review and practice. Mike Bell (The Fundamentals of Teaching) writes:

We form memories when some of the pathways become strengthened by repeated usage. Repeated stimulation leads to pathways becoming permanently open, known as “long-term potentiation.” It takes about a day for pathways to close.
When we first learn something, our recall can initially be near 100%. Over the next few hours, recall starts to fade. Without repetition, memory strength returns to zero. Repeating the same pathways slows the forgetting process so that after several repetitions, we have good long-term memory.

Getting organized to repeat the same pathways to slow the forgetting process can be a bit of a pain. AI can help with that. This group of strategies leverages chatbots to help you reinforce your learning, improve retention, and integrate knowledge across different subjects.

By implementing these techniques, you’ll create a sustainable learning system that ensures long-term mastery of the material. Please find the three actions below:

  • Use chatbots to create spaced repetition schedules for reviewing material
  • Ask chatbots to generate practice problems that mix different topics you’ve studied
  • Have chatbots quiz you on past material to test your recall and retention

With that in mind, here’s a prompt (see results) you can use to assist you.

Sample Prompt

Here’s a prompt to assist you in maintaining your learning:

You are a personalized learning assistant. Create a spaced repetition schedule for my study topics. Generate practice problems that interleave different subjects I’ve learned. Regularly quiz me on past material to test my recall. Adjust the schedule and problem difficulty based on my performance.

One Final Takeaway

The key is using the AI tools to support and enhance your learning strategies, not replace your own thinking and effort. Chatbots can help make the strategies more engaging and personalized.

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Resources for Black History Month

by Peggy Reimers
written by Peggy Reimers

February is Black History Month. Each year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History chooses a theme for the month. The theme for Black History Month in 2023 was “Black Resistance.” This theme explores how “African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression since the earliest days of our nation.” 

As a former elementary school teacher, it was always very helpful to me to have a list to sift through to find just the right resources for a lesson. Feel free to check out this list of resources I think you’ll find useful for Black History Month.

National Today

National Today is a website that lists individual and monthly holidays, and it is a great resource to draw from if you just need quick facts and information on Black History Month, such as:

  • History
  • timeline
  • FAQs
  • Activities for observing the month
  • Five interesting facts
  • Why it is important

34 Black History Month Activities for February and Beyond

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This is a GOLDMINE! We Are Teachers has released 34 Black History Month activities for February and beyond. This site has a wonderful variety of ideas that covers a wide range of grade levels, and I think this is my best find! Here are a few of the options:

  • Recreate a civil rights freedom movement poster.
  • Virtually visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
  • Watch “Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History.”
  • Create a Black History Month playlist.
  • Check out online exhibits on Black History.

Black History Month Posters

Jen Bengel has shared her daughter Malaya’s artwork with a set of free posters. These are in the Teachers Pay Teachers marketplace. There are 15 prominent African Americans featured.  Each person has two posters. One poster has a quote, and the other one has contributions from the individual. Selections include:

  • Harriet Tubman
  • Sojourner Truth
  • Rosa Parks
  • Crispus Attucks
  • Angela Davis
  • Barrack Obama
  • Barbara Jordan
  • Mae Carol Jemison
  • Coretta Scott King
  • Bryan Stevenson
  • Bessie Coleman
  • Alice Coachman
  • Shirley Chrisholm
  • Ida B. Wells
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

Teaching Mama

Angela Thayer’s blog, Teaching Mama, has free printable Black History Month posters. The author requests that you please visit her blog to download the PDFs. Look for the large pink “Download Here” box to download the posters.

Rise Vision

The Rise Vision Blog has ten free Black History Month posters for schools. You will need to enter your name and email address to receive the ZIP file. Among the honored are Shirley Chisholm, Elijah McCoy, and Barack Obama. 

Education.com

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Education.com has an 11×17 poster of Black changemakers featuring activists, artists, authors, and revolutionaries. You will need to create an account in order to download the poster.

We Are Teachers

We Are Teachers has two sets of posters: Five Free Black History Month Quote Posters for Your Classroom and Science Posters to Celebrate Black History All Year Long.

And, just in case you missed it, check out this blog post for all kinds of other free classroom posters.

