Hey all! We got the opportunity this week to review some curriculum by Jamey Fisher Perkins, which is all about stereotypes! This month’s curriculum is part of her wider “Growing Towards Justice” curriculum set. We were given a copy of this curriculum to review free of charge, but all opinions are our own.
The 12 page curriculum covers 6 topics: What’s a Stereotype?; What I Am Like; Free to be Me; There’s No Accounting for Taste: Standing Up for What You Like; Practicing Shifting from the General to the Specific; and Unconscious Gender Bias. We think this is a well-rounded way to look at things, and each topic is specific enough to give an in-depth look at these topics without being overwhelming.
4 of the 6 topics listed above have corresponding activities to do with kids! They range from poems, art projects, new ideas like being non-binary (we’re SO excited this was included!) and conversation starters. This wide range ensures that there is something that fits with various likes and dislikes in an activity.
Although each topic and most activities have specific resources attached to them, there is a master list compiled at the end of the curriculum. 21 children’s books, some music and poetry links, and a list of adult reading material resources for caregivers make up that list. Having these compiled with the activist and again at the bottom is very helpful, especially for someone who would want to check out the whole stack from the library. It’s easily copied from the bottom of the curriculum, and the hyperlinks for songs and further readings for caregivers save a lot of time!
Then entire curriculum is written in a very friendly manner! Some curriculum we have read remains boring, dry, and inaccessible if the reader is unfamiliar with academic language. This curriculum is decidedly not like that. We would recommend this curriculum for anyone looking to begin to dismantle the implicit biases that society, school, and the media imparts on everyone beginning in utero!
We are very much lucky to have been offered a discount code from Jamey if you’re interested in purchasing the annual curriculum subscription and on the Raising Feminist Boys e-course. That code is: TINY!
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