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Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.07,0:00:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> It's their environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.14,0:00:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's their second home.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.34,0:00:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we really try to make it inviting and\Nwelcoming for them and a part of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.03,0:00:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our environment reflects\Nfamilies and culture in the way
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.83,0:00:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have a family tree in the classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.55,0:00:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, at the beginning of the school year, we\Nask parents, we encourage parents to provide us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.28,0:00:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a picture or two of their family.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.32,0:00:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, we display that\Npicture on our family tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.64,0:00:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The children get very, very excited\Nto see their picture up on the tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.10,0:00:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They go show all the other teachers,\Ntheir friends, their peers their families.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.79,0:00:38.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, they might be talking\Nabout their brother,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.09,0:00:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we might not have ever seen their\Nbrother, so they're able to show us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.26,0:00:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on their family picture who their brother is.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.22,0:00:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also provide other opportunities for\Nthe parents to describe their children,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.21,0:00:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we have pictures of the children with\Nwords that their parents have provided for us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.29,0:01:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and three words that describe them in\Nthe way that the children feel special
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.40,0:01:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because their parents were part of\Nputting those pictures together.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.81,0:01:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We printed the pictures.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.68,0:01:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The parents provided the words.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.39,0:01:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, they are able to see\Nthemselves and those pictures
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.77,0:01:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the words that their parents provided.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.80,0:01:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also provide opportunities for\Nthe families to share special events
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.45,0:01:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they've been going to, special\Nactivities that they've been doing at home,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.40,0:01:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they provide the pictures and\Nthen we display them in the classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.67,0:01:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the children get very, very excited\Nabout showing their peers maybe a family trip
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.24,0:01:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they went on or a vacation\Nthat they took or something special
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.87,0:01:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they might have done at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.24,0:01:48.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, we're able to showcase those pictures\Nfor the children to feel apart of the classroom
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.19,0:01:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by having those pictures here with them.