Use multicultural literature: Integrate books from diverse authors that can personally relate to students.

examples: Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, Save Me A Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

Incorporate diverse Historical Figures throughout History, Science, Math, English

example: While teaching a history lesson, don't just focus on American history, focus on historical figures in Africa, Spain, etc.

Have a culture fest: Bring food from different cultures, play cultural music, dance, have fun.

example: Have a day of the year dedicated to a fun time in the classroom with each family. Have the students prepare food, games, and activities that correlate with their cultural identity. This will bring the families and the classroom together, while also creating a personal relationship with the student!

Incorporate Students’ Cultural Experiences into Lessons : Design lessons that relate to students' backgrounds, traditions, and culture.

example: Ask students to share personal stories then connect them to academic content. This could look like using their cultural storytelling in writing assignments.

When students see their cultures represented, they feel valued and are more engaged.

Use Culture Based Examples: Incorporate music, food, or even traditions into lessons.

example: Explore volume in math by measuring ingredients from traditional recipes, or teach patterns and counting using dance steps or textile designs from various cultures.

Tapping into students’ cultural backgrounds makes learning more meaningful and supports deeper understanding by connecting new concepts to what students already know.

Provide Visual Representation of Student Cultures: This helps students visually see where each student's family originates from, opens up their eyes to more than just America!

example: Have a map hanging in the classroom, and get tacks to mark down where each student's culture is from. This is a fun way to incorporate a visual!

Change It Up! Greet and leave students in different languages! Have them learn too!

example: as each student comes in, choose a language to incorporate that week! Say: Hola, Adios, Chao!

Celebrate Cultural Holidays: Invite students to share cultural holidays that THEY celebrate, and celebrate it in the classroom!

example: Cinco De Mayo!

Culture Fest: Same as the fest in the first category. This will help the community come together to learn more about each other.

example: have a fest, bring culturally related food, music, games, activities, etc.

Invite families to come share their story in the classroom.

example: have a sign up sheet in the beginning of the semester/ year and have families sign up to come share their culture with the classroom! Have them plan fun activities and have them take over the classroom!