Student Poster Creation

Adobe Expres

This next one is pretty cool. Adobe Express allows you to choose a template that highlights prominent Black leaders. Teachers and students can customize a poster with professionally designed images, graphics, fonts, and more. Do note that you will need to create an account.  

Canva

If you or your students are using Canva in your classroom, try creating a poster or designing a quote with this online graphic design tool. With just a quick search, I found plenty of choices to help create a professional-looking design. 

120 Inspiring Quotes for Black History Month 

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This article has 120 inspiring quotes from powerful public figures that have left a lasting effect on our country with their insightful words, historic speeches, and more.

Here is a sampling:

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”

– Coretta Scott King

“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.”

– Maya Angelou

“Character is power.”

– Booker T. Washington

One more resource to pull quotes from is 99 Black History Quotes to Start 2023.

Can Kids Change the World?

In 2021, Scholastic released a seven-minute video that asks the question: Did the fight for civil rights include children? Watch the video to learn about seven year old Ayanna Najuma, who braved consequences to make her community more inclusive. 

The 13 Best Places to Celebrate Black History Month in 2023

If you happen to live in LA, Houston, Kansas City, Missouri, or any of the other ten places listed in this U.S. News article, plan on a visit or field trip to these top museums or events.

Oprah Daily Black History Month 2023

If you are looking for a book to read? Check out the Oprah Daily on Black History Month 2023. The website lists the 21 best books by black authors you should read in your lifetime.

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Three Online Public Radio Search Tools

by Miguel Guhlin
written by Miguel Guhlin

This past holiday season, I spent some of my time listening to music from around the globe. I didn’t have to pay a cent for it, and what fun to explore the world in an interactive audio map. Wish you had a way to listen to music from around the world? Explore online public radio with one of these tools.

Why Listen to Public Radio in the Classroom?

EdSurge offers a few compelling reasons that go beyond it being pleasant:

  • Listening is a great mode of delivery for informational “texts.” Public radio stories can be a great example of spoken academic language.
  • You can hear and interpret emotions, which gives students a powerful connection to the speaker.
  • Radio announcers use techniques in their voicing that keep you listening. They create drama with their voice.

Be sure to read the complete article for more reasons why. Others suggest that listening to radio announcers and audio content can help you learn a language.

Tool #1: Radio Garden

Radio Garden makes it easy to explore audio around the world. You can click and drag the world map on your screen to place a circle anywhere in the world you want. Here’s what that looked like as I was listening to music from Spain:

Radio Garden online public radio Spain

This service is a nonprofit Dutch radio and digital research project. The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision developed Radio Garden from 2013 to 2016. It was a project of The Transnational Radio Knowledge Platform and five other European universities (source). You can add your favorite stations to a list or bookmark them in your browser. Additionally, you can share the link to the station on Twitter, Facebook, or via email.

This site is hours of fun. I ended up visiting many locations around the globe to listen to music in English, Spanish, and others. You can guess what language I was listening to with this picture:

Radio Garden online public radio Italy

Give it a try.

Tool #2: Radio.net

Radio.net makes it easy to find public radio stations online, albeit in a less interactive way than Radio Garden.

You can type in the name of the desired country and get a list of public radio stations to explore.

This site works more like a search engine, making it easy to locate the public radio stations you want. You will be listening to music pretty quickly after you begin your search, though.

Tool #3: FMRadio Online

Another amazing music finder is FMRadio Online, which lets you surf via radio stations in the United States. But there’s more!

You can find radio stations by country flag, getting a list of radio stations for each country. I found myself captivated by local radio stations in Costa Rica, including classic songs. For any globe-trotter, a world of audio and music lies at your fingertips via your web browser.

Bonus Tip

Want to record audio from an internet radio station or any audio on your computer? Why not give Audacity a try? Look for a brief tutorial post on how to get it done next week.

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How to Be a Culturally Responsive Teacher

by Essie Childers
written by Essie Childers

I remember being invited to attend a party in high school. I really did not know very many people and felt invisible. Others were laughing and enjoying the party, but I stood in the corner and wondered if anyone saw me. I wanted to wave my hands and say, “Come over here and talk to me!” Does this sound familiar to you? If so, move this scenario into the classroom.

