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They are not too Little for Big Conversations: Talking to our Children about Race and Racism
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Partenariats pour l’innovation dans le développement
Ils ne sont pas trop petits pour de grandes conversations : parler à nos enfants de la race et du racisme

Resources | Ressources
Articles
Pragmatic Mom, "Are Slant Eyes Racist? Portraying Asians in Children’s Books" (4 January 2021).
Sachi Feris, Raising Race Conscious Children, “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What (Colors) Do You See?" (2016).
Research | Recherche
Erin N. Winkler, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, "Children Are Not Colorblind: How Young Children Learn Race" PACE Vol. 3-No. 3 (2009).
Books | Livres
Mante's Black Literature Library
Bibliothèque de la littérature noire
Les libraries, Livres jeunesse pour sensibiliser les jeunes au racisme
Grades 1 to 3 | 1e à 3e
Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons to Wake Up, Take Action, And Do the Work (2020). There is also an educator guide.
Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi, IntersectionAllies: We Make Room For All (2019). There is also a teaching guide that includes 56 pages of discussion prompts, worksheets, and activities for grades K-5.
Ibram X. Kendi, Antiracist Baby Picture Book (2020).
Megan Madison and Jessica Ralli, Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race (2021).
Yamile Saied Méndez, Where Are You From? (2019).
Sesame Street #ComingTogether series
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Sesame Street, “Explaining Race” 23 March 2021.
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Sesame Street, “What is Racism?” 19 October 2021.
Bret Turner, Learning for Justice, “Teaching First-Graders About Microaggressions: The Small Moments Add Up” 26 March 2019.
Grades 4 to 6 | 4e à 6e
Jerry Craft, New Kid (2019). This book addresses microaggressions, code switching and other issues (grades 3-7). There is also a teaching guide.
Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, I Am Not a Number (2016).
Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi, IntersectionAllies: We Make Room For All (2019). There is also a teaching guide that includes 56 pages of discussion prompts, worksheets, and activities for grades K-5.
Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton and Christy Jordan-Fenton, Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition) (2020).
Righting Canada's Wrongs is a series of books about racism and discrimination in Canadian history (grades 4-6) and includes a resource guide with lesson plans.
Jewell Parker Rhodes, Black Brother, Black Brother (2020). Ages 8 and over.
Grades 7 to 8 | 7e à 8e
Chimamanda Adichie, TED Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story” (July 2009). There is a shorter version of her talk on YouTube.
Jerry Craft, Le nouveau (2021).
Jerry Craft, New Kid (2019). Includes a teaching guide. This book addresses microaggressions, code switching and other issues (grades 3-7).
Cultivating Growth and Solidarity: An Anti-Racism Zine for Asian Youth (and Adults Too!) (2020). Please review the Facilitation Guide for Adults.
Jewell Parker Rhodes, Black Brother, Black Brother (2020). Ages 8 and over.
Grades 9 to 12 | 9 à 12
Samira Ahmed, Internment (2020).
Chimamanda Adichie, TED Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story” (July 2009). There is a shorter version of her talk on YouTube.
David Chariandy, Brother (2018).
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (2019). The publisher also provides a Teacher’s Guide. A young adult version is also available.
David A. Robertson, Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory (2020).
Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2015). A young adult version is also available.