Presentation/Assigment

The story that I decided on was Green is a Chile Pepper by Roseanne Greenfiled Thong.  This picture book helps children learn about colors that are all around them.  The objects of color are of Latino origin and they are presented with beautiful and bright illustrations.  The story moves quickly and is written almost like a poem with lots of rhyming.  The story shows pictures of children eating and dancing a playing with an emphasis on culture.  I think that it would be a good book to introduce because the characters are realistics and do everyday things.  Many children in my classroom might be able to relate to several parts of the story.  And, the children that do not relate, can still talk about foods that they eat, or dances that they do with their friends and family.  I also think that once we read this story together we could include it in many of the centers, including dramatic play and the literacy center. 

Questions

1) Does your classroom have a large selection of multicultural books? Do your students read them?

2) How can you use multicultural books to provide a sense of belonging in the classroom?

3) When you were in school do you remember there being multicultural books available?

  References

Beaty, J., Pratt L.  (2017).  Early Literacy in preschool and kindergarten (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ.  Pearson