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978-1-4758-3041-5 • Hardback • May 2017 • $47.00 • (£36.00)
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Dr. Rona Leach McLeod has over forty years of experience in the field of education. She presently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Education at St. Andrews University, A Branch of Webber International University.
Foreword, by Dr. Regina McClinton
Introduction: To the Teacher
Activity One: Days of the Week
Activity Two: Months of the Year
Activity Three: The Year
Activity Four: Words
Activity Five: Colors
Activity Six: Money
Activity Seven: Music
Activity Eight: Food
Activity Nine: Race
Activity Ten: Hats
Activity Eleven: Age
Activity Twelve: Continents
Activity Thirteen: Pets
Activity Fourteen: Languages
Activity Fifteen: State Flowers/State Trees/State Birds
Activity Sixteen: Length
Activity Seventeen: Tools
Activity Eighteen: Insects
Activity Nineteen: Alphabets
Activity Twenty: Greeting Cards
Activity Twenty-One: Holidays
Activity Twenty-Two: Sports
Activity Twenty-Three: States and Capitals
Activity Twenty-Four: Road Signs
Activity Twenty-Five: Systems and Organs of the Body
Activity Twenty-Six: Weather Conditions
Activity Twenty-Seven: Shoes
Activity Twenty-Eight: Planets
Activity Twenty-Nine: Modes of Transportation
Activity Thirty: Rocks
Activity Thirty-One: Emotions
Activity Thirty-Two: Types of Sentences
Activity Thirty-Three: Presidents of the United States
Activity Thirty-Four: Multiple Intelligences
Activity Thirty-Five: Names
Activity Thirty-Six: Stores
Activity Thirty-Seven: Addresses
Activity Thirty-Eight: Birthdays
Activity Thirty-Nine: Numbers
Activity Forty: Punctuation Marks
Activity Forty-One: Sports Mascots
Activity Forty-Two: Newspapers
Activity Forty-Three: Musical Instruments
Activity Forty-Four: Colleges and Universities
Activity Forty-Five: Parts of a Tree
Activity Forty-Six: Jobs and Occupations
Summarizing Comments
Appendix: Lesson-Plan Format - Teaching Diversity
Teacher-Suggested Themes
Bibliography and Other Resources
About The Author
Dr. Rona Leach McLeod has provided K-6 teachers with a set of practical applications for developing a culturally responsive classroom. The new edition adds additional strategies and tools that help teachers align their standards and assessments for increased effectiveness in planning for student needs. This book is well-organized and simply arranged to address specific needs and issues related to many facets of diversity. The variety of activities that are provided in this book will be a wonderful addition to any teacher’s professional library. It is timeless in its approach and lends itself easily to an integrative approach to teaching and learning.
— Teresa Reynolds, Chair of the Teacher Education Department, Disability Services Program Coordinator, St. Andrews University – A Branch of Webber International University, Laurinburg, NC
The inclusion of diversity in various educational standards has left many veteran and prospective teachers wondering how they can possibly add one more topic to their packed curriculum. McLeod’s book is an excellent resource for helping teachers introduce the natural existence of diversity across all content areas; challenging the myth that teaching diversity is limited to social studies. The activities are designed to encourage K-6 students and teachers to recognize and appreciate diversity as it occurs in their everyday lives.
— Rachel A. McBroom, Chief Operations Officer, NC Virtual Public School and former Director of Educator Preparation, NC Department of Public Instruction
Remember that diversity begins with you. With that being said, in this book, “Diversity Awareness for K-6 Teachers - An Approach to Learning and Understanding Our World”, Dr. Rona Leach McLeod begins to take us on a journey designed to have teachers and students join together to see a world of diversity all around them in all kinds of activities every day and in every way! Whether the topic is the Months of the Year; Colors; Age; Holidays; Rocks; or Emotions – Diversity is all around us – and this little book helps us to identify it up close and personal through a range of activities and experiences and should be required reading for every teacher and every student.
— Christine D. Brooks Ph.D, First Director of the U. S. Department of Education Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Center
Dr. McLeod’s book on diversity awareness is clear, to-the-point, and has universal appeal. Not only are teaching activities provided, but she empowers the reader to look at diversity broadly and from a different perspective – an interesting and innovative approach. I encourage all educators to read this publication.
— Garland E. Pierce, North Carolina State Representative: District 48: Hoke, Robeson, Richmond, and Scotland Counties
This is a very well-organized and easy to follow book for engaging all of our ever-changing diverse student population. Students of all abilities and backgrounds can connect to the wide range of activities and lessons in this book. Dr. McLeod has provided a great resource for teachers to teach diversity and inclusion with focus on all content areas.
— Mohsen Ghaffari, 5th Grade Teacher, North Star Elementary School, Salt Lake City School District, Utah Teacher of the Year – 2015
Wow!! What a great focus and impactful suggestions, given throughout this masterpiece, as it relates to suggested activities. There are also opportunities for personal reflections and expansion of one’s own activities. Excellent opportunity to jumpstart and assist educators with developing and enhancing meaningful activities that will impact student learning and growth.
— Rick Singletary, Principal, Bennettsville Intermediate School, Marlboro County, South Carolina
Diversity Awareness challenges teachers and students to recognize the unique ways in which people interpret their world experiences. Addressing current common core standards, the book is centered around themes common to the K-6 students’ world. The text provides a wide range of activities designed to stimulate the diverse learning strategies of individuals so that both teacher and student alike can learn from each other.
— Jeff Birdsong, Former Spanish Instructor, UNC Chapel Hill and St. Andrews University
Rona Leach McLeod’s book is an excellent resource for teachers looking for material to make the teaching of diversity issues come alive in the classroom. The text can be used in both college and high school classrooms. The tools and exercises provided in this text will serve as an excellent source of material for engaging students in the study of diversity in the school and in the larger community beyond the school.
— Robert Hopkins, Dean, Vice President of Academic Affairs , St. Andrews University – A Branch of Webber International University, Laurinburg, NC
Dr. McLeod has again “hit the mark.” The down-to-earth and user-friendly activities
serve as excellent educational resources for teachers to teach, as well as to integrate diversity awareness and multicultural education into content. An understanding and awareness of diversity is very much needed to help students as they face the many challenges of our ever-changing world.
— Virgie M. Binford, Ed.D. and Ph.D., adjunct professor, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Diversity Awareness for K-6 Teachers – An Approach to Learning and Understanding Our World, considers diversity from a very broad perspective. The activities in this book encourage students to appreciate the diversity that is all around us. The lessons help students to recognize that differences are a natural and wonderful part of our lives. The teaching strategies themselves, capitalize on the diversity of learning styles that exist among our students. This is a great resource for all teachers.
— Patreese Ingram, Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Professor, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University