Vocabulary: social awareness
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
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Social awareness vocabulary helps distinguish related ideas. A stereotype is a broad assumption about a group; bias is an unfair leaning; prejudice is a judgment formed without fair evidence; discrimination is unfair action. Equality gives the same support, while equity adjusts support for fair access. Compassion notices suffering and wants to help; fairness considers what is just.
Spend 15 minutes sorting short, fictional scenarios under stereotype, bias, prejudice, discrimination, equality, equity, compassion, and fairness.
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- 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
“If your 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?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Empathy & Social Awareness
- Age range
- Ages 7–11