{"id":5456,"date":"2021-02-02T19:33:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T04:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/strategies-for-teaching-black-history-in-early-childhood-education-programs"},"modified":"2021-02-02T19:33:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T04:33:44","slug":"strategies-for-teaching-black-history-in-early-childhood-education-programs","status":"publish","type":"learn-and-grow-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/strategies-for-teaching-black-history-in-early-childhood-education-programs","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Teaching Black History in Early Childhood Education Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>February is a time we set aside each year to celebrate Black History Month (BHM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the racial tensions and civil unrest over the past year, now is a good time to highlight and teach children about diversity in your early childhood education program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.childcareaware.org\/blog\/4-strategies-for-teaching-black-history-in-early-learning-programs\">Child Care Aware of America<\/a> recently published the below four strategies for incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion into your early childhood program on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesson Planning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Invite families to tell their own history.<\/li><li>Children and their families can share pictures, stories, etc. that showcase their culture and traditions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ensure that your class is represented in your environment.<\/li><li>Children should be seeing pictures of themselves and of people in their culture that are currently making history.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conversations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Talk about the new Vice President and how she is the first female, first Black and first Asian-American Vice President of the United States.<\/li><li>Discuss someone with whom children can make a connection, but also be explicit in honoring that individual\u2019s culture and\/or ethnic group.<\/li><li>You can also start with conversations children bring up during large group and learning times and build upon them.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make Connections\u2026Quickly<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Try not to spend too much time on a lot of overstimulating details when talking about a particular person or event.<\/li><li>Remember, short and sweet with young children. You can use the acronym K.I.S.S. (keep it short and sweet) to help you remember.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what the holiday or observance, be sure to think about how you can celebrate in an inclusive and developmentally appropriate way with young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/info.childcareaware.org\/blog\/4-strategies-for-teaching-black-history-in-early-learning-programs\" style=\"background-color:#be202e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Infographic:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childcareaware.org\/about\/the-history-of-child-care\/\">The History of Child Care in the United States<\/a><\/li><li>Article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/black-history-month-books_n_5a79a9a8e4b018ad89502122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24 Children&#8217;s Books to Read to Kids in Honor of Black History Month<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5430,"template":"","lg_tags":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-5456","learn-and-grow-blog","type-learn-and-grow-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Strategies for Teaching Black History in Early Childhood Education Programs - Learn and Grow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/strategies-for-teaching-black-history-in-early-childhood-education-programs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strategies for Teaching Black History in Early Childhood Education Programs - Learn and Grow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"February is a time we set aside each year to celebrate Black History Month (BHM). 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