Bridging Cultures: My Multicultural Toolkit by Ashley Jones

1. Diverse Book Clubs

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Use books like Inside Out and Back Again or Esperanza Rising. Let students connect to characters who look or live like them.

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Teach history from multiple perspectives. Let students explore events from the eyes of Indigenous, African American, and immigrant voices.

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Bring in lessons about food, holidays, and traditions from other countries, great for geography or art class.

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Let kids create art, songs, or dances from different parts of the world. It’s hands-on and helps them connect.

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Bring students’ home experiences into the classroom. If someone helps cook at home, tie it into a math or science lesson.

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Use visuals, group work, music, and storytelling. Not every student learns the same.

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Support students who speak other languages with word walls, pictures, and sentence starters.

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Give students a chance to bring in something from home such as, music, food, clothes, etc. They will tell us why it matters.

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Make bulletin boards that show different languages, flags, heroes, and holidays.

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Let students help make class rules based on respect and kindness.

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Practice student names. Learn what they mean. Ask them to tell their "name story."

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Use circles where students share ideas or solve issues. Everyone gets a turn. Builds trust and respect.

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Host a night where families bring food or items from their culture. Make it fun and relaxed.

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Use apps like TalkingPoints to message parents in their home language.

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Bring in speakers from cultural centers or museums. Or do a virtual tour with the class.

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Have kids ask their family about traditions or history and share it in class. It builds pride and connection.