This set of three short lesson plans for K-2 will help young children learn the difference between equity (fairness) and equality (even distribution). These plans might serve as a conversation starter with Early Childhood Education (ECE) teacher prep classes both about fairness and about how teachers might introduce the topic in ECE classrooms.
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Teaching equity vs equality in K-2 classrooms
Civil presence
Tool
10 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Civility: does it matter?
Article
8 minutes
By: National Conference of State Legislatures
K-5 Card Deck Activity: Collaboration
Tool
15 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Solving the achievement gap through equity, not equality
Video
9 minutes
By: Lindsey Ott, TEDx
Equity in education
Video
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)