Celebrate! : an anti-bias guide to including holidays in early childhood programs / Julie Bisson ; with a new foreword by Louise Derman-Sparks.

Celebrate! : an anti-bias guide to including holidays in early childhood programs / Julie Bisson ; with a new foreword by Louise Derman-Sparks.

By
Bisson, Julie, 1963-

Publication Date
2017, 1997

Publication Information
St. Paul, Minn. : Redleaf Press,

Edition
Second Edition.

Physical Description
xviii, 174 p. : ill.

Subject Term
Holidays -- United States.
 
Early childhood education -- Activity programs.
 
Holidays -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)

Additional Contributors
Derman-Sparks, Louise.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174).

Summary
Updated information and unbiased, developmentally appropriate strategies and activities to celebrate, rather than exclude, diversity, traditions, and holidays. Many programs are establishing a "no holiday" policy, but this book shows you how to celebrate and adhere to school policy. Among other topics, it includes evaluating holiday activities for appropriateness, addressing commercialism and stereotypes, involving families, and developing inclusive policies. Julie Bisson provides training on subjects ranging from culturally relevant and anti-bias curriculum to holiday curriculum. Louise Derman-Sparks has worked for over fifty years on issues of diversity, social justice, and activism in early childhood.

Language
English

ISBN
9781605544533


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFic - CHILDREN'S LIBRARYAdult Non-Fiction - Children's Library394.26 B54Checked In