21st Century Skills: Cross Cultural – Learning About Others
Lesson Overview
Students had a class discussion about what culture is and they had a gallery walk to present their home culture project. Students explored their daily lives to study their home culture and sub cultures amongst their peers. Cameras were taken home to photograph their own culture and they built PowerPoint presentations to share with the class.
21st Century Skill
Cross Cultural – Appreciate and accept similarities and differences in beliefs, appearances, and lifestyles.
Teacher & Content Area
Raquel Guerra-Ramirez, Social Studies
Learning Standard
1st Grade: Social Studies 1.5.1 – Recognize the ways in which students are all part of the same community, sharing principles,?goals, and traditions despite their varied ancestry; the forms of diversity in their school and community; and the benefits and challenges of a diverse population.
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