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A Message to the Teachers and Students in Quebec: Loose Parts and Poetry to Unpack Ideas
Core Competencies, Loose Parts, Hands On Learning, Racism, Literacy Melissa Salter Core Competencies, Loose Parts, Hands On Learning, Racism, Literacy Melissa Salter

A Message to the Teachers and Students in Quebec: Loose Parts and Poetry to Unpack Ideas

Bill 21 is a racist law in Quebec. Today my class read The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and used loose parts to craft messages of support for the teacher removed from her classroom in Quebec for wearing a hijab as well as her students. We used these messages to build a poem of support that we hope will get to this educator as well as all of the other educators in Quebec fighting overt institutionalized racism.

Using loose parts is a powerful way to explore challenging topics and it worked well for this lesson. I have included the poem, photos, and lesson information in this post.

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Hands-On Residential School Truth & Reconciliation Day Lesson
Hands On Learning, Core Competencies, Residential Schools, Social Studies, Social Justice, Racism, Canadian History Melissa Salter Hands On Learning, Core Competencies, Residential Schools, Social Studies, Social Justice, Racism, Canadian History Melissa Salter

Hands-On Residential School Truth & Reconciliation Day Lesson

This is a hands-on simulation lesson that explores the intergenerational trauma of residential schools and the impacts on communities left without children. It is designed to support teachers talking to kids about The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

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