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Let's Visit Book Series By Annabelle Lynch

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Let's Visit Book Series By Annabelle Lynch

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The Let's Visit book series are short reads that "visit" several different countries and talk about their culture and traditions in a kid-friendly manner. Each country has their own book in the series.

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Beano Dennis & Gnasher: Battle for Bash Street School

BOOK OF THE WEEK - Dennis and Gnasher are back for another adventure! These funny, illustrated books are perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates.

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All the Let's Visit Books in Order | Toppsta

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Beano Dennis & Gnasher: Battle for Bash Street School BOOK OF THE WEEK - Dennis and Gnasher are back for another adventure! These funny, illustrated books are perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates.

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This is a great non-fiction book that I would use to introduce the topic of culture and what is considered culture with my students.

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What is culture is a non-fiction book by Bobbi Kolman and it is about different cultures all over the world. This book doesn't have a main character. The author makes every culture the centered theme of the book. Also, the author and the illustrator do an excellent job of telling the similarities and differences between people around the globe. The book tells the reader that we all have our own story through our culture. There are examples of how our history makes us what we are, our food, our r ...more

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What is culture is a non-fiction book by Bobbi Kolman and it is about different cultures all over the world. This book doesn't have a main character. The author makes every culture the centered theme of the book. Also, the author and the illustrator do an excellent job of telling the similarities and differences between people around the globe.

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This Is How We Do It: One Day In The Lives Of Seven Kids From Around The World By Matt LaMothe

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This Is How We Do It: One Day In The Lives Of Seven Kids From Around The World By Matt LaMothe

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This book follows seven children and what their daily lives are like in countries from all over the world. Students will share some similairites with all of these children even though they come from a different culture and background.

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This Is How We Do It book. Read 231 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Follow one day in the real lives of seven kids from around th...

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Children Around the World by Donata Montanari

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Children Around the World by Donata Montanari

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An informational book that touches upon the importance of diversity and how even though we may have different beliefs, backgrounds, and cultures, we are all human!

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Read 31 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. No matter where they live, children are always curious about the world. But nothing proves ...

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Children Just Like Me: A New Celebration Of Children Around The World By Catherine Saunders, Sam Priddy, and Katy Lennon

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Children Just Like Me: A New Celebration Of Children Around The World By Catherine Saunders, Sam Priddy, and Katy Lennon

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This educational book covers a range of cultures through the eyes of children around the world that students could use when they are in the research stage of the unit.

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Originally published in 1995, this is an updated edition because, as it says in the foreword, "the world has changed a lot". I loved this book when it first came out and this new version is just as fascinating and vibrant.

It features forty-four children from all six continents, and was created by talking to them so has an authentic voice and gives a real snapshot of each of their lives. Each section starts with an introduction and fact file about the continent followed by pages that detail the...more

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Originally published in 1995, this is an updated edition because, as it says in the foreword, "the world has changed a lot". I loved this book when it first came out and this new version is just as fascinating and vibrant.

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A Ticket Around the World By Natalia Diaz, Melissa Owens, and Kim Smith

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A Ticket Around the World By Natalia Diaz, Melissa Owens, and Kim Smith

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This book follows a young boy visting friends from around the world. He learns about each friend's country and customs such as interesting facts, country’s culture, language, food, geography, wildlife, landmarks and more.

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K-3rd

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The narrator in this book visits friends in 13 different countries, narrating each of them through sampling foods, viewing land marks, attending cultural events and more.

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This book is a great way to introduce geography and cultural diversity to young children. The colorful illustrations make it enticing to read while still being very informative.

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Awards the book has received (if any) Appropriate grade level(s)K-3rd Original summaryThe narrator in this book visits friends in 13 different countries, narrating each of them through sampling foods, viewing land marks, attending cultural events and more. Original review This book is a great way to introduce geography and cultural diversity to young children.

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This book goes on an adventure to all of the corners of the world, highlighting some key landmarks, customs, and traditions that different countries celebrate.

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Atlas of Adventures book. Read 28 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (Na...

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What Do You Celebrate? Holidays and Festivals Around the World By Whitney Stewart and Christiane Engel

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What Do You Celebrate? Holidays and Festivals Around the World By Whitney Stewart and Christiane Engel

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This children's book covers several holidays and festivals that are celebrated by people all over the world.

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What Do You Celebrate?: Holidays and Festivals Around the World|Hardcover

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Holidays are FUN-and this entertaining nonfiction picture book introduces kids to 14 celebrations from around the world! Across the globe, every country has its special holidays. From Brazilian carnival and Chinese New Year to France’s Bastille Day and our very...

