Resources for the classroom and beyond!
Best Practices
Story Exchange for Young Children
What are some ways we can use the story exchange with younger (K-5) students?
Best Practices
Pairing Read Aloud with the Story Exchange
How can we use mentor texts to connect students to the story exchange and story exchange prompts?
Arts Integration
Outside My Window
How can art allow us to explore similarities and differences we have with those in our community? During this lesson…
Skill Building
Building Trust & Community at the Tattoo Parlor
How can art support us in building a space that honors curiosity, creativity, and understanding? During this lesson, participants will…
Skill Building
Quilted Connections
In what ways do our individual stories come together to form a collective voice? How can art help us reflect…
Skill Building
Relationship Building Game Show
How can we be effective communicators?
Story Exchange
Object Exchange Lesson Plan
How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Skill Building
Creating Community Agreements
How do shared community norms or agreements change how we care for each other in our communities?
Skill Building
Empathy Posters
Where have we experienced empathy in our everyday lives?
Skill Building
Grab, Click, Pass
How can our social awareness allow us to work together?
Arts Integration
Drawing Someone Else’s POV
How can we use art to tell someone else’s story?
Arts Integration
Your Place: Insider/Outside
How does our relationship with our community change our perspective?