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Travel, Geography, & Expanding One's World View

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1) What makes the different places around the world special and unique?
2) How does visiting different places around the world change you, if at all?
3) If you could visit anyplace in the world, where would you go and why?

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The main text and a very worthwhile read is: This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World (2017) written by Matt Lamothe. This piece of literature is a fine compliment for the big idea, the essential questions, and is a great hook to lead into the activities.

This book features the gripping stories of seven different children who live on different parts of the globe, all coming from different countries. The similarities and differences between the children's' customs and cultures help the reader learn about what it might be like to be a kid from a foreign country. This book offers a unique perspective into the everyday lives of kids from diverse cultures.

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/This-How-We-Do-around/dp/1452150184

Citation:
Lamothe, M. (2017). This Is How We
Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven
Kids from around the World. San
Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

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Activity 1: Around the World – Selecting and Researching a World Culture Topic

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Activity 1: Around the World – Selecting and Researching a World Culture Topic

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This activity involves introducing a class to the concept of world cultures by reading some texts as a whole group. Afterwards, form students into multiple groups and rotate them between different materials focusing on various world cultures. After the groups have been exposed to a multitude of world cultures through the materials, have the groups sign up to select a specific world culture as their topic. Have the groups form 5-6 research questions to include on their graphic organizer to aid their information search, while also assigning them a few research questions as examples. The materials will be available to students after both whole and small group readings.

Learning Objective 1:
Students will verbally identify 1 World Culture as their research topic after reading through multiple sources.
Learning Objective 2:
Using a graphic organizer, Students will identify five to six research questions about their world culture topic, after participating in both small and large group activities.
Learning Objective 3:
Students will reflect on what the word ‘culture’ means, by using the graphic organizer, after participating in small and large group activities.

All of the books in this set could support this activity!

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Activity 2: World Culture Topic – Research Project - Poster Presentations

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Activity 2: World Culture Topic – Research Project - Poster Presentations

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This activity involves each group investigating and synthesizing information about world culture. The students will use the materials and resources to conduct research and gain information from answering the questions formed during activity 1. The information will first be written onto a graphic organizer, which will eventually be displayed on a beautiful poster! Each group will present their poster and findings to the class.

Learning Objective 1:
Students will list details that describe their world culture topic using a graphic organizer.
Learning Objective 2:
Students will create a product of what they have learned, containing the information that answers their research questions, by making a poster using their completed graphic organizer as a guide
Learning Objective 3:
Students will describe the information about their world culture topic to the class, by having each student participate in poster presentations.

All of the books within this set could support this activity!

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Marc Martin's Everything & Everywhere: A Fact-Filled Adventure for Curious Globe-Trotters (2018) is a children's nonfiction book that is packed with world culture information.

Many informative facts about different places, cultures, and peoples are included in this whimsically illustrated piece of literature.

Travel the globe with this read and see what you will discover!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Everywhere-Fact-Filled-Adventure-Globe-Trotters/dp/1452165149/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=childrens+travel+books&qid=1606140067&s=books&sr=1-8

Citation:

Martin, M. (2018). Everything &
everywhere: A fact-filled adventure
for curious globe-trotters. San
Francisco: Chronicle Books.

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Visit South America and Brazil with Chloe Perkins' Living in...Brazil (2016). This children's picture book for younger elementary schoolers and emerging readers is an informative and imaginatively illustrated read into Brazil, its geography, and its culture.

Brazil is the largest country of South America and is home to many Brazilians who share a rich and unique culture.

Children will learn of Brazil, its people, and its customs using this book!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Living-Brazil/dp/1481452037'

Citation:

Perkins, C. (2016). Living in... Brasil.
Simon Spotlight.

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Allison Branscombe's All About China: Stories, songs, crafts, and games for kids (2014) is a wonderful read into China's culture and history.

Children will discover China's customs, paired beautifully with illustrations depicting their way of life!

Take a trip to china with this award-winning piece of children's literature!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/All-About-China-Stories-countries/dp/0804841217

Citation:

Branscombe, A. (2014). All about
China: Stories, songs, crafts and
games for kids. Tokyo: Tuttle
Publishing.

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This children's picture book written by Mike Berenstain features the Berenstain Bears  in another wacky adventure; this time it takes them to different places around the globe!

From the front cover, we can see the bear family visiting the canals of Venice, Italy. Where else will they visit in this book? Read this one to find out and learn about different countries and places around the world!

A great read for younger school age children and emerging readers, while also holding some content which can be of value to older readers.

Available for purchase on:

https://www.amazon.com/Berenstain-Around-Turtleback-Library-Binding/dp/0606392742

Citation:

Berenstain, M. (2016). The Berenstain
Bears Around the World. Paw Prints.

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Laurie Krebs' Off We Go to Mexico: an Adventure in the Sun (2008) is a exciting look into Mexico and its rich culture.

Discover the Mexican customs and wildlife, learn some of the Spanish language, and see what your experience might be like when traveling to Mexico.

The whimsical illustrations and interesting details within the pages are sure to captivate students who wish to read of and learn about the  country of Mexico and its wonderful culture.

Being titled 'A day in the sun' is very appropriate, as Mexico is very hot! A fun read for our young globe-trotters!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Off-We-Mexico-Laurie-Krebs/dp/1846861594/ref=pd_sbs_14_2/138-3606309-3123904?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1846861594&pd_rd_r=422198e1-9c24-4cd7-9ef4-b25e79490a70&pd_rd_w=nJeJg&pd_rd_wg=Gv0Dh&pf_rd_p=ed1e2146-ecfe-435e-b3b5-d79fa072fd58&pf_rd_r=9GJ8H8582ZK0E91YW6AB&psc=1&refRID=9GJ8H8582ZK0E91YW6AB

Citation:

Krebs, L. (2008). Off we go to Mexico!:
An adventure in the sun. Oxford:
Barefoot Bks.

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Lisa Webb's The Kids Who Travel Around the World: Paris (2016) is a fun-filled adventure of two sisters traveling the world as children. In this iteration of the series, the world traveling kids visit Paris, France!

The sisters discover and enjoy the French culture and its cuisine! They explore the French customs and the countries way of life. Children will learn much information about France and the city of Paris through the captivating illustrations and writing!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Who-Travel-World-Paris/dp/6027333502/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=childrens+travel+books&qid=1606140067&s=books&sr=1-14

Citation:

Webb, L. (2016). The kids who travel
the world: Paris. Canadian Expat
Mom.

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Lonely Planet's The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (2004) is often updated and republished every few years! The travel book addresses each and every country in the world and provides children with information about them!

The potential information within the pages of this comprehensive travel book is astounding! Kids can learn a great deal about many different countries, their customs and ways of life, as well as their cultures.

The book uses stunning photography paired with cultural information in the text! Any youngster interested in traveling the world and its many nations will enjoy this book!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Travel-Book-Journey-Through-Country/dp/1742200796

Citation:

Lonely Planet. (2004). The travel book:
A journey through every country in
the world. Footscray, Vic.: Lonely
Planet.

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A Place Called Home: Look Inside Houses from Around the World (2020) by Kate Baker is a book that acts as a window into the homes of various world cultures.

With fun and engaging flaps which feature text and pictures, along with well-executed illustrations, this picture book is both a fun and worldly read. The eye-opening and culturally informative read will allow students to learn what it is like to live in a different part of the world! Students will learn of different homes and daily living within different cultures around the world!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Place-Called-Home-Inside-Houses/dp/1788689348

Citation:

Baker, K., & Green, R. (2020). A place
called home: Look inside houses
from around the world. Carlton,
Victoria: Lonely Planet Global
Limited.

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Rachael Grack's Blastoff Readers! Exploring Countries: Spain (2011) was not included on the Common Core Text List. Regardless, children will learn a lot about Spain and its wonderful culture! In fact, the entire Blastoff Readers! Exploring Countries series could be used for this assignment! Each edition provides in depth, detailed information about specific countries.

Spain is captured by Grack in all of its beauteous majesty. The country, its customs, culture and much information can be gleaned from this reading.

Children might select Spain as their world culture topic for the assignment; this would be a handy resource for them!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Spain-Paperback-Blastoff-Readers-Exploring/dp/1600145574/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=exploring+countries+spain&qid=1606116420&s=books&sr=1-2

Citation:
Grack, R. A. (2011). Spain.
Minneapolis, MN: Bellwether Media.

