The 4-week kindergarten lesson plan aims to teach students about different world cultures. Each week focuses on a different country: China, India, Japan, Australia. Students will listen to stories, color flags, learn about traditions/foods. They will get passports to mark their virtual travels. To assess learning, students will draw and label a picture from one of the countries visited, including a cultural fact. A culture fair potluck will celebrate the unit's completion.
The 4-week kindergarten lesson plan aims to teach students about different world cultures. Each week focuses on a different country: China, India, Japan, Australia. Students will listen to stories, color flags, learn about traditions/foods. They will get passports to mark their virtual travels. To assess learning, students will draw and label a picture from one of the countries visited, including a cultural fact. A culture fair potluck will celebrate the unit's completion.
The 4-week kindergarten lesson plan aims to teach students about different world cultures. Each week focuses on a different country: China, India, Japan, Australia. Students will listen to stories, color flags, learn about traditions/foods. They will get passports to mark their virtual travels. To assess learning, students will draw and label a picture from one of the countries visited, including a cultural fact. A culture fair potluck will celebrate the unit's completion.
The 4-week kindergarten lesson plan aims to teach students about different world cultures. Each week focuses on a different country: China, India, Japan, Australia. Students will listen to stories, color flags, learn about traditions/foods. They will get passports to mark their virtual travels. To assess learning, students will draw and label a picture from one of the countries visited, including a cultural fact. A culture fair potluck will celebrate the unit's completion.
Time Span: 4 Weeks Objective: Students will be able to identify different cultures from different countries around the world Lesson Hook: Read the book “A Ticket Around the World” by Natalia Diaz and Melissa Owens Activities: - Students will begin by creating their own passports to use over the next few weeks as we travel the world and learn about new countries. - For each country, students will listen to stories, color a flag from that country, and find out about what celebrations happen in that country, what traditions happen, and what kinds of food they traditionally eat. - Week 1: China - Week 2: India - Week 3: Japan - Week 4: Australia Closing: At the end of the 4 weeks, we will host a “Culture Fair” where we will bring in food from all the countries that we learned about and have a potluck. Students will also be allowed to bring in an item of food that relates to their culture or country of origin.
Assessment: Students will draw a picture of themselves in one of the countries they "visited" and label the picture with at least one fact they learned about the country's culture or traditions. This assessment would demonstrate their ability to recall and apply the information they learned during the unit, while also allowing for their creativity and artistic expression. Additionally, this assessment could be used to gauge their understanding of and appreciation for diverse cultures, as well as their ability to communicate that understanding through visual and written expression.
Materials: - Passport template copied. - Copies of blank Chinese, Indian, Japanese, and Algerian flags. - Living in China by Chloe Perkins - Living in India by Chloe Perkins - Living in Australia by Chloe Perkins - Exploring Countries: Japan by Colleen Sexton - Recording Sheet Name:_________________________________________________
