Display albums around the room. Instead of an album, this activity can be used to create mobiles. Photos, drawings and other items can be hung from decorated coat hangers. Explain why or how this reflects their culture. What is in the environment alerts students to what the teacher considers important or not important.
Students are as vulnerable to omissions as they are to inaccuracies and stereotypes.
What isn't seen can be as powerful a contributor to attitudes as what is seen. An environment that is rich in possibilities for exploring gender, culture, ethnicity, different lifestyles, and physical challenges sets the scene for practicing anti-bias curriculum. Include images of physically challenged people of various backgrounds doing work and with their families in recreational activities. Be careful not to use images that depict them as dependent or passive.