More and more, young people are getting involved in their communities. For those who want to do so, but don’t know where to start, or if you want to encourage your students to become involved, this helpful guide is for you!
This guide was prepared by Jessica Ellison, a teacher educator at the Minnesota Historical Society, where she creates professional development and curriculum for social studies teachers.
What’s Inside:
Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks for Community Engagement
- How to Choose Books
- How to Identify Activism
- How to Showcase Student Voice
- Ways to Encourage Student Action
- Cautions
Book Specific Activities for the Following Titles
- We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom; illustrated by Michaela Goade
- Black is A Rainbow Color by Angela Joy; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
- Go With the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann; illustrated by Lily Williams
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- The Other Side by Juan Pablo Villalobos
- Light It Up by Kekla Magoon
Additional Featured Titles
- Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World’s Biggest Solar Plant by Allan Drummond
- Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border by Mitali Perkins; illustrated by Sara Palacios
- Plastic Sucks!: How YOU Can Reduce Single-Use Plastic and Save Our Planet by Dougie Poynter
- Stella Diaz Never Gives Up by Angela Dominguez
- Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
- Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan; illustrated by Zach Weinersmith
