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In early childhood settings, children encounter classmates who may look, speak, and behave differently than they do. These encounters with others who appear to them to be different can lead to acceptance or exclusion behaviors. Such behaviors may be attributed to a number offactors, such as individual dispositions, lack of familiarity, racial preferences that reflect societal discrimination, and the media (Ramsey, 2006) .  \nCulturally relevant teaching makes connections between children’s school, home and community.  \nEarly childhood educators have a responsibility to foster healthy relationships as well as appreciation and acceptance for diversity through culturally relevant teaching in their classrooms. Culturally relevant teaching, a term that has been written about extensively (e.g., Gay, 2010; Ladson-Billings, 2009; Nieto, 2010) involves intentionally making connections between children’s school, home, and community by “integrating cultural experiences, values, and understandings into the teaching and learning environment”(Brown-Jeffy & Cooper, 2011, p. 67) .  \nIn the majority of PK and kinder classrooms, sharing time is one of many events during the day in which children purposely or spontaneously reveal nuances of their individual cultural backgrounds. The decision to include sharing time in the daily schedule is therefore one way to engage in culturally relevant teaching. When effectively employed, sharing time can provide children with opportunities to explore in sensitive and meaningful ways the uniqueness of themselves and others. In doing so, children can gain cultural knowledge and understanding, which can lead to valuable social and academic skills and most importantly to acceptance and value of others. Thus, sharing time in early childhood classrooms allows for culturally sensitive teaching.  \nEach Child in a Classroom is Unique  \nAll children bring unique cultural and linguistic backgrounds. It is important for teachers to understand the definition of culture so that they can develop ways to incorporate culture in the classroom particularly in their teaching. Culture, as defined by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) position statement includes,“customary beliefs and patterns of behavior, both explicit and implicit, that are inculcated by the society or by a social, religious, or ethnic group within the society,”(Copple & Bredekamp, 2009, p. 13) . Such definition has a tremendous influence on children’s thoughts, actions, and ways of being and influences children’s behaviors and interactions within classrooms.  \nTeaching children to view cultural diversity as an asset is crucial in today’s increasingly multicultural society. Children in the same class may speak different languages, celebrate different religious holidays, and enjoy different kinds of foods. Even in classes where children  \n4  Vol 42, No 2, 2014 Dimensions of Early Childhood  \nGetting To Know You: Sharing Time as Culturally Relevant Teaching  \n\n| | Photo by Elisabeth Nichols |\n| --- | --- |\n| A prekindergarten classroom may be the first time that children interact with others from different cultural backgrounds. |  |\n\nshare similar ethnicity, race, and/ or language(s), variations in background experiences and family expectations exist. For example, gender expectations may vary from family to family in terms of the types of toys children are encouraged to explore, such as dolls for girls and trucks for boys. Value systems may also differ among families. In some families, developing a sense of independence at a young age is desirable, while with other f","cbCaisQQ2Fa97q4H","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisQQ2Fa97q4H","pdf",505429,"English","# Getting to Know You: Sharing Time as Culturally Relevant Teaching\n## Culturally Relevant Teaching in Early Childhood\n## Each Child in a Classroom is Unique\n## Culturally Relevant Teaching in Early Childhood","[{\"question\":\"Why can children in PK and kindergarten respond with acceptance or exclusion?\",\"answer\":\"Children may interact with classmates who look, speak, or behave differently. 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