Every child deserves the right to be safe and included in the world. Diversity may be a difficult topic to tackle, but it is necessary.
Scholastic hit the ball out of the park with their Teaching Diversity articles including this one which can help you address diversity, develop cultural sensitivity, get to know your community members and learn to appreciate differences:
Here is a video that discusses the importance of reading about characters like us in books:
This video discusses the importance of diversity in classroom (even home!) libraries:
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/videos/teaching-content/classroom-libraries-should-reflect-diversity/
Ways to explore diversity in the classroom (you can do these things in your home community as well):
E.B. Lewis video about the importance of diversity in picture books:
Celebrating Diversity in Preschool and how to make it meaningful:
Do yourself a favor and explore the Scholastic website where all of these videos, posts and more available. Supplement what your kiddos are already learning and seeing at their schools and in the community, especially during this time of turmoil. Let me know what you find to be helpful by using the hashtag #LearningFunWithLaura. If you find something particularly good that I haven't linked to, feel free to let me know.
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