Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Diversity in Early Care and Education

This article addresses the role classroom practices can have in helping young children understand racial identity and develop positive relationships. Included is a discussion of possible ways to anticipate and address parents’ concerns about the topic.

This article shows how early childhood educators can use strategies such as teaching empathy, discussing conflict, and developing expectations to support all young children and reduce their challenging behavior.

This is a lesson plan regarding family diversity. Use this activity with a group of children (like an organized playgroup) to celebrate differences.

This article by three anti-bias leaders discusses the importance of allowing children to talk about their religious and spiritual questions and concerns, and some of the potential pitfalls of doing so.

Discussing holidays with young children can be challenging, but this article shows how it can present important learning opportunities.

This article can help educators at all levels differentiate between teaching about religion, and teaching religion – a significant distinction, and especially important for teachers in public school/preschool settings.

Many young children in immigrant families have relatives and friends in the countries they have left behind. Their lives may be deeply linked to those people in many ways, across borders and boundaries. The authors of this article examine transnational themes in several picture books about Asian immigrant children.