Our classrooms have become a melting pot of nationalities with students from different cultures, beliefs, languages, and mindsets. We cannot afford to overlook anyone by teaching the way we were taught. Our learning environments must be adjusted to foster the success of students from underrepresented backgrounds. Faculty has a golden opportunity to allow all students to be present or visible in the online or face-to-face classroom. Since the landscape of our classrooms has changed, we must tweak our teaching by being culturally responsive teachers. Before I share the benefits of being a culturally responsive teacher, let’s dive into the meaning of a culturally responsive teacher.

What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?

Margery Ginsberg and Raymond Wlodkowski, in their book, “Diversity and Motivation Culturally Responsive Teaching in College,” shared the following statement. 

“Culturally responsive teaching occurs when there is respect for the backgrounds and circumstances of students regardless of individual status and power, and when there is a design for learning that embraces the range of needs, interests, and orientations in a classroom.” 

Being a culturally responsive teacher recognizes and appreciates diversity. Everyone in your class feels and acts as if they belong at the party (in the classroom). Now, let’s look at some benefits of culturally responsive teaching.

Three Benefits of Culturally Responsive Teaching 

1. Social Connection

You may remember the popular TV show, “Cheers.” It was a bar/restaurant where everyone knew each other. When you went there, you felt as if you belonged. As a culturally responsive teacher, it is important that we know our students by name and create opportunities for students to connect with their classmates. As an instructor, one knows that learning does not take place in isolation. Building a community can be accomplished by hosting informal Zoom chats where students can join and ask questions about the course. Instructors also can start a discussion post called, “water-cooler breaks.” Posts of this nature can include topics such as recommending a good movie, job openings, sharing a shopping website, etc. Through informal Zoom chats and water-cooler breaks, students realize they share similar values and interests and feel more connected to each other.  

2. Increased Cognitive Development 

Learning thrives in a positive, safe environment. When students can celebrate and appreciate diversity, group work becomes more enjoyable. Students work in harmony to find ways to collaborate and become co-facilitators in the learning process. Students can develop critical thinking skills as they work together on analyzing and solving problems. Sit back and watch students teaching one another and helping students who need extra instruction. The attention moves away from the color of one’s skin, tattoos, or hair styles to focusing on success in the classroom, which leads to development.

3. Engagement and Retention

One huge benefit of culturally responsive teaching is the opportunity to engage students at the beginning of the semester. As you know, the first few weeks of a semester are a very important time to engage and motivate students. Cultural discussion posts, reflective journaling, and collaborative testing are great assignments to establish inclusion. Research indicates that when students bond early through buddy or study groups, they are more engaged in the learning process and take ownership in the class. Furthermore, learning retention rates from semester to semester are higher as well as learning outcomes. 

Social connection, increased cognitive development, and engagement and retention are a few benefits of culturally responsive teaching. There is no need to reconstruct your entire syllabus to celebrate and appreciate diversity. You can make a difference today in preparing students to succeed in a global society. Mayo Angelo states it so beautifully in her quote:

“We should all know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads  of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Is January 16!

by Emily Horn
written by Emily Horn

Did you know that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is not only a national holiday, it’s also a national day of service? In fact, it’s the only federal holiday with this designation. Throughout his life, MLK, Jr. emphasized the importance of service in communities. So not only does this day celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and what he accomplished, strove for, and stood for, but it is also a day to propel us into action.

We can teach about MLK, Jr. and other civil rights leaders and activists’ acts of service to inspire our own. In addition to teaching and discussing civil rights, MLK, Jr., and other civil rights leaders and activists, we can find ways to create opportunities of actionable service for students – opportunities that help fulfill MLK, Jr.’s dream of a “beloved community.” Let’s take a look at some resources for MLK, Jr. Day and for teaching about civil rights.

“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK, Jr. Day Theme for 2023

This year’s theme, presented by The King Center, is “It Starts with Me: Cultivating a Beloved Community Mindset to Transform Unjust Systems.” The King Center states that:

Martin Luther King, Jr. described the “Beloved Community” as a society where “caring and compassion drive political policies that support the worldwide elimination of poverty and hunger and all forms of bigotry and violence. At its core, the ‘Beloved Community’ is an engine of reconciliation.”

