Exploring Conversations on Race - For Kids
/Interested in jumpstarting conversations on race with you child?
Take a look at some of our family-friendly recommendations for exploring this topic together:
Let’s read…
“Speak Up!”
by Miranda Paul
Speak Up! explores different ways that your child and their friends at school can use their voices to speak up for what is right. Read this story by watching this read aloud video or purchasing this book for your home library.
Let’s watch…
“PBS Kids
Talk About Race & Racism”
PBS
This half hour special includes episode clips from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, and Arthur where your favorite characters explore race, racism, and identity. For our older Trailblazers, there are also real conversations between children and their parents, where they ask each other about their thoughts on race.
Let’s listen to…
“In So Many Ways, We Are the Same”
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
This short song from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood shows us how we can notice the differences and similarities between us and our friends, and celebrate both!