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Celebrate!: An Anti-Bias Guide to Enjoying Holidays in Early Childhood Programs
Celebrate An AntiBias Guide to Enjoying Holidays in Early Childhood Programs Author:Julie Bisson The attempts made to achieve anti-bias curricula in todays educational environments are often met with roadblocks. One such roadblock is the issue of holidays and the questions related to multicultural diversity and representation of holidays in the curriculum. Since holidays represent an individuals or groups experiences, attempting to understa... more »nd and rethink our approaches to the recognition of holidays becomes a very prevalent point in the realm of child education. Celebrate! was designed to present the meanings and purposes of holidays in our lives and the lives of children. Author Julie Bisson looks at the problems with the approaches to handling holidays that can be seen in current curricula. Innovative and important steps are then put forth to help improve the approach to holidays in individual programs and classrooms. Readers are empowered with the skills for making sound decisions regarding holiday programming in various childhood programs.« less