When giving them a choice, they will have more ownership and will be more invested in the curriculum. You may want to select a culture represented in your classroom. Utilizing families in your school as resources can reap a wealth of information and enriching experiences for the students. In addition, a strong message about appreciating and valuing diversity is communicated to all the participants. Using this strategy in the classroom has consistently proven to be a positive experience for the students, parents, and teachers.
Parents provide a range of classroom experiences.
Working with each parent so they feel comfortable with the information they present is important, as each parent comes with different strengths and skills. Over the past 25 years of teaching, I have had parents come to my classroom to cook, teach songs, give language classes, play traditional instruments, teach games bring photographs and share traditional costumes. You may also choose a country yourself, or you may limit choices based on the knowledge you have about your own class and the resources available in your community. For example, if you are working with students who have a strong interest in Brazil, you may wish to build on that interest by linking to a specific issue in that country. Explain the process you or your students used to decide on this particular culture.