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Incorporate Hands-On Exploration using a Chinese abacus

Give each child a simple abacus

Practice counting from 1 to 10 by sliding beads.

Use prompts like:

“Can you show me 4 beads?”

“If I slide 2 beads and then 1 more, how many do I have?”

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Introduce Ruby Bridges as a Historical Figure

Use a timeline to show Ruby’s place in history (1960) compared to students’ birth years.

Say: “Ruby was just 6 years old—just like some of you—when she helped change history.”

Read "The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles."

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Create a Cultural Calendar

Use a wall calendar with colorful icons, photos, and symbols.

Highlight cultural holidays, heritage months, and family traditions.

Include birthdays and special days from students’ cultures (ex. Hanukkah, New Year, Christmas, Easter, and Juneteenth)

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Introduce one language each week with:

A greeting

A song from that culture

A simple cultural fact (Ex. “In Japan, people bow when they say ‘Konnichiwa.’”)

Let students use that greeting during morning circle time.

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Category 2: Culturally Responsive Teaching Methods

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Category 2: Culturally Responsive Teaching Methods

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Have students to create "All About Me" poster that includes family traditions, foods, and languages or anything they would like to share about themselves.

*Have students to take turns sharing their posters.

*Display posters in the classroom to share each child's background.

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Incorporate all learning styles in small groups by rotating between:

*Visual

*Hands-on

*Auditory

*Reading/writing

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*Create a "Language of the Week" board to celebrate cultures.

*Post phrases from other cultures to celebrate diversity.

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Create classroom rules with students using inclusive language and visuals.

Reflect cultural values in expectations (Example: communal responsibility, respect for elders).

Instead of “Raise your hand,” try “Let’s take turns sharing, like we do at home.” and post a visual with diverse faces.

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Category 3: Fostering a Multicultural Classroom Environment 

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Category 3: Fostering a Multicultural Classroom Environment 

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Cultural Music and Movement

Use cultural songs and dances from other cultures during transitions and brain breaks.

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Create a reading section in the classroom and include diverse books for students to read that features values, family structures, and races from cultures from around the world.

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Create a Bulletin board outside the classroom and display pictures of the students, names and symbols to represent their heritage and include "Welcome to Our Class"

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Have a classroom cultural day and invite families to share about their heritage through a read aloud, food, or to share their family traditions.

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Category 4: Engagement with Families and Community

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Category 4: Engagement with Families and Community

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Partner with local churches, libraries, or community centers to organize a walk to explore murals, local businesses, and cultural landmarks.

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Create a cultural day inviting families and the community to present, arts and crafts, music, and food from the culture.

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Invite a parent one a month to read a picture book to the class in their language.

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Send home interview forms for students to interview a family member to share about their heritage.