Citizenship

Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey is great for provoking discussion. It deals with discrimination as seen through the eyes of a child travelling with her parents from Chicago to visit her grandmother in 1950s Alabama, where they are refused service at “white only” hotels. www.ruthand thegreenbook.com

Cross-curricular

If your classroom still has bare walls, try sairer’s poster collection. It includes motivational messages, a birthday chart and class rules to help pupils get along with each other. bit.lyclassposters

Citizenship

Show young pupils the importance of respecting differences with a Citizenship Foundation lesson. bit.lyfriend4farouk. Or help older ones to see prejudices they may have and break down stereotypes with resources from Kidogo. bit.lyown perceptions.