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UU Faith Works Summer/Fall 2003 Administration
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Creative Resources for the Anti-Bias Classroom
By Nadia Saderman Hall, Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY: 1999
Reviewed by Jacqui James
Co-editor, UU Faith Works
Boston, MAThis excellent resource covers the entire age range from infancy to age 11. Included are:
• Key Developmental Goals and Anti-Bias Goals
• Application of Anti-Bias Skills in Curriculum Planning
• Letters to Families
• Sample Anti-Bias Implementation Approaches Synopsis Chart
• Teacher Supports: The Physical Environment
• The Social Environment: Guidelines for Teacher Interactions
• Webs of Anti-Bias and Developmental Skills for Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers and Kindergartners, and Elementary School Children
Each section includes activities, resources, action rhymes and songs. Books are incorporated into each session and its activities. Activities “reflect a progression from simple exposure to the different facets of diversity to working through meaningful and relevant experiences that foster a deeper understanding of human similarities and differences.” Developmental benchmarks provide best practice for infants/toddlers and planning for early childhood and elementary groups.
Creative Resources for the Anti-Bias Classroom offers experiences that are developmentally grounded and respond to the wide differences in the developmental continuum of children's learning and growing.
The Appendix includes reproducible charts, an annotated literature resource list, a Braille guide, and teacher resources.
There are more than 300 activities in this book; many of these make great additions to existing religious education curricula. This is a highly recommended resource to help strengthen children's awareness of and comfort with diversity.
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