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Cultural Competency & Inclusion Resources
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NameLinkNotesBooks for ClassroomsBooks for Families & EducatorsESL and/or Bilingual BooksOther Resources for EducatorsOther Resources for Families and Education
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A is for Activisthttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/231897/a-is-for-activist-by-innosanto-nagara/Potentially appropriate for families that are interested, but not objective enough for the classroom.
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All Because You Matterhttps://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/all-because-you-matter-by-mss-tami-charles/
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Anti-Racism Resourceshttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1_96xi8ht3LtdR-17S7OasFmrlCU93iwZ/Pages 10-14 of the pdf have resources for parents, educators, and children. Amazing list put together by a fellow DEI professional at Arbor Circle:
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B is For Breathehttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44295222-b-is-for-breathe
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Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Millerhttps://www.amazon.com/Be-Kind-Pat-Zietlow-Miller/dp/1626723214/
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Bedtime Bonnethttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606698/bedtime-bonnet-by-nancy-redd-illustrated-by-nneka-myers/
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Black Boy Joyhttps://www.readbrightly.com/picture-books-featuring-black-male-protagonists/
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Black Girl Magichttps://www.readbrightly.com/picture-books-featuring-black-female-protagonists/
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Black Is A Rainbow Colorhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626726314
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Books by the Bushelhttps://www.booksbythebushel.com/bilingual/
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Chart: They're Not Too Young to Talk about Racehttps://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/theyre-not-too-young-to-talk-about-race.pdfInformative chart that breaks down children's stages of awareness of differences. The chart also includes other links to explore.
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Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roehttps://www.amazon.com/Cool-Cuts-Mechal-Renee-Roe/dp/1984895575/
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Different Abilities https://www.amazon.com/Different-Abilities-Bullfrog-Books-Celebrating/dp/1620317206/
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Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Millerhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38929947-don-t-touch-my-hair/
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Dream Big Little Onehttps://www.amazon.com/Dream-Big-Little-Vashti-Harrison/dp/0316475092
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Full, Full, Full of Lovehttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/31138/full-full-full-of-love-by-trish-cooke/
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Grandma’s Pursehttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/548013/grandmas-purse-by-written-and-illustrated-by-vanessa-brantley-newton/
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Hair Like Minehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26006259-hair-like-mine
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Hair Love by Matthew Cherryhttps://www.amazon.com/Hair-Love-Matthew-Cherry/dp/0525553363There's also short film that won an academy award. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNw8V_Fkw28&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
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I Am Enoughhttps://www.harpercollins.com/9780062667120/i-am-enough/
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I Love My Hairhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1235546.I_Love_My_Hair_
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Language Lizardhttps://www.languagelizard.com/
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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Penahttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22521973-last-stop-on-market-street
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Let's Talk about Racehttps://www.harpercollins.com/9780064462266/lets-talk-about-race/
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Lola Plants a Gardenhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/237186/lola-plants-a-garden-by-anna-mcquinn-author-rosalind-beardshaw-illustrator/
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Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmedhttps://www.amazon.com/Mae-Among-Stars-Roda-Ahmed/dp/0062651730
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Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match https://www.amazon.com/Marisol-McDonald-Doesnt-Match-combina/dp/0892392355
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Marvelous Maravilloso: Me and My Beautiful Family https://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/441B226
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My Hair is a Gardenhttps://www.albertwhitman.com/book/my-hair-is-a-garden/
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My Two Blanketshttps://www.amazon.com/My-Two-Blankets-Irena-Kobald/dp/0544432282
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Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklinhttps://www.amazon.com/Quite-Snow-White-Ashley-Franklin/dp/006279860X
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One Love by Cedella Marley Bookerhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12663267-one-love
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Red - A Crayon's Storyhttps://www.michaelhallstudio.com/books/bk_red.html
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Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'ohttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sulwe/Lupita-Nyongo/9781534425361
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Teach Your Dragon About Diversity by Steve Hermanhttps://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Dragon-About-Diversity/dp/1948040778/
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The Big Bedhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34495928-the-big-bed
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The Colors of Ushttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805071634
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The Day You Beginhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/299104/the-day-you-begin-by-jacqueline-woodson-illustrated-by-rafael-lopez/
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The Girl With a Mind for Mathhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37815011-the-girl-with-a-mind-for-mathmaybe designed for older children (5-8); family resource?
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The Name Jarhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/27340/the-name-jar-by-yangsook-choi-illustrated-by-the-author/
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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Readhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/557388/the-oldest-student-how-mary-walker-learned-to-read-by-rita-lorraine-hubbard-illustrated-by-oge-mora/9781524768287
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The Thing About Beeshttp://www.readerstoeaters.com/our-books/the-thing-about-bees
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There's a Cat in Our Class https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Class-About-Getting-Along/dp/1433822628
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Whose Toes are Those? https://www.amazon.com/Whose-Toes-Those-Jabari-Asim/dp/0316736090I viewed a reading of this on YouTube.
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Woke Babyhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250308986Potentially appropriate for families that are interested, but not objective enough for the classroom.
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Yes I Can! A Girl and Her Wheelchairhttps://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/441B236
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Justice From the Streets to the Early Childhood Classroomhttps://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com/webinar-resources/Link to Early Childhood Investigation Webinars. If you scroll down, there is a link to "Justice From the Streets to the Early Childhood Classroom." You can also find links to other articles.
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Yasmin Book Series https://youtu.be/BRuAtpeJUBAThere are pictures on every page and in the back they have discussions that go over the problems that Yasmin (Yas-mean) faced in the book (like what to do if you get lost etc). They also have a page with the Urdu words used in the book. These books would be perfect for the teachers to read to the kids and create discussions of the different languages and traditions.
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What Color is My Hijab? https://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Hijab-Hudda-Ibrahim/dp/1643439200This is a wonderful, positive book about women who wear hijabs and the ways they contribute to the world. The book is engaging and beautifully illustrated.
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Baby Dance https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Dance-Harper-Growing-Tree/dp/0694012068/Baord Book that promotes father/child attachment
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Culturally Responsive Instruction: Resource Listhttps://www.colorincolorado.org/culturally-responsive-resources
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Supporting LGBTQ+ Familieshttps://www.nhsa.org/our-work/current-initiatives/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/diversity-resources/supporting-lgbtq-families/?fbclid=IwAR2wTrGShMwvnnWsgxEi8obsZ9LucjqVauWUOqnVjf4qcatcMm7zZDWBYi4In this resource series from the Office of Head Start (OHS), learn ways to enhance relationships with parents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). Head Start directors, teachers, providers, and parents can use this resource to help build strong partnerships.
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