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Category 1: Multicultural Literature Integration

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Category 1: Multicultural Literature Integration

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Curate Diverse Reading Materials

Teachers can select novels, poems, plays, and short stories by authors who come from diverse backgrounds. A novel example for elementary students is the book "The Name Jar" by Yangsook Choi. This book looks at the importance of names and how we all come from different backgrounds.

During novel studies, teachers can help students identify and explore cross-cultural similarities and differences. They can explore how each cultural may communicate and have different norms.

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Category 1: Diverse Historal Narratives 

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Category 1: Diverse Historal Narratives 

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A way of learning about different cultures is to examine how each region and its associated cultures gained their independence. The United States is not the only state to celebrate its freedom! Many countries celebrate their independence, which they fought so hard for; for example, on January 1st - Haiti celebrates its freedom from the French.

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Category 1: Global Vase Studies in STEAM 

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Category 1: Global Vase Studies in STEAM 

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The top scientists do not come from America. There are many non-Western scientists, mathematicians, and inventors who helped educate the world. For example, Katherine Johnson also known as the "human computer," was the first African American to work for NASA. Then Mary W. Jackosn was the first female African Amercian engineer. Both these women's work helped bring man to the moon (NASA, 2024). In 1934 and 1951, when they joined NASA, segregation in the United States was still deeply entrenched in society.

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Each family had to get to the United States somehow once it was first discovered. Allow students to share where their family migrated from and how they got to the United States,

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Category 2: Differentiated Instruction Based on Cultural Background 

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Category 2: Differentiated Instruction Based on Cultural Background 

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Allow students to bring their unique stories and personalize assignments. When students are able to connect with an assignment, they are more likely to care. Some educators find this most difficult with math. An example of how to bring culture into math can be done easily with word problems. For example, you could have students ask their relatives for a family food dish recipe that plays a part in their culture. You could learn how to go from different units using these recipes. Such as cups to grams. Or ounces to lbs.

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Teachers can allow/offer flexible project formats. Such as storytelling, video, and art. This also looks at their learning preferences.

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When learning how to write and gather evidence, encourage students to interview a family member about their life. Show students how to cite an interview (upper grades) and how to gather concepts from what they learned and create a thesis.

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Category 2: Assume a Student Can until Proven Otherwise 

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Category 2: Assume a Student Can until Proven Otherwise 

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When students come from an unstable family life, teachers can be quick to assume they may have behavioral issues and be lower academically. This can lower student expectations, and then these students can view themselves as not capable! Right away, teachers need to assess their individual strengths, challenges, and learning styles to then provide differentiated instruction.

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Category 3: Multicultural Welcoming Classroom 

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Category 3: Multicultural Welcoming Classroom 

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When students walk into the classroom for the first time, they should feel calm and empowered to take on any challenges that may come their way. Decor and posters can go a long way. Ensuring your classroom has maps, flags, and art that represent your students' cultures will help them feel safe, visible, and valued. (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2025)

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Within the first week of school, students should help their teacher come up with a class contract on ways they should be expected to behave in class. This includes how they greet each other and the words they say. Teachers then should model respectful dialogue.

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Category 3: Collaborative Learning Across Cultures 

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Category 3: Collaborative Learning Across Cultures 

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Assign each group the opportunity to collaboratively research and study a different culture. Give students questions to gather reasearch on like their communication style, how they greet each other, what do they do before they go to bed?

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Category 3: Celebrating Cultural Traditions 

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Category 3: Celebrating Cultural Traditions 

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Teachers can host cultural sharing days where students can present food, music, or traditions to the class. This would also be a good time to invite their families into their classroom to deepen teacher-parent relationships. Having that connection will help the child feel supported and have the same expectations at home and school (Topor, 2010).

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Teachers can host nights where parents and grandparents have an opportunity to share their stories and traditions with small groups. This will help students learn from multi-generations.

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Category 4: Community Cultural Partnerships 

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Category 4: Community Cultural Partnerships 

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Schools and students can volunteer with local museums or community leaders to learn real-life skills and get field experiences.

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Category 4: Parent Workshops on Multicultural Education 

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Category 4: Parent Workshops on Multicultural Education 

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Teachers can run sessions on culturally responsive teaching strategies and ways families can support learning at home

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Category 4: Community-Based Service Projects

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Category 4: Community-Based Service Projects

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Organize service learning with cultural organizations (e.g., cultural centers, food pantries, multilingual programs).