Multicultural Planning
MULTICULTRUAL PLANNING
ACTIVITY PROGRAMING & INCLUSION FOR MULTICULTURALISM
Multicultural education is important for our kids. We are a part of a very big world and the more we learn about it, the better!
At TOPP KIDS we always try to feature some great multicultural activities for children that sneak some learning in with a ton of fun.
Multicultural/ diversity planning can be great fun and with a diverse group of children already in our care, you and your group will have a blast learning about each other. The whole idea is to show children how big their world really is and to appreciate and respect other cultures. This planning is expected to be added into ALL Portfolios.
There are many different topics you can highlight when planning for multiculturalism around the world including:
- Games
- Customs
- Language
- Food
- Art
- Clothing
- Homes
- Religion
- School
- Holidays
- Religion
- Culture
- Music
- Dance
- History
- Myths
- Influential people
- Human rights / equality
- Go on a field trip etc.
Below are examples of great multicultural educational activities:
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
- Homes Around the World – Host a tour of some kid homes around the world and let children explore what it might be like to live in them.
- Influential Figures Autobiography – read a story of an influential person and create a project based on them.
- My Place in the World Project – Create a kid’s geography project that gives geographic perspective to kids.
- Field Trip to …. – Take the kids to China town, an authentic bakery or restaurant.
MULTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
- Make Multicultural Paper Dolls – a great activity that Kid World Citizen did for International Week. It is a multicultural paper doll parade!
- Diwali Rangoli and Mandala Art from India – Beautiful, colorful art with a lesson. You and your kids will be on the compound creating masterpieces in no time.
- 3D Salt Dough Maps – What a fun project! Making a 3D map out of salt dough, then painting and adding map details.
CULTURE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
- Chinese New Year w/ Props and Stories –Plan a Chinese New Year celebration, but also tell the story of a
celebration. - Get an International Pen-pal – Find a pen-pal group (in another country or another TOPP KIDS Program).
- Board Games that Teach about the World – Find great games to keep kids having fun while learning about other
cultures.
WORLD CULTURE FOR KIDS
- The Danger of a Single Story – I loved this post about why it is important to telling the whole truth. Many times, often inadvertently, we tell a fraction of the story which leads to cultural stereo-types.
- http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/05/24/the-danger-of-a-single-story-and-teaching-kids-to-avoid-stereotypes/
- What is Geo-Literacy? – Geo-literacy is not only knowledge of geography, but it explores the relationship between human systems and the environment
- Listening to music from different cultures – worldmusic.net
- Cinderella Story Around the World – This is really fun. Find the Cinderella story from various cultures! It is more common than I ever imagined
- Playing games from diverse cultures
- Reading menus from ethnic restaurants
- Check out penpalworld.com
- Cooking challenges with culturally diverse foods
- Sharing diverse stories, history, or legends
- Create passport and host a “Around the world in 80 days” provocation
- Learn how to say common phrases in other languages
- Attend a cultural festival
- Go to a local museum
- Research money from around the world
- Bring in cultural dress and items to share
- Create a family globe tree
- Take virtual field trips