Chapter 25 Creative Multicultural Ideas Planning Common Bond

Chapter 25 Creative Multicultural Ideas • Planning Common Bond Themes • Art: Avenue to Creative Multicultural Learning • Planning Multicultural Activities • Picture Books and Multicultural Education © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Planning Common Bond Themes • First step to multicultural curriculum planning • Themes common to all children • Themes children can easily identify with • Avoiding tourist curriculum themes © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Art: Avenue to Creative Multicultural Learning • • Art as worldview Art objects—go beyond physical existence Bring cultures into the classroom Familiar art and art activities—provide comfort for bicultural children • Multicultural posters • Multicultural treasure chest © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Planning Multicultural Activities • Young children are not ready to learn facts • Avoid focus on historical events, wars, past presidents and rulers • Focus on similarities and differences of children • Focus on children and families in group © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Planning Multicultural Activities (continued) • Include toys from other cultures • Explore classroom for diversity opportunities • Multilanguage books, tapes, music • Create a class “Book about Us” • Display multicultural images throughout the room © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

Picture Books and Multicultural Education • Read bilingual books • Stock language arts center with bilingual and bicultural books • American Library Association—source for good multicultural books • Web references in Chapter 25—source for good multicultural books © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.