Classroom Resources

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Here is a simple lesson plan for Who Are You?.  People experience gender in so many ways. The Interactive Wheel lets you mix and match to explore the possibilities. The Guide for the Grown-ups in the back of the book gives more explanation and ideas about how to use The Interactive Wheel with kids.

The Identity Wheel includes just some of the many words we can use to describe ourselves—the list goes on and is constantly changing. There is also a blank space for your own words!

Cultures around the world and throughout history have recognized more than two genders. Check out this cool interactive map:

Who Are You?  is just one of the many great resources for kids on gender, but there is so much more to explore. These are some of our favorite resources for helping kids understand and celebrate diversity and individuality (click on the images for links to songs, video, lessons, and more!):

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Documentaries and Films

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These documentaries and films and videos highlight some of the brave youth who are telling their stories. Here are a few of our favorite short videos (all under 8 minutes):

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If you have time for short films, here are a few great options. A Place in the Middle is just 24 minutes and includes a free discussion guide. Tomgirl, I’m Just Anneke and Becoming Johanna are also under 30 minutes.

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And here are a few full-length documentaries and films worth watching:

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Role Models

You might also like to share with your little ones the stories of young role models such as…

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Tyler Ford: “I am a queer, agender, person of color in New York.”
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Maria Munir (to President Obama): “I’m coming out to you as a non-binary person.”
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Brendan Jordan: “I just identify with both genders, so I go by the pronouns he or she, and it’s just what I’m happy with.”
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Amandla Stenberg: “They/them makes me feel more comfortable.”
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Jazz Jennings: “Ever since I could form coherent thoughts, I knew I was a girl trapped inside a boy’s body.”
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Janet Mock, Nicole Maines and Laverne Cox       Nicole: “I knew that I was trans when I was three years old… I just knew that in my head and in my heart that I was supposed to be a girl.”
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Miley Cyrus: “I’m just equal…  I’m just even. It has nothing to do with any parts of me or how I dress or how I look. It’s literally just how I feel.”
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Jaden and Willow Smith     Willow: “Males and females are put into boxes of expectation when we are born. As we grow we start to raise the damages that those expectations cause to our spiritual and emotional understanding of ourselves and life. The more we start to realise that we are all the same and infinitely different at the same time, the more we begin to shed those expectations and live free…”

…and there are so many more!

More Teacher Resources!

 

And if you just can’t get enough, here is another terrific teacher resource:

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