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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is. My kids’ school had the k and 1st graders make a necklace with 10 groups of 10 beads. This was done as part of a bigger math activity and used school provided materials.

The older kids had a 100 day challenge where they competed to see how many jumping jacks or multiplication problems they could do in 100 seconds. I forget what all the stations were, but there was a variety of choices so that kids with physical challenges and learning disabilities were not excluded. Also the results were written in each kid’s packet they brought home - not shared for the whole class or school to see.

It’s not hard to be fun while also being inclusive and equitable with a bit of creativity! [/quote]

Equitable - avoiding projects and dress-up / spirit days where some kids can’t buy an extra shirt for one day or don’t have parents who have time and supplies to make an elaborate craft or costume or buy one on Etsy. Our PTA collects valentines for kids to pass out who otherwise won’t have any. We have a Halloween costume drive and teachers or the counselors take kids “shopping” to pick one out. The PTA gives every single student a school spirit shirt once a year so that no one knows whose parents can buy the shirts and whose cannot. We have a parent at each door with a bucket of flowers on “bring a flower for teacher appreciation week” day for any kids that “forgot”. It’s really not that hard to avoid things like costume days that make low income kids feel different or to subtly and quietly give all kids an option to participate without signaling to peers that they need charity. [/quote]

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