WOSU Classroom staff collected resources from PBS LearningMedia to support educators and families while discussing: race, racism, protesting, civil rights, Black history and historical individuals, bias, past and current events, and more.
These resources are free and open for all to use. If you have any questions about these tools, please contact: classroom@wosu.org
Please note: This is not an exhaustive list of resources. These educational materials are to be used in conjunction with other resources, conversations, and instruction to provide the most complete context for students.
These resources are appropriate for middle and high school students, unless otherwise noted. As with all educational materials, please preview these resources prior to utilizing with students to check for appropriateness.
Featured Events
18 Children’s Books to Prompt and Further Conversations on Race
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A Call to Action for White Educators Who Seek to Be Anti-Racist on PBS TeachersLounge
PBS American Portrait invites people across the country to share their stories about race and current events with a new prompt, “Now is the time…” Stories can be uploaded at pbs.org/americanportrait and may be included in a featured collection of personal stories from Americans grappling with racism and its impact, past and present.
Black History & Historical Individuals
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
- Georgia’s Black History Collection
- Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
- Coded Geographies
- Lorraine Hansberry: A Raisin in the Sun: Jim Crow, Home Ownership, and the American Dream
- East Lake Meadows:
- The Lowdown:
- A New Gilded Age: Income Inequality in the United States Today
- Finding Your Roots:
- American Icons:
- American Masters:
Civil Rights
- Civil Rights: Then & Now
- The Supreme Court: Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
- American Experience: Civil Rights
- Civil Rights
- The Lowdown: The Unfinished Business from the March on Washington and the Civil Rights Movement
- The Civil Rights Landscape Today for People of Color
- The Economic Impact of Racial Discrimination
Current Events & News
Resources for Adults Working with Young Children
- PBS Parents
- Arthur | Arthur on Racism: Talk, Listen, and Act | PBS KIDS
- How to Teach Young Children about Cultural Awareness & Diversity
- Learning to Appreciate Diversity Through Play
- Celebrate Family Diversity
- Talking to Kids: Families Come in All Shapes and Sizes
- Play Pretend: How to Include Others
- How to Teach Your Child to Be An “Includer”
- 7 Ways for Kids to Learn Empathy Through Acting
- Creating an Emotionally Supportive Home Environment
- PBS LearningMedia (resources to share with young children)
- Collection: World Cultures Collection
- Video: Same/Different with Abby & Elmo
- Lesson: Arthur’s World Neighborhood
- Media Gallery: Alike & Different | Daniel Tiger’s Life’s Little Lessons
- Song: Count Me In | Sesame Street
- Song: What I Am | Sesame Street
- Song: You Are Special | Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
- Arthur All About Community
- PBS NewsHour
- The Talk
- NPR
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show
- PBS LearningMedia (professional learning tools for educators)
Non-PBS Resources
- Teaching Tolerance
- The Conscious Kid
- The Equal Justice Initiative
- 1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide
- American Academy of Pediatrics’ HealthyChildren
- We Need Diverse Books
- African American Literature Book Club
- The Brown Bookshelf
- The Zinn Education Project
- Social Justice Books
- Zero to Three
- NAEYC
- Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families
- Understanding Anti-Bias Education: Bringing the Four Core Goals to Every Facet of Your Curriculum
- Equity Resources: Living the Statement
- Reading Your Way to a Culturally Responsive Classroom
- Building Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: The Role of the Leader
- Moving Beyond Anti-Bias Activities: Supporting the Development of Anti-Bias Practices
- EmbraceRace.org