https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn By: Kait Licata en-us 2018-09-15 19:26:29 UTC 2018-11-29 08:42:15 UTC hello@padlet.com krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/281784477 By: Richardson, Justin and Parnell Peter
Illustrated by: Cole Henry
All families are different! With no two families being the same, come read the true story about two boy penguins who were in love and wanted to start their own family with each other and how they were able to make that happen!
https://www.amazon.com/Tango-Makes-Three-Classic-Board/dp/1481446959
Published: 2005
Genre: Nonfiction
Age Range: Ages 4-8 
Text Level: K-2 
Teaching Idea: Have the students draw pictures and discuss their own families before reading the book. Then, read this book aloud to the class and lead a class discussion on different types of families and have them draw a picture of a family that is different than their own and compare and contrast the differences between them. This is a good lesson for this book because the book begins by describing the "typical" animal family with monkey mommies, monkey daddies, and monkey babies and then goes on to discuss Roy and Silo, the two gay penguins, something that is different from the "typical" family. Students will have the same opportunity with this lesson because they can describe their own version of a "normal" family and then compare it with a family that different than their own, just like they did in the book. ]]> 2018-09-15 19:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/281784477 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/281795348 2018-09-15 20:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/281795348 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290110793 By: Bobbie Combs
Illustrated by: Danamarie Hosler
Are you looking for a fun and new way to teach children to count to twenty? Look no further than this counting book featuring LGBTQ families and the activities they like to do together!
https://www.amazon.com/Family-Counting-Book-Bobbie-Combs/dp/0967446805 
Published: October 2001 
Genre: Number Book, Concept Book 
Age Range: Ages 4-8
Text Level: K-2 (No specific text level found)
Teaching Idea: Use this book to have children practice their observation skills. As the teacher reads the book aloud, ask the students something interesting they notice about every page. Have mini discussions about why they think the illustrator included that image. This is good because the LGBTQ references are subtle in the book, mainly through pictures, so the students should be noticing the different types of families depicted throughout the book. Young children can use these pictures to make inferences on what type of families are depicted, which can help with their drawing conclusions skills. ]]> 2018-10-08 01:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290110793 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290113580 By: Innosanto Nagara
Illustrated by: Innosanto Nagara
It is never too early to start explaining  social issues to children! This alphabet book explains democratic ideals such as voting, equality, and diversity while also teaching the alphabet!
https://www.amazon.com/Activist-Innosanto-Nagara/dp/1609805399
Published: 2012 
Genre: Alphabet Book, Concept Book, Nonfiction
Age Range: Ages 9-12 
Text Level: Upper Elementary (No Specific Text Level Found)
Teaching Idea: Have the students pick a social justice issue (the environment, animal rights, etc), and research the topic. Then, have the students create a brief presentation about the subject using a visual of some form for the class to learn more about their topic. Students can reference this book for ideas because it provides many different ideas for social issues that need to be discussed that students can use for their project. By having students pick an issue they are interested in, they will be more excited and involved with their presentation, which will be beneficial because students learn better when they are engaged. This is a good way for students to learn about current social justice issues in our society as well as practice their researching skills. ]]> 2018-10-08 01:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290113580 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290116450 By: Luca Panzini
Illustrated by: Luca Panzini
Come follow the true story about how a four people came together to form a beautiful family! This story follows Selena and Daniel and how they "adopted" their fathers.
https://www.amazon.com/Adopting-our-two-Dads-Somefamilies/dp/149606268X 
Published: March 2014 
Genre: Nonfiction 
Age Range: Ages 7-10
Text Level: Upper Elementary
Teaching Idea: A good teaching idea I learned from the textbook is the "Boys will be Boys, Girls will be Girls" teaching concept. This lesson has students explore and evaluate gender stereotypes. The teacher can start by creating a chart on the board and have the students list gender stereotypes they have heard before. When this is sufficiently completed, the teacher can read the book aloud to the class. After the book has been read, as a class  the students should compare and contrast the characters in the story to the stereotypes they listed on the chart. The teacher should lead a class discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of these stereotypes and how they can impact the family they read about in the story. This is a good lesson because it allows students to learn about stereotypes and how they can negatively affect people, and they can learn that it is not healthy to believe and enforce stereotypes on themselves or others. ]]> 2018-10-08 02:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290116450 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290120534 By: W.S. Mason
Illustrated By: W.S. Mason
This book is perfect for anyone who is looking for something heartwarming and happy! "The Boy With the Rainbow Heart" is the beautiful story of a young boy who improves the quality of a town through his love for all people.
https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Rainbow-Heart-William-Mason/dp/0692935533 
Published: August 2017 
Genre: Fiction 
Age Range: Ages 4-8 
Text Level: Lower Elementary (No Specific Text Level Available)
Teaching Idea: One teaching idea I learned in the textbook that would be good for this book is a "picture walk." Before reading the story, the teacher should show all the students the pictures and have them try to figure out what is going on without knowing the words. The students need to use the context clues from the picture to figure out what the book is about, and then they can see if they are correct when the teacher reads it aloud. This is a good lesson for this book because it will help the students with their inference skills, which can benefit them throughout their entire academic careers.  ]]> 2018-10-08 02:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290120534 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290122618 By: Todd Parr
Illustrated by: Todd Parr
Do you want to teach young children about diversity in a happy and accessible way? Then this is the book for you! "The Family Book" analyzes different types of families for young children to learn about.
