WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY / MARCH 21
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Middle School Teacher Guide

“Belonging is built by what we say, who we include, and how we treat each other.” Middle schoolers think hard about fairness, identity, and fitting in. That’s exactly why this age is powerful for inclusion. This guide connects the genetics of Down syndrome to its history and to the everyday social choices students make.

EducatorsSchoolsTeacherMiddle school

Pre-K Take-Home Family Kit

Everything to send home so families can celebrate 3.21 with their preschooler: a ready-to-copy family letter, a simplified sock game, drawing pages, a photo prop sign, and conversation cards. There’s also a teacher page on building the kit and using the My Sock Friends page in class.

EducatorsSchoolsTeacherPre-K / ages 3–5Take-home kits

Preschool Teacher Guide

“Everyone is different, and everyone belongs.” Young children don’t need medical details. They need simple, joyful ideas: friends come in all kinds, differences are good, and everyone gets to play. This guide keeps things hands-on, full of movement, and short enough for circle time.

EducatorsSchoolsTeacherPre-K / ages 3–5

Restaurant Kit

Extras for restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and food trucks: 3.21 Special ideas, name ideas, a server script, menu-insert text, table tents, check-presenter cards with a QR code, and a kids’ coloring placemat.

BusinessesPartner teamsBusiness & community

School Leader Kit

For principals, counselors, PTO/PTA leaders, and school staff who want to lead a school-wide celebration. It includes a planning guide, a week of morning announcements, a bulletin-board kit, a parent FAQ, newsletter copy, a PTO guide, and a school-wide pledge. A 12-slide classroom presentation is a separate file.

BusinessesPartner teamsBusiness & community

Self-Advocate Kit

A self-directed celebration guide for teens and adults with Down syndrome, with a personal 3.21 plan, optional story-sharing prompts, and an invitation script for a job, church, or club.

Self-advocatesTeens and adults with Down syndromeSelf-advocacyPlanningStorytelling

Sibling Kit

A family support and activity kit for siblings of people with Down syndrome, with parent guidance, a sibling portrait page, comic template, conversation cards, and certificate.

SiblingsParentsFamily supportConversationPrintables

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