>> We live in a complex, interconnected
and everchanging world full of people
who each have their own equity identity,
experience and perspectives.
Classroom resources should reflect
the rich variety of the world's people,
so Learning A to Z created meaningful conversation
steps to engage children with diverse perspectives,
stories, cultures, identities and experiences
with sets available at grade bands K to one,
two to three and four to five.
Each age appropriate topic is easy to build into your ELA,
social studies or SEL curriculum.
The tools in these resource
sets help you create an inclusive classroom
where students feel they can bring their whole selves.
You'll be equipped and ready to facilitate impactful,
respectful discussions on topics relevant to today's culture.
Helpful support within an overview,
social-emotional leaning guide,
teacher toolkit and caregiver toolkit
will give you and your students'
families the information needed to get started.
Use the overview to see the topics at a glance
and to gain a rich understanding
of how the supporting tools and resources work together.
Reference the tips and strategies
in our social-emotional learning guide
to help student recognize and understand
their emotions, behaviors and values.
Integrating CASEL's five SEL competencies
into your curriculum enables students to connect
their real world experiences with classroom learning,
improving academic success and classroom attitudes.
You'll also enhance your own personal
and professional development while finding practical tips
on how to tackle challenging discussion topics
in your classroom
and you'll learn how to be prepared for a variety
of potential student reactions to these topics.
Use the teacher toolkit
to challenge your own unconscious bias
and evaluate your classroom practices.
You'll find tips to help you
choose culturally relevant texts and guidance
on having respectful and robust discussions.
Use the teacher discussion guidelines
to help you facilitate conversations
and then share the student version
to support the primary and intermediate students.
Feel confident that your classroom is inclusive,
representative and engaging for all students.
Send the caregiver toolkit home with students
to empower learning and inspire meaningful conversations
with parents and caregivers.
This supportive resources comes in multiple languages
and explains to parents and primary caregiver
what SEL and cultural responsiveness
are along with the resources
and topics students are exploring in the classroom.
The lesson guide contains all the information you need
to guide your students through an exploration of each topic.
You'll find a driving question to focus instruction,
learning objectives, tips for talking about the topic
with students and adaptable instructional sequence
and suggested discussion questions for each resource.
Keep students engaged in and out of the classroom
with a multitude of useful resources.
The supplemental activity set contains three activities
for further familiarity and understanding of the topic.
Watch the videos and reread the text
to ensure a deep understanding of the text
and different perspectives on each topic.
Bring the learning and conversations
together by using the discussion cards
and answering the driving question together as a class.
Meaningful conversation sets offer inclusive,
culturally relevant,
unbiased resources that you and your students will be talking
and thinking about for a long time.
Dive in today and get the conversation started.