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Educating the youngest global citizens about friendship, inclusion, and how to make a better world - stories & lessons & activities.
A United Nations special, promoting the importance of friendship among individuals, communities, and nations, and encouraging peace and understanding through friendship.

One Globe Kids is designed as an international friendship experience for the youngest global citizens!
July 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In case you need a reason .. Great article - "How international education prepares students for a changing world."
www.bbntimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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📚There's still time to enter! Lee & Low's New Voices Award writing contest is open for submissions until June 30, 2025!

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May 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Digital learning and global education no longer exist as two parallel paths; they are connecting, criss-crossing and making way for a new type of teaching and learning, one built on hope, optimism and joy."
#globaled #startyoung #SDGs

iste.org/explore/person…
5 Ways To Use Edtech for Social Good | ISTE
Digital learning and global education no longer exist as two parallel paths; they are connecting, criss-crossing and making way for a new type of teaching…
www.iste.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
No need to wait till High School - start in Kindergarten!
Global Competency: How to Build Cultural Self-awareness

participatelearning.com/?p=12344
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Teaching tolerance is not enough, but fortunately our children can learn to understand, appreciate, and cherish the #diversity of this world and its peoples before our lack of tolerance leaves it beyond repair." - @langmag #globaled #globalcitizenship

languagemagazine.com/2022/05/23/lea…
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"How much screen time kids get is only one consideration. We also have to consider the where, when, what, and—most importantly for teachers—the why.via @CommonSenseEd

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Screen Time in School: Finding the Right Balance for Your Classroom | Common Sense Education
Kids are on screens more than ever. How can we make classroom screen time more meaningful?
www.commonsense.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Not Even Companies Know if Their Edtech Products Work. Can Learning Science Fix That?#edtech via @EdSurge #edtech #GlobalEd #research

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Not Even Companies Know if Their Edtech Products Work. Can Learning Science Fix That? - EdSurge News
By this point, calling edtech big business is probably an understatement. Conservative estimates hold that the U.S. spent $100 billion on edtech during ...
www.edsurge.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
That was fast! Thank you all - @makeawaymedia @MCChildsBookDay @pragmaticmom @valariebudayr_
- for this fun #MCBD2022 #ReadYourWorld party! Please check out our digital diverse Global Friendship Stories on

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One Globe Kids - make friends around the world
One Globe Kids is an award-winning library of stories from children around the world, friendship activities and education resources. Let's explore the world together!
www.oneglobekids.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A12: Would love to see #genderidentity in the next Classroom Kit. #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A11: #ReadYourWorld #MCBD2022 could support #BannedBooksWeek, the annual celebration of the freedom to read and raise awareness for the importance of diversity and inclusion in children’s literature.
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A11: You could support by helping/funding updates of (home/school) libraries so they offer more #mirrorsandwindows - @leeanlow checklist:#ReadYourWorld

blog.leeandlow.com/2014/05/22/che…
Checklist: 8 Steps to Creating a Diverse Book Collection
A blog on race, diversity, education, and children's books.
blog.leeandlow.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A10: Kids could learn more about how the same language can be a bit different depending on where you are in the world or whom you learn it from, like dialects and accents. The way you speak a language is not the ‘norm(al)’. #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A9: Biases are formed at an early age, books for the youngest children can never have enough diversity #ReadYourWorld #startyoung
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A9: Maybe not a genre, but I worry about the (growing) lack of diversity in children’s books in some schools/states. #youarewhatyouread #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A8: Easy question … Change Sings: a Children's Anthem by @TheAmandaGorman & @lorenlong is beautiful! #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A7: Hoping that books show that everyone has a story. And inspire all to share it. Because #TheMoreStoriesYou KnowTheMoreFriendsYouCanMake! #ReadYourWorld #MCBD2022
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A7: I hope that books will teach children that they can be changemakers (and that they can educate their grownups if needed). #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A6: The new book Just Help!: How to Build a Better World - by @SotomayorUssc (from ‘Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You’

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Just Help!: How to Build a Better World
How to Build a Better World
bookshop.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A5: More books about gender identity for younger children #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A5: Books with kids just being themselves, not presented as a “diversity topic” #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A4: Because of the pandemic our kids asked to read more ‘happy silly funny books’. #ReadYourWorld
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM