Preschool gender education
Here you can find a toolbox containing materials that are useful for planning and teaching gender education at the preschool level.
Super Strong Princesses / Super Soft Heroes
Coloring books featuring princesses and superheroes that deconstruct stereotypes. The author is the Swedish artist Linnea Johanson.
Subjects: Equality - LGBT+ - Stereotypes - Gender roles - Trans
UNICEF
In the UNICEF puzzle book, children can solve various puzzles while learning about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The UNICEF coloring book is available in ten languages and deals with children's rights according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The book can be printed out.
Various books that may be suitable
The following books can be good to have and read with children to enhance their understanding of equality, human rights, and democracy.
I Dare, I Can, I Will! An entertaining and beautifully illustrated book by Linda Ólafsdóttir about the Women's Day Off in 1975.
Books about Sigurfljóð who helps everyone, by Sigrún Eldjárn: Subject: Equality - Stereotypes - Gender roles - Role models
- Go Sigurfljóð
- Sigurfljóð in a Jiffy Sigurfljóð Helps Everyone
Fabulously Outstanding Women Who Changed the World tells the stories of remarkable women who achieved unparalleled feats. Subject: Equality - Stereotypes - Gender roles - Role models
Bold Hero is about a prince filled with outdated ideas about genders that don't fit in the modern world. Subject: Equality - Stereotypes - Gender roles
Íslandsdætur (Daughters of Iceland) is a book about the history of over forty notable women spanning from the beginning of Iceland's settlement to the present day. Subject: Equality - Women's history - Role models - Gender roles
Sipp, Sippsippanipp, Sippsippanippsippsúrumsipp - the sisters who definitely did not want to marry princes! is about young princesses forging their own paths. Subject: Equality - Stereotypes - Gender roles - Role models
Vigdís: The book about the first female president introduces a new generation to Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Subject: Equality - Stereotypes - Gender roles - Role models
When Rósa was Ragnar / When Friðrik was Fríða is a book intended to spark discussions with young children about gender roles and equality. The book comes with teaching guidelines.
Projects
Building a Better World (Byggjum betri heim) is a workbook compiled by the Scouts movement, based on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The projects can be adapted to all age groups.
Am I a Boy or a Girl? is educational material for the oldest preschool children to explore gender roles and stereotypes. The material is accompanied by questions to ask the children after reading.
The Story Chest (Söguskjóður) project is conducted in six to eight-week sessions with the goal of strengthening parent-school relationships.
Home Culture is a project where children take home cardboard to work with their parents on a poster about what they want to show from home.
Home Language – language weeks. Home language is the language a child speaks at home. During language weeks, the home languages of children and teachers are discussed in preschool.
Videos and websites
The Gender Equality Committee's project toolbox is a website with resources for equality and gender education, divided by education levels.
In the video 'Better to Speak Up Than to Stay Silent', Ævar Þór Benediktsson, better known as Ævar the Scientist, talks to viewers about violence, its different manifestations, and the importance of speaking out.
