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I Am Enough written by Grace Byers and illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo. Balzer + Bray, 2018. I Am Enough is a picture book, about being you, and accepting differences as strengths within ourselves.

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Giraffes Can’t Dance written by Giles Andreae and illustrated Guy Parker-Rees. Cartwheel Books; 2012. Giraffes Can’t Dance is a story about believing on yourself when others say you can’t. It is about finding the music within you and then dancing to your own music.

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All Are Welcome ‎ written by Alexandra Penfold and illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman; Knopf Books for Young Readers; 2018. All Are Welcome is a story about a community sharing and celebrating their similarities and differences with each other. This story highlights that the strengths of a community is in the differences that each family brings with them.

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Verna Myers 2014 https://www.ted.com/talk/verna_myers_how_to_overcome_our_biases_walk_boldly_toward_them Biases are the stories that we make up about people before we know who they are (Myers 2014). This was a very moving ted talk, speaking about the importance of restructuring our thinking as we look at people of color. Identifying what biases we have and how we respond, will show us where we need to improve our understanding and empathy for others.

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Louise Kennedy (2019) https://www.ted.com/talks/louise_kennedy_empathy_education Louise Kennedy’s Ted Talk takes the approach that first we must see the others point of view, in order to be empathic. The teaching of empathy starts with the understanding that empathy is the relating to an others experience, as opposed to the feeling sorry for another.

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Preparing Young Children for the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities into the Classroom Marla Lohmann (2017) NAEYC https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/preparing-young-children-inclusion This article provides teachers with ideas on how to prepare the students and environment to welcome a new child into the classroom, who may have an accommodation.

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Me Pockets: Rita Tenorio (2004) Rethinking Schools https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/brown-kids-can-t-be-in-our-club/ This is a different take on an All About Me book. The children fill a plastic baseball card holder with different pictures, drawings or anything meaningful to them. This activity allows the children an opportunity to get to know each other, and their families.

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Janice Kroeger; Abigail E. Recker; Alexandra C. Gunn (2019) NAEYC Tate and the Pink Coat: Exploring Gender and Enacting Anti-Bias Principles https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2019/exploring-gender-enacting-anti-bias

Without providing the children an opportunity to explore gender roles, teachers only continue a sexist atmosphere in the classroom. A large part of the teacher’s responsibility is to allow the children to explore all areas of their development, including their gender roles and gender identities.

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Living in Peoria AZ, I was able to find these websites that offer a verity of resources for families, including caring for youth, as well as seniors.
https://www.peoriaaz.gov/government/departments/neighborhood-and-human-services/community-assistance/human-services/resource-center
https://des.az.gov/services/child-and-family/community-resources