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At-Home Activities That Showcase the Country’s Diversity
The US Census has provided more than 100 activities that you can use to enhance and invigorate learning in many subjects. New activities, designed specifically for the 2019-2020 school year, spotlight the 2020 Census and the importance of making sure everyone is counted, especially children.
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For pre-K, read and show children the Everyone Counts! story and activity book, which features people of different sexes, ages, races, ethnicities, and abilities.
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For grades K-2, encourage children to learn about the numbers of people nationwide who speak English, Spanish, and other languages at home.
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For grades 3-4, prompt children to compare the characteristics of people in their state with the characteristics of people in three states in other regions of the country.
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For grades 5-6, ask children to calculate data on languages spoken in the United States and talk to them about the findings.