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Include books with characters from various backgrounds (e.g., Last Stop on Market Street, Hair Love, Islandborn). Let students see themselves in the stories.

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Go beyond the textbook to include contributions of lesser-known figures from different cultures (e.g., Katherine Johnson, Dolores Huerta). This teaches respect for all backgrounds.

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Use real-life examples from other cultures in subjects like science and social studies. For example, students can explore how different communities use plants in medication or how some communities use plants as medicine.

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Add cultural events to your lesson plans—like Lunar New Year or Diwali—to bring global awareness into math, reading, or art activities.

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Create a “getting to know you” project for students to complete with their families to learn each child’s cultural background. Use what you learn to connect lessons to their lives.

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Have students pick how they'd like to show how they're learning the lesson. Students' options would be drawing, writing, or speaking to cater to different learning styles.

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Connect lessons to students' real-life experiences. Using their family's holiday traditions to explain fractions in math.

Example: If Sam's family cooks waffles every Christmas morning. We can show fractions with the waffles or we can count how many people eat 2 waffles.

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Speak Their Language (Literally and Emotionally) 

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Speak Their Language (Literally and Emotionally) 

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Learn simple greetings or phrases in students’ home languages. It builds trust and helps children feel seen.

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Hang flags, student art, or quotes from diverse leaders. Let the classroom reflect the world.

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Involve students when creating classroom rules that respect all voices. During circle time, use that as a time to check in and listen to students weekly.

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Be mindful of your word choice. For example, try using words like "Winter Break" instead of "Christmas Break" to respect the students who don't celebrate the Christmas Holiday.

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Allow the students to share their About Me projects that have facts about their Traditions, family favorites, name, favorite color, etc.

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Ask family members or community leaders to speak about their cultures. This will help students understand learning beyond the classroom.

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Create events where families can bring food, music, or stories from their cultures. This will help build a strong school community and long-term relationships.

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Share class news in simple language, with an alternate side that has translation for multilingual families. Include upcoming events and student work, along with classroom themes related to diversity.

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Students can take part in community events like food drives, community clean up and preparing care packages for local families. This builds empathy and connection.