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

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Hate Symbols and Their Impact

Students learn about hate symbols and how they can cause hurt and harm.

Boy being bullied inside the classroom

Bias + Bullying = Identity-Based Bullying

Students learn about identity and consider the connection between bullying, bias and identity.

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Diversity and Children's Literature

Students discuss identity and the importance of diversity in children's literature.

A group of diverse children with arms around each other standing in front of a school bus smiling

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.

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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."

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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.

7-year old Morgan Bugg displays her drawing of hairstyles that reflect her identity

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

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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.

Michele Cohen-Rodriguez, a Jewish Holocaust survivor.

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.

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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.

High school students walking on stairs

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.

Teenage girl standing next to her school locker using a smartphone and being bullied

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.

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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.

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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.

Set of Smiling Mixed People Faces Posing Over Colorful Backgrounds

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.

Amanda Gorman recites her 2021 inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb"

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.

Media Concept Smart TV

Representing Me: Diversity, Visibility and the Media

Students consider the importance of representation and visibility in entertainment.

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Student Dress Codes and Fairness

Students reflect on the controversy over school dress codes and the equity issues they raise.

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Using Art to Explore the Refugee Experience

Students learn about the refugee crisis and explore the refugee experience through art.

Preteen students using technology to cyber bully an African American female classmate

What is Identity-Based Bullying?

Students explore identity-based bullying and how to act as an ally when they encounter it.

High School Activities

Michele Cohen-Rodriguez, a Jewish Holocaust survivor.

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.

High school students walking on stairs

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.

Students walking in and out of a school's front door

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.

Diverse group of junior high students talking on stairs

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.

Set of Smiling Mixed People Faces Posing Over Colorful Backgrounds

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.

Asian female holding sign: No, where are you really from?

Microaggressions

Students examine microaggressions, their underlying message and the impact they have on people.

African American teacher looking at holocaust testimony on laptop

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.

Caricature of Rothschild family on the front cover of 'Le Rire,' a French humor magazine

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.

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Voting Rights and the Youth Vote

Students reflect on voting and the barriers and bias in voting and elections.

Swastika Brooklyn

What are Hate Symbols?

Students reflect on the power of symbols and learn about hate symbols present in society today.

K-12 Activities

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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.

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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.

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Anti-Bias Mini-Film Festival

Use short evocative videos and films to engage young people in conversations about identity, diversity, bias and social justice.

In Concert Against Hate 2020 Honorees

Learning from Changemakers

Students will watch short video documentaries about important changemakers and explore what it means to stand up to bias and injustice.

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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.

Books Matter

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.