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Book SynopsisDiversity Awareness for K-6 Teachers: The Impact on Student Learning is a resource guide for elementary teachers and college-level student teachers for teaching diversity awareness across the various areas of content. It contains many exciting activities teachers can use to enhance learning while making learning and teaching fun and exciting. Specific 'themes' are covered as a part of diversity awareness lessons. Teachers have opportunities to create and develop additional activities and document outcome of lessons.
Trade ReviewThe activities are grade specific and aligned with educational standards. This manual would be a great resource for any teacher to have in the classroom. It is well-planned with skill topics. -- Rachel Johnson, first grade teacher, Danville Virginia Public Schools
Presently, serving as teacher and educational consultant in higher education, this manual is an excellent document for improving the quality of instruction with emphasis on teaching diversity in our multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society. -- Virgie M. Binford, Ed.D. and Ph.D., adjunct professor, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
I have reviewed, with much interest Dr. McLeod's book , Diversity Awareness for K-6 Teachers It is an excellent guide in promoting and developing student interest in learning. The guide gives teachers additional options to assist in promoting excellence in classroom environments, especially those with a broad range of student diversity. -- Representative Douglas Yongue, North Carolina House of Representatives, 46th District and retired public school teacher, principal, and superintendent
An interesting set of lessons—McLeod provides quite a variety of activities and themes in the 46 lessons. The lessons lend themselves to individual, pair, or groups work with students. The lessons are covered with a plan, activities, and assessment. -- O. Eugene Smith, retired professor of elementary education, University of Maryland and St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Rona Leach McLeod's book is well-organized and can be followed by any reader. She provides great examples of ideas after each lesson. This text should be present at the post-secondary level, and I strongly recommend it to be included in the Teacher Education Program -- Howard Johnson, high school principal, New Jersey
Table of ContentsChapter 1 INTRODUCTION Chapter 2 Reflecting on How I Learn Chapter 3 Reflecting on How My Students Learn Chapter 4 Research on How We Learn Chapter 5 ACTIVITY ONE: Days of the Week Chapter 6 ACTIVITY TWO: Months of the Year Chapter 7 ACTIVITY THREE: The Year Chapter 8 ACTIVITY FOUR: WORDS Chapter 9 ACTIVITY FIVE: COLORS Chapter 10 ACTIVITY SIX: Money Chapter 11 ACTIVITY SEVEN: Music Chapter 12 ACTIVITY EIGHT: Food Chapter 13 ACTIVITY NINE: Race Chapter 14 ACTIVITY TEN: Hats Chapter 15 ACTIVITY ELEVEN: Age Chapter 16 ACTIVITY TWELVE: Continents Chapter 17 ACTIVITY THIRTEEN: Pets Chapter 18 ACTIVITY FOURTEEN: Languages Chapter 19 ACTIVITY FIFTEEN: State Flowers/State Trees/State Birds Chapter 20 ACTIVITY SIXTEEN: Length Chapter 21 ACTIVITY SEVENTEEN: Tools Chapter 22 ACTIVITY EIGHTEEN: Insects Chapter 23 ACTIVITY NINETEEN: Alphabets Chapter 24 ACTIVITY TWENTY: Greeting Cards Chapter 25 ACTIVITY TWENTY-ONE: Holidays Chapter 26 ACTIVITY TWENTY-TWO: Sports Chapter 27 ACTIVITY TWENTY-THREE: States and Capitals Chapter 28 ACTIVITY TWENTY-FOUR: Road Signs Chapter 29 ACTIVITY TWENTY-FIVE: Systems and Organs of the Body Chapter 30 ACTIVITY TWENTY-SIX: Weather Conditions Chapter 31 ACTIVITY TWENTY-SEVEN: Shoes Chapter 32 ACTIVITY TWENTY-EIGHT: Planets Chapter 33 ACTIVITY TWENTY-NINE: Modes of Transportation Chapter 34 ACTIVITY THIRTY: Rocks Chapter 35 ACTIVITY THIRTY-ONE: Emotions Chapter 36 ACTIVITY THIRTY-TWO: Types of Sentences Chapter 37 ACTIVITY THIRTY-THREE: Presidents Chapter 38 ACTIVITY THIRTY-FOUR: Multiple Intelligences Chapter 39 ACTIVITY THIRTY-FIVE: Names Chapter 40 ACTIVITY THIRTY-SIX: Stores Chapter 41 ACTIVITY THIRTY-SEVEN: Addresses Chapter 42 ACTIVITY THIRTY-EIGHT: Birthdays Chapter 43 ACTIVITY THIRTY-NINE: Numbers Chapter 44 ACTIVITY FORTY: Punctuation Marks Chapter 45 ACTIVITY FORTY-ONE: Football/Baseball/Basketball Mascots Chapter 46 ACTIVITY FORTY-TWO: Study of the Newspaper Chapter 47 ACTIVITY FORTY-THREE: Musical Instruments Chapter 48 ACTIVITY FORTY-FOUR: Colleges/Universities Chapter 49 ACTIVITY FORTY-FIVE: Parts of a Tree Chapter 50 ACTIVITY FORTY-SIX: Jobs/Occupations Chapter 51 SUMMARY Chapter 52 LESSON PLAN FORMATS Chapter 53 BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 54 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
