Highlighted Activities June 22 - June 26

Weekly Theme: Talking to Your Children about Racism

Children are never too young to learn about diversity. As young as 3 months old, they may look differently at people who look like or do not look like their primary caregivers. As parents and caregivers, we must have confidence in ourselves and in our children — that we, and they, can handle tough topics and tough situations. We must understand that our role is to be honest, specific, and trustworthy as we raise the next generation to confront racial injustice. This week’s activities contain tips and resources to help you have a meaningful conversation with your children about race, racism, and being anti-racist.

Grades PreK - 2 Weekly Title: Play Pretend to Resolve Activity Conflicts

Sometimes we do things that scare others or make them mad — and sometimes we get scared or mad, too. When that happens, we can start to solve the problem by using our words to say we’re sorry or explain why we’re upset. Let’s practice!

https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-a nd-experiments/play-pretend-resolvi ng-conflict Science-U@ Title: Pattern Power Home Practice creating and replicating patterns—an important math skill—with this simple activity.

https://science-u.org/experiments/pa ttern-power.html

Grades 3-5 Weekly Title: Arthur Takes a Stand Activity PBS Kid’s show Arthur seeks to encourage positive social-emotional skills and model age appropriate problem-solving strategies. In this episode, Arthur thinks his school cafeteria worker, Mrs. MacGrady, is being treated unfairly and seeks guidance from Congressman John Lewis.

https://pbskids.org/video/arthur/300 9325702

Science-U@ Title: Reaction Time Home How fast does the eye send messages to the brain and the brain send messages to your hand muscles to react in time to catch a falling object? Find out using the ruler test!

https://science-u.org/experiments/r eaction-time.html

Grades 6-12 Weekly Title: Confront Racism Activity Use these materials with middle and high school students to help them understand the long history of anti-Black racism in the United States, and think about ways to address it in their own families and communities.

https://wpsu.pbslearningmedia.org/ collection/confronting-anti-black-ra cism/

Science-U@H Title: Bouncing Egg ome We all know what happens when you drop a regular egg on the ground. When you add vinegar (and some patience), you end up with a bouncy, squishy object!

https://science-u.org/experiments/b ouncing-egg.html

Parents

For Social Media Title: How to Talk Honestly with your Kids about Race

https://www.pbs.org/parents/t hrive/how-to-talk-honestly-wit h-children-about-racism