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Cooking Up a Learning Community with Corn, Beans, and Rice

Describes using cooking as a vehicle for creating community among three culturally diverse classrooms of prekindergartners and third graders. Notes how the choice of corn, beans, and rice in the cooking exercise planted the roots of understanding, tolerance, and compassion, and an appreciation of diversity. (SD)

• Author/Creator: Howell, Nancy M.
• Date Published: Sep
• Journal/Secondary Title: Young Children
• Number: 5
• Volume: 54
• Year: 1999

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: Culturally Relevant Education
• Subject: Cultural Pluralism
• Subject: Culture
• Subject: Culture Contact
• Subject: Curriculum Development
• Subject: Early Childhood Education
• Subject: Food
• Subject: Multicultural Education

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