https://www.amazon.com/Family-Book-Todd-Parr/dp/0316070408 
Published: 2003
Genre: Educational Fiction 
Age Range: Ages 5-6
Text Level: Guided Reading H
Teaching Idea: One teaching idea is using the Four Square Concept Development plan. Every student gets a four square chart, and the teacher creates one at the front board so they can all work together. The top left square should have the word family, then in the top right square have the class brainstorm examples of what a family is. In the bottom right square the class should create examples of what a family is not. Then, individually the students should write their own definition of family in the bottom left square. The students can share their definitions with the class if they want to. This is a good lesson for this book because the book provides many different examples of families that the students can use when filling out the example chart, and can help them create a more specific and descriptive definition of the word family.  ]]> 2018-10-08 02:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290122618 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290133859 By: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert
Calling all activist hip hop fans! Macklemore and Ryane Lewis merge hip hop and LGBTQ rights into a song that is both catchy and a beautiful representation of why gay and lesbian people should be allowed to get married before that was legal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0 
Published: 2012 
Genre: Hip Hop and Rap
Teaching Idea: This song can be used to show how media can be used to enact social change and laws. This song was incredibly popular when it came out, despite the fact that the United States had not yet legalized gay marriage. Teachers can show the music video and then have a discussion on current social issues that have movies and songs connected with it (ex: "This is America" by Childish Gambino and how it represents police brutality and the Black Lives Matter Movement). Then, allow students to form groups and write and perform their own raps or songs about a societal issue they feel needs to be changed. This is a good lesson for students because it gets them moving, involved with the current culture, and allows them to practice using literary devices that are often found in raps and songs. ]]> 2018-10-08 04:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/290133859 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/294677196 By: Daniel Errico
Illustrated: Ida M Schouw Andreasen
Looking for a classic fairy tale about a brave knight and a beautiful princess? Then this is not the story for you! Come follow the story of Cedric, a pumpkin farmer who grows up to be a brave knight and save the day for a princess and a prince while finding his happily ever after.
https://www.amazon.com/Bravest-Knight-Who-Ever-Lived/dp/0764356909/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539920838&sr=1-6&refinements=p_27%3ADaniel+Errico 
Published: October 2014 
Genre: Fairy Tale 
Age Range: 4-8
Text Level: Lower Elementary (No Specific Level Found)
Teaching Idea: Have students write down one fairy tale they have heard or seen (such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, etc) and some of the qualities in that story. Then, have students create a venn diagram of the qualities from the story they picked and the story read aloud. Have the students share some of the similarities they have noticed between the stories and some of the differences. Lead a class discussion on what they think the difference is supposed to mean. This is a good lesson plan for this story because this story seems so classic, but because Cedric (the knight) marries the prince instead of the princess it has a twist that will cause children to think critically about other fairy tales they have heard. ]]> 2018-10-19 03:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/294677196 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/308665027 By Megan Dowd Lambert
Illustrated: David Hyde Costello
It's scary to be the new rooster on the farm! Especially when the last rooster was a "genius" when it came to his morning crow! Can shy  little rooster Clyde fill the old rooster's shoes and crow just like him, or will he figure out how to be himself? Read this book to find out!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TZ0096G/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Published: February 2014 
Genre: Children's Fiction 
Age Range: 5-10 years old 
Text Level: Guided Reading Level M
Teaching Idea: After reading the story, have the students get into groups or pairs and provide them with a list of the words that are more difficult in the story (for example: "opportunities, assured, inquired, speechless, distressed, mused, choreographing, humiliated, dramatic, pity, illustrious). Allow the students time to determine the definition of these words using dictionaries, context clues, or online resources. Then, have the students choose two words to present to the class through a skit. Allow the students time to plan and rehearse their skits, but it does not have to be long or elaborate. After all of the students have presented their skits, lead a class discussion about the skits. Determine the differences between them. For example, perhaps some were funny and some were serious. Also talk about the fact that not every group chose the same two words. This is a good lesson for this story because the story has a lot of difficult vocabulary for the age group. Furthermore, the story is about a crow making a big production and acting out his crow, so the students will have the opportunity to do the same thing that the crow did in the story. ]]> 2018-11-28 08:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/308665027 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309051697 By: Todd Parr
Illustrated: Todd
Not all dads are the same! Whether your daddy has long hair or short, bakes cookies or buys donuts,  or wears two different socks, he is special in his own way. Come read Todd Parr's book to celebrate the uniqueness of all daddies!
