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It's Just For Fun Friday! On JFFF, we review items and activities that you can do with your kids in order to increase their cultural competence and diversity awareness. I'm pretty sure most of you reading this have at least heard of Dora. Dora the Explorer on Nick Junior is a great show where a little girl goes on wonderful adventures with her friends. The fact that she is Latina and does not wear clothes that exhibit gender stereotypes feels almost like an afterthought. I love how they incorporate Spanish words throughout in a way that even the littlest fans can understand. If you check out the video - you'll get an example of this from my preschool teacher days (a loooonnnnggg time ago - Dora's been around for awhile!). Check out the video and then print out the page below for a quick list of potential questions, comments, and activities to engage in with your kids as you watch Dora. There's also a link to watch some episodes. Remember, the show is on Nick Junior. Have you ever watched Dora with your kids? What is your favorite aspect of the show? Has the show inspired interest in learning another language? Did you encourage this in your child? Leave a comment below. Most of all, enjoy. And don't forget to HAVE FUN! 
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3 Comments
Carol
9/6/2016 02:50:59 pm
Thank you for reminding me about Dora. She models the joy of speaking 2 languages! 9/10/2016 03:48:18 am
As someone who grew up watching Dora the Explorer, I can definitely agree with your claims. It has been a very informative and educational show for young kids. I like the way on how they interact with the children by talking to the camera during the show. They have a segment where the kids assume that Dora is waiting for them to answer back. All in all, I highly suggest Dora the explorer to kids of all ages, especially those who are starting at the nursery level. 5/17/2017 05:29:45 am
You are great for wanting to increase the cultural competence and diversity awareness of kids. I think that these topics should be discussed at an early age, in order for them to understand it purely. Moreover, I believe that having knowledge with regards to these topics will bring more peace between nations in the future. This is such a great long term investment. I hope that more organizations will teach about this. Leave a Reply. |
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