Extractions: The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) is part of the the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CEEP provides publications and information to the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities. This Digest was printed from The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) Web site: http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu. Return: Home CEEP Publications ERIC/EECE Publications Digests Teaching Young Children about Native Americans Debbie Reese EDO-PS-96-3 May 1996 Young children's conceptions of Native Americans often develop out of media portrayals and classroom role playing of the events of the First Thanksgiving. The conception of Native Americans gained from such early exposure is both inaccurate and potentially damaging to others. For example, a visitor to a child care center heard a four-year-old saying, "Indians aren't people. They're all dead." This child had already acquired an inaccurate view of Native Americans, even though her classmates were children of many cultures, including a Native American child. Derman-Sparks ( ) asserts that by failing to challenge existing biases we allow children to adopt attitudes based on inaccuracies. Her book is a guide for developing curriculum materials that reflect cultural diversity. This digest seeks to build on this effort by focusing on teaching children in early childhood classrooms about Native Americans. Note that this digest, though it uses the term "Native American," recognizes and respects the common use of the term "American Indian" to describe the indigenous people of North America. While it is most accurate to use the tribal name when speaking of a specific tribe, there is no definitive preference for the use of "Native American" or "American Indian" among tribes or in the general literature.
EduHound Weekly: September 27, 2001 I m looking for some great columbus day links. Any ideas? You bet, Leslie! columbus day is observed this year on Monday, October 8th. http://www.eduhound.com/ewarchives/092701.html
Extractions: From the Desk of Judi Spotlight Site of the Week! Spotlight School/District of the Week! Spotlight Classroom of the Week! ... EduHound Site Updates WELCOME to the 65th Issue of EduHound Weekly! This week's topic is: FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Fire Prevention Week is October 7-13, 2001. The websites below offer information, tips, printable worksheets and much more to help keep us all safe! Some of the sites you'll find: National Fire Protection Association http://www.firepreventionweek.org/ FPW 2001 combines America's favorite pastime with important fire safety tips to teach children and their families how they can "cover the bases" to "strike out" preventable home fires. Sparky the Fire Dog®, celebrating his 50th birthday this year as NFPA's mascot, will play a visible role in coaching families and communities on the simple steps they can take to avoid fires. Every year, we make a special effort to include children in our Fire Prevention Week campaign, with help from firefighters and teachers," says Meri-K Appy, vice president of public education for NFPA. "Kids are very effective at driving fire safety messages home, which is where the risk of fire is greatest. This year, we'll use a baseball diamond as a visual cue; each base on the FPW diamond represents important safety tips."
