Demonstrating Diversity
All About Our Culture
In Social Studies we are focusing on learning about Cultures within our classroom for the whole fourth quarter. With this, we have decided that we would focus on learning the cultures that we have in our classroom. In our classroom, we have about eight different cultures: Chamorro, Carolinian, Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Palauan, Hawaiian, Russian, and Japanese.
Locating Cultures on a Map:
In the beginning of our lesson, we focused on learning about the locations of these cultures on the map. Students had to locate and pin point the exact location on the map and further explain the entire coordinal and valuable information in regards to location.
Flags of our Culture
Students acquired a lot of valuable information when learning about the different flags of their culture. They learned a great deal of information about the flags and the symbols used to represent each culture. Students then created their very own flags, using construction papers and other art materials.
Cultural Paper Dolls
Students had to create a paper doll of representing their cultural attire. All materials were pre-cut a head of time for students to put them all together. After they have created their paper dolls, their pictures where taken and pasted unto their paper dolls. We placed those paper dolls at the back of our bulletin board for displays.
Cultural Arts and Crafts
Every day we focused on creating a cultural icon of their culture. An example, for Chamorro culture, we created the latte stone made out of flour play dough and painting it with gray tempera paint. For the Carolinian culture, students had to do a Carolinian necklace that as made out of beads. These are some of the examples that we have did in our classroom to emphasize icons that best represents each cultural background.
Cultural Games
Students had to asked parents of any cultural games that they can share with the class. Some of these games included “ba’tu” as they say in Chamorro, where it is similar to the horseshoe game. Another is game includes “Chonka”, were a handcraft board that is made out of wood.
Cultural Songs
Students brought some lyrics of popular children’s songs of their culture. Students had to learn each cultural song, which later sung in the classroom.
Cultural Food
Students were asked to provide at least one cultural recipe to the class. With these cultural recipes, we created a cultural recipe book that will be displayed in the book fair. For our culminating activity, we are asking parents to prepare some of these dishes for our students to eat.
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Students had the privilege to have learned a lot of accomplishments that this remarkable man has done that changed the lives of many people of all ethnic races. We did a lot of colorings, readings and others that had to deal with Martin Luther King. We emphasized the importance of his actions and how we are greatly affected because of our skin color and our cultural background. We taught our students to be mindful and respectful of each others ethnicity and differences, and eliminating any judgmental remarks or comments that might hurt each others feelings and wellbeing in the classroom.
In Social Studies we are focusing on learning about Cultures within our classroom for the whole fourth quarter. With this, we have decided that we would focus on learning the cultures that we have in our classroom. In our classroom, we have about eight different cultures: Chamorro, Carolinian, Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Palauan, Hawaiian, Russian, and Japanese.
Locating Cultures on a Map:
In the beginning of our lesson, we focused on learning about the locations of these cultures on the map. Students had to locate and pin point the exact location on the map and further explain the entire coordinal and valuable information in regards to location.
Flags of our Culture
Students acquired a lot of valuable information when learning about the different flags of their culture. They learned a great deal of information about the flags and the symbols used to represent each culture. Students then created their very own flags, using construction papers and other art materials.
Cultural Paper Dolls
Students had to create a paper doll of representing their cultural attire. All materials were pre-cut a head of time for students to put them all together. After they have created their paper dolls, their pictures where taken and pasted unto their paper dolls. We placed those paper dolls at the back of our bulletin board for displays.
Cultural Arts and Crafts
Every day we focused on creating a cultural icon of their culture. An example, for Chamorro culture, we created the latte stone made out of flour play dough and painting it with gray tempera paint. For the Carolinian culture, students had to do a Carolinian necklace that as made out of beads. These are some of the examples that we have did in our classroom to emphasize icons that best represents each cultural background.
Cultural Games
Students had to asked parents of any cultural games that they can share with the class. Some of these games included “ba’tu” as they say in Chamorro, where it is similar to the horseshoe game. Another is game includes “Chonka”, were a handcraft board that is made out of wood.
Cultural Songs
Students brought some lyrics of popular children’s songs of their culture. Students had to learn each cultural song, which later sung in the classroom.
Cultural Food
Students were asked to provide at least one cultural recipe to the class. With these cultural recipes, we created a cultural recipe book that will be displayed in the book fair. For our culminating activity, we are asking parents to prepare some of these dishes for our students to eat.
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Students had the privilege to have learned a lot of accomplishments that this remarkable man has done that changed the lives of many people of all ethnic races. We did a lot of colorings, readings and others that had to deal with Martin Luther King. We emphasized the importance of his actions and how we are greatly affected because of our skin color and our cultural background. We taught our students to be mindful and respectful of each others ethnicity and differences, and eliminating any judgmental remarks or comments that might hurt each others feelings and wellbeing in the classroom.
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