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At Risk of Prejudice: The Arab American Community A brief article answering teachers' questions such as:
"How can we teach about the Arab world in an objective way. . . Where can we obtain appropriate resources about the Arab world and Islam? What can be done to allay the fears of Arab and Muslim students and provide them with a safe and nurturing environment?" (quote from article.)
Please note that Seikaly considers "Arab" expansively: purposefully not conflating Muslim and Arab identities while including Chaldeans, Coptics, and other communities indigenous to the Middle East North Africa (MENA.)
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Understanding Arab Refugees Unit Plan From the unit overview by the Arab American National Museum:
"This unit is designed for upper elementary students. In this unit, students will read a picture book about an Arab refugee family that tries to escape a conflict in their country and head to Europe. Students will learn what it means to be a refugee and how a refugee differs from being an immigrant. Students will also learn how other countries have tried to help refugees and then examine what they would do to help a new refugee student."
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Day in The Life of An Arab Youth: A Lesson Plan Using Stories to Learn About Places From the lesson overview by the Arab American National Museum:
"In this lesson, students will be exposed to stories about children from different parts of the Arab world. They will ask and answer compelling questions about the children and their lives. They will also do research on the countries where these children are from and answer questions about their own lives."
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Beyond Aladdin Unit Plan From the lesson overview by the Arab American National Museum:
"This lesson plan is created for elementary classrooms to use cartoons and film to discuss stereotyping, or ultimately, to talk about how it feels to have people say things about you that are not true. Teachers are given detailed instructions on teaching students to identify details and implications of media images of “bad guys” and “good guys” while specifically examining Arab characters. Also provided is a robust list of activities to help students understand different aspects of the Arab American community through food, games, language and more."
This unit could be as short as 2 days (if you do not watch the entire Aladdin movie), at least as long as 6 days, or anywhere in between. The unit plan offers lots of modifications to best meet your students.
HTK note: the unit is written for K-5, so we have included standards for all 6 grades below.
