Multicultural Instruction

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Integrating multicultural concepts into instruction in all subject areas.

There has been an enormous amount of information regarding the acts of terrorism

against the United States and the subsequent war on terrorism that led to the “Iraqi

Freedom” mission. Through the media, children have seen and heard about people, religion, countries, and conflict around the world. As a result, students may have questions and exhibit concerns regarding these events. Activities that require them to research for information from a variety of sources and to learn about complex issues, help young people gain confidence through their abilities to understand what is going on around them.
Students can brainstorm and write what they feel what the following words mean:

religion, prejudice, stereotype, and terrorism; record their questions about each

topic and have them research and share their findings.

ESL teachers in self-contained classrooms can incorporate concepts in geography by
asking students to locate the Middle East on a world map; research the land forms of Iraq, and predict how geographic features impact the way of life for people who live there. For mathematics, teachers can discuss the contributions of the Arab civilization to modern Math; compare and contrast Arabic numerals to Roman numerals, and research about the currency of each country in the Middle East.
The book “Sami and the time of the Troubles” offers to ESL teachers endless opportunities to integrate a multicultural concept into instruction in all subject areas....