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Author: Isaac Millman
Publication Date: 1998
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: Pre-K -2
Text Level: Guided Reading K, AD670L, DRA 18
Teaser: This book is about a boy and his classmates who go to a concert. They are deaf, so their teacher gives them balloons to feel the music. They also get to meet the percussionist who is deaf.
Teaching Idea: www.ndcs.org.uk/document.rm?id=12357
Lesson Plan One: The purpose is to develop an understanding of deafness and the challenges it brings. Lesson one works with this book because it makes students think about everyday things like going to a concert and how they think deafness would impact that experience.

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Authors: Helen Cogancherry, Nancy Tait, Lorraine Aseltine, Evelyn Mueller
Publication Date: 1986
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: 3-5
Text Level: Guided Reading M, 310 L, DRA 24
Teaser: This book is about a young boy who is deaf. He explains the challenges his hearing loss creates and shares the advice he gets from a teenager who is deaf.
Teaching Idea: https://www.british-sign.co.uk/lesson-plan-dont-talk/
The purpose of this lesson is to give students a taste of what it's like to be deaf and give them awareness of what deafness is and means. This lesson works with this book because it urges the fact that it's okay to be deaf.

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Teaser: This video emphasizes the fact that people who are deaf are normal. They listen to music just as hearing people do, they can enjoy it differently, and they have a lot to be happy about just as hearing people do.
Teaching Idea: http://lessonplanspage.com/mdlamathssmusicartdeafnessandsignlanguageunit24-htm-2/
The purpose of this lesson is to explain what deafness is, have the students learn the ASL alphabet, and show that being deaf is not the end all be all. This lesson works with this video because both of them show that deafness is not a barrier to everything. It is a challenge but people who are deaf can lead successful lives.

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Pharrell's "Happy" in ASL by Deaf Film Camp at CM7

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Author: Ginny Rorby
Publication Date: 2006
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: 5-7
Text Level: DRA 50, Guided Reading V
Teaser: This novel is about a girl who is deaf and is not allowed to use sign language. Instead, her mother makes her read lips in order to communicate. When she meets a doctor and his baby chimpanzee, everything changes and the girl has never been happier. In this book, children can learn a little bit about what it is like to be deaf, how it feels to not be able to communicate, and that everybody, no matter what the circumstances are, is capable of something great.
Teaching Idea: The teacher can lead a discussion with students and ask them what they know about deafness. Do you know anyone who is deaf? What is deafness? How can it impact somebody's life? The teacher can explain what sign language is and maybe have a lesson on it. Then he/she can ask questions: How would you feel if you were not allowed to communicate? Lastly, the teacher can talk about deaf culture and have a guest speaker.

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Author: Isaac Millman
Publication Date: 2000
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: Pre-K -2
Text Level: Guided Reading K, AD460L, DRA 18
Teaser: This book is about a boy who is deaf that goes to a special school for hearing impaired children.
Teaching Idea: The teacher can read this book to students and make them aware of deafness and how it impacts people. He/she can reiterate the different challenges that Moses faces in school.
The purpose of this lesson is to give a surface meaning to deafness. It works with this book because the students can relate to Moses in the way he goes to school and the way they go to school.

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Author: Mary Riskind
Publication Date: 1981
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: 3-6
Text Level: 630L, DRA 50, Guided Reading V
Teaser: A ten-year-old boy gets used to life at a deaf school in Philadelphia. After the first semester, he returns home on his family's apple farm for Christmas and confronts a difficult situation with a hearing friend.
Teaching Ideas: The teacher can teach deafness to students using this book and the Shades of Meaning Paint Chip. Students can use the words deaf, hearing, etc. for their paint chips.
More Ideas: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/deaf-awareness-lesson-plans-6219657
The purpose of this lesson is to expose students to deafness and get them thinking about what it means and the impacts it can have. This lesson works with this book because the paint chips allow students to brainstorm different ideas presented in the book.

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If I Told You I was Deaf Would You Turn Away

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If I Told You I was Deaf Would You Turn Away

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Author: Colin Thomson
Genre: Poetry
Teaser: This poem describes the stereotypes that people who are deaf are known by. But that's exactly it; they are just stereotypes.
Teaching Idea: This poem should be taught in a middle school class, and the teacher needs to explain acceptance. The teacher should ask students if they have ever had an experience with a deaf person, and what their thoughts on it are. The teacher should describe why it's important to accept everyone, no matter what. Students can respond to "what would you do" situational questions. After they respond to questions, they can brainstorm writing ideas to write their own poem about a hardship they have faced/overcome.
The purpose of this lesson is to emphasize the fact that we need to accept people for who they are and not define them by their disability. It works with this poem because both touch on different points about accepting people who are deaf.
http://limpingchicken.com/2013/01/11/poem-if-i-told-you-i-was-deaf-would-you-turn-away-by-colin-thomson/

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Author: Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
Illustrator: Deborah Kogan Ray
Publication Date: 1984
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: 2-4
Text Level: 520L
Teaser: A girl talks about everyday events and experiences of her deaf sister, helping readers better understand the challenges faced by the hearing-impaired. It can give young children an understanding of the fact that deaf children share the interests of children with normal hearing.
Teaching Ideas: The teacher can incorporate this book into a lesson about deafness. Students can answer draw a Venn Diagram comparing deaf and hearing children.
The purpose of this lesson is to show students that people who are deaf are not that different from people who are hearing. It works with this book because the book explains a day in the life of a girl who is deaf.

