Talking About Skin Color: All the Colors We Are

Talking About Skin Color: All the Colors We Are

All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissinger is a bilingual English-Spanish picture book intended for very young children. Amply illustrated with delightful photographs of children, adults, and families, this book explains in simple language why people have different color skin. Every child should be read this book. And while preschool is the place to […]

Sister Anne’s Hands: A Book About Prejudice & Civil Rights

Sister Anne’s Hands: A Book About Prejudice & Civil Rights

Written by  MaryBeth Lorbiecki, Sister Anne’s Hands, is set in the 1960s.  Told from the viewpoint of a white second grade girl, this is the story of a nun with dark skin who comes to teach in an all white Catholic school. The young narrator has never seen a black person before. She comes to love and […]

Martin Luther King’s Life & Writings

Martin Luther King’s Life & Writings

How many books by Martin Luther King, Jr. have you read? We talk about this great man and quote his words all the time, but to see deep inside him we need to read his books. The following three books are wonderful reading for high students and adults. Strength To Love by Martin Luther King, Jr. […]

Making Peace Journals: A Teach Peace Now Activity for All Ages

Making Peace Journals: A Teach Peace Now Activity for All Ages

There is no time left for anything but to make peacework a dimension of our every waking activity.— Elise Boulding Lesson: Peace Journals Objective: To become aware of the role each one of us plays in creating a peaceful world and to record one’s thoughts about it. Peace journals can be kept by everyone. This is […]

Peace Calendar Activity

Peace Calendar Activity

Making a peace calendar is a great way to reinforce peaceful thinking, the search for justice, and anti-war activism. The following activity is perfect for families, small groups, classes, and religious organizations. Objective: To develop an understanding of ways each of us can contribute to making the world a more peaceful place. Grade Level: All ages […]

New Year’s Resolution Flags Activity

New Year’s Resolution Flags Activity

“Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are.” — Hafsat Abiola Lesson Plan: New Year’s Resolution Flags or […]

Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World

Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World

Make a Difference “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.”  Steve Jobs Real stories are often the most inspiring. In Paths to Peace, author  Jane Zalben has selected 16 people she thinks have made a difference in the world. For each person, she gives […]

2017 TPN Peace Calendar Now Available

2017 TPN Peace Calendar Now Available

Now Available This year’s 2017 TPN Peace Calendar features all new images plus inspirational quotes about peace.  Important dates are linked to relevant websites with more information. The calendar is offered free by Teach Peace Now for personal or educational purposes only. Enjoy! Click here to download the calendar –  2017 TPN Peace Calendar

Books about Gift Giving

Books about Gift Giving

This is the season when we think about giving gifts to the people we care about.  The following books take gift giving to a higher level and force us to think about what is truly a gift. Perhaps one of these book will prove the perfect gift for a child you love. Those Shoes by […]

Books for Little Princesses and Others

Books for Little Princesses and Others

Little Princesses Do you know a little girl or young lady who loves princesses? If you do, it would not be surprising. Research done by Professor Sarah M. Coyne at Brigham Young University found that 61% of the preschool girls in her June 2016 study played with princess toys at least once a week. Teach […]

Great ABC Books for Children

Great ABC Books for Children

“A book is a gift you can open again and again” — Garrison Keller This is the time of year when we think about giving gifts. Teach Peace Now has a simple answer to gift giving. Give your child, give your children, give your students, give each other– BOOKS! Books allow us to experience the […]

6 Reasons to Give Thanks

6 Reasons to Give Thanks

In the United States, we hold Thanksgiving Day on the third Thursday in November. Many other countries also have days of thanksgiving that are an important part of their lives. Japan celebrates  Kinrō Kansha no Hi on November 23rd when people give thanks for the work done throughout the year and the fruit of that labor. […]