No Place for Hate schools are regularly updating ways to engage school communities. We are always seeking new ideas and strategies.
To give schools some inspiration, we are excited to share this library of activities for elementary, middle and high schools. All of the activities qualify towards your No Place for Hate designation. They are all linked to one of our free online lesson plans and include a range of topics, interactive modalities and opportunities for discussion. All activities are pre-approved by ADL.
Please check back here regularly as we will add additional activities throughout the school year.
Elementary School Activities
Hate Symbols and Their Impact
Students learn about hate symbols and how they can cause hurt and harm.
Bias + Bullying = Identity-Based Bullying
Students learn about identity and consider the connection between bullying, bias and identity.
Diversity and Children's Literature
Students discuss identity and the importance of diversity in children's literature.
Identity: What We Can See and Not See
They will explore the various parts of identity—seen and not seen—that make up who we are.
Living and Playing with a Disability
Students reflect on what it means to live with a disability by watching and discussing the short film "The Present."
Lonnie Chavis Shares His Experiences on Racism
Students will explore bias and racism through the perspective of This Is Us young actor Lonnie Chavis and reflect on ways to intervene.
Seeing My Identity, Seeing Me
Students learn about a young person who took action when she saw bias and lack of representation and explore identity and aspects of their own identity that are important to them.
Middle School Activities
The Power of Words: Understanding and Challenging Biased Language
Students explore the impact of biased and hateful words and consider how to act as an ally when they see or face biased language.
The Holocaust and the Escalation of Hate
Through the lens of the Holocaust as a case study and the testimony of two survivors of the Holocaust, students will explore and understand the concept of the escalation of hate.
People with Disabilities and the Importance of Accommodations
Students explore what the lack of accommodations means for people with disabilities and how students can advocate for them getting what they need.
Addressing Antisemitic Incidents with Allyship and Advocacy
Students learn what antisemitic incidents are, reflect on the prevalence of and surge in antisemitic incidents and identify ways to act as an ally or advocate.
When Identity and Bias Impact Rumors and Gossip
Students explore and consider how identity and bias impacts who becomes the subject of gossip and rumors, which tend to spread rapidly.
Centering Youth Voices: Addressing Identity-Based Bullying
Students explore examples based on young people’s real-life experiences of identity-based bullying and identify ways that their school can address and reduce this type of bullying.
Addressing Anti-Immigrant Bias
Students will use a story told in the graphic series and novel Welcome to the New World to deepen their understanding of the refugee experience and dispel stereotypes about people seeking asylum.
The Identity Iceberg and Me
Students will explore the various parts of identity and consider what is visible and what isn't visible when it comes to social identity groups.
Poems for Justice
Students will use poetry by Amanda Gorman and Langston Hughes to learn about injustice and social justice and how they manifest in their world.
Representing Me: Diversity, Visibility and the Media
Students consider the importance of representation and visibility in entertainment.
Student Dress Codes and Fairness
Students reflect on the controversy over school dress codes and the equity issues they raise.
Using Art to Explore the Refugee Experience
Students learn about the refugee crisis and explore the refugee experience through art.
What is Identity-Based Bullying?
Students explore identity-based bullying and how to act as an ally when they encounter it.
High School Activities
The Holocaust and the Escalation of Hate
Through the lens of the Holocaust as a case study and the testimony of two survivors of the Holocaust, students will explore and understand the concept of the escalation of hate.
Addressing Antisemitic Incidents with Allyship and Advocacy
Students learn what antisemitic incidents are, reflect on the prevalence of and surge in antisemitic incidents and identify ways to act as an ally or advocate.
Centering Youth Voices: Addressing Identity-Based Bullying
Students explore examples based on young people’s real-life experiences of identity-based bullying and identify ways that their school can address and reduce this type of bullying.
Bias in Our Everyday Lives
Students reflect on examples of everyday bias and the consider the impact it has on those in the targeted groups.
The Identity Iceberg and Me
Students will explore the various parts of identity and consider what is visible and what isn't visible when it comes to social identity groups.
Microaggressions
Students examine microaggressions, their underlying message and the impact they have on people.
Personal Identity through Lens of the Holocaust
Through the lens of the Holocaust, students will consider the rights that they have, and consider how losing those freedoms might impact their personal identities.
Propaganda and Media Literacy
Using Nazi propaganda, students will examine both the intentions of the media they use and encounter and their own role in consuming media in today’s information-saturated world.
Voting Rights and the Youth Vote
Students reflect on voting and the barriers and bias in voting and elections.
What are Hate Symbols?
Students reflect on the power of symbols and learn about hate symbols present in society today.
K-12 Activities
Back to School Kickoff with Jonathan Van Ness
This collection of activities assist schools in preparation for and as a follow-up to the No Place for Hate Back to School Kickoff event, which features Jonathan Van Ness, Emmy-nominated television personality, two-time New York Times best-selling author and LGBTQ+ advocate. The activities focus on the themes of identity and allyship.
Back to School Kickoff with Laurie Hernandez
This collection of activities assist schools in preparation for and as a follow-up to the No Place for Hate Back to School Kickoff event, which features Laurie Hernandez, U.S. Olympic gold medalist and author of I Got This: To Gold and Beyond. The activities focus on the themes of identity, diversity and representation.
Anti-Bias Mini-Film Festival
Use short evocative videos and films to engage young people in conversations about identity, diversity, bias and social justice.
Learning from Changemakers
Students will watch short video documentaries about important changemakers and explore what it means to stand up to bias and injustice.
Back to School Kickoff with Amanda Gorman
This collection of activities assist schools in following up after the No Place for Hate Back to School Kickoff virtual event, which featured Amanda Gorman, poet, activist and author of Change Sings. The activities focus on the themes of identity, allyship, challenging bias and championing justice.
One Book, One School
All members of the school read and discuss a book together—one with the theme of bias, bullying, diversity or social justice.
This resource is offered as general guidance only. Please review the materials and inquire with your own legal counsel as to the appropriateness of a resource, to ensure compliance with state or local laws.