Make Space
by Allison Banta Several years ago, it came to public attention that families were being separated at the US’s southern border. A few weeks into the news coverage, my five-year-old love of a girl and I went to a “Families Belong Together” rally. It was her first...
3 Activities to Do with Kids this Thanksgiving
…(that don’t appropriate Indigenous cultures or perpetuate false narratives) by Shelby Kretz It seems like everywhere you look this time of year, you can find student projects, activities, and plays that perpetuate false narratives about the history of...
Shift the Sand
by Allison Banta The news is hard. The abortion ban in Texas. Hurricane Ida and the flooding in the northeast and a planet and climate in crisis. Taliban control of Afghanistan. School shootings. The Covid pandemic and the delta variant and mask mandate bans, and...
5 Simple Activities to Practice Social Emotional Learning with your Students
by Shelby Kretz Most teachers have heard about the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), but do you know how to connect SEL to social justice education? Social and emotional learning refers to developing important self-awareness and interpersonal...Page 1 of 6