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If You Lived Here: Houses of the World By Giles Laroche

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If You Lived Here: Houses of the World By Giles Laroche

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This is a book that shows students what life would be like if they lived in different parts of the world.

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Oh, I loved this book. As a kid it would have provided endless hours of entertainment. Since I've been about 4 years old I've been fascinated by houses, and I'd say at ages 9 and 10 this would have been a favorite book of mine.

If this were not a picture book of typical length but a book of a couple hundred pages, I'd have given it 5 stars for sure. I wanted more, much more.

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Lisa (not getting friends updates) Vegan

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Oh, I loved this book. As a kid it would have provided endless hours of entertainment. Since I've been about 4 years old I've been fascinated by houses, and I'd say at ages 9 and 10 this would have been a favorite book of mine.

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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the World By Elizabeth Carney 

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This National Geographic book covers several countries of their world and provides information of each country's geography, language, culture, and history.

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Elizabeth Carney is a children's writer and editor specializing in children's nonfiction. She has written a number of books for National Geogrpahic Kids, including Face to Face With Cheetahs; Face to Face With Gorillas; Great Migrations: Whales, Wildebeests, Butterflies, Elephants, and Other Amazing Animals on the Move; and NGK Angry Birds Playground Atlas.

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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the World|Hardcover

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This charming reference introduces young readers to the wider world by exploring languages, landscapes, weather, animals, capital cities, mountains, deserts, and other landscapes and landforms, and more. It encourages kids to get play with activities such as creating a mini-rainforest in a bottle...

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Around The World We Go by Margaret Wise Brown and Christen Tappin

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Around The World We Go by Margaret Wise Brown and Christen Tappin

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This is a book I would use in the beginning of the unit to introduce students to the idea that there are millions of children around the world and what their daily lives look in different parts of the world.

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Another wonderful book about culture! I would read this book and then provide students with puppets that we have made of people from the book. They can retell the story using this prop.

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Another wonderful book about culture! I would read this book and then provide students with puppets that we have made of people from the book. They can retell the story using this prop.

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The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country Around The World By The Lonely Planet Kids

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The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country Around The World By The Lonely Planet Kids

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This is a travel book for kids. It provides information about what is interesting, popular, and well-known in countries around the world.

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The reference on page 7, USA, that one of the "beautiful" elements of the country is the beef burger is particularly unfortunate. At a time when over 21% of the human population is vegetarians, the UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet, and Veganism is on the rise, it is careless at least to mention processed meat as something beautiful, especially in a book addressed to children. ...more

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The reference on page 7, USA, that one of the "beautiful" elements of the country is the beef burger is particularly unfortunate. At a time when over 21% of the human population is vegetarians, the UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet, and Veganism is on the rise, it is careless at least to mention processed meat as something beautiful, especially in a book addressed to children.

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This website contains several different videos that students in other countries made to show the world their culture and what life is like in their home country.

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*Thought Co.: Activities That Teach Your Kids About World Culture*

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*Thought Co.: Activities That Teach Your Kids About World Culture*

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This website provides different activities and games that teaches students about different world cultures. This is a resource I would use to inform my instruction towards the beginning of the unit.

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Teaching your kids about world cultures helps them appreciate the differences in people and their traditions. Put down the textbook and travel around the globe without ever needing a suitcase. Use your imagination and these activities that teach your children about world cultures.

Create a Passport

International travel requires a passport, so start your foreign adventures by creating a passport. Before you begin, show your child the reasons we use a passport and what they look like.

Next, help her make a small booklet to serve as her passport. The pages should be blank on the inside. That way, you can draw, use a sticker or glue a picture of the country's flag to stamp the pages of her passport as she "travels" from country to country to learn about world cultures.

Now that she has a passport, she's ready to travel the world. Print a world map and use push pins to illustrate where the country's located.

Every time you learn about a new country, use another pushpin on your world map. See how many countries she can visit.

Study the Weather

Kids who live in Ohio won't have to worry about a willy-willy. But where will you find these conditions? How's the weather in Zimbabwe today?

Weather is more than the basics of sun, rain, wind, and snow. Learn about the weather in other countries to give her the full experience of what it's like for other kids who live there.

Make Muslim clothing when learning about Islamic countries. Try your hand at Mexican handicrafts when learning about Mexico.

Take your world culture lessons even further when you let her create or wear the types of crafts you would find in that country. Beadwork, clothing, pottery, origami -- the possibilities are endless.