https://www.amazon.com/Daddy-Book-Todd-Parr-ebook/dp/B007GB6UFA 
Published: 2002
Genre: Nonfiction 
Age Range: 3-5 years old 
Text Level: Preschool/Lower Elementary (No Specific Text Level Available)
Teaching Idea: After reading the story, ask the students what they like to do with their daddies. After coming up with some ideas of fun things to do with their dads, send the students back to their tables to draw pictures of what they like to do with their dads. Walk around the classroom as they work to talk to individual and small groups about how their dads are similar or different from the ones they read about in the story. Then, have the students share with the class their drawings of their favorite thing to do with their daddies. This is a good lesson for the students because it will be done with preschoolers or kindergarteners, so they will be able to work on their fine motor skills will also learning that not all daddies are the same. ]]> 2018-11-28 21:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309051697 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309063247 By: Leslea Newman
Illustrated: Carol Thompson
Everybody loves to play! Come read the story of a toddler playing with his daddy and his papa that is sure to warm your heart!
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daddy-papa-and-me-leslea-newman/1102302284#/
Published: 2009
Genre: Fiction
Age Range: 3-5 years old
Text Level: Preschool or Lower Elementary (No Specific Text Level Available)
Teaching Idea: http://printables.atozteacherstuff.com/2333/my-family-and-me-book-activity/ 
This lesson plan allows students to work independently on their own books about their families. After reading the story to the class on the carpet, have students name some of the things they like to do with their family. Then, after some ideas have been generated by the class, have the students return to their tables to create their own books about their families from the lesson plan above. The teacher should be walking around and asking comprehension questions to students such as, "What kind of things do you do with your family that the characters did in the book?" or "How is your family similar/different from the family in the book?" This is a good lesson for this book because it allows students to write their very own book for the first time! It also provides many examples of things people do with their families that students can use for their own books. ]]> 2018-11-28 21:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309063247 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309072700 By: Michael Willhoite
Illustrated by: Michael Willhoite
This is the story of a young boy and his divorced father and his new roommate! This book was once considered to be one of the most challenged books in the 1990s, and politicians actually attempted to ban it from public libraries! However, it was not banned and it is now considered to be an award winning heartwarming tale of a young boy, his father, and his father's partner.
https://www.amazon.com/Daddys-Roommate-Wonderland-Michael-Willhoite/dp/1555831184
Published: June 1990
Genre: Fiction
Age Range: 5-8 years old
Text Level: Upper Elementary (No Specific Text Level Available)
Teaching Idea: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/what-is-a-family
This lesson discusses tolerance and family which is why I feel it would be good for this book. However, one thing I would change is that the lesson says to use different books as a reference, and I would have the students use only this book as a reference and then they can discuss with each other or reflect on their own families for other examples. ]]> 2018-11-28 22:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309072700 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309076550 By: Hayley Kiyoko
Looking for a song that is both catchy and inclusive to all couples? Look no further than Hayley Kiyoko's "Girls Like Girls!" Unlike many other pop songs in our society, this song is about a lesbian couple that beautifully explains coming out in society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0MT8SwNa_U
Published: 2015
Genre: Pop 
Teaching Idea: Provide each of the students with a copy of the lyrics. Have the students go through in partners or groups and pick out all of the figurative language or writing tools used in the song (for example: "watch me like a dark cloud" is an example of a simile). Go over the tools they identified and discuss how those devices are also used in poetry. Then have the students go back to their desk and write their own poem or song about something they feel makes them unique. This is a good lesson for this song because it celebrates the differences of people's sexuality and by allowing the students to creatively express their own differences they have the opportunity to do the same thing. ]]> 2018-11-28 22:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309076550 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309081645 By: Adam Liptak
EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! This real news article discusses the legalization of same sex marriage! Come read the story of how this historical time in United States history!
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html 
Published: June 26th, 2015 
Genre: Nonfiction/News Article 
Teaching Idea: After going over the news article as a class (perhaps put a copy on a projector or provide everyone with a copy so all the students can follow along), have the students research a current events issue and write their own news article about their topics. Walk around the room and offer individual support to the students as needed. This can take a few days if the teacher wants long elaborate news articles or they can be short, one-paragraph news articles that take a class period to research and write. This is a good lesson for this article because students will have the opportunity to view an example and then try writing a new writing style! Furthermore, this lesson gets the students involved with social issues and can be connected to how the government passes laws for a social studies lesson. ]]> 2018-11-28 22:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309081645 krlicat https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309084993 By: Ella Fields
"Football is for men!" "Only girls play with dolls!" But what if that's not true? Watch this short film to see how gender stereotypes can be detrimental to young children and how ridiculous they truly are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePlriYalzPY 
Published: May 28, 2017
Genre: Fiction 
Teaching Idea: Have the students work independently or in a group to write and create their own short films! The films should be about a societal idea, expectation, or norm that they either support or dislike. Have the students present their short films to the class. Then, have the students write a short one or two paragraph reflection on why they chose the topic they did and their thoughts and analysis on the "Stereo" video shown in class. This is a good lesson for this film because the film provides an excellent example of a commentary on gender roles and stereotypes that will cause students to reflect on their own thoughts on other societal norms. ]]> 2018-11-28 23:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/krlicat/t5mmujn3p4mn/wish/309084993