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HOW TO INCORPORATE
MULTICULTUALISM IN YOUR CLASS:
3 Daily ways & 4 yearly ways
By Sarah Bowman
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You can incorporate language in many ways, and the best way
to make it a part of your routine is in the morning. Take the
time at the beginning of the year to find all the ways your
students usually say hello/good morning even goodbye/
goodnight in public and at home. For English language
learners, this can allow students to feel welcome and learn
more about each other by greeting each other and building
relationships. Be sure to add new students’ languages if they
arrive part way into the year to help them feel more at home.
Teachers have many options with the online version of Google Earth.
Teachers can create a tour, a scavenger hunt of a city’s culture, finding
specific sites to show students the geography and famous land marks,
even common streets and people with the new street mode. Students
can create their own tour depending on how much has been mapped.
This is a great way for ELL’s to show their peers where they came from
and share stories.
Another new feature that has been added, is Voyager, which has
pre-created tours with images and information about destinations.
There are many different kinds of tours, including schools around the
world, even about residential schools in Canada
There are also specific tours of numerous cities from all over the
world. These are already created ready for teachers and students can
use. It is not for daily use because it is quite easy to get sidetracked so
teachers will have to be very vigilant and have a plan for what they
will do.
Site: Google Earth (on Google Chrome) https://www.google.com/earth/
Year 4. Creation of Group Texts
Site: http://www.scribjab.com/
Conclusion
This project was very important to me. I was striving to
create feasible activities that could be done either daily or
sometimes throughout the year. What I found was easily appli-
cable activities that I would like to implement into my own
classroom once I become a teacher. They are beneficial to all
students in the classroom. Which was my other focus. I wanted
to be able to find ways to allow ELL students to feel welcome
and included in the classroom community, while enriching oth-
ers students education as well.
I hope that you are able to find that these strategies are
beneficial to your classroom community’s inclusivity. Allowing
ELL students to shine and feel at home, as well as teaching your
other students about other cultures. Opening their minds to
learn in an open and engaging manner so that they will have
the basis and curiosity to someday learn more.
Sincerely,
Sarah Bowman
References and Resources
1. Morning Routine
Coelho, E. (2004a). Creating an inclusive classroom. In adding English: A guide to
teaching in multilingual classrooms (pp. 36-49). Don Mills, ON: Pippin
Publishing page 43
Schwarzer, David, et al. “Fostering Multiliteracy in a Linguistically Diverse Class
room.” Language Arts, vol. 80, no. 6, 2003, pp. 453–460. JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/41484158.
2. Display
Coelho, E. (2004a). Creating an inclusive classroom. In adding English: A guide to
teaching in multilingual classrooms (pp. 36-49). Don Mills, ON: Pippin Pub
lishing page-39-40
Photo: SlidePlayer. Hello to all the children of the world. http://
slideplayer.com/slide/246254/
Photo: VectorStock. Thank you modern calligraphy vector image.
https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/thank-you -
modern-calligraphy-vector-18205034
3. Multicultural/Bilingual Texts
Boles, Maria. (2006). The Effects of Multicultural Literature in the
Classroom. Eastern Michigan University, Seniors Honors
Theses pages 6-11
Coelho, E. (2004a). Creating an inclusive classroom. In adding English: A guide to
teaching in multilingual classrooms (pp. 36-49). Don Mills, ON: Pippin Pub
lishing page 40,43)
Cummins, J. (2006). Identity texts: The imaginative construction of self through mul
tiliteracies pedagogy. In O. Garcia, T. S ketnabb-Kangas, & M. E. Torres-
Guzman (eds.), Imagining multilingual schools: Languages in education and
glocalization page 52
Photo: StudentSavvy: Engaging teaching ideas and resources. Integrate Multicultural
fun into the classroom https://www.teachstudentsavvy.com/2014/12/I
ntegrate-multicultural-fun-into-the-classroom.html
1. Culture Days
Edutopia. Celebrating Your School’s Cultural Diversity: To plan and manage a vibrant
Culture Night, anchor the ideas in social studies curriculum, involve the
community, and make sure there’s food!. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/
celebrating-your-schools-cultural-diversity-clare-roach
Photo: Daily Herald. Lincolnshire school celebrates diversity with special activities.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180914/lincolnshire-school-celebrates
-diversity-with-special-activities
Photo: Daily Herald. Stevenson students showcase diversity at World’s Fair https://
www.dailyherald.com/article/20160127/submitted/160129019/
2. Celebrating Tradition
Learning at the Primary Pond. 4 (non-Religious) Ways to celebrate the holidays in
our classroom. https://learningattheprimarypond.com/blog/5-non-religious
-ways-to-celebrate-the-holidays-in-your-classroom/
Photo: https://bendigopc.org.au/2015/11/pplaygroup-and-sunday-school-
end-of-year-celebration/picture1-3/
3. Multiculturalism & Google Maps
Google Earth. https://www.google.com/earth/