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Grade 2

  • Chinese New Year Dragons
    Presents an art project, used in a culturally diverse curriculum, in which second grade students create Chinese New Year dragons. Describes the process of creating the dragons, from the two-week construction of the head to the accordion-folded bodies.
  • Multicultural Literature in Rural Schools: A Social Studies Unit that Promotes Cultural Awareness
    Presents a study in which 12 multicultural literature selections were used in a unit on families in order to facilitate the cultural awareness of second-grade students who live in a predominately African American, rural community. Discusses the themes that emerged.