Roots and Wings by Stacey York is an amazingly resourceful and inspiring anti-bias curriculum book for your home and your classroom. The author gives tangible guidance on bringing culture into early childhood education programs including anti-bias themes and lessons across a variety of areas. I highly recommend the book to teach anti-bias education to young […]
Culture & Movement Activity for Kids
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A fun Chinese New Year activity to do with your kids that integrate movement and culture are to center on the Zodiac calendar. {Source Image: Wiki Commons} Several mornings each week we take the time to do a few yoga poses. Many of these poses are animals. Last week as my sons slithered on the […]
Lunar New Year Activity for Kids
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Writing cards and creating banners is a lovely Chinese New Year tradition. Gold paint, Chinese symbols stencils, red construction paper and a paint brush. Gold is a special color. Plus it is a lot of fun. I taped the stencil down onto the paper to limit the “sliding” of the card as we painted the […]
Chinese New Year Sensory Tub
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This post includes a colorful Chinese New Year Sensory Tub idea. Sensory tubs are a hands on way to allow your child to learn through exploring objects, the colors and the feel of them, especially. Chinese New Year is a favorite of mine with the vibrant colors, lively festivals and profound traditions. Our Chinese New […]
5 Ways to Be More Global with Your Children
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Worldwide Culture Swap – I discovered this amazing group of people online who organize, coordinate and connect hundreds of families in swapping packages from their respective areas of the world. Worldwide Culture Swap facilitates USA swaps and World swaps. For example, I traded a WA State package with families from Italy, South Carolina, Canada and […]
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with Kids
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I am always looking for great ways to integrate culture into our home and our learning. This past weekend is a good example. Based on the Chinese Calendar, Sunday, September 30th was the Moon Festival. I love the idea of a Harvest Festival, generally. What a wonderful way to celebrate the Earth! I am kicking […]