"Home" is a common educational theme in the elementary grades. Teaching about different living situations is an example of culturally responsive teaching. It allows students to feel more accepted in their family's housing choices, and exposes students to housing options they may not be aware of. Today's children are not only tomorrow's housing consumers; they are also tomorrow's housing professionals, community leaders, and elected officials. Their increased knowledge about a broad array of housing options will guide housing solutions in the future. But are today's elementary educators fully aware of and knowledgeable about diverse housing options? An ongoing project at Ball State University has uncovered concerns about a somewhat narrow focus on "home" in the elementary grades. This webinar is designed to expand educators' ability to teach about "home".

As a result of participating in the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discover why it is important to expose children to a broad array of housing options.

• Uncover their own potential housing bias.

• Evaluate children's books for their housing message.

• Select appropriate housing-related books for the elementary classroom.

• Broaden their focus on "home" in the classroom by expanding the housing content in their lesson plans.