Choose Your Voice

Choose Your Voice is an anti-bullying and anti-discriminatory lesson planning resource created by the human rights advocacy group Fighting Against Antisemitism Together (FAST). It is divided into four lessons: Bursting the Voices of Stereotypes, Voices from the Past, Voices from the Present and Choose your Voice. Each unit includes a video of approximately five minutes in duration, a lesson plan for the unit outlining the activities to be completed by students, a grading rubric and a pledge for all students to sign. Some units will have handouts to be completed by students and some fact sheets about relevant people or topics as well. This program is intended for students from Grades 5 to 8, however, FAST also offers a similar program for high school students called Voices into Action.

In a multicultural and diverse society, it is vital that everybody is treated with respect. Unfortunately, intolerance and discrimination continue to be prevalent in our everyday lives. This resource can help foster a sense of open-mindedness in your students and teach them the importance of fighting bullying and intolerance head-on.

Under the “About the Program” tab, the website offers a list of curriculum connections for Language Arts and Social Studies in each province and territory, expect for the Northwest Territories. Though this program can be adapted for Grade 5, it only shows the curriculum connections for Grades 6-8.

1. Go onto https://www.chooseyourvoice.ca/
2. Click “Register” and follow the prompts
3. Click “Learn” and begin exploring the available resources!