Does where I live have a major influence on how I live?
Goals for this reading: Starting within the USA
Start an exploration of American cultural geography at the site of the state tourism and demographic sties. Students will be assigned a state to review the demographic information for.
Together, students will note the varying types of cultures within the American region.
About Grandfather's Journey
The proposed unit for the text set will begin with the read Aloud Book Grandfather's Journey. Students will engage in a classroom story time reading Grandfather’s journey, which will set the premise of the proposed text set A. Grandfather's journey is both a story about family and immigration, playing as a dedication to the author's grandfather. Within the story, students will be invited to experience the tale tale of one man’s love for two countries. Furthermore, Grandfather's Journey will serve as a foundational piece to the greater theme of multiculturalism and diversity. Each of the books included in this text set have been selected on the premise that their stories provide a fundamental overview about various cultures and customs throughout the world. The overall objective of this text set is to expand student's knowledge of the world by studying various cultures and the geography of those corresponding cultures. This text set would be useful in any classroom hoping to answer the following question: How important is it to understand values and practices of different cultures?
Required Links:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm
Let's learn about the USA!
Games:
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/usgeography.php
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/50states/usregions.html
Research Websites
http://kids.usa.gov/learn-about-the-states/
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html
http://www.slideshare.net/alhood/regions-of-the-usa
http://www.slideshare.net/palmerma/regions-of-the-united-states?related=1
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/usgeography.php
http://mrnussbaum.com/stateimageindex/
Next Stop!
2. Delving into cultures outside of the USA
Goals for this reading: Starting within the USA
Start an exploration of American cultural geography at the site of the state tourism and demographic sties. Students will be assigned a state to review the demographic information for.
Together, students will note the varying types of cultures within the American region.
About Grandfather's Journey
The proposed unit for the text set will begin with the read Aloud Book Grandfather's Journey. Students will engage in a classroom story time reading Grandfather’s journey, which will set the premise of the proposed text set A. Grandfather's journey is both a story about family and immigration, playing as a dedication to the author's grandfather. Within the story, students will be invited to experience the tale tale of one man’s love for two countries. Furthermore, Grandfather's Journey will serve as a foundational piece to the greater theme of multiculturalism and diversity. Each of the books included in this text set have been selected on the premise that their stories provide a fundamental overview about various cultures and customs throughout the world. The overall objective of this text set is to expand student's knowledge of the world by studying various cultures and the geography of those corresponding cultures. This text set would be useful in any classroom hoping to answer the following question: How important is it to understand values and practices of different cultures?
Required Links:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm
Let's learn about the USA!
Games:
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/usgeography.php
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/50states/usregions.html
Research Websites
http://kids.usa.gov/learn-about-the-states/
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html
http://www.slideshare.net/alhood/regions-of-the-usa
http://www.slideshare.net/palmerma/regions-of-the-united-states?related=1
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/usgeography.php
http://mrnussbaum.com/stateimageindex/
Next Stop!
2. Delving into cultures outside of the USA