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I have been using Gracie's Corner videos since last year for my kindergarten students especially during morning meetings and daily journal.

I will use one of Gracie's Videos to do a recap or review of the shapes to create a connection to the new lesson which is describing things, objects, or people around the environment using attributes -- shapes, color, and etc. using relative positions.

If you click on the links and played the video, Gracie’s Corner does not only represent Black American, but also other races like Asian, American, and European. Since then, I have subscribed to her YouTube Channel and used most of her educational videos. I have also tried using other channels such as Jools TV https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK30No1sX9vixFePMz6EpCg but they have more rap songs and It’s Cody Time: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuekY-Lxc6H9NEFO3EzDNdA

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This song is about diversity. The video shows children of different colors. I can use this as an ice breaker or movement break.

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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So Many Colors, So Many Shapes | Diversity Song | The Singing Walrus

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I will use this worksheet to promote understanding that every person is unique and has different characteristics. Just like the shapes, it has different forms and number of sides. This is a good activity for the lesson about  describing things around the environment using relative positions.

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Prepositions Memory game. Although this video does not directly imply about diversity, I like to use this as a game as it uses characters with different colors (races). To play this game, simply play the video in class. Students will see a scene for five seconds and must try to remember where all the objects are. Then, students will be asked a question and must choose the correct answer. For example, students will be asked ‘Where is the watch?’ 'Where does the boy go?' and must answer ‘It’s on the chair.’ There are 10 questions, and each question gets harder as more objects and more distractions are added to the scene.

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Prepositions Memory Game | ESL Classroom Games | English Prepositions

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I have used this book entitled, “Same, Same but Different!” by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw when I introduced the lesson on “similar and different.” But this could also be a very good source for the lesson on describing things in the surroundings by understanding that also some things, objects, or people are the same, but they are uniquely different. This is a suitable book for my class of diverse students. This book is about two boys who live from different countries. One lives in America, and another lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging letters and pictures, they learn that they both love to climb trees, have pets, and go to school. Their worlds might look different, but they are similar. That’s how the book is named, Same, same. But different!

Before reading the book, I look for difficult words that my kindergartens to understand from the story and such words include “location”, “culture”, and “religion.” Aside from that, the students will have sensory experience for the students by using a real map and a globe. I will group them into small teams and had them look for India or the USA. They might not have the navigational concept but searching for a place will activate their spatial skills. Through these activities, I will not only be teaching them to learn new languages but also inserting or putting my students in the curriculum.

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Same, Same But Different [Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue, Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Same, Same But Different

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Listening to Video Story Time with Auntie Vina

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Listening to Video Story Time with Auntie Vina

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A short story time with Auntie Vina via YouTube. After listening to the story, ask the students how unique all the characters are. Emphasize that the characters in the story are all the same in many ways and different in some ways (just like us!). Ask them to listen for what makes each character unique.

This lesson extends to health units on self-concept and social studies units on diversity, friendship, and community. A Think-Pair-Share Activity will help students learn more about one another and promotes skills and attitudes needed to build an inclusive and cooperative classroom community.

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This book is a good resource as introductory or a close-ended activity for my students on our lesson of describing things around us. This emphasize that are people are alike but that each person is different or special.

I will show this book to my students so children can see the cover illustration. Read the title and ask, What do you think this book is going to be about?

I will open to the inside cover illustration showing the multiple hands, and help my students connect to the text. I will have them look at the different skin colors of the hands and ask,

I will ask: Does this illustration help you know what the title of the book means and what the book will be about? How does it do that?

Then have them compare the different skin shades of their own hands.

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The Colors of Us [Katz, Karen, Katz, Karen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Colors of Us

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Since I started teaching last school year, I have been using these “Multicultural Crayons” for my kindergarten students. These crayons have been manufactured by Crayola since 1992 as they have always been committed to diversity and inclusion. This set of colors represents skin tones of the world. Black and white are included for blending in other colors. By using this set of crayons, children are starting to build a positive sense of self and respect the cultural diversity in others even in the early stage of their childhood education. By using these crayons, I am enabling my students to use their power to create themselves and the world around them, I am helping them to promote a more inclusive world.

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I like to use these set of flashcards as picture cards for students when teaching the lesson on describing things, people, and objects around them using relative positions of objects (prepositions). What makes this picture card special is that it uses children of different colors. Instead of using ordinary picture cards using objects (e.g., ball, tree, cat, etc.) to teach prepositions, this visual which incorporates diversity will be more relatable for my students.

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11 Prepositions Beginning Stages Flashcards. An educational activity that prints 11 flashcards on 2 pages.

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11 Prepositions Printable Flashcards. Preschool-1st Grade

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Diversity and Inclusion Book: Two Eyes, A Nose, and a Mouth

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Diversity and Inclusion Book: Two Eyes, A Nose, and a Mouth

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This book can be an introduction to the lesson describing things, people, and objects around them using relative positions (prepositions). Before reading the story, ask the students if they know what the word "difference" means. Explain to them that we are all different, or not the same. We have different colors of hair, eyes, skin, and cultures. Proceed to reading the story Two Eyes, a Nose, and a Mouth. While reading the story, ask the students if they notice any differences in the characters (i.e.: "Were there characters that had the same color of hair, eyes, skin, etc.? Were there differences in the characters? Can you name some of the differences you saw?").

After reading and discussing the differences and similarities in the story, have the students notice and describe how they are similar and/or different from one another. Have them share with a partner or share whole group in a community circle.

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Two Eyes, a Nose and a Mouth [Roberta Grobel Intrater] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Two Eyes, a Nose and a Mouth