Resources for CogSkill 5, Judgment (Ch. 14)
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Kids Meet videos by HiHoKids
In this series of videos kids ask authentic frank questions of people who are unusual in different ways, from being a little person, to having cancer, to being a convicted felon. This series humanizes people of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds.
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Mini-Films on Race, Bias and Identity
26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students by Michael Gonchar, New York Times
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Quandary online game
This online game was developed to give students a low-stakes way to explore how they would react in ethical situations.
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Apples to Apples game
This fun card game is quick to learn and easy to play for kids of all ages. It gives lots of practice comparing and evaluating concepts in a lighthearted way. Which are more “risky”? Gorillas or icebergs? Which are more “silly”? Bananas or kittens?
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Wavelength game
This very unusual game combines using your judgment about a topic, with your judgment about another player’s opinion about a topic. Using a dial to describe a point along a continuum, players try to guess how other players would judge a question, such as “what is a good or bad time for time travel?”
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Should I or Shouldn't I? game
This card game is often used by counselors to work with teens on how to handle tricky social situations—but you can use it at home too!
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Books that encourage perspective-taking
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus says to Scout: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
By reading books, we can experience a little of what it is like to be other people, and we develop greater empathy and opne-mindedness.
Some other books that encourage us to consider different perspectives are:
Children Just Like Me by DK Publishing
Charles story by Shirley Jackson
Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Weird!, Dare!, and Tough! by Erin Frankel
Frank and Laverne by Jennifer Stokes
They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Wagons Ho! by George Hallowell, Joan Holub, and Lynne Avril (Illustrator)
Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle