Support young Black children in developing a positive racial identity.
It is critical that young children begin to form a positive sense of their own identity.I Like Myself uses the latest research into positive identity formation to provide practical solutions for educators. It links together lesson planning insights, academic activities, and children’s book recommendations that are designed to facilitate positive racial identity in Black children, covering topics including hair texture, skin tone, language, self-esteem, and media representation. Supplementing and complementing any curriculum, this critical resource provides information across social-emotional, academic, and fine arts domains that stay faithful to curricular goals while specifically targeting the racial identity needs of Black preschoolers. Targeting the Black identity specifically, the lessons are designed to be engaging, meaningful and effective for all students, so each child feels valued and accepted while also gaining the knowledge and skills that they need to be successful.
Featuring recommendations for over 150 children’s books to support positive identity formation in Black children and 70+ activities and ideas to pair with children’s book read-alouds.
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Dr. Sturdivant is the Vice President of Early Education at Camp Fire First Texas where she oversees school readiness, early education apprenticeship programs, and community training solutions. She was previously an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M-Commerce. A successful classroom teacher of three- and four-year-olds, she has also developed training for early childhood educators in grades Pre-K through 3rd grade across San Antonio, Texas. She has taught pre-service teachers, current teachers, and other future professionals aspiring to work with children at three universities and one community college district. She holds a Ph D in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching with a cognate in Early Childhood Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio.