What are the activities that will promote cultural diversity in the classroom?
I’m sharing 11 engaging activities to teach cultural diversity in your primary classroom. My favourite way to start is by teaching about diverse celebrations! Your students will have so much fun making crafts, reading stories and maybe even tasting food from around the world. Show
Why is Cultural Diversity important in Schools?It’s no secret that most schools in North America are super focused around Christian holidays. We have Christmas concerts, do Easter activities with our students and that has become the norm. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Easter egg craft BUT I believe we need to balance this with learning about other cultures, customs and holidays. Our students will eventually become adults in society and want them to be welcoming individuals with diverse perspectives. Every holiday is special and learning about these holidays can help the students who celebrate them feel excited about sharing their customs with their peers… and my biggest hope is that sharing about diverse celebrations will help reduce racism in schools. I’m a huge proponent of introducing children to diverse celebrations when they’re still teeny tiny. When kids are small their minds tend to be more open and non-judgemental. You don’t experience the silliness and the making fun of it like you do with older grades.
Cultural Diversity Activities in Kindergarten
So you’re like, ok Breyen, I’m ready to start but like…how??? I like to start teaching about cultural diversity with primary students by introducing diverse celebrations. Celebrations are fun! Who doesn’t like a party? When introducing diversity, we can get caught up in talking about unjust treatment that minority cultures have experienced (which 100% has it’s place!) but it’s also so important to shine light on the positive and happy times diverse cultures share.
How to embrace and celebrate cultural diversity in the classroom
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