• Welcome

  Using their Words showcases social justice education projects in elementary school classrooms. All the units housed on this site:

  • were designed and implemented by elementary school teachers and student teachers
  • focus on social justice issues such as racism, gentrification, fairness, child labor etc.
  • help students ask difficult questions about the world
  • are designed to engage children in social action to change the conditions of their worlds
  • have been integrated with standards or mandated curricular programs

• Pages

  • 6 Elements of SJE
  • About Using Their Words
  • Book Tour
  • Children’s Literature
  • classroom projects
  • NYC/NJ Field Trips
  • Practice What You Teach
  • Videos
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  African American History asl bullying child labor civil rights colonization columbus critical thinking current events environmental sustainability fair trade fitness iraq letter writing math native americans nutrition NYC Oppression peer education petitions privilege protest PSAs questioning race racism school lunches slavery violence war waste water crisis workers' rights

• Categories

  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • 6th Grade
  • American Sign Language
  • Kindergarten
  • Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Pre-K
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • The Arts
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