At Club Boulevard, I hosted a Día celebration for families who participated in the Multicultural Book Bingo reading challenge. This is a challenge I issued to all families at the beginning of April; the goal was for families to read the books together and learn about different cultures. Books are a wonderful way to for children to gain a better understanding of world culture and for students to consider all viewpoints, respect differences, and become more self-aware. Books were available for check out in our Media Center or at the Durham County Library. I also encouraged families to visit the International Children's Digital Library--an excellent resource for multicultural titles. Here is our Bingo Board:
READ
a multicultural book….
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written in another language.
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about a Native American tribe.
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that is bilingual.
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set on the continent of Africa.
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that is a folktale from another country.
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set on the continent of Europe.
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that is a trickster tale.
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from your family’s heritage.
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that contains a song.
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that teaches you about a cultural celebration.
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set on the continent of Asia.
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and locate the country on a map.
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set on the continent of South America.
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written from a child’s point of view.
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that contains a recipe.
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that is a fairytale.
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The families who attended the celebration enjoyed a light breakfast and circulated around 4 stations to promote books and cultural understanding. Station descriptions are below. Before leaving, each child selected a new book to keep. Thank you to Mr. Lamb, our Spanish teacher, for helping with the event!
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| Students used iPads to access PebbleGo's articles on Customs Around the World |
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| Families read a folktale and looked up the country of origin in an atlas |
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| Kids enjoyed decorating bookmarks with Dia's buzz word: "Bookjoy" |
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| New books just waiting to be read! :) |
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| At this station, children read a NF book and imagined what it would be like to visit that country. |
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| At the iPad station, students created a Venn diagram to compare their family's custom to a world custom. |
Mrs. Derby's 2nd grade class also completed the Bingo Board together. They visited the Media Center and I read aloud Book Fiesta!:Celebrate Book Day/Children's Day by Pat Mora.
Then they enjoyed spending time at the learning stations and also got to choose a new book. It was a fun morning of learning!
We look forward to our Día celebration next year! :)
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