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Metis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the Metis culture.  In this Metis living activity, 4th graders read Things I did Last Summer by Martin Shulman and discuss the life of the main character, Bonnie.  Students recreate their favorite scenes...
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The Story of Kwanzaa

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Celebrate Kwanzaa with a game of Kalah, also known as Mankala or Owara. Using an egg carton and a set of beans, players take all of the beans out of one of his or her cups and move to the right, dropping one bean into each of the...
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Eating Senegal Style

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students demonstrate how to eat as the people do in Senegal. Students present information to the class about an individual eating tradition in their family.
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Spirituals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review factors that contributed to the development of the spiritual, which reflects the influence of African religious and Christian traditions, and slavery. Students collect spirituals/songs of their heritage from family...
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Three Jewish Women In Mourning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an investigation into the life cycle observing the effects of death upon loved ones. They conduct research about the Jewish traditions surrounding the issue of death and then write reflectively about the culture and...
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The Hmong and the Storycloth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students understand how families, communities, and countries preserve tradition through art. They recognize that the Hmong of Southeast Asia use storycloth as a medium to pass down their tradition and history.
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Favorite Christmas Carols

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders take a survey of friends' and family members' favorite Christmas carols. They illustrate a favorite Christmas carol and have students try to guess the name of the carol based on the picture.
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Lesson Three: The History of Christmas Trees, Part Three

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the influence of different beliefs and customs on seasonal celebrations by recognizing their historic development. They develop an awareness that traditions and customs are influenced by different environments.
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Haggadah Pesach

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students recognize that the seder is targeted for all types of learners and generations across time. They internalize that questions, and not merely the answers, are an integral part of the learning process, according to Jewish tradition.
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Voices of Louisiana Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this voices of Louisiana worksheet, students choose at least three quotations from the Voices of Louisiana webpage and look for clues about each person's folk groups and the genres they mention; for example, oral tradition, folk...
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Animal Farm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work together in small groups to share their knowledge about apartheid in South Africa. They research the role of women in both traditional and contemporary African societies. They focus on such topics as employment, family, and...
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Arts of Asia in Reach

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the traditions and celebrations of another culture and research a city or community in Japan. They then examine traditional Japanese music as well as practice several dance steps and discover their significance in...
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Trip Planner WebQuest

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to research and realism to raise their level of excitement and involvement. They focus on a foreign country. Students are allowed to select the country they want to visit and research. They are encouraged...
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Japanese Designs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn some traditional Japanese designs and what they represent, then make their own stamps for printing Japanese designs.
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Chuukese Dinner (high School)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read journal entries about having dinner with a Chuukese family. Using this information, they identify which foods sound appealing and compare and contrast Micronesian and American foods, fruits and vegetables. In...
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Street/Urban Games

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research and appreciate non-traditional games and activities that were played (and are still played) in our inner cities. They give presentations on stick ball, handball, off the wall, and stoop ball and invent their own game...
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The Maya

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners demonstrate an understanding of the Mayan Culture. This is done by developing and answering questions about cultural traditions. They also label geographical regions on a map to incorporate Geography.
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Language Families

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and locate the three language families of North Carolina. They calculate the physical area covered by each language family and label them on a map.
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Distinguishing Clan Roles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss the roles of the 8 Seminole clans: Wind, Panther, Bird, Snake, Bear, Big Town, Deer and Otter. They discuss the matriarchal nature of the Seminole sociey. They interview family members and then create an illustrated...
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Dilettante Artists

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate their personal heritage. They research and record iand organize nformation in journal notes. Students create folk art using a variety of techniques and media.
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Ramadan - living in a diverse world

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.
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Quinceaneras

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore traditions which are celebrated in Quinceaneras. They examine the Latin American culture, its beliefs and value systems. Students analyze vocabulary words. They write a story about Quinceaneras.
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Posting Personal Testimonies on the Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read literature based on family heroes. They discuss the concepts of friendship, loyalty and death. They write their own stories of courage and post them to a webpage.
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Freedom to Worship

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate reasons why people sought freedom to worship in the United States and some of the difficulties and issues facing them in their immigration. As immigrants, they write letters to family members in the old country.

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