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Religious Tolerance |
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The links on this page are intended to help religious educators with activities, lesson plans, reflections and prayers around a particular topic. The primary emphasis is on teaching and formation tools, not on content. If you would like to know more about this particular topic, please visit the OJP issues web page or use any good search engine. |
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There are two categories of resources in the table below. Download means either that there is a downloadable document or that the text on that web page can be copied and pasted into your own document. Online means that the activity is interactive and must be done on the computer. |
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Teaching
Tolerance
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Download | Lesson plans | Teachers |
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Download | Background | Parents |
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A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust Activities are arranged according to elementary, middle and high school. |
Download | Lesson plans | Elementary through high school |
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The website includes a downloadable book for teachers about teaching the Holocaust as well as an online course about teaching the Holocaust. There is also a section with lesson plans from teachers. Just go to the Education section. |
Download and online | Background and lesson plans | All ages |
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This website is geared toward young Jewish readers, but has excellent explanations about Jewish holidays which any young reader can understand. The website also has interactive games. |
Online | Background | Primary and intermediate |
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Anti-Defamation League They have a variety of curricula available on topics to help promote tolerance. There are resources for students K-12 On this page, the topics are arranged according to grade levels. |
Download | Lesson plans | K-12 |
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Great resources on the web and available from them about prejudice and hate. |
Download | Background and activities | Intermediate and middle school |
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Download | Lesson plans | Teachers |
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Download | Background | Parents |
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A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust Activities are arranged according to elementary, middle and high school. |
Download | Lesson plans | Elementary through high school |
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The website includes a downloadable book for teachers about teaching the Holocaust as well as an online course about teaching the Holocaust. There is also a section with lesson plans from teachers. Just go to the Education section. |
Download and online | Background and lesson plans | All ages |
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This website is geared toward young Jewish readers, but has excellent explanations about Jewish holidays which any young reader can understand. The website also has interactive games. |
Online | Background | Primary and intermediate |
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Anti-Defamation League They have a variety of curricula available on topics to help promote tolerance. There are resources for students K-12 On this page, the topics are arranged according to grade levels. |
Download | Lesson plans | K-12 |
Great resources on the web and available from them about prejudice and hate.
Download Background and activities Intermediate and middle school
- There is a section for teachers who can look up plans about various aspects of tolerance to integrate into regular subject areas. The search tool includes ages, topics and subject areas. Tolerance topics include ability issues, conflict resolution, gender, health, migration and immigration, race and ethnicity, religious diversity, social activism and change and socioeconomic issues.
Download Lesson plans Teachers This page has 10 ideas for observing the International Day of Tolerance on Nov. 16
Download Actions Middle school through adult There are two sets of lesson plans, one for grades 7-9 and another for grades 10-12 for Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. There are also some “ceremonies” for older students which include readings from diaries of children killed during the Holocaust.
Download Lesson plan and drama activity Grades 7-9 Grades 10-12 A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
Activities are arranged according to elementary, middle and high school.
Download Lesson plans Elementary through high school United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The website includes a downloadable book for teachers about teaching the Holocaust as well as an online course about teaching the Holocaust. There is also a section with lesson plans from teachers. Just go to the Education section.
Download and online Background and lesson plans All ages Anti-Defamation League
They have a variety of curricula available on topics to help promote tolerance. There are resources for students K-12
On this page, the topics are arranged according to grade levels.
Download Lesson plans K-12
Great resources on the web and available from them about prejudice and hate. They also have some kits available for teachers.
Download Background and activities Kits
High School
- There is a section for teachers who can look up plans about various aspects of tolerance to integrate into regular subject areas. The search tool includes ages, topics and subject areas. Tolerance topics include ability issues, conflict resolution, gender, health, migration and immigration, race and ethnicity, religious diversity, social activism and change and socioeconomic issues.
Download Lesson plans Teachers Day of Religious Tolerance November 16 is the International Day of Tolerance. Among the issues is religious tolerance. This unit includes a prayer service, an exploration of the meaning of ecumenism and interfaith and a brief exploration of some of the major world religions. This material is from the Education for Justice website.
Download Short unit High school and adult There are two sets of lesson plans, one for grades 7-9 and another for grades 10-12 for Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. There are also some “ceremonies” for older students which include readings from diaries of children killed during the Holocaust.
