It’s Never Too Soon: Talking About Race, Power and Identity in Early Elementary School

People often think elementary students are  too young to talk about their identities – particularly race, power, and gender –  in early elementary school. Roots ConnectED (a non-profit organization which accompanies school communities to use an anti-bias framework to develop curriculum, culture, and learning environments centered in equity, inclusion, and justice) has found that K-2nd grade students are not only open to these conversations, but that, when addressed at a young age, they are able to continue these conversations as they get older and have a deeper understanding of how their identities impact their experiences. 

Join Roots ConnectED for an online workshop that looks at how an anti-bias lens allows for these conversations to be embedded into every day lessons and conversations.  Participants will learn from sample lessons that address these issues and have an opportunity to think about the implication in their own lessons, units, and/or read alouds.