Saturday September 21st is International Peace Day. Find a listing of possible International Peace Day events you can organize at home, at school, or in the community.
What Are You Doing on International Peace Day?
Free Peace Activity Ideas for Parents and Teachers
~ Let Us Teach Peace ~ Check out these teacher-tested classroom and family-friendly activities that promote peaceful personal relationships, an understanding of the futility of war, and ways to world peace. Click on the title for the full lesson plan -Build a Peace Wall – Combine your ideas for peace with everyone else’s to make […]
7 Wonderful Anti-War Picture Books
~ Are You Anti-War? Are Your Children? ~ Today, only one percent of the news we see on television or read about in our newspapers covers the wars that are raging around the world. As a result, in the United States, we have a generation of children who rarely have their lives touched by the […]
5 YA Books with Diverse Protagonists for Pride Month
Looking for books that provide role models for LBGTQIAP+ students? Then take a look at these TPN recommended books for young adults. 1. How Not to Ask a Boy to the Prom by S. J. Goslee Big sisters can be annoying and helpful when it comes to getting a date. BACK COVER BLURB Nolan Grant […]
7 Books for World Ocean Day
~ Save the Oceans ~ World Ocean Day occurs on June 8th and reminds us of the importance of the ocean in our everyday lives. There is no question the oceans provide us with recreation and beauty. They are also essential for life. Some Important Facts about the Oceans They supply over 50 % of […]
Broome County Peace Action Offers Grants
~A Great Opportunity ~ Recently we were asked to spread the word about a new grant opportunity. At this time it is only available in Broome County, New York. But we hope that it will become a model, available to socially conscious teachers everywhere. We already know of efforts happening around New York State to […]
Mother’s Day and Social Justice
~ How Are You Celebrating Mother’s Day? ~ Mother’s Day was never intended to be a commercial holiday with cards and flowers and candies. The original women who organized Mother’s Days or Clubs did so with a sense of purpose. Juliet Ward Howe – Mother’s Day: A Day for Peace Julia Ward Howe wanted it […]
10 Powerful Quotes for Earth Day!
Ten powerful thoughts for Earth Day 2019 and ways to take action.
4 Books for International Down Syndrome Day
Discussing Down Syndrome with young children doesn’t have to be difficult. Start by laying a frame work of valuing differences and fostering empathy for all people. Many of TPN’s Great Books and Empathy Activities are a great place to start.
International Women’s Day: Ten Facts
Focus on International Women’s Day. Here are facts and statistics to think about and to take action to change.
Superheroes Are Everywhere by Kamala Harris: A TPN Book Review
Kamala Harris’s Superheroes Are Everywhere is a book that Teach Peace Now would like to recommend to parents and teachers as a book worth sharing with elementary school children.
Addressing Racial Stereotypes – Mississippi Bridge
Activities and discussion questions for Mildred D. Taylor’s Mississippi Bridge. Set during 1930’s segregation in Mississippi the book provides opportunities to discuss stereotyping and racial injustice.
