Little Justice Leaders Blog
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...
How to Get Your Kids Talking About Stuff that Matters
by Susy Lee, author of Raising Kids Who Care Parenting research shows that we spend a lot of time worrying about our kids, that much of our worry is relational, and it includes wondering how to talk to our kids! As busyness and device time increases, families are...
How Do I Learn?
In this post I share with you three strategies I use with my kids, informed by research in learning.
Reviewing “A Place to Stay: A Shelter Story” by Erin Gunti
By Tyree McMillan “Let’s go inside and see if the queen is here.” This is an excerpt from the book in the August Box box called, A Place to Stay, A Shelter Story by Erin Gunti . This story for lower elementary kids discusses homelessness and the need for shelter in a...
Back to School
We like to talk about our welcoming power; the power we have to be noticers – people who see someone needing welcome. People who make space. Who see and celebrate differences. People who understand that there is always room for another story, a new angle, a new friend.
Neurodiversity in Your Neighborhood
by Allison Banta We live in a tiny delight of a neighborhood. The houses are old, the streets are crooked – giant old tree roots rumple the asphalt like waves, making hills and jumps for the braver bike riders. These streets haven’t been repaved in 40 years, and...
Fighting Food Insecurity in Community
by Allison Banta According to the most recent estimates, 1 in 6 kids in this country has experienced food insecurity. 1 in 6. That means when I send my kids to school, an average of 3-4 kids in each of their classes came to school hungry. This is true on any given...
20 Social Justice Books for Kindergarteners
by Allison Banta My children have this innate kid-ability, a delightful maneuver where they always save their most challenging questions to be presented during parent work calls. Or at bedtime. Or when we’re racing to get out the door. If you’re a caregiver, parent,...