In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Mrs. Jasper's Class discuss and explore this multicultural text.  Check out the student comments.

A Student Discourse on "Bud Not Buddy"

Christine Kelly is diving into multicultural text.   Here are her students thoughts on "Bud Not Buddy."
Christine explains, "I don't think the kids look at Bud as an African American... They just look at him as a kid...."

Teachers, what are your thoughts on how children perceive race when reading multicultural text.  Feel free to comment.

Students Review Multicultural Text

Dinner at Aunt Connie's House by Faith Ringgold

A Book Review by Hannah and Wendy

We gave this book five out of six stars. This book shows famous Black Americans and their accomplishments.  For example, Dorothy Dandridge, Zora Neal Hurston, and Madame C.J. Walker.  Madame C.J. Walker's invention is the hair straightening comb also known as the hot comb.  There are many more famous Black Americans.  Did you know that if the typewriter had not been invented, we probably wouldn't have the keyboard.

Hannah said, "I really enjoyed this assignment because I learned about famous African Americans."

Wendy said, "It was great being on the announcements.  It made me feel important!"

My Favorite Multicultural Books (Adele LaFontaine)

Adele excitedly shared two of  her favorite multicultural books.  She explains, "I love the book, Barack Obama of Thee I Sing, A Letter to My Daughters.  It talks about how children can grow up to become whoever they want to be.  I also like The Other Side by Jacqueline Woods because it teaches children to think for themselves. " Please make a comment about these examples of multicultural literature.  Have you heard of these books or shared them with students?

Mrs. Carlson and Ms. Wills Multicultural Book Club

My class will be book buddies with Mrs. Carlson's class, and we will be incorporating a read aloud of a multicultural book each month.  The students will also get to enjoy some sort of edible treat from the book to experience part of the culture featured in the book .  In our first session, we read Too Many Tamales.  Mrs. Carlson said, "The kids were very excited about the book and enjoyed making illustrations of their favorite part."  Ms. Wills said, "One of my class parents made the tamales.  This was a great way to make a family connection."