Exploring world cultures with your child allows them to build an appreciation for the world itself, the people in it, and the differences between themselves
Fun activities you can use to help teach your child about different cultures around the world. Promote diversity and cultural awareness in young children.
Fun activities you can use to help teach your child about different cultures around the world. Promote diversity and cultural awareness in young children.
Cultural Observation: An Observation of My Experience at La Mexicana
What a great way to globalize the hallway at school: awesome bulletin board ideas to expose your kids to languages around the world!
Though we may not be able to travel the world, we can still give our kids a taste of other cultures. With 101 kid-friendly recipes from around the world...
A Mini-Lesson in World Cultures Updated March 14, 2018 Yesterday my preschooler and I packed our suitcases and went on a trip…to ancient Persia. We slept overnight in a hotel, then jumped on…
Learn about the world from the comfort of your home with a printable passport for kids. Let your child explore different cultures and countries with this fun activity.
These free around the world lesson plans for preschoolers teach children about different cultures and countries around the world.
Get Ready; Get Set; Let's Go Around The World For Christmas! Happy TBT (Throw Back Thursday). Since I'm buried in over 12 inches of snow, as schools and activities continue to be cancelled for the last two days, I decided it was time to do some Christmas activities. I realize there's still 10 days left in November, but with winter beating on my window, I can no longer cling to fall. It's time to move on. I'm throwing things way back today, with one of the first big units I ever designed. I'm reposting it, because my Christmas Around The World packet, continues to be one of my most downloaded items. I hope you enjoy this blast from the past. Keep in mind that it was designed before I had all the cute fonts, clip art and design programs that I now use, but it's never the less filled with lots of goodies that I think you'll enjoy. My personal favorite, is the cereal box suitcase that you store everything in. So hop on board the Global Holiday Express and enjoy a reindeer ride to Mexico, Canada, England and other parts of the globe.The internet has brought our world closer and put it virtually at our fingertips. We are truly just a click away from the Far East where we can grab some spices for our gingerbread creations. So if you're ready for a little adventure, then come celebrate Christmas Around The World by clicking on the link for 124 pages of fun. Pick and choose whatever you feel is age appropriate for your kiddos. Because of special requests from upper elementary teachers, I've up-dated this packet to include some templates for older students, including an interesting writing prompt: If you REALLY could go to any country in the world for Christmas break, where would you go; who would you go with; how would you get there? etc. First stop, we need to make a cereal box suitcase. It comes complete with travel stickers and a luggage tag, which helps students practice writing their first and last name as well as their address. Two file folders become a briefcase that holds a passport that children help create. I used real passports to help me design one. This activity reinforces name and address writing and is a math extension where students measure each other to determine their height and weight. The Christmas Around The World suitcase is the perfect place to put souvenirs that represent the countries they visit! (Completed art projects, maps and papers.) There’s also a pocket that holds airline tickets. Children have a ticket for the country that they’re researching, one for the USA and one for their favorite country, to be determined after the unit. Besides traveling to foreign countries, students also learn about their own state. Children write a page about their family’s Christmas traditions or winter festivities if they don’t celebrate Christmas. Their “State” pages and these two personal pages become part of their suitcase; and copies are made into a class book. There are many graphing opportunities in this study: Do you hang a stocking? Do you have a fireplace? Do you open gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Each student chooses a country and armed with a list of websites to check out, must find 4-5 facts about how Christmas is celebrated there. They are given a map and flag of their country; this is cut and glued on their Christmas Around the World page, along with how people say “Merry Christmas” in that country. When students finish their research/writing assignment, they share it with their classmates; and a copy is made for another class book. All students keep a Christmas Around The World travel journal, of all the countries visited. For some super-interesting background information, click on the Christmas Around the World link.This site lists 32 countries. Click on the country you want to learn about, and you'll find out super-interesting details of how they celbrate Christmas. As students share their country, everyone's passport is stamped and they put a sticker dot on their world map, locating that country. The Christmas Around The World crafts I’ve chosen to share, are ones that you could plug in for quite a few countries. Putting up a tree and lighting candles seem to be universal practices for many. The poinsettia is perfect to represent Mexico, but also the USA. Did you know that an average of 65 million are sold nationwide, grown commercially in every state, and that California is the leading producer? Besides America, gingerbread also fits several countries, especially Germany where Nuremberg is known as the gingerbread capital of the world. However, England and France are famous for their gingerbread “fairs”, and several places in Canada have Christmas cookie exchange parties. December wouldn’t be complete without climbing aboard The Polar Express, and reading stories like Mem Fox’s Australian animal tale Wombat Divine, Australia) and Robert Barry’s tale from England, Mr. Willoby’s Christmas Tree, as well as several different gingerbread stories that can be compared and contrasted; they all make great additions to your Christmas Around The World traveling adventures. While celebrating Christmas Around The World we also sang songs like, We’ve Got The Whole World In Our Hands, adapted for this unit. (Students trace and cut out their hands and wrap them around the world for an awesome 3D craftivity.) Come embark on a most extraordinary adventure, discovering unique cultures and traditions, that although different, bring you a little bit closer, as your students celebrate Christmas Around the World. Whatever you’re doing this season as you study geography, I hope you hear the jingling of those sleigh bells, that help transport you on a magical journey. Thanks for visiting today. Feel free to PIN away! "God bless us everyone!" -Tiny Tim
This simple project with help teach kids geography and increase their global awareness as they begin to grasp their city, state, country, and continent.
Though we may not be able to travel the world, we can still give our kids a taste of other cultures. With 101 kid-friendly recipes from around the world...
