I thought everyone, or everyone with children at least, knew about the differences between boy and girl section clothing — because it’s been blogged about a lot (e.g. here, here, and here). However, I posted these photos above of T-shirts from a “girl” section vs T-shirts from a “boy” section on facebook. My friends took… Continue reading Gendered Clothing
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Bluey
How exciting is it that new episodes of Bluey are out?!!! We all just want to talk about Bluey don’t we? I have so much to say, that I’ll be breaking one of my blogging rules of keeping posts short if I say it all. So today I’ll just share one idea about Bluey. Bluey… Continue reading Bluey
Gender Expression Clothes Rack
This is another provocation with which I love watching children engage! For some it is the very first time they’ve truly had the opportunity to choose their own clothes — and that’s what it’s about. Not dressing up and playing make believe, but choosing your own style, your own gender expression. From my observations, unless… Continue reading Gender Expression Clothes Rack
Impact beyond kids
I was reminded yesterday by a parent that doing gender work with children has a much greater reach than just the kids involved in the work. The parent tweeted a story about their child correcting the parent’s gendered assumptions and credited the work I had done with the child’s class last year. This goes to… Continue reading Impact beyond kids
Red: A Crayon’s Story
The book Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall discusses being transgender through a metaphor of a crayon that has the label “red” but is actually blue. This is a rather gentle approach to discussing gender with kids. Children won’t necessarily understanding that this is a metaphor for being transgender, but you could help them… Continue reading Red: A Crayon’s Story
Stereotype, Stop!
This is a critical thinking game I came up with to get kids to actively notice stereotypes when reading or listening to a story. Having tried it out a few times, I can tell you kids love it! It disrupts the usual passivity of story times as the kids are expected to make noise and… Continue reading Stereotype, Stop!