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Vocabulary: social awareness

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Personal & Social Development›Empathy & Social Awareness|Ages 7—11|ID: mt_a6AYrbb7x4

Know and use the vocabulary of social awareness — including stereotype, prejudice, discrimination, equality, equity, bias, compassion, and fairness — and understand what distinguishes these closely related concepts

Mastery Evidence

  • Explain what 'stereotype' and 'prejudice' mean and give an example of each from everyday life
  • Use words like 'equality', 'equity', and 'bias' correctly when discussing a scenario — e.g. 'That's not equity because not everyone got what they needed'
  • Identify an example of discrimination in a story or news article and explain why it is unfair using the correct vocabulary

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] hears a classmate say something that groups all people of a certain background together, can they explain why that's a stereotype and how it differs from a fact about an individual person?”

Prerequisites0

No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.

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