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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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PBS

Arthur's World Neighborhood: Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A variety of activities, resources, and tips designed to help kids explore cultural diversity within their own communities and around the world. All suggestions based on books from the "Arthur" series, which airs on most PBS stations....
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Escort: Educating Migrant Children

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With links and resources, this organization uses federal funding (among other sources) to run a hotline for migrant farm workers and their families (National Migrant Education Hotline), to publish teaching kits (for teachers at all...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: World Cultures Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world with PBS LearningMedia! This collection focuses on food, folktales, and other aspects of cultural heritage. With your class, hear stories, play through situations, and learn how to make crafts from cultures near and far.
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Equity and Social Justice Awareness Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
How sensitive are you to cultural and multicultural issues? Here a quick quiz, along with classroom discussion tips, to help you explore the answer. Available online or as a downloadable document (PDF, Word).
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Time Is Not on Our Side: Literacy and Literature for High School El Ls

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Given that teachers often have too much to teach and too little time, teacher Dana Dusbiber suggests an alternative approach to teaching literature for secondary ELLs: the introduction of more multicultural literature in the classroom.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Harvest Festivals Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this activity to promote a multicultural discussion about the many different harvest celebrations around the world. Festivals in Ghana, China, Korea, Vietnam, and India are included!
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New York Times

New York Times: A Diverse First Family

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate Barack Obama's family tree to discover his family's diverse multicultural roots.
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University of California

Multiverse

For Students 6th - 8th
Resource works to increase diversity in Earth and Space science through multicultural education.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Hope and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2008, American voters, tired of war and dispirited by the economic downturn, elected a relative newcomer to the political scene who inspired them and made them believe that the United States could rise above political partisanship....
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Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum: Examining Identity in Contemporary Art and Photography [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website contains photographs of many in the multicultural community of Jews in the United States. There are discussion questions and cross-curricular links for integration of culture into your curriculum. A glossary is also included.
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Other

Multicultural Awareness Respect Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A brief article suggesting a "getting to know you" activity. Discusses the different aspects of respect and learning from our differences. SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies
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Other

Building Community in the Classroom (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Exercise in which participants introduce themselves by sharing information about their ethnicities and backgrounds, highlighting the similarity and diversity among members of the class.
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United Nations

United Nations: Introduction of Un to Children (Chinese)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
These are the Chinese language pages of the UN's CyberSchool Bus site. Not as much content as the English version but pages do include resources and information about different nations and cities, UN-sponsored children's events (make a...
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Yale University

Examining African American Culture Through the Use of Children's Literature

For Teachers 3rd
This curriculum unit is designed for third grade students to address the issue of diversity during many different core areas via the use of African-American children's literature. The unit incorporates a variety of children's books, both...
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Other

3rd Ear Music: The Music of South Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
3rd Ear Music is a comprehensive resource of South African music, past and present. The organization started its collection in 1964 and it now offers links to several South African artists, history of SA music and recordings.
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Other

Teach 21: Tell Me a Tale (Unit Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This fourteen instructional activity unit investigates reading and English language arts at a fifth grade level. The lessons display differences and similarities of cultures. The unit incorporates 21st century learning skills such as...
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Other

African Australian Online Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers dozens of reviews of African recordings, new and re-released. Well-known musicians Zap Mama and Femi Kuti, as well as up and coming ones, are reviewed. Links to individual Web sites and audio files are also featured here.
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University of Notre Dame

University Counseling Center: What Is Multicultural Awareness?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a self-help menu of topics for exploring cross-cultural understanding. Thoughtful guidance for overcoming stereotypes and for increasing one's multicultural awareness.
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Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Lesson Plan: Recognizing How Another Culture Differs From One's Own

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After experiencing time in Guinea, a Peace Corps volunteer shares the cultural differences of punctuality and concepts of time in this lesson plan.
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Takelessons: Body Language in Different Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource allows students to understand important differences in different types of body language across cultures.
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Globe Trottin' Kids: Sharing Many Cultures in the Elementary Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Tips for implementing a culturally responsive classroom are provided on this site. Cultural norms will be celebrated via the resources provided.
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Culture Plus Consulting: Nine Cultural Value Differences You Need to Know

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teaching resource provides a general understanding of cultural differences that need to be embraced by teachers and students.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Getting to Know Cendrillion

For Teachers 1st
When students think of Cinderella, they usually think of the Disney version. In this lesson, 1st graders will learn about the Mexican fairy tale for Cinderella, Cendrillion.

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