Saturday, December 15, 2012
Welcoming Families From Around the World
I
have a young boy from Honduras who has moved to the US with his sister, mother,
and father. I tell my students in the classroom that the young
boy is from another country and we want to welcome him and make him feel at home. My students began to work on activities to
welcome the new child by creating drawings and posters of his native country
that is tropical and rich in colors. The
young boy is bi-lingual in Spanish and English. I choose a book to read to the class that
reads in Spanish but interprets in English to welcome him and learn his
language. Tortilla with beans and meat
are the popular food in Honduras, this will be the selected lunch for the day so
that the new student can feel more welcome.
The young boy parents are also welcome to his first day of class so that
the students and I can learn more about his home culture and traditions as
well. Preparing this day for the new student from Honduras will make him feel
comfortable seeing his homeland has been incorporated into the classroom and
the other students participating. This
will also help him make friends with the other students, learn about each other
and get rid of any biases or prejudices.
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Hi Carla,
ReplyDeleteI like how you are so welcoming to the family and invite them to stay! I also like how you are flexible in your scheduling and routines (such as lunch) to include customs of this student. He would surely feel welcome, and I know his family would appreciate all you have done to accept them and make them feel a part of the center. Nice post!
Kristi
Carla, great blog. I like the things that you have done to make the student from Honduras welcome and the research that took place. Also, the fact that you incorporated the family into the process.
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