(for elementary school learners)
Overview | In this lesson, students will begin to define what “justice” means. They will gain insight into how to define key terms relating to justice, such as food justice and environmental justice. Students will also begin to explore the importance of building community around this topic. |
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Learning Standards | This lesson was created for elementary school learners. Standards will be sent with the lesson upon request. |
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Time | 45 minutes |
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Learning Tasks | Warm-Up (5 min): Warm-Up Prep: Warm-Up Tasks: Step 1 (5 min): Go through the Equality v. Equity v. Justice PPT powerpoint. Ask students what differences they notice between the pictures. Before moving on to the 2nd slide, ask students what they think the justice slide will look like. Activity 1 (12 mins): Goal: Students will be able to illustrate and explain what ‘justice’ means and looks like to them. Activity 1 Prep:
Activity 1 Activities: Step 1 (10 mins): Pass out a Justice Terms worksheet to each student. Ask students to complete Part I of the worksheet. Step 2 (2 mins): Ask students to share out what they wrote or drew for Part I. Activity 2 (12 mins): Goal: Students will be able to conduct research to define the 4 terms in Part II of the Justice Terms worksheet. Activity 2 Prep:
Activity 2 Activities: Step 1 (8 mins): Ask students to use their devices to research the definitions of each of the terms in Part II of the Justice Terms worksheet. Make sure to tell students to record a citation for each source used. Step 2 (2 mins): Ask students to share their definitions and examples. Activity 3 (5 mins): Goal: Students will collaboratively identify and match the pictures to the terms in the box in Part III of the Justice Terms worksheet in groups of 4. Activity 3 Prep:
Activity 3 Activities: Step 1 (3 mins): Ask students to complete Part III of their worksheet by matching each photo with one of the terms on the page. Step 2 (2 mins): Once students identify the match, ask them to glue the photo in the correct box. Wrap-Up (10min): Goal: Students will accurately match the photos to the correct terms and express their reasoning. Wrap-Up Tasks: Step 1 (10 min): Ask students to share out their group’s reasoning behind each match. |
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