Give students a few moments to consider those phrases. Write on the chalkboard or chart the following phrases: All old people are forgetful.Īfrican-American men are the best basketball players.
It is a stereotype to say all old people are forgetful.Įxpand the lesson. For example, Scholastic Childrens Dictionary defines the term this way: noun: An overly simple picture or opinion of a person, group, or thing. Write down the dictionary definition of the word. Ask students if they know what the word means. Write the word stereotype on the chalkboard or chart. Is it fair to say that all men _ or that all women _?.Are there terms that do not belong under the heading they're under? Are there terms that might fit under both headings?.Are you happy with the lists you have created? Do you see any changes you would like to make to them?.Then ask some of the following questions: Write them on the chalkboard as students share them. Then give each group two minutes to brainstorm additional words or phrases describing a man, and two minutes to brainstorm additional words or phrases describing a woman.īring the groups together to create a class list of words and phrases about men and women. Next, arrange students into small groups and ask them to share their lists with group members. Give students a few minutes to compile their lists. Woman - loving, nurse, shop, likes flowers, cries easily, long hair Following are some typical students responses: Man - active, sports-lover, short hair, hard working, truck driver, breadwinner, strong To get the ball rolling, you might ask students to share a few ideas with their classmates. Then ask students to write words or phrases that describe the qualities or characteristics of a man under the word man and words or phrases that describe a woman under the word woman. Have students set up a piece of writing paper in the same way. Draw a vertical line between the two words to create a two-column chart. To begin the lesson, write the words man and woman side-by-side at the top of the chalkboard or on a piece of chart paper. This bulletin board is sure to arouse students curiosity if you leave it up for a couple days prior to the activity. Spread colorful balloons over the bulletin board use thumbtacks to attach each balloon. Alternative: Cover a classroom bulletin board with white paper. Store balloons in a plastic trash bag in a closet. 2-dozen paper or tag board sentence strips, 2-inches wide by 12-inches longīefore starting this lesson, cut paper for sentence strips (paper or tag board cut to lengths approximately 2 inches wide and 12 inches long), and inflate about two dozen small balloons.2-dozen multi-colored balloons, inflated.Stereotype, tolerance, fairness, violence, culture, cultural, prejudice, understanding, racism, race, judgment, Asian, Mexican, Hispanic, Native Americans, multicultural, homophobia, homosexual, assumption, assume, generalize, opinion, self-esteem write what they learned from the activity.discuss whether the statements are fair.work in groups to come up with stereotype statements.learn the meaning of the word stereotype.Return to Teaching Tolerance Lesson Articleīalloons serve as a conduit in this lesson in which students "burst" stereotypes that unfairly label individuals or groups. More Great Ideas for the New School Year.
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