Grade Level: Middle School

For the Birds

Plot Summary: In this short Pixar film, several small birds land on a telephone wire and commence chattering and annoying one another. When a large bird lands nearby and seeks out their company, the smaller birds stop their bickering and turn as one against the large bird. Their attempts to make him leave their wire … For the Birds

Baboon on the Moon

Baboon and the Moon still

This lesson plan can be used either in a classroom or online. Plot Summary: This six-minute film is about a baboon who lives alone on the Moon. Wordless and moving, the video portrays the baboon as full of longing for the Earth, struggling with feelings of sadness and loneliness. Looking wistfully out at Earth, he … Baboon on the Moon

The Jigsaw Puzzle Game

colorful jigsaw puzzle

Materials needed: A picture (hardcopy/softcopy depending on the mode of lecture) Description: The selected picture should be divided equally in ratio with the number of participants and each participant should be give one part of the image. The facilitator asks the participants to guess what the whole picture depicts going just from the piece in … The Jigsaw Puzzle Game

Exploring Gender Stereotypes

It can be helpful (though not totally necessary) for students to be acquainted with the following terminology: Sex: a person’s sex refers to their biological characteristics, namely their genitals and reproductive organs. When a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not conform to either male or female, they are referred to … Exploring Gender Stereotypes

Knuffle Bunny Charades Activity

This activity is an excellent accompaniment to our book-based Knuffle Bunny lesson plan.  The lesson plan refers to the character Trixie in Knuffle Bunny. The exercise works with either reading Knuffle Bunny first as well as without reading the book (just eliminate the questions about Trixie in the latter case). Activity: Charades! “Does everybody know how the game of … Knuffle Bunny Charades Activity

Fairness, Equality, & Equity

Scales

Fairness, Equality, & Equity – Different Ways to Think about Distributive Justice This lesson plan is accessible through the Lesson Attachment link above.