Download Lesson plan and drama activity Grades 7-9 Grades 10-12 A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
Activities are arranged according to elementary, middle and high school.
Download Lesson plans Elementary through high school United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The website includes a downloadable book for teachers about teaching the Holocaust as well as an online course about teaching the Holocaust. There is also a section with lesson plans from teachers. Just go to the Education section.
Download and online Background and lesson plans All ages Anti-Defamation League
They have a variety of curricula available on topics to help promote tolerance. There are resources for students K-12
On this page, the topics are arranged according to grade levels.
Download Lesson plans K-12 American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
This group has several lesson plans available:
There is another lesson on anti-Arab stereotypes and hate crimes post 9/11 from the online Newshour with Jim Lehrer
There is a document on common stereotypes which might prove helpful with this lesson.
Middle school lesson plan on discrimination in the workplace.
High school lesson plan on discrimination in the workplace.
There are more educational resources available.
Download Lesson plans Middle school through adult A Window Into Afghanistan This 5 lesson unit from the CRS website includes lesson plans, handouts and a powerpoint presentation. The five lessons include
- Introduction to Afghanistan
- The culture of Afghanistan
- Islam
- Muslim Women and Afghan Women
- Rebuilding a nation
Download Complete units High school
This site has articles, church documents and statements that relate to these issues: racial justice, discrimination against African-Americans, discrimination against Asian-Americans, discrimination against Hispanic Americans, discrimination against Native Americans and Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.
Download Reflection Adult Handbook of Catholic Social Teaching
This discussion guide provides information and discussion questions around the issue of discrimination.
Download Reflection Adult Day of Religious Tolerance November 16 is the International Day of Tolerance. Among the issues is religious tolerance. This unit includes a prayer service, an exploration of the meaning of ecumenism and interfaith and a brief exploration of some of the major world religions. This material is from the Education for Justice website.
Download Short unit High school and adult United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The website includes a downloadable book for teachers about teaching the Holocaust as well as an online course about teaching the Holocaust. There is also a section with lesson plans from teachers. Just go to the Education section.
Download and online Background and lesson plans All ages American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
This group has several lesson plans available:
There is another lesson on anti-Arab stereotypes and hate crimes post 9/11 from the online Newshour with Jim Lehrer
There is a document on common stereotypes which might prove helpful with this lesson.
Middle school lesson plan on discrimination in the workplace.
High school lesson plan on discrimination in the workplace.
There are more educational resources available.
Download Lesson plans Middle school through adult A Window Into Afghanistan This 5 lesson unit from the CRS website includes lesson plans, handouts and a powerpoint presentation. The five lessons include
- Introduction to Afghanistan
- The culture of Afghanistan
- Islam
- Muslim Women and Afghan Women
- Rebuilding a nation
Download Complete units High school This free downloadable study guide is meant to accompany the book on diversity available for purchase ($5.00). Even without the benefit of the book, there are some very provocative discussion starters in the guide. Suitable for adult groups.
Download Reflection Adult Discussion guides for four sessions each with articles from past issues of Sojourner’s magazine. Cost is $14.95 for each packet. Available topics are Christian feminism, Christians and Nonviolence, Christians and Politics, Christians and the Environment, Christians and the Global Economy, Christians and Racial Justice, Christians and the Middle East, Christians and Poverty, Welcoming the Stranger: Christians and Immigration and What the Waters Revealed: Christians and Hurricane Katrina. There is a sample available.
Available for purchase; download Group discussion Adult
Teaching Tolerance
- There is a section for teachers who can look up plans about various aspects of tolerance to integrate into regular subject areas. The search tool includes ages, topics and subject areas. Tolerance topics include ability issues, conflict resolution, gender, health, migration and immigration, race and ethnicity, religious diversity, social activism and change and socioeconomic issues.
Download Lesson plans Teachers
- There is also a section for parents about how to talk to your children about various topics which help promote tolerance.
Download Background Parents Simon Wiesenthal Center- Museum of Tolerance
Resources for teachers and information about the Holocaust.
Download Background Teachers A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
Activities are arranged according to elementary, middle and high school.
Download Lesson plans Elementary through high school United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The website includes a downloadable book for teachers about teaching the Holocaust as well as an online course about teaching the Holocaust. There is also a section with lesson plans from teachers. Go to the Education section.
Download and online Background and lesson plans All ages