Go Shopping

In Bangkok shopping centers, you can buy everything from religious amulets to pet squirrels. Search for jade or haggle for high-tech electronics in Hong Kong's markets. Look for the horse-drawn delivery carts when shopping in Ireland.

These shopping experiences are completely different than our local malls. Learn about each country's marketplace through pictures and articles. Search YouTube for videos of street markets in other countries. You'll be surprised at how much your child can learn about world cultures from thousands of miles away from many resources you can find online.

Cook Authentic Recipes

How does Japanese food taste? What types of food would you find on a typical menu in Germany?

Cook authentic recipes together. Find what foods are popular in the country you two are studying.

Find a Pen Pal

Forget texting. Letters to pen pals are a classic way for kids to communicate with friends they may never get to meet. They're also a hidden lesson in language arts and social studies.

Search for a pen pal in the country you're learning about with your child. There are many free websites that will match your child with pen pals around the world. This pen pal primer will get you started.

Learn Cultural Etiquette

What we might do in our home country isn't necessarily appropriate in other countries. Learning about each culture's etiquette can be enlightening for you both.

Pointing your feet in Thailand is offensive. Your left hand is considered unclean in India, so pass all food or objects to other people with your right.

Learn about cultural etiquette with your child. Try practicing this country's dos and don'ts of etiquette for a day or week. What happens to citizens when they break the rules of etiquette? Are they simply frowned upon or is it a punishable offense?

Teach the Language

Learning a foreign language is fun for kids. Fortunately for parents, we don't have to know how to speak every single language to help our kids.

When you're exploring world cultures, study each country's official language. Learn basic words your child already knows. Teach both written and spoken form.

Celebrate Holidays

Keep a calendar of upcoming holidays celebrated in other countries. Celebrate national holidays just as people in that country do.

For example, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom observe Boxing Day. The holiday's tradition includes giving money and charitable donations to organizations and people in need. To celebrate, the two of you can box some canned goods for the local food bank, drop a few bills into a charity's bucket or donate old items to a nonprofit.

Teach your child about the history of each holiday too. When did it begin? Why? How has it changed over the years?

Study up on each holiday as it approaches. Decorate your home as you would find streets, businesses, and other houses for their observed holidays.

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10 Activities That Teach Your Kids About World Cultures

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Teaching your kids about world cultures helps them appreciate the differences in people and their traditions. Put down the textbook and travel around the globe without ever needing a suitcase. Use your imagination and these activities that teach your children about world cultures. International travel requires a passport, so start your foreign adventures by creating a passport.

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This educational website is one I would use to gather resources to implement and use with the early lessons in my unit to discuss culture, diversity, and identity.

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Sharing Many Cultures in the Elementary Classroom

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Teaching about culture is an essential component of education. Students must understand their own cultural background as well as others’.

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Countries of the World: Our World in Pictures By DK

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Countries of the World: Our World in Pictures By DK

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This book is similar to the National Geographic Book of the World. Instead, this book covers countries and their culture in pictures and short captions.

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Discover the countries of the world - explore their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts in this picture-packed children's book.

Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of fascinating, fun facts.

Countries, Cultures, People & Places shows the many unique things that make one country different from another but might also reveal surprising similarities. Did you know that Cuba's national sport is baseball, one of the most popular sports in the USA? And that kids in both Japan and Chile have earthquake drills on their school schedule? Find out about anything from the spookily vibrant Day of the Dead parade in Mexico and the beautiful springtime cherry blossom displays of Japan, to blueberry-picking in Sweden and India's space program.

So pack your bags, decide your destination, and begin your journey!

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Countries of the World: Our World in Pictures|Hardcover

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Discover the countries of the world - explore their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts in this picture-packed children's book.Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and...

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*Ducksters: Learn About The Countries Around The World*

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*Ducksters: Learn About The Countries Around The World*

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This is a kid-friendly server where students can research a country and information about its culture using kid-friendly websites.

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Kids learn about geography including world maps, flags, countries, US states, continents and oceans. Country capitals, climate, terrain, and population.

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This website includes age-appropriate games on learning about the geography of the world and where each country is located. This will be an additional resource students can use in their spare time to learn more about where their country is in the world they live in.

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World Geography Games Online - Let's play and learn Geography!

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Brain-engaging geography map games: learn countries of the world, capitals, flags, US States, continents, oceans, mountains, rivers, islands and much more.

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This book follows several children from around the world and what their home, school, and lives look in their culture.

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Norma Simon presents similarities of children across cultures in All Kinds of Children. She tells about how all children need food and clