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School & Home RESOURCES

Check back regularly for new resources to inspire and equip

your work as a teacher, parent, or student for racial justice. 

LRJ READS

What we read to our children shapes their worldview, potential biases, passions they have and questions they ask.

LRJ Reads is a weekly series that features LCMS members from a variety of vocations sharing a favorite story

that is sure to launch a conversation in your home or classroom.

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LRJ READS PHILOSOPHY

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homeschool curriculum

During this public health crisis, parents are finding themselves more involved with their child's education than ever before. We think these resources make a great addition to your homeschool curriculum.

A Conscious US History Curriculum I Multicultural Lesson Guides

A Parent's Guide to Racism in the US

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From The CPH Blog

CULTIVATING DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM

A diverse classroom fosters a safe space for launching outreach. Our schools serve as outposts to the community, often providing our neighbors’ first interactions with God’s people. 

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Panel Discussion

Racial Justice & Lutheran Schools

A Panel Discussion About the Future of Lutheran Education

ART CURRICULUM

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A RESOURCE FOR ART TEACHERS OF ALL GRADE-LEVELS

ANTI-RACIST ART TEACHERS is categorized by age of students and provides teachers with fully articulated lessons that reach a variety of objectives for a diverse and inclusive classroom. Teachers at any level of comfortability with these topics will find the site helpful because it includes guides for how to have conversations with students, expand the diversity of artists used in the classroom, and grow further in your professional development as a teacher.


Note: While LRJ fully supports culturally diverse representation and education, the inclusion of this resource is not an endorsement of every idea they share. We encourage parents to use their discretion.

FOR AP ART TEACHERS

Check out this KHAN ACADEMY resource for upper-level high school students; the diversity of work and the importance given to each culture and the media that's used changes students' views of what art is and gives them an appreciation for other cultures.

VISIT KHAN ACADEMY

Note: While LRJ fully supports culturally diverse representation and education, the inclusion of these resources is not an endorsement of every idea they share. We encourage parents to use their discretion. Read more about why we like these homeschool resources.

From The Sesame Workshop

VIDEO: I LOVE MY HAIR

Being perceived as different can be scary.


Elmo helps us embrace a physical characteristic that's easy for kids of all ages to be insecure about: our hair. By celebrating our differences, parents can help children develop empathy for their friends and neighbors.

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES

Facing History and Ourselves is a non-profit that offers tools to help educators shape their curriculum to

include issues of bigotry and hate, so that their students can help prevent them in the future.

SELECTED RESOURCES

RACE IN U.S. HISTORY  I  DISCUSSING POLICE VIOLENCE  I  GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS


Facing History provides academic resources focused

on sociology, civics, and psychology, not theology.

LEARN MORE ABOUT FACING HISTORY

HOME & SCHOOL BOOK LIST

HERE WEE READ

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics,

children can internalize racial bias by ages 2-4.


Maintaining a diverse bookshelf is a great way to invite

conversations about race with children of all ages.


HERE WEE READ helps diversify your bookshelf with recommendations for kids and adults. Every purchase supports local independent bookstores.

Use the above links to access recommendations.  


NOTE: Here Wee Read is a non-Lutheran resource. While LRJ fully supports culturally diverse representation and education, the inclusion of this resource is not an endorsement of every book or idea shared by Here Wee Read. We encourage parents and teachers to use their discretion.

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