Listen to Shann Acevedo, Preschool Teacher, mother, and Creator of Learn As You Play. Shann has been a preschool teacher for 13 years with children ranging from 1- 5 years old. Shann is passionate about the child-led approach to learning and helping children to develop a love for learning while having fun. In 2018, Shann and co-teacher Molly observed the children noticing each other’s skin and questioning the differences and the “Skin Project” was born. “A lot of people say kids are colorblind, they don’t see skin color at this age and we would say we teach children to be color-brave. To embrace color and talk about our difference.”
Mentioned in the show:
Learn as You Play Blog | https://learnasyouplay.net
StoryTime Play Membership | learnasyouplay.net/courses/storytime-play-membership
Let’s Talk About Skin Color | Home & Classroom Magazine Vol. 4 – Wellness | brightsideup.org/homeandclassroom
All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissenger
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
Shades of People by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin
Anti-bias Educator Debbie Leekeenan | antibiasleadersece.com/debbie-leekeenan
Don’t Look Away: Embracing an Anti-Bias Classroom by Iheoma Iruka, Stephanie Curenton, Tonia Durden
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