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Author: Barbara D. Booth
Illustrator: Jim Lamarche
Publication Date: 1991
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: K-2
Text Level: AD630L
Teaser: This book is about Mandy, a very special child who is deaf. She hates the dark because she couldn't sign to her friends or see anyone's lips when they spoke. The silver pin Grandpa gave her was lost in the woods; even though a stormy night was coming, Mandy was determined to find it.
Teaching Ideas: Because this book is usually read to students by an adult, the teacher could ask students if they know what it means to be deaf. Students could draw a picture of what they think a person who is deaf looks like and or a scene from the book.
The purpose of this lesson is to expose students to deafness and give them an example of what it is. It works with this book because it makes students think about the fact that people who are deaf don't "look" deaf.

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Interacting with People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Interacting with People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Teaser: This video explains how hearing people should act around people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Teaching Idea: http://sign2sing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sing2sing-Lesson-Plan-Ideas.pdf
Lesson One: The purpose of this lesson is to explain the social impact deafness has on people. It works with this video because the video talks about typical ways hearing people act towards deaf people, making it social.

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Deaf Awareness Month| How To Interact With Deaf & Hard Of Hearing People

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Click the [CC] button for CC! Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/HG7V/ || My favourite tip is don't congratulate me on the fact that I've been speaking the same language as you for 24 years. I don't need or want your congratulations.

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Author: Isaac Millman
Publication Date: 2003
Genre: FIction
Interest Level: Pre-K -2
Text Level: Guided Reading K, 490L, DRA 18
Teaser: This book is about a boy who is deaf that goes to the circus. It's not just any normal circus; it's a circus of the senses.
Teaching Idea: The teacher can read this book and show that kids who are deaf are not any different than the rest of the hearing world. The students can write a story of their own about a child who is deaf.
The purpose of this lesson is to talk about the good parts of being deaf. It works with this book because the book makes the circus of senses seem fun and good.

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Author: Miller Williams
Genre: Poetry
Teaser: This poem outlines the personal experience and feelings one has while becoming deaf.
Teaching Idea: This poem is geared toward older students, so the teacher should have everyone read the poem on their own. Then students can pair up, put ear plugs in, and see what it's like to not be able to hear.
The purpose of this lesson is to get students to understand how deafness can impact someone's life. It works with this poem because the poem explains the emotions a person who is deaf goes through.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52373/going-deaf

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Author: Jean Ferris
Publication Date: 2001
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: 4-6
Text Level: 730L
Teaser: Theo, the only hearing person in a family of three deaf people, is expected to be the interpreter for his family. This always leaves him feeling taken advantage of. When his father becomes ill, he is the one who nurses his father and takes care of the family. Adding to his frustration, the time he has lost keeps him from seeing a girl at school whom he has become fond of. In this book, students can learn about deaf family dynamics and the results of different companionships with family and friends.
Teaching Idea: The teacher can have the students make a four square concept development map. Students can focus on the concept of each relationship Theo has with his deaf family members, whether they be good or bad, and fill out the definition, examples, and non-examples of good and bad relationships. After filling out the worksheet, students can share their ideas with groups.
Academic Everyday Word Wall: The teacher can use this strategy to find words students use when talking about students who are deaf and or have disabilities in general. One side could be the everyday terms and one side could be the medical/academic terms.
More Ideas: http://www.teacherplanet.com/content/deaf-awareness
The purpose of this lesson is to try to make people understand what it's like to be thought of as less because you're deaf. Students should be able to explain why people who are deaf are just as worthy as hearing people. It works with this book because the relationships throughout the book are good examples of worth.

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Teaser: This video talks about what it means to be deaf and focuses on young children who are deaf that might be entering a mainstream school.
Teaching Idea: www.ndcs.org.uk/document.rm?id=12357
Lesson Two: The purpose of this lesson is to explain different communication modes and challenges of people who are deaf when they are put in certain situations and environments. It works with this video because both are able to explain what it's like to be deaf in a hearing school.

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Understanding Deafness - Educational Video

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Author: Isaac Millman
Publication Date: 2004
Genre: Fiction
Interest Level: Pre-K -2
Text Level: Guided Reading K, 490L, DRA 18
Teaser: This book is about a boy who is deaf who goes to see a play. It talks about what his experience is like.
Teaching Idea: The teacher can read this book and show that kids who are deaf can have normal fun just like everyone else. Students can draw themselves playing with another students who is deaf. Ask them to explain what they think they would do. Then ask them to draw a picture of themselves playing with a hearing friend. Have them explain each drawing and why they are similar or different.
The purpose of this lesson is to show students the different experience people who are deaf have doing normal everyday things. It works with this book because the event in the book is common.