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A very informative and well-illustrated children's book about the world, its countries, and cultures is the Children's Illustrated Atlas (2016), which illustrates and details various nations around the globe.

Text is arranged around vibrant and detailed illustrations which make this book an engaging read. World cultures of various countries on different continents are detailed through photography,  illustration, and text.

This book about the world is a beautiful, yet informative pairing between pictures and words, geared towards a child audience.

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Illustrated-Atlas-DK/dp/1465435557/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/138-3606309-3123904?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1465435557&pd_rd_r=f4b6b780-88dc-451b-9b58-8f3ebb7abe4e&pd_rd_w=m0h6e&pd_rd_wg=1IpdE&pf_rd_p=f325d01c-4658-4593-be83-3e12ca663f0e&pf_rd_r=KBR4TBSBEFGMF23939DD&psc=1&refRID=KBR4TBSBEFGMF23939DD

Citation:

Brooks, A., & Long, D. (2016).
Children's illustrated atlas. London:
Dorling Kindersley.

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If You Lived Here: Houses of the World (2011) by Giles Laroche is a well-illustrated and eye-opening window of a book!

The illustrations work well with the information in the text, while the stories of different people from different countries around the world unfold. This book helps students imagine what it might be like to live in a foreign country. The story focuses on the different dwellings and housings of each of the countries it includes, as well as what daily life is like within them. Get ready to see where and how different people live abroad.

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/If-You-Lived-Here-Houses/dp/0547238924

Citation:

Laroche, G. (2011). If you lived here: Houses of the world. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Explore the diverse and fun ways of celebrating across different cultures with Celebrations Around the World (2019). An outstanding and colorful picture book which celebrates the diversity of celebrating!

Children readers will learn of different cultural festivities and celebrations including Chinese New Year and Mexico's Day of the Dead. Stunning illustrations paired with informative text help make this book a charming read into the diversity of different cultural and religious backgrounds from a variety of countries.

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Celebrations-Around-World-Fabulous-Wont/dp/146548390X

Citation:

Halford, K. (2019). Celebrations
around the world. New York, NY:
DK Publishing.

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Take a trip with A Ticket Around the World (2015), written by Natalia Diaz and Melissa Owens.

A fun and educational journey that follows a child who visits 13 other children while traveling around the world. Each friend come from a different country and explains some of the different aspects of their cultures. Geography, food, language, customs, and more about these cultures await you in this whimsically illustrated and informational story.

Available on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Ticket-Around-World-Natalia-Diaz/dp/1771470518

Citation:
Diaz, N., Owens, M., (2015). A ticket
around the world. Berkeley, CA:
Owlkids Books.

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Book 6 - Nonfiction - on the Text List for P-12 ELA CC Cirriculum

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Book 6 - Nonfiction - on the Text List for P-12 ELA CC Cirriculum

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Blastoff Readers! Exploring Countries: Iraq (2016) was the fourth and final iteration included on the Common Core Curriculum Text List and was written by Lisa Owings. This book focuses upon the Middle East and the nation of Iraq.

Students will read of Iraq, its culture, and daily life. Kids will learn that Iraq is home to one of the worlds oldest civilizations, Mesopotamia!

Children might select Iraq as their culture topic for the activity; this book would be a great resource for them!

This book was listed on the Common Core Text List for P-12 ELA.

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Iraq-Blastoff-Readers-Exploring-Countries/dp/1626171084/ref=pd_sbs_14_3/138-3606309-3123904?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1626171084&pd_rd_r=e6bf5e1e-4fe5-45a3-97b4-eaa7763d6e1a&pd_rd_w=6lOAd&pd_rd_wg=uXehB&pf_rd_p=ed1e2146-ecfe-435e-b3b5-d79fa072fd58&pf_rd_r=6E9QKRJ76HQ6W0BJNPZS&psc=1&refRID=6E9QKRJ76HQ6W0BJNPZS

Citation:

Owings, L. (2016). Iraq. Minneapolis,
MN: Bellwether Media.

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Heather Alexander's A Child's Introduction to the World: Geography, Cultures, and People--From the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall of China (2010) is designed for children ages 9-12 and comprehensively explores the world and its cultures!

