Diversity Awareness for K-6 Teachers

An Approach to Learning and Understanding our World

By (author) Rona Leach McLeod

Publication date:

23 May 2017

Length of book:

178 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475830415

Diversity Awareness for K-6 Teachers – An Approach to Learning and Understanding Our World is a guide appropriate for elementary teachers and university level preservice teachers. The themes are relevant to today’s world and include age-appropriate activities designed to increase student participation and learning. Additionally, adequate space is provided for teacher-designed activities, modification to lesson plans and curriculum standards notations. The design is tailored to allow teachers access to quick referencing and documenting.

Foreword, by Dr. Regina McClinton
Introduction: To the Teacher
Activity One: Days of the Week
Activity Two: Months of the Year
Activity Three: The Year
Activity Four: Words
Activity Five: Colors
Activity Six: Money
Activity Seven: Music
Activity Eight: Food
Activity Nine: Race
Activity Ten: Hats
Activity Eleven: Age
Activity Twelve: Continents
Activity Thirteen: Pets
Activity Fourteen: Languages
Activity Fifteen: State Flowers/State Trees/State Birds
Activity Sixteen: Length
Activity Seventeen: Tools
Activity Eighteen: Insects
Activity Nineteen: Alphabets
Activity Twenty: Greeting Cards
Activity Twenty-One: Holidays
Activity Twenty-Two: Sports
Activity Twenty-Three: States and Capitals
Activity Twenty-Four: Road Signs
Activity Twenty-Five: Systems and Organs of the Body
Activity Twenty-Six: Weather Conditions
Activity Twenty-Seven: Shoes
Activity Twenty-Eight: Planets
Activity Twenty-Nine: Modes of Transportation
Activity Thirty: Rocks
Activity Thirty-One: Emotions
Activity Thirty-Two: Types of Sentences
Activity Thirty-Three: Presidents of the United States
Activity Thirty-Four: Multiple Intelligences
Activity Thirty-Five: Names
Activity Thirty-Six: Stores
Activity Thirty-Seven: Addresses
Activity Thirty-Eight: Birthdays
Activity Thirty-Nine: Numbers
Activity Forty: Punctuation Marks
Activity Forty-One: Sports Mascots
Activity Forty-Two: Newspapers
Activity Forty-Three: Musical Instruments
Activity Forty-Four: Colleges and Universities
Activity Forty-Five: Parts of a Tree
Activity Forty-Six: Jobs and Occupations
Summarizing Comments
Appendix: Lesson-Plan Format - Teaching Diversity
Teacher-Suggested Themes
Bibliography and Other Resources
About The Author

Dr. Rona Leach McLeod has provided K-6 teachers with a set of practical applications for developing a culturally responsive classroom. The new edition adds additional strategies and tools that help teachers align their standards and assessments for increased effectiveness in planning for student needs. This book is well-organized and simply arranged to address specific needs and issues related to many facets of diversity. The variety of activities that are provided in this book will be a wonderful addition to any teacher’s professional library. It is timeless in its approach and lends itself easily to an integrative approach to teaching and learning.