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Posted: **Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:00 pm**

Hello Everyone!

I'm brand new here! This is my very first post so please excuse any wrongs I may do!

I'm currently studying my diploma and I'm working on my Cultural Competence unit... I'm a bit stuck... I completed a group activity at Kinder reading an Aboriginal story, playing with Aboriginal puzzles and then we did some dot paintings together. I have to explain how the activities teach the children to solve cultural differences... Ummm... help!

It just confuses me as I can't see how cultural differences are something that needs to be 'solved'...

Any ideas? I'd be super grateful for any help!

Thank you xxx

Posted: **Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:18 am**

Hi,

Welcome to Aussie Childcare Network!

During the experiences you had provided did the children make comments about what they were doing? During the story, did a child make any comments of the symbols used or the way the drawings arr drawn? When engaging in puzzles and painting did a child comment on the colours used etc. Anything specific on the experiences you had provided to do with Aboriginal people? Did a child mention any differences?

The question is not so much as to "solve" cultural differences but to encourage a child to recognise and respect it...

This may helps as well:

Appreciating Diversity

Hope this helps,

,
Lorina

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