This title captures geography and cultures around the world in an engaging and interestingly delivered book! Engaging pictures add to the detail. The book contains a wealth of information about the Earth, its geography, its places, its people, and its cultures!

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Childs-Introduction-World-Geography-Cultures/dp/1579128327

Citation:

Alexander, H. (2010). A child's
introduction to the world:
Geography, cultures, and
people: From the Grand
Canyon to the Great Wall of
China. New York: Black Dog &
Leventhal.

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Within the fun and colorful pages of Beth Walrond's Taste of the World: What People Eat and How They Celebrate Around the Globe (2019), children will be exposed to many cultures, their most favorite foods, and the many festivals and ways of celebrating!

Each page is beautifully crafted, using wonderful coloring and imagery to capture the beauty of the world's differences, foods, and festivities.

Kids will be exposed to and learn about different cultural celebrations. A beautiful couple of pages are dedicated to Japan and the cherry blossom festival. The text on one page is displayed within the different sections of a bento box! Moving across the world with the turn of a page, children will learn of Ethiopia's wat and injera, which are the cultural cuisine of the African nation.

This is a wonderful and engaging book for young children to find a lot of information about various cultures, cuisines, celebrations, and traditions.

This book can be purchased on Amazon at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Taste-World-People-Celebrate-Around/dp/3899558189/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+taste+of+the+world&qid=1606105113&sr=8-1

Citation:
Walrond, B. (2019). Taste of the world:
What people eat and how they                celebrate around the Globe.
Berlin: Little Gestalten.

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Book 5 - Nonfiction - on the Text List for P-12 ELA CC Curriculum

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Book 5 - Nonfiction - on the Text List for P-12 ELA CC Curriculum

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In this rendition of Blastoff Readers! Exploring Countries: India (2016) written by Jim Bartell, we explore the culture of India!

You can visit Mt. Everest or the Taj Mahal within its informative pages of Indian culture.

Children might select India as their culture topic for the activity; this would be a great resource for them!

This book was listed on the Common Core Text List for P-12 ELA.

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/India-Blastoff-Readers-Exploring-Countries/dp/1600145558/ref=pd_sbs_14_3/138-3606309-3123904?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1600145558&pd_rd_r=efd6aa44-6b85-4a4f-93e9-ce7ffad1d6ac&pd_rd_w=4M7xq&pd_rd_wg=Rx2HY&pf_rd_p=ed1e2146-ecfe-435e-b3b5-d79fa072fd58&pf_rd_r=560ZBSRFBDTQBMG176X2&psc=1&refRID=560ZBSRFBDTQBMG176X2

Citation:

Bartell, J. (2016). India. Minneapolis,
MN.: Bellwether Media.

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Book 4 - Nonfiction - on the Text List for P-12 ELA CC Cirriculum

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Mamma mia, we're in Italy! Get ready to dive into the deep and fascinating Italian culture while reading Blastoff Readers! Exploring Countries: Italy (2010) written by Walter Simmons.

Learn about Pizza, the leaning tower of Pisa, the Colosseum, and much more information on Italy and its culture using this book!

Children might select Italy as their culture topic for the activity; this would be a great resource for them!

This book was listed on the Common Core Text List for P-12 ELA.

Available for purchase at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Italy-Paperback-Blastoff-Readers-Exploring/dp/1600146732/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30DL450O2N0N3&dchild=1&keywords=exploring+countries+italy&qid=1606107806&s=books&sprefix=exploring+countries+%2Cstripbooks%2C142&sr=1-1

Citation:

Simmons, W. (2010). Italy.
Blastoff Readers!

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Book 3 - Nonfiction - on the Text List for P-12 ELA CC Curriculum

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Enter the rich and exciting culture of Japan within the pages of Blastoff Readers! Exploring Countries: Japan (2010) written by Colleen Sexton.

Japan is made up of many islands and features a unique and awe-inspiring culture. Children will learn about this culture in depth through this book!

Children might select Japan as their culture topic for the activity; this would be a great resource for them!

This book was listed on the Common Core Text List for P-12 ELA.

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Japan-Paperback-Blastoff-Readers-Exploring/dp/1600146740

Citation:

Sexton, C. A. (2010). Japan.
Blastoff Readers!