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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students become familiar with writing that has a type of family theme in it. They recall some of their family traditions and incorporate them along with their ideas from the young adult literature into a piece of formal writing. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students read the book, The Relatives Came, and examine why family traditions are important. They share their own family traditions and create their own books. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students examine different family traditions to further explain social patterns. They complete a graphic organizer using educational software. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students gather information about their own family's traditions and consider ways to preserve them. They identify celebrations, customs, and ways of doing things that are part of their family tradition. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students discuss African childhood, explore family traditions, customs, and beliefs, examine African recipes, discuss differences or similarities in food preparation between the U.S. and Africa, and prepare a dish with adult supervision. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students watch an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel," and discuss the importance of family traditions and cultural celebrations. They identify holidays celebrated on a calendar, and create a calendar scroll marked with family traditions on each calendar month. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students complete a unit on families and family structures. They create a family tree for their own family, construct a family mobile, sort and discuss photos of families from around the world, create a banner of ways to say "I love you," in different languages, and present an object that represents a family tradition. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students research their family traditions. They select a tradition that has meaning to them and write about the traditions. They retell the story to a partner and add details. They write a draft of their story to a partner and describe the details of a family tradition. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a discussion about families, culture, and traditions. They explore the strengths and limitations of their own family and make a family coat of arms. They discuss with the rest of the class which of their cultural traditions they feel most proud of. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students recognize that families have a history through discussions with their own family members, identify traditions and how they vary in different families, and create entries in class book about traditions in their families. Full Review »
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