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Curated OER

Exploring Marine Ecosystems in the Caribbean and Maine

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare the marine habitats of Maine and the Caribbean using temperature, tides, ocean currents, latitude and longitude. In this marine ecosystems instructional activity, students analyze maps to complete graphic organizers that...
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Curated OER

Landscape Painting

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students create landscape art using five specific techniques. In this Landscape Painting lesson, students read the biographies of famous landscape artists. Students analyze artwork to determine which techniques were successfully...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Does Racism Mean in Europe Today?

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students consider race relations in modern-day Europe. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to understand the impact of Nazi symbolism, the Holocaust denial, and the stories of Holocaust survivors.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Take Your Students Behind the Veil

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students consider race relations in Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to understand religious dress, Muslim practices, and the crisis regarding multiculturalism in Britain.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hispanic Arts and Culture Unit: Visual Arts, Dance, and Music

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students learn about Latin American dance and rhythm in different forms and participate in dancing. For this Latin American lesson plan, students also analyze Latin American paintings.
Website
Other

Usdhhs: Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
This publication focuses on multicultural principles for Head Start Programs. Discusses the vital role language plays in culture and the significance of fostering that language.
Article
Harold D. Underdown

Writing and Illustrating Multicultural Children's Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough resource on the wide-ranging topic of multicultural literature for children. Includes information about the current field of multiculturalism, opportunities for writers, finding a publisher, and looking toward the future of...
eBook
Other

Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Principle 6, published in 2008 by Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, provides updates to the 1991 Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs.
eBook
Other

Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Principle 8, published in 2008 by Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, provides updates to the 1991 Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs.
Activity
Other

Understanding the Depth and Breadth of "Multicultural"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explores the definition of multicultural, the dimensions of culture, and the consistency with which we define our culture and the cultures of others. Participants go through a series of steps to gain a better understanding of the...
Website
Other

Critical Multicultural Pavilion: A Brief History of Multicultural Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history and current status of multicultural education. See why educators felt that introducing multicultural educational programs into the curriculum was important for all cultures.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: How to Choose the Best Multicultural Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teacher's resource that advises how to choose great multicultural books for children. Includes lists of good books and authors, as well as criteria for selecting texts.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Student Integration in Multicultural Environments

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Two videos by Lionel Laroche in which he analyzes multicultural dynamics in the classroom and provides suggestions on how to benefit from cultural differences.
Article
Other

Shutterfly: Ell Resources: Multicultural Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A short article about the essential elements of a multicultural book. Includes some examples of Asian Pacific American books, and tips for using them in the classroom. Video links will not work for archived website.
Activity
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: A Multicultural Literature Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list that provides either the teacher or the student with a list of books that gives a representation of the multicultural society that exists in the United States. A brief synopsis of each book is given along with a suggestion for the...
Article
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: At Home With Multicultural Adolescent Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
List of "Must read," multicultural literature for the adolescent reader. The books are categorized by the culture that they represent and by reading level. An excellent resource for teachers and students alike.
Website
Other

Ed Change Multicultural Pavilion: Diversity Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A resource not to be missed if you care anything about diversity, culture, and cultural understanding. This page of the much larger Pavilion site, provides a list classroom activities: learn about where names come from, take a...
Article
Other

In Time: School Wide Considerations in Multicultural Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provides multicultural benchmarks for schools to utilize to help them maintain an effective multicultural school.
Website
Other

Multicultural Pavilion: A Diversity Newsletter

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great newsletter/e-zine with information, articles, links, and much more.
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McGraw Hill

Circles of My Multicultural Self a Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Activity helps students identify what they consider to be the most important parts of their own identity and develop a better understanding of stereotypes.
Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Multicultural Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
The multiculturalism of Canadian society is profiled in this comprehensive resource. Diversity,celebrations,benefits, immigration policies, and much more are addressed in this site.
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides overviews of the traditional culture and lifestyle of ethnic Americans from countries all over the world. Groups are organized alphabetically. The content is not the most current, but is helpful for understanding the historical...
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Chaldean Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Chaldean Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Creoles

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Creoles. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

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