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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Family Customs Past and Present: Exploring Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Photos, documents, music, and stories help students deepen their understanding of the rituals and customs of various cultures throughout American history.
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Website
Other

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Densho Project is a digital archive of oral history interviews, historical photographs and related documents that captures, shares and preserves the experiences of Japanese Americans before, during and after World War II.
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Website
Other

International Education and Resource Network:i Earn Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains tools which support both students of all ages and their teachers in project-based learning. Content for educators includes methods for incorporating projects into lesson plans and the overall curriculum. Student...
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Lesson Plan
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Introducing Myself & Others

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson plans teachers can use to promote self-understanding, cultural understanding, and the interconnectedness of people and cultures.
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Website
Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Culture Matters Workbook

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth and thoughtful look at culture and the role it plays in our lives. Site includes lessons and handouts, articles about how non-Americans view Americans, what it's like to be from a different culture, the roots of American culture...
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Article
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Avoiding Offense When Communicating With Gestures

For Students 9th - 10th
Important resource for understanding the different cultural implications of common gestures. Certain gestures, though inoffensive to Americans, may convey rudeness or an obscene message to persons of other cultures.
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Lesson Plan
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Christmas in Mexico

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
"Christmas in Mexico" will help increase the self-esteem of your Hispanic ELL young scholars. This lesson will help develop an appreciation of Mexican culture in your class.
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Lesson Plan
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Christmas in France

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach your ESL students about Christmas in France. This lesson features many downloads and resources.
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Professional Doc
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Twenty New Cultural Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These are different scenarios that teachers might have to confront with their ESL students. Help the professionals at your school understand the diverse cultures of your students. It offers downloads and resources. Great for staff...
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Professional Doc
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Twenty New Cultural Questions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These are different scenarios that teachers might have to confront with their ESL students. Help the professionals at your school understand the diverse cultures of your students. It offers downloads and resources. Great for staff...
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Lesson Plan
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Esl Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of content-based ESL lesson plans and lesson-enhancement ideas (nearly 40 at last viewing) aligned to TESOL goals and standards. Beginning through intermediate English proficiency levels supported.
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Lesson Plan
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Esl Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of content-based ESL lesson plans and lesson-enhancement ideas (nearly 40 at last viewing) aligned to TESOL goals and standards. Beginning through intermediate English proficiency levels supported.
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Website
Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Lesson Plan: Recognizing How Another Culture Differs From One's Own

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After experiencing time in Guinea, a Peace Corps volunteer shares the cultural differences of punctuality and concepts of time in this lesson plan.
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Website
Other

Ethnomed

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Ethnomed provides information regarding cultural beliefs and medical issues of refugees and immigrants. It gives specific details around cultural elements that impact selected cultural groups, and this can help teachers improve cultural...
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Article
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Creating an Atmosphere of Acceptance

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find suggestions on how to create a comfortable and positive environment for the newly arrived ESL student to your class. Lots of resources.
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Article
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Creating an Atmosphere of Acceptance

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find suggestions on how to create a comfortable and positive environment for the newly arrived ESL student to your class. Lots of resources.
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Activity
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Esl Teacher as Cultural Broker

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Strategies for understanding the behaviors of students and parents from different cultures. This site provides a series of exercises designed for staff development workshops. It provides many downloads.
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Activity
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Esl Teacher as Cultural Broker

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies for understanding the behaviors of students and parents from different cultures. This site provides a series of exercises designed for staff development workshops. It provides many downloads.