How do you accommodate students who don't celebrate holidays? Many of our classrooms include students who don't celebrate and unfamiliar teachers may not know how to manage this type of situation. Read on to find tips and ideas to guide you in what to do when students don't celebrate holidays. Accommodating students who don't celebrate holidays During my second year of teaching I had a student in my classroom who, due to his religious beliefs, didn't celebrate birthdays or holidays. At the … [Read More...]
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