Why this tip page sparks inspiration
Curious about how holiday celebrations can enhance learning in your program setting? Explore this tip page! It includes reflective questions that you can consider when deciding to how to celebrate a specific holiday. Be inspired to engage with families in ways that make them feel welcome and celebrated.
“Meaningful holiday celebrations for children should be respectful of the values, wishes, and beliefs of all families in the group. Holiday activities should help children feel valued for who they are and what they do at home with their families. Children, not the holiday, should be the priority.”
How it can inspire your practice
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Educators are prompted to consider the impacts of highlighting a specific holiday on children’s routines, learning, creating, and understanding and valuing of diversity.
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