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Mongol Dynasty

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars identify and analyze the Yuan Dynasty; the Kings and Kingdoms; who the Mongols were and what they did; the Mongol Conquest of China; the Four Class Systems; the Genghis Kahn's rise to power; the Genghis Khan- Conquests;...
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Understanding Cultural Differences

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to an interview and then write an essay about the life of people in the country as perceived by the person they interviewed.
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Christmas Around the World (Grade 2)

For Teachers 2nd
Student groups create slides on one of the cultures listed. They view videos that show United States families celebrating Christmas based on their native countries' traditions and a video which tells the story of La Bafana, the old woman...
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Reporting in Letters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the cultures and politics of different countries and write radio letters to listeners in those countries modeled after Alistair Cooke's "Letter from America."
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Olympic Games Snowboard Design: Winter Sports, Snowboarding, Graphic Arts, Global Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students gather information about a country and work as a team. They use their knowledge to create a snowboard design that represents the country they pick. They explore locations, languages, flags, and emblems for various countries.
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Rituals and Rites of Passage

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the concept of rites of passage and the rituals that society performs to mark certain moments in life. They read books, discuss the cultural implications of certain rites of passage, design a mural of funeral customs and...
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Food From Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners identify foods from around the world. In this multicultural lesson, students use Internet resources to research a specific country and the foods which are popular. Learners collect a single recipe to combine with recipes from...
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Caps for Sale!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
If you can find the book Caps for Sale in the target foreign language, this is a great activity to accompany it! After reading and modeling the story, the teacher models a dialogue that would take place between a salesman and a customer....
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Foreign Travel

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders visit the website of the U.S. embassy of a different country, and gather information that would be important for them to know if they were going to travel there.
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Enduring Understanding

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore indigenous people of rainforest and examine their customs and ways of life. They discuss how rainforests should be protected not only for their plants and animals, but also for indigenous people who live in them,...
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S'More Mores

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students consider social practices common to their target language. They work in pairs to research social practices common to the target language society that differ from those in the United States. They prepare a three-minute...
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Know Your Telephone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the parts of a cell phone and role-play a phone call to a customer service representative. They compare/contrast the price of owning and using a cell phone in the U.S. and Venezuela.
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Growth of Islam

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the beliefs of Muslims. In this Islam lesson, 7th graders research Internet and print sources to prepare for a mock foreign exchange trip to Syria. Students research Islamic history and culture as well as the...
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Tourism and Holidays

For Students 7th - 9th
In this tourism and holidays worksheet, students, answer 13 questions about tourism and holidays.
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Spanish Country Report

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students select a Spanish-speaking country they would like to visit. They gather information and present it in Spanish in the form of a written and oral report.
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China: One Nation: Two Futures

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the evolution of Chinese communism to its present export-driven economy. Working in groups, they examine various articles about reforms in Chinese society. They write essays about the impact of political reform on...
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Insert Essay Phrases

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this phrases instructional activity, students insert phrases that are given to them into sentences. Students insert 10 phrases into the beginning of sentences.
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Happy Holiday

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students greet individuals in forms that are appropriate for certain relationships, the time of day, and specific holidays and occasions. They discuss the differences in forms of address for age, rank, and greetings, listen to the clues...
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Salem's Maritime History: A History of our New Nation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the impact of Salem's maritime trade on America. Using primary source documents, they identify the use of expanding the number of products available and how it affected the economy. They write an essay discussing...