Exposing children to other cultures is one of the best things you can do both for them and for society. Nothing erases bigotry, prejudice and simplemindedness quite like exposure to a wide range of lifestyles and beliefs. As Mark Twain once wrote, “It liberates the vandal to travel. You never saw a bigoted, operated, stubborn, narrow-minded, self-conceited almighty mean man in your life that he had stuck in one place since he was born.” Once you start digging into the customs and practices of other cultures, you realize just how flexible the template for human existence really is.
Multicultural Education will open children’s minds, broaden their horizons, and make them better global citizens. Although political correctness presents us from delving into some of the truly illuminating cultural differences, our multicultural curriculum will at least lay a foundation which helps kids appreciate that there are many legitimate ways to live, and that differences between us should be celebrated rather than scorned.
Culture & Diversity Curriculum Resources
Multicultural Coloring Pages: These free printable coloring pages for kids cover many aspects of cultural diversity, and help them to understand cultures that are unlike their own.
Multicultural Worksheets for Kids: These simple worksheets promote greater understanding of other cultures and can be used by kids of all ages.
Culture & Diversity Activities: These activities inspire kids to think about their activities and how those of others may differ.
Multicultural Curriculum Lesson Plans & Materials
Here are some additional materials to use throughout your multicultural curriculum:
By the time kids are in preschool, they’ve already begun absorbing race bias. This link take you to a free race bias test teachers can administer to their students, including a letter to send home to parents informing them of each child’s results.
Culture & diversity Books and lessons for kids
These free eBooks and online lessons teach kids about race, tolerance, diversity, and other core concepts related to your multicultural curriculum theme.
Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
A lesson in why we shouldn’t judge books (or people) based on outward appearances.
Skin Deep
This lesson teaches kids that race is an illusion and that we’re all the same underneath our skin.