In 1950, Sheen was named the Director for the Society of the Propagation of the Faith (now called the Pontifical Missions Society) and in 1951 he designed and taught about the World Mission Rosary, asking all to pray not only for themselves, but for the World. Each decade of the Rosary is a different color, reminding us to pray for the needs of people around the world. Green= the grasslands of Africa Blue= the islands of the Pacific White= Europe, the home of the Holy Father Red= the Missionary zeal of those sent to the Americas Yellow= the sunrise over the East The Archdiocese of Chicago has a nice handout about how to pray the World Mission Rosary. I made this sheet for the kids to color and put in their Sheen notebooks. The text is from the Archbishop Sheen Cause website. Click on the image below for a printable. We first made a large classroom Rosary using paper strips to make a chain. One group of kids made the "beads" for Africa, another group for Europe, etc. Then we connected them all together and added the additional beads. As we put it together, we didn't pray a Rosary this time, but we reviewed what prayers were said on each bead. Here is the finished Rosary hanging above our Sheen Corner in our classroom. Info from Pontifical Mission Societies in the US on the World Mission Rosary. Text on my handout from here. Info from the Vatican with an interactive missions Rosary.
Kids can learn about other cultures around the world, broaden their horizons and have a hands on cooking experience with these International gourmet recipes.
Take a "journey" around the world with these free printable passports and fun ideas!
There are many ways to celebrate diversity and honor a multicultural classroom. Help create a classroom environment that has students explore and appreciate other cultures and diversity. Allow students to break through cultural barriers, so they learn to appreciate different ways of celebrating or communicating, and bring the classroom community closer together.
Kids will love learning fun facts about Uganda with these Uganda preschool activities. Make crafts, go on safari, and eat Ugandan food!
Integrate art and literacy with no prep or background knowledge with step by step tutorials for art history and art around the world!
Hi everyone! Now that I am a little more caught up on sleep after the first week of school, I want to show you more of my Travel-Themed classroom! I got these colored parasols from Goodwill- brand new!- and the small trunks in the corner are from an antique shop in the Texas Hill Country! I'm just a little proud of both these finds! Over the summer I started collecting maps of all kinds and used some as backgrounds on my little shelves. I think its the details that make a room! I stuck them on with sticky tack so I can easily change them out (if I change my theme again). These suitcase and passport labels are from my World Travel Theme Pack. I use the "suitcases" as name tags and the "passports" number the hooks so my kids know which hook belongs to them. I covered boxes with crumpled brown paper to look like leather suitcases. I just use them as display above my cubbies. I will use the laminated butcher paper transportation posters to display academic vocabulary words. The Alphabet Pennant is also from my World Travel Theme Pack. The city signs and clocks are from my Pack as well. I attached a cardstock ring to the back of the clocks to make them pop from the wall. Again, I love details! I printed out a couple different compass roses off the internet and put them in various sized embroidery hoops as sun catchers. The mini hot air balloons are from a tutorial in my Pack. In the past I've had a hard time finding places to display the anchor charts I make with my class so this year I decided to give myself a whole wall! And of course, I added a Dr. Seuss quote to the hot air balloon. Up-close of my number sign. Whenever we leave the room, my Location Leader moves the clip to the appropriate box. My Leader-Themed Jobs Chart FREEBIE. This behavior chart is travel themed and uses some of the language from The 7 Habits of Happy Kids! A bonus, non-travel themed area: My Birthday Chart! In the past, I've struggled with having all the goodies ready to go for my kids on their birthday. This year they are all packed and ready to go! I can just take the child's bag down and hand it to the them! It was a long post but I wanted to share everything! I hope school started/is starting well! Dylan {The Savvy Schoolteacher}
Expert teachers explain how they use the Montessori method, materials, and resources to teach young students about world cultures.
In 1950, Sheen was named the Director for the Society of the Propagation of the Faith (now called the Pontifical Missions Society) and in 1951 he designed and taught about the World Mission Rosary, asking all to pray not only for themselves, but for the World. Each decade of the Rosary is a different color, reminding us to pray for the needs of people around the world. Green= the grasslands of Africa Blue= the islands of the Pacific White= Europe, the home of the Holy Father Red= the Missionary zeal of those sent to the Americas Yellow= the sunrise over the East The Archdiocese of Chicago has a nice handout about how to pray the World Mission Rosary. I made this sheet for the kids to color and put in their Sheen notebooks. The text is from the Archbishop Sheen Cause website. Click on the image below for a printable. We first made a large classroom Rosary using paper strips to make a chain. One group of kids made the "beads" for Africa, another group for Europe, etc. Then we connected them all together and added the additional beads. As we put it together, we didn't pray a Rosary this time, but we reviewed what prayers were said on each bead. Here is the finished Rosary hanging above our Sheen Corner in our classroom. Info from Pontifical Mission Societies in the US on the World Mission Rosary. Text on my handout from here. Info from the Vatican with an interactive missions Rosary.
Are you looking for around the world games to play with your kids and as a family. I have some fun ideas! We recetnly went on our local morning show here in Dallas (Good Morning
Earth Day Paper Plate & Cultural Globe Activities list for kids of all ages! Perfect for supplemental lessons and hands on activities!
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This would be a great one for putting up this time of the year. It links art works to locations on a world map. This is from woodlieft's Photobucket page.
We had a fun Back to School kick off with a Tastes Around the World Party! Come check it out!
I am a hoarder. I think we all know that by now. That is pretty much how I ended up in this biz. I love old stuff. I love making stuff pretty. I love collecting. Now that we got that out of the…
India for Kids! In this activity, kids will develop their fine motor skills and spatial awareness while creating their own rangoli!
Kick off the new year's celebration earlier and celebrate around the world style! This unique NYE party is a great way to ring in the new year!
Our next country we completed for our Around the World studies was Spain! As we are nearing the end of our school year, you will see that we are starting...
