Children begin building their cultural associations early. In your class, you can help them learn respect, tolerance, and celebration of cultural diversity from an early age. For some example activities, check out these links:
- An article describing activities and behaviors that promote inclusion and celebration of cultural diversity
- Various activities for incorporating Native American identity and stories into lessons
Children learn early that they are influenced by, and can influence, their environment. This idea can be extended to understanding how different environments can lead to variation in how humans look and act (Cultural Diversity!).
- For a few ideas about activities that can help children understand their influence on the world, check out this link
Children begin building their cultural associations early. In your class, you can help them learn respect, tolerance, and celebration of cultural diversity from an early age. For some example activities, check out these links:
- An article describing activities and behaviors that promote inclusion and celebration of cultural diversity. This article is about Kindergarten but the activities could easily apply to first graders.
- Various activities for incorporating Native American identity and stories into lessons.
- It can be difficult for children to conceptualize life from diverse perspectives. To help them build a globalized worldview, check out this lesson plan.
Children learn early that they are influenced by, and can influence their environment. This idea can be extended to understanding how different environments can lead to variation in how humans look and act (Cultural Diversity!).
- For a few ideas about activities that can help children understand their influence on the world, check out this link.
Children learn early that they are influenced by, and can influence their environment. This idea can be extended to understanding how different environments can lead to variation in how humans look and act (Cultural Diversity!).
- Here is a lesson plan with activities that help students learn how diversity in their community, state, and nation can be celebrated.
- Various activities for incorporating Native American identity and stories into lessons.
- Here are some activities from the Diversity Council about inclusion of people from all backgrounds.
Children learn early that they are influenced by, and can influence, their environment. This idea can be extended to understanding how different environments can lead to variation in how humans look and act (Cultural Diversity!).
- Check out this presentation that may help engage students in learning about cultural diversity.
- Various activities for incorporating Native American identity and stories into lessons.
- Here are some activities from the Diversity Council about inclusion of people from all backgrounds.
- Here is a great way to get students to understand the variety of African cultures and how diverse cultural experiences can be.
As children grow and learn more about cultural diversity, they need to begin understanding the historical perspective. Cultural attributes come from interactions between humans, as well as between humans and environment.
- Check out this link that has some activities to help children learn about various native American groups and their history. Though this is primarily for non-ohioan native groups, the activities can be easily adapted to incorporate those groups.
- Various activities for incorporating Native American identity and stories into lessons.
- Here are some activities from the Diversity Council about inclusion of people from all backgrounds.
- Here is a great way to get students to understand the variety of African cultures and how diverse cultural experiences can be.
This lesson provides an introduction to the discrimination and segregation that triggered the Civil Rights Movement, through the eyes of some of the youngest activists at the time
Children learn early that they are influenced by, and can influence their environment. This idea can be extended to understanding how different environments can lead to variation in how humans look and act (Cultural Diversity!):
- For a few ideas about activities that can help children understand their influence on the world, check out this link.
As children grow and learn more about cultural diversity, they need to begin understanding the historical perspective. Cultural attributes come from interactions between humans, as well as between humans and environment.
- A particularly useful set of lesson plans and activities is available through Core Knowledge. This gives good historical information and activities for teaching 5th graders. Remember to try to put this in a historical perspective about cultural diversity and how descendants have been influenced by historical circumstances.
- Check out this link that has some activities to help children learn about various native American groups and their history. Though this is primarily for non-ohioan native groups, the activities can be easily adapted to incorporate those groups.
- Here are some activities from the Diversity Council about inclusion of people from all backgrounds.
- Here is a great way to get students to understand the variety of African cultures and how diverse cultural experiences can be.
- Various activities for incorporating Native American identity and stories into lessons.
By this point, culture should not be a new concept for 6th graders. They should have a working knowledge of what culture is and how cultural diversity can lead to different ways of doing things based on natural environments. So now, focus on reinforcing this idea that cultural diversity should be celebrated. As they learn about history, help them keep in mind that variable cultural viewpoints are valid and should historical circumstances should be considered using critical thinking.
- Here is a good set of lessons for incorporating ancient civilizations in the classroom; however, the celebration of various viewpoints should be added.
- For a few ideas about activities that can help children understand their influence on the world, check out this link.
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Students should learn to evaluate historical and cultural diversity from the perspective of that culture. This is directly applicable to both historical thinking and understanding that cultures should not be judged by only one set of rules.
- Here are some good ways to build historical perspective and critical thinking in a social studies classroom.
- Check out this link that has some activities to help children learn about various native American groups and their history. Though this is primarily for non-ohioan native groups, the activities can be easily adapted to incorporate those groups.
- Here are some activities from the Diversity Council about inclusion of people from all backgrounds.
- Here is a great way to get students to understand the variety of African cultures and how diverse cultural experiences can be.
As children develop into adults they begin to understand that everyone looks and thinks differently. They need to understand race as a cultural construct in order to think about how differences should be celebrated.
- Here is a useful website for understanding race. This specifically links to a PDF that has useful information for teaching race in middle school classrooms but the rest of the site is great too.
- Check out this link that has some activities to help children learn about various native American groups and their history. Though this is primarily for non-ohioan native groups, the activities can be easily adapted to incorporate those groups.
- Here are some activities from the Diversity Council about inclusion of people from all backgrounds.
- Here is a great way to get students to understand the variety of African cultures and how diverse cultural experiences can be.
- Here are some good ways to build historical perspective and critical thinking in a social studies classroom. Some activities address the civil war specifically.
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