Chapter 4Chapter 4

Creating an Anti-Bias CommunityCreating an Anti-Bias Community

Positive interactions with KidsPositive interactions with Kids

Responding to curiosityResponding to curiosity Responding to pre-prejudice and Responding to pre-prejudice and

discriminatory behaviorsdiscriminatory behaviors Handling incidents of pre-prejudiceHandling incidents of pre-prejudice Respond to patterns of discomfort or biasRespond to patterns of discomfort or bias

– ActivityActivity

Postive relationships with and Postive relationships with and among familiesamong families

Create a secure and supportive environment Create a secure and supportive environment for all familiesfor all families

Collaborate with familiesCollaborate with families Connect Families with each other and the Connect Families with each other and the

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The visual and material environmentThe visual and material environment

Selecting and making learning materialsSelecting and making learning materials– BuyBuy– MakeMake

Using children’s booksUsing children’s books– Good booksGood books– Dealing with stereotypesDealing with stereotypes– Look at my booksLook at my books

Curriculum planning, including Curriculum planning, including persona dollspersona dolls

Making anti-bias themes a part of every Making anti-bias themes a part of every curriculum every daycurriculum every day

Curricular planning approachesCurricular planning approaches Tourist curriculum is hazardousTourist curriculum is hazardous Story telling and problem solving with Story telling and problem solving with

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