Introduction
Below is a curation of materials and resources that can be used in the classroom to support LGBTQ+ inclusion. Please feel free to share any additional fab activity ideas and resources by contacting LGBTQ Student Services.
Grade Level Resources
Elementary Grades (PreK to 5)
LGBTQ-Inclusive Education is mandated for elementary grades
SFUSD mandates that students receive 20 health lessons per year TK to 5, including 3 lessons in LGBTQ and Family Diversity AND the CDE History-Social Science Framework requires LGBTQ History in grades 2, 4 and 5. | |||||||||
Superintendent’s Rainbow Read-Aloud! | |||||||||
On April 23rd at 10:30am Superintendent Matt Wayne will be presenting a Rainbow Read-Aloud for Pride month (K-5). The selected book is 47,000 Beads by Angel Adeyoha and Koja Adeyoha, a story of a two-spirit Lakota person. To sign your class up for the reading, fill out this form.
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Gender Diversity is PRIDE! | |||||||||
This year we are focusing on Gender Diversity around the world! Click here for MORE activities for all grades!
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LGBTQ Learning! | |||||||||
Here is an updated Spanish LGBTQIA bookshelf. Click the photo to see an enlarged version. | |||||||||
“Say it Loud and Proud!” | |||||||||
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April 30th Pink Wave | |||||||||
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Additional resources
- LGBTQ Family & Gender Diversity Teaching Guide
- Check out the handy Elementary Pride Activities Guide
Readalouds:
*Lesson Plans* for many of these books as well as recorded read-aloud (for Spanish click on the image of the book) can be found here.
Videos:
Secondary Grades (6th to 12th)
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education is recommended across All Areas for All Grades!
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Classroom Activities | |||||||||||||||
Here and below are some great resources to help support LGBTQ+ students and themes across areas
ELA/Advisory (But Really ALL SUBJECTS): Ask students their Pronouns; you can even practice using neopronouns with this great tool! | |||||||||||||||
April 26th LGBTQ+ Youth RESOURCE FAIR!!! | |||||||||||||||
April 26th 1-4pm, Open to Middle and High School students! Drag make-up tutorials, Food, Arts and Crafts, Affinity Spaces, Connection to Queer Youth and Resources!!! To sign up for the resource fair, you must complete:
Wellness Center coordinator or School Social Worker. That way we know choice boardthat you're cleared to attend.
Raffle with fabulous Prizes!
On the Day of the Fair, students will go to school as normal then travel to the SF LGBTQ+ Center together without a chaperone. →SSW or GSA/SAGA/Art Club facilitators will tell students when and where to gather so that they can take public transit to the event together. →Attendance will be taken at the resource fair; students will be released for the day from the fair at 4pm. | |||||||||||||||
April 30th “Pink Wave/ Day of Silence Resource” | |||||||||||||||
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Gender Diversity is PRIDE! | |||||||||||||||
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Native Hawaiian myth - short film (for the film click on the image) |
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Here is a slide deck about gender diversity around the world. | ||||||||||||
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For Support or Questions, email lgbtq@sfusd.edu | |||||||||||||||
Additional Resources:
- A print out of the list above can be found here
Lessons & Slide Decks:
- Advisory lesson plans: these were designed to help foster understanding of and support for our LGBTQ+ community, the barriers they sometimes encounter when trying to access restrooms, and the importance of having free menstrual products in all of our bathrooms. Presentations were created for middle-grade students but can be modified for high school.
Additional Resources
Check out our LGBTQ+ Visibility, School-Wide Activities, and About Parental Notification pages for more information and resources.
This page was last updated on March 31, 2024