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This is our first box of books from @simonkids and

This is our first box of books from @simonkids and it did not disappoint. Thank you so much!
Each one was a hit for a variety of reasons. I asked Noah to show me his favorite page in a couple of the books and asked why he enjoyed the book.
The Beak Book: It has a lot of great vocabulary and beautiful pictures of animals (birds).
Out of Nowhere: A sweet story about friendship and staying friends even after someone changes.
Sharing a Smile: A story that showed thoughtfulness and Noah was very excited to see wearing masks was valued by the characters in the story.
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You: The cutest illustrations ever, tons of important information, and poop, of course.
Book's Big Adventure: We are a sucker for a happy ending. It gave us Toy Story 3 vibes.

Image ID: A spread of a resource to teach kids abo

Image ID: A spread of a resource to teach kids about race. The words at the top say, "Don't just hope that your kids are kind and treat everyone the same. Teach them to me anti-racist."
I have a few lessons on my website (www.readlikearockstarteaching.com) to help caregivers have these conversations and lessons with the children in their life, but it's going to take more than just a few lessons. This work isn't one and done. You need to call your kids out when they say problematic things after watching a show or passing by a group of people. You need to analyze the choices they make and help them become aware of their biases. You need to teach them about racist missteps that you've had in the past so they can avoid them in the future. You need to have ongoing conversations and lessons that build upon each other year after year. It has to be intentional.

The BIPOC in your school building are not there ju

The BIPOC in your school building are not there just to be your personal resource and answer random questions you only come to them with specifically because of their race or ethnicity (especially if you have no relationship at all).
When you only talk to us as it pertains to things like this, it makes us feel like you don't really see us as professional educators that you can also collaborate with about writing, or science, or math... that's how I feel anyway.

Hi! If you're new here, you probably came because

Hi! If you're new here, you probably came because of a desire to learn to be anti-racist (specifically to learn about anti-Black racism) or to get great teaching ideas or both. I went from slowly and organically gaining 30k followers over 8 years to suddenly acquiring 90k more in less than a year. Super overwhelming and I've been dealing with the anxiety of it daily. I'm here just doing what I've always done- sharing my thoughts on anti-Black racism, my lived experiences as a Black, primary, educator, my teaching ideas/resources, books I love, and a little bit of my family here and there. Oftentimes I feel there is an expectation for me to be all things for everyone on IG. I get this in the form of DMs demanding I highlight certain topics, DMs yelling at me for what I do post, and DMs yelling at me for what I don't post. It's not possible to please everyone and I'm honestly not trying to. This isn't my job. I don't get paid to post things. And I barely get sponsored posts because of what I do post! It's my teaching IG page that happened to grow a crazy amount in a short amount of time. I do get amazing books for free, which I'm thankful for, but books don't pay my bills. These words by Monique Melton are exactly how I feel being the face behind this platform: "…but most importantly I wanted Black folks to feel seen and heard and acknowledged…what you’re going through is real…it’s not just you, what you’re experiencing…it’s a combination of wanting my folks to be heard and our voices to be amplified and also realizing that my audience is primarily White and so wanting them to hear these stories and wanting them to take action."
This work is exhausting when it feels like change happens so slowly. It's upsetting when the sense of urgency is only apparent after a tragedy. There are so many issues to attend to in the world, but I'll keep doing my little part to show my people they aren't alone and to share the things I've learned with anyone that wants to learn and grow with me. I'm hoping others do the same in their own way.

In a pyramid, every brick depends on the ones belo

In a pyramid, every brick depends on the ones below it for support. So yes, your "jokes" matter. You shouldn't be okay with any level of racism. You can't condemn race motivated murders and also think it's okay to call COVID-19 the "Chinese Virus" or "Kung Flu". It's all connected. You can't claim to believe that Black Lives Matter and still hang out with your old, racist friends that voted for Trump (you know, because you all are mature enough keep politics out of it.) You can't say you wish racism would end, but then do nothing besides browse IG to educate yourself and your family about being anti-racist.

People always tell LaNesha and I we help them have

People always tell LaNesha and I we help them have hard conversations with little kids. It's what we try to do well to change the world for the next generation. We are thankful to have that impact and we hope that this resource helps too. The first significant immigration law in the United States was a racist one that had the goal of excluding Chinese immigrants. The racism being faced today is nothing new, but it has increased and it is wrong. Remember when you have these talks with your kids, don't act like this just started because of the pandemic. It's always been around. History is connected. The past always impacts the present. This resource is free in our TpT stores and there's also a Google drive link in my stories for quicker access. Even if you think your child/student isn't racist towards Asian people, have the conversation anyway.

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