Teaching tolerance

Teaching Tolerance Lessons: Teach About Dr. King's Dream of a World Where People Are Judged By Their Character, Not Their Skin Color.

Although for years I've been talking to first graders about how it's okay to be different, partly thanks to Todd Parr (see here), I've never used the word "tolerance" in my room until this year. I'm not sure if my attempt was extraordinary by any means though. How would you define the word for first graders? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Here's my definition: Tolerance is being kind even when someone is different. My lesson started with a story about my experience at the gym one evening…

Even though the world is becoming more diverse, intolerance still exists. It is important that parents teach their children about diversity and tolerance.

Set a kind and welcoming atmosphere in your classroom with this inclusion and tolerance lesson plan.

Teach children and students tolerance, diversity, and peacefulness. Teaching resources, and a list of ways to teach tolerance to kids are included in this blog post. Suggested activities and resources may be used by teachers, parents, homeschooling parents, specialists, school counselors, social workers, speech therapists, special education teachers, and other specialists.

All of us have some resiliency to cope with challenges. When we encounter difficult experiences that take us past the range of our ability to tolerate, the ways we tend to respond fall into one of two categories: those of us who get agitated, and those of us who shut down. Emotional regulation refers to our ability to stay present, engaged, and able to listen and learn despite challenges. My rainbow of emotional regulation is a social-emotional learning resource that can help teach this…

Tolerance is almost universally seen as a virtue. But what is true tolerance? Is it possible to have strong opinions in a culture of tolerance? Can you respect a person and not his or her ideas? Here's a space: what do you think?

Everyone has their own sense of spirituality. This helps create a very diverse and enriched environment for students and faculty.

Don't Laugh At Me: Tolerance Poster