MLK, Jr. and Civil Rights Resources

The King Center

The King Center's MLK Jr. Day Theme for 2023

On January 13, The King Center will host a “Beloved Community Teach-In,” and PK-12 lesson plans and educational materials are fully available once you register! They are also offering a virtual reading and puppet show of “The Little Bucket” on January 11 and a “Beloved Community Global Youth Summit” for ages 13-18 on January 12.

National Civil Rights Museum

E-Learning activities from National Civil Rights Museum

As someone who grew up and spent most of my life in Memphis, TN, I am proud of this museum. It is an incredible place to visit and offers so much learning and insight. But if you can’t visit in person, the museum offers virtual resources for students and teachers, like:

Exploring Primary Sources

Stanford University's MLK, Jr. research and education Institute

Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute offers a vast selection of primary sources that can be studied, including speeches, letters, and more. You can also find numerous speeches and sermons available on YouTube. Additionally, the Smithsonian offers photographs, posters, portraits, and other items to explore. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library has letters and telegrams between the President and Martin Luther King, Jr., and DocsTeach through the National Archives has 92 documents for use in the classroom. It also has an interactive activity for upper elementary on “Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Fight for Civil Rights“.

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How Will You Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month?

by Emily Horn
written by Emily Horn

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out five resources you can use this month and year-round. Before diving into the resources, let’s look at the history of Hispanic Heritage Month.

What is Hispanic Heritage Month?

The period between September 15 and October 15, known in the United States as Hispanic Heritage Month, marks many celebrations and anniversaries relating to Latin American countries. For example, according to NationalHispanicHeritageMonth.gov, September 15 is Independence Day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Additionally, Mexico’s Independence Day is September 16, Chile’s is September 18, and Columbus Day is October 12. Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and President Ronald Reagan expanded the celebration to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988. This is a month to celebrate, acknowledge, and educate on the significant contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the United States and beyond, but this should extend well past the month and integrate into every day.

1. National Education Association

NEA has a wealth of resources, lesson plans, activities, multimedia, booklists, and more for Hispanic Heritage Month. These are split up by grade level for teachers to make it easy to navigate. NEA also links to a PBS article with good information on cultural appropriation, what it is, and how to be mindful and respectful.

2. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino

Explore virtual exhibits, bilingual resources, Latino military contributions, primary sources and personal stories, inspiring women, and more on the National Museum of the American Latino’s website. They also link to a fantastic article by the Smithsonian Latino Center, “Top Eight Reasons Why and How We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.” The Nuestra America on Smithsonian Learning Lab also has a great collection of stories to explore.

3. Anti-Defamation League

National Hispanic Heritage Month Ideas

The Anti-Defamation League has a great article with links to lesson plans, children’s literature, resources, and more. They also provide resources on bias and discrimination and how to approach discussions on race.

4. PBS

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PBS Learning Media offers fantastic resources for exploring Hispanic heritage within “the broader American narrative.” This means exploring everything from American pre-history to settlement to current issues. This website offers many primary sources and aligns with Common Core and the TEKS. Lesson plans are labeled with grade levels for easy navigation.

5. National Hispanic Heritage Month Website

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On NationalHispanicHeritageMonth.gov, teachers can find resources linked to The Library of Congress, National Archives, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institute. You’ll discover a rich variety of lessons, resources, studies, and other content.

Do you have any suggestions or resources you love that should be added to the list? If so, leave them in the comments for us to discover and explore.

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10 First Day of School Activities Shared by Teachers

by Emily Horn
written by Emily Horn

I recently came across a post by @Teacher2Teacher on Twitter that I just HAD to bookmark. They asked a simple question: “Do you have any back to school rituals that you just LOVE?” Boy was I excited to explore the answers and activities shared! Here are some of my favorites.

Name Pronunciation

Renee Dawson (@APSITSdawson) had a fantastic idea to share. She has her students record the correct pronunciation of their names using Microsoft Flip (formerly Flipgrid) so that everyone can pronounce names correctly from the start of the year.

What’s Your Name Story?

Stevie Frank (@steviefrank23) uses a ball of yarn to complete an ice breaker with students. She asks the question, “What’s your name story?” and tosses the yarn to a student. The recipient answers, holds on to the yarn, and then throws the ball of yarn to another student who answers. This continues until the whole class has participated. A web of yarn is created between all the students. “By the end, we all see how we’re connected, and we get to learn parts of identity,” says Stevie. You can do this activity with all kinds of questions!

Student Superheroes

I absolutely love this idea from Mark Holt (@Holteacher). He calls his 5th grade students superheroes. On the first day of school, they decorate capes with a superhero name and symbol they create for themselves. Mark says, “Some of the students wear their capes all year long.”

Letter to the Teacher

@PamAmendola has students write her a letter. In the letter, they tell her about their lives, their families, their likes/dislikes, and anything else they’d like to share about themselves. “I get an authentic, low stakes writing sample where I hear their voice,” she says.

Team Building with Puzzles

@lberrelez32 buys some 24-piece children’s puzzles from Dollar Tree. She partners up students with one partner blindfolded. Only the blindfolded student can touch the puzzle. “Their partner has to talk them through putting it together. Great team building activity,” she says.

My First Day

Mrs. Moore (@BookDragon_Kat) works with a lot of military kids. She says that reading “My First Day” is a great way for them to share about where they’ve lived, build connections, and learn about how people in different parts of the world go to school.

Plastic Cup Challenge

@Riverart9 puts students in groups of four to five and gives them an equal number of cups of varied sizes and made of different materials. Then she challenges the groups to build the tallest tower of cups. She likes this as a first day of school activity because it encourages teamwork and resilience.

The Name Juggle

Tyle Pelletier (@TPelletierG5) named his favorite activity as being “The Name Juggle.” In this game, students take a ball and say the name of the person they’re tossing it to. Increase the complexity and fun by adding more balls and speeding up the game as students get to know each other’s names.

“Where I’m From” Poems

One activity suggested by @Creative_Ink16 is writing “Where I’m From” poems. Here’s an example with a template based on “Where I’m From” by poet George Ella Lyons. This site also includes a video of students performing their poems. “The students decorate their final drafts, and we hang them up on the classroom wall,” adds Creative_Ink16. I absolutely love this idea.

Letters from Last Year

If you had students write letters at the end of last school year, it’s a great way to introduce incoming students to their new environment. @Kwillmann suggests “reading letters written by last year’s students about how to succeed in class.” It also gives students something to look forward to doing at the end of the year.

Do you have any favorites to add to the list? Tell us about them in the comments, and let’s all have a great first day of school!

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Five Resources for Indigenous Peoples and Native American Heritage

by Miguel Guhlin
written by Miguel Guhlin

Looking for free lessons and activities for your students? Let’s explore five sources of content– including lessons, books, Google Earth, and podcasts. You can adapt these resources for several purposes. The focus of the resources is on Indigenous peoples and Native American Heritage. Rediscovering our history and exploring native perspectives can provide powerful insights. One place to start learning is the National Museum of the American Indian.

Note: In writing this, I realize how ignorant I am in spite of my efforts. I invite those of you who know more to share what amazing resources may be missing in the comments. Let’s learn together.

#1: Indigenous Peoples Day Lessons and Activities

Indigenous Peoples Day includes a rich collection of lessons. You can use the content here for Native American Heritage Month (month of November).

TechLearning.com offers a list of lessons and activities; here are two that caught my eye from their list:

a) Celebrating Indigenous Languages. Use Google Earth to explore how indigenous languages are being kept alive. When you visit the website, you will find a digital homage to at-risk languages. On the website, they share:

Indigenous communities around the globe are working to preserve and revitalize their languages. They teach them to future generations and share them with non-Indigenous speakers. You will find indigenous traditional greetings, favorite sayings and meaningful songs.

b) Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resources. This website offers lessons, books, and films. The goal is to share what happened when Christopher Columbus invaded indigenous lands. Lessons focus on:

  • Critical analysis of the textbook version of Columbus’ discovery
  • Role-playing a trial of Columbus’ genocide of the Tainos people in the late 15th century
  • Analysis of President Andrew Jackson’s speeches relevant to the Trail of Tears

Current events are also included, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline. These lessons offer a powerful counterpoint to dominant cultural perspectives. They serve as a great way to engage students in problem-based learning (PBL). What’s more, students can develop critical thinking skills as they analyze past policies.

You can also find author interviews and booklists via the Colorin Colorado website.

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#2: Teaching for Change

As a native Panamanian and American of Swedish descent, I undertook a quick inventory. The inventory wasn’t of my possessions, but rather, my history and cultural roots. Even though I grew up in Central America, I know very little about its history. Many children who grow up in the United States should learn the history of Central America. They also may be curious, as I am, about their heritage.

Teaching Central America offers this point:

More than four million Central Americans live in the United States today. The lack of school resources on Central American heritage make its history invisible. Central America is too-often portrayed as a strip of land on a map connecting North and South America. There is a scarcity of literature in the school libraries.

To address the dearth of resources on history and literature, you can find more online now. Teachers can find “free downloadable lessons, bios, poetry, and prose.” You can test your knowledge of Central America with a short quiz (I scored 1 correct out of 5).

Did You Know?

Microsoft has an Indigenous theme for its Edge browser. You can find Google Chrome browser themes that have a Native American look to them appear online.

The website offers a few free books for students, including:

  • Wilfredo: Un Nino de El Salvador (45 pages, free)
  • Beauty and Eco-Relationships in the Natural World of Central America
  • Leaving Home: Socratic Dialogue with Art
  • Geography is History: Locate the Countries of Central America
  • Rediscovering America

Although these are for elementary level students, there are others for older students. This site offers some fantastic content.

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#3: University of Connecticut

Need to deepen your knowledge of African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino history? Consider the resources the University of Connecticut offers as one source. Their online curriculum offers an African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino studies course. The content has five units featuring:

  • Early Beginnings
  • Blood and Beauty
  • Sweat
  • Resistance
  • Where Are We Now

Each unit is replete with readings, primary sources, historical fiction, films, and activities. The historiographies cover quite a bit of ground, including web and journal articles. You will find quotes like this one from Jayline Hernandez Gomez:

“Although I come from an uneducated family background, my parents are not the ones who failed to educate me,” Hernandez Gomez read during a three-minute public comment. “My history classes failed me.” (Source)

With websites like this one, you get a sense of the scope of what’s left to learn about history. One drawback to the site is that it relies on published books, so you may find yourself paying out of pocket.

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#4: A Google Slides Template

Check out this Native American Heritage focused, Google Slides template. Developed by Google for Education, it offers a wide variety of slides and activities. For example, you will find links to make a copy of Google Slides templates for:

These two templates are simple and meant for children to use. Students customize the compliment chain:

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In addition, Google Arts and Culture has released a massive Indigenous Americas collection. Some of the things you will find in it include:

And there’s much more– like sixty-five years of Navajo history through music.

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#5: The Clio

The Clio makes it easy to explore history. Among the walking and virtual tours, you will find a focus on Native American History. For example, you can find walking tours for the Crow, the Nez Perce War of 1877, and the Native American Museum. There are others, of course.

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Having grown up reading Donald Clayton Porter’s historical fiction, which had an interesting take on early colonial conflict with First Nations, I found Clio’s content enlightening. The site provides some real history to explore in pictures, audio, and video.

Additional Resources

If you’re like me, you love to read and listen to others. Allow me to share a few sources of both.

No doubt, you’ve read your share of “white Indian” stories. That is, children adopted or stolen from American settlers, then raised by Indigenous peoples. One of the books in my school library included Conrad Richter’s “The Light in the Forest.” I still remember my negative reaction, but curiosity spurred me on. Since then, I found many better stories.

Learn more about the We Are Water Protectors

You may find this collection of kid-friendly books better fare than those two authors. It’s important to keep in mind that…

Only 1% of the children’s books published in the U.S. in 2016 featured Indigenous characters, and even fewer (1/4 of the 1% = 8 books total) were written by Indigenous authors. (source)

Explore more titles via Strong Nations, an indigenous book publisher and seller. Debbie Reese shares more books of interest. You may gain a deeper appreciation for cultures lost and at-risk, as well as why they became so.

Finally, listen to these three podcasts for children:

Intended for younger children, they have a common goal of celebrating indigenous stories. Educators may also find this Kidlit These Days episode of interest, Episode 13: An Indigenous Peoples’ History.

Deepen Your Awareness of History

Don’t be afraid to explore and deepen your knowledge. There’s so much to learn and share about Indigenous peoples and Native Americans. Why not start with this collection of children’s books?

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