This text outlines relevant theoretical background and provides detailed practical advice and suggestions for educators in schools serving culturally and liguistically divers communities. Some chapters focus on the needs of students from immigrant communities, especially those who are learning the language of instruction, while others include historical minority groups as well.

Multicultural Celebrations presents a variety of ethnic and religious weddings, funerals, and rituals for coming of age, pregnancy, birth, healing, and other significant life events. If you need to know what to wear, how to act, which gift to give, and why any given ceremony is significant to the participants, you'll find the answers in this guide to a world of special occasions.

Looks at more than 300 observations across countries and cultures of the world.

Story about Puerto Rican children in New York City getting ready for the visit of the Three Kings. Encourages awareness and appreciation of Hispanic American cultures.

A country-by-country collection of more than five hundred recipes related to various cultures' life cycle events such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and bar mitzvahs.

Describes the festivals and holidays celebrated by various cultures around the world at the autumn equinox or harvest time.

Whether you are a new member of a multiracial/interfaith family, the father of a same-sex bride, or the mother of an adopted daughter from China, Norine Dresser offers suggestions for mixed families in avoiding social pitfalls at holidays and rituals for birth, coming of age, marriage, death, and other significant life events.

Multicultural Celebrations presents a variety of ethnic and religious weddings, funerals, and rituals for coming of age, pregnancy, birth, healing, and other significant life events. If you need to know what to wear, how to act, which gift to give, and why any given ceremony is significant to the participants, you'll find the answers in this guide to a world of special occasions.

Secular Songbooks Classroom Music

"Background information on more than 75 holidays throughout the year ... includes suggestions for ways to observe these holidays in classrooms, related activities, student contracts, and exciting culminating activities."--Page 2 of cover.