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Special Occasions
VALUE OF CELEBRATING SPECIAL OCCASIONS |
- To understand, respect, and validate diverse needs of families
- To understand that holiday celebrations are only one aspect of cultural diversity - To develop an awareness of culture and the role it plays in peoples’ beliefs - To encourage critical thinking about bias and unfairness To provide accurate information about holidays in a developmentally appropriate manner - To work as a team with families to design activities that meet the individual children - To develop a classroom environment that reflects diversity of cultures and celebrations - To involve parents in decision making to ensure that holidays are culturally sensitive - To teach children respect and value holiday celebrations and traditions from diverse cultures. |
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Special Occasions
WHAT IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE |
- Can children choose between a variety of activities?
- Can children choose NOT to participate? - Is it low key and supportive of everyone’s needs? - Does the activity support everyone in the activity? - Are children engaged in the activity? Having fun? - Does the celebration support the basic early childhood values of health, safety, good nutrition, multiculturalism? Does it teach positive values? - Is the activity new? Challenging? Unusual? Broadening? - Does it fit into the overall curriculum? |
