CO20C1: Diversity can be seen in the Many Cultures that are represented in the Classroom: Culture and Diversity Assignment, SUSS, Singapore

Assignment Instructions: Diversity can be seen in the many cultures that are represented in the classroom as well as in the learning needs of the children being served in the classroom. The makeup of today’s classroom includes children who may speak a different language, have different social interactions, dress differently, or celebrate different holidays.

Diversity may also include children who learn differently. Children with special needs are now included in the general education classroom. Create a 2-3 page newsletter for parents/guardians of your upcoming early childhood classroom. Your newsletter should contain/be mindful of the following:

❖ In the first part, you will welcome them to your class and invite them to become part of the learning experience.

❖ Be creative and make your letter visually engaging – use color and pictures

❖ Use a newsletter format

❖ Share an opening preview for the reader (in this instance, any prospective parent and family considering enrollment at your imagined center or school) what they’ll be reading and learning about in your class.

You’ll want to express to the parents the important role ECFS 2007: Designing Inclusive Early Childhood Settings, Semester 2, 2020/2021 23 your center/school plays in ensuring their child’s health, safety, and proper nutrition. Your introduction is also the best place to identify which age groups your center enrolls (this is the one age group you’ve selected to write about).

❖ Discuss the ideal location, space, and security of your child care facility, and explain appropriate facility maintenance and upkeep. Share specific information about the outside environment of the center, including the facility’s outdoor play area. Provide an explanation of the set-up, pictures, and any other information deemed appropriate.

❖ Share specific examples to prospective families to demonstrate how your center’s/school’s indoor space, materials, and supports to keep children healthy and safe. Share specific information about the interior environment of the center/school, including the facility’s classroom areas. Provide an explanation of the set-up, specific examples of the quality of care, pictures, and any other information deemed appropriate.

❖ It’s sometimes helpful to describe a sample lesson to families in an effort to demonstrate how children are engaged in learning at your center/school. Select one ( one indoor or one outdoor) lesson that is age and developmentally appropriate, play-based, hands-on, fun, and engaging while also (and importantly) teaching children about any topic related to health, safety, or nutrition.

Consider specific lessons that you would teach to children only once per school year; do not write about everyday activities such as washing hands, brushing teeth, or tying shoes. The lesson is a terrific way to satisfy the requirements of this portion of your assignment.** explain the ways in which you would modify that lesson so their child could safely participate and be fully included in the experience. Describe the adaptions you would make into the lesson so all children are equal participants.

❖ Identify the title of the lesson, then share the materials needed, the step-by-step procedures, the physical space, the expectations for behavior, and the measurable objectives involved in the lesson.

Now that you’ve planned an indoor or outdoor lesson that teaches children about an important topic considering the impact enrolling a child with a special need or disability might have on one of these lessons. Provide specific information in your newsletter to let parents know how you specifically make adjustments/differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.

❖ Identify at least 2 different ways that parents can become involved in your indoor or outdoor classroom and describe each opportunity.

❖ Support the content with at least 3 references