Welcome to the Read Your World Classroom Kits page where all our FREE kits are located.

This year’s kit’s theme is Climate Change: Understanding Environmental Justice Classroom Kit

Books recommendations on climate change and environmental justice.
Activities for home or classroom: lesson plans, activities, and more!
Resource links
Free downloadable poster by Barefoot Books

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Mental Health Support for Stressful Times Classroom Kit

Books recommendations on mental health support during stressful times
Activities for home or classroom: a weekly self-care checklist, mindfulness
Resource links
Free downloadable and printer poster by Led Bradshaw

Raising Awareness on Systemic Racism in America Classroom Kit

Books recommendations that will help readers understand systemic racism in America
Activities for home or classroom
Resource links
Free downloadable and printer poster by Isabel Roxas

Activism and Activists Classroom Kit

Activism and Activists Booklist: Classroom Books that will help Readers Understand Activist and Activism Children’s Book List for ages 2 -18
SIX Creative Activities that Teach Kids about Social Justice
“Activist and Activism” Classroom Poster thanks to the talents of award-winning author/illustrator (and MCBD Co-founder), Mia Wenjen.
Activist and Activism Resources for Kids and Teachers
Links, resources, and services that are available to kids, families, and teachers.

Physical and Developmental Challenges Kit 2020: Understand and Celebrate Our Differences Classroom Kit

Classroom Books that will help Readers Understand Physical and Developmental Challenges for ages 4 -12
Classroom or Home Activities
“Physical and Developmental Challenges” Classroom Poster thanks to the talents of award-winning illustrator, SKlakina
HelpfulPhysical and Developmental Challenge Talking Points for Teachers
Links, resources, and services available to families facing the challenges of coping with Physical and Developmental Challenges in the U.S.A

Diverse Kidlit Booklist & Activity Kit for Homeschoolers and Distance Learners

Learn about other cultures, religions, and traditions through the pages of the books they read. This kit has some great book lists and resources that MCBD has pulled together that will give homeschooling parents and readers great ideas on diverse kids’ books, but also fun activities related to books that will bring stories to life!

Classroom Poverty Kit: Poverty Doesn’t Discriminate | Understanding Poverty in America

27 Classroom Books that will help Readers Understand Poverty in America for ages 4 -12
Two Classroom or Home Activities
“Poverty Doesn’t Discriminate” Classroom Poster thanks to the talents of award-winning illustrator, Mehrdokht Amini
Helpful Poverty Talking Points for Teachers
Links, resources, and services available to under-served families in the U.S.A

Empathy Classroom Kit

Book List – 18 books on Understanding Immigration and Refugees
Classroom Empathy Activities
Empathy Poster – printable
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Poster
Multicultural Children’s Book Day eBook

Kindness Classroom Kit

Diverse Kindness Book List for ages 4 -12
Classroom Kindness Activities
“Be a Hero Be Kind” Kindness Poster
Multicultural Children’s Book Day Poster

Free Read Your World Posters

2023

The Official Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022 (courtesy of illustrator, Lisa Wee) is HERE. Click this link to Download Your Copy from Dropbox or right-click on the image below to save it to your hard drive.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day Classroom Kit 2022 Mental Health Support for Stressful Times. Click here to get your free poster.

2022

The Official Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2022 (courtesy of illustrator, Charlene Mosley) is HERE. Click this link to Download Your Copy from Dropbox or right-click on the image below to save it to your hard drive.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day Classroom Kit: Conversations, Books, and Kids: Raising Awareness on Systemic Racism in America

Raising Awareness on Systemic Racism in America

Go here to get the update on our newest free Classroom Kit and learn how you can get a copy.

2021

The Official Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021 (courtesy of illustrator, Nat Iwata) Click this link to Download Your Copy from Dropbox or right-click on the image below to save it to your hard drive. “This is awesome!! So happy to see such inclusiveness including a mask-wearing child!” Elizabeth M.

Thank you to these talented illustrators (and they are all authors as well!) for donating their time to create a poster on behalf of Multicultural Children’s Book Day!

2020

Our MCBD2020 poster is courtesy of award-winning author/illustrator Jerry Craft! Download your poster HERE.

Our 2019/2020 FREE Classroom Physical and Developmental Challenges Poster & Kit: Understand and Celebrate our Differences

Download our FREE 2019/2020 Classroom Kit!

2019

Go HERE to download the entire Classroom Kit, Poster, Booklist, and activities. 2019 Multicultural Children’s Book Day Poster by Julie Flett Download here.