SPICE is continuously working to improve our multicultural component. One of our goals is to support our young people in gaining global perspective and developing a sense of equity, tolerance, and involvement in our community at large.
SOME OF THE LITERATURE USED AT THE GRADE LEVELS
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Multicultural Literature- SPICE
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Grade
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FALL
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CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES
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SPRING
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K
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El día de los muertos
Various stories, selections, books, and activities
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Cesar Chávez intro
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Familias- Arroz con leche
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1
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Radio Man (Chávez
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Familias- El Sancocho de Sábado
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2
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Lado A Lado (Cesar and Dolores Huerta as a hero GLAD)
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Familias- Me llamo María Isabel
Cesar Chavez continuation- economic aspect (GLAD)
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3
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Add Sonia Sotomayor
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Familias- Trencitas/ Braids
+ 3rd grade Novel Knowledge
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4
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El día de los muertos
Lluvia de Plata (México- Tarahumara)
Inmigración/ Si Se Puede
Esperanza Rising
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Misiones/ Indígenas
Sylvia Méndez
Dorothea Lange, Sedako
(depression, reparation, desegregation, internment, WWII, effect of A-Bomb)
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Las huellas secretas Malala
Cuando Tía Lola vino a quedarse Novel (República Dominicana)
Billie Jean King and Wilma Randolf (Women Empowerment)
+ 4th grade Novel Knowledge
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5
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El día de los muertos
El árbol de gri gri (Las culturas del Caribe)
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La fórmula de doctor Funes Novel
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6
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El día de los muertos
Cuando Tía Lola vino a quedarse (antología)
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Cajas de Cartón Novel
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