Music
Take a Musical Journey to Africa
The Land of Yangalele, a new children’s music CD by Congolese-American artist “Papa Siama” Matuzungidi and singer “Auntie Dallas” Johnson, introduces children to African culture, rhythms and music. Yangalele (Yawn-gah-LAY-lay) means “happiness” in…
Read MoreWalking the Walk: Creating Meaningful Ways to Teach Multiculturalism at Home
Walking the Walk: Creating Meaningful Ways to Teach Multiculturalism at Home provides parents with information, tips, song and book recommendations to support three best practices for instilling a global view in…
Read MoreMusic: The Perfect Global Language
Music is the perfect global language. It’s understood and appreciated across the globe and throughout all cultures. While each nation or region may have their own style and sound, its…
Read MoreGlobal Learning Resources for Kids
It’s been a great week collaborating with other global educators for our Global Learning in the Elementary Classroom miniseries. We featured information, resources, and activities to teach our youngest learners about world geography and…
Read MoreSharing Many Cultures in the Elementary Classroom
We’re excited to share a guest post written by Lisa Heintz from Little Songbird: Songs for Learning as part of our Global Learning in the Elementary Classroom miniseries. Lisa has lots of…
Read MoreGrow Your Own Musical Instrument
Grow Your Own Musical Instrument is a guest post by Daria – World Music for Children. All over the world, people use the most amazing natural objects as part of their music-making…
Read MoreProduct Review: Culture Chest
Culture Chest is a new subscription box service that introduces children to different cultures every month. Each box contains 1-2 diverse picture books based on a common theme like music or…
Read More40 Ways to Go Global in the Elementary Classroom
Children need lots of opportunities to learn about the diverse world around them. Exploring world geography, reading multicultural literature, researching world cultures, playing traditional games, and being involved in service…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Be Global?
What does it mean to be global? Start this important conversation in your home or classroom with the help of Rana DiOrio’s book, What Does It Mean to Be Global? Through…
Read MoreLadysmith Black Mambazo
They have been performing for the past 50 years, and have been nominated for Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Academy awards. Nelson Mandela called them “South Africa’s cultural ambassadors.” They are Ladysmith…
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