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Illustrated Children's Books
Learners create their own illustrated book. In this illustration instructional activity, students review books given the Caldecott award. They create their own illustrations for a book and digitally scan them to a computer to make their...
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Let's Cook
Students practice converting measurements into metrics. In groups, they translate a recipe from English into German and convert all measurements into metrics for the recipe. They examine the difference between United States and metric...
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The Imperfect
Students practice the concept of the other past tense, the imperfect via the provided worksheet and the suggested web site.
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Artifacts: What Am I?
Students practice simple Japanese expressions. They explore the information available from artifacts. Groups of students attempt to figure out other groups culture by examining a series of artifacts in a paper bag.
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Intro. To Native American Unit
Students, to help themselves better explain the idea of Native Americans and their oral traditions, play the whisper down the line game and analyze the outcomes.
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The Cultures of Africa
Second graders study the people of Africa, the animals of Africa, and the customs and traditions of the African people. Song and dance are a central part of the African culture, therefore the focus is primarily on those two aspects. They...
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Mapas Bailados: Creating Visual Representations of Dances Using Maps
Third graders listen to "Frank the Monster..." and discuss the dance map on the inside cover of the book. They create their own dance map using sentence strips to record the types of movement.
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Different Ethnic Groups in Ecuador, Panama and Argentina: Their Assimilation and their Contributions
Students research various Latin American countries and reflect on the different ethnic communities represented in that country and their contributions to the region. They make posters, perform skits and write letters about their research.
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Japanese Shodo
Young scholars participate in a lesson to investigate the Japanese art form of Shodo which is a form of caligraphy. They create their own Shodo book as a real experience of the art and communication of the Japanese civilization.