Monday, January 28, 2013

Multicultural and Diverse Ability Dolls

B~ Home made oatmeal with raisins, banana slices and milk
S~ Fresh strawberries, graham crackers, filtered water
L~ Home made chicken soup, 12 grain bread and butter, milk
S~ Kiwi, home made blueberry muffins

This morning we checked out our worms, and they are in there wiggling- so that is good! I ordered some kids books on worm composting from the library and I am looking forward to sharing them with the kids.

Today, I introduced the multicultural families and diverse ability dolls, and they've been played with throughout the day. The families include grandparents, parents, 3 children and a baby. The kids played with those for a while before asking for the last box of people with diverse abilities.

The diverse abilities people include a boy  in a wheelchair with a basketball , an elderly woman with a walker, a blind woman with a cane, a deaf woman, a girl with an eye patch and a man with leg braces and crutches.

I gave a brief explanation of each diverse ability. It has been found that  more acceptance is achieved when children are exposed to differences at a young age. Having these available opens the door for discussions and conversations which also include how we are all the same as well.

This morning I introduced the multicultural families



Hanging out on the cushions while I set up Jack's blanket


Jack rolled over and played for a few minutes




Fitting the cylinders of  2 sets

Charli with two of the diverse ability people



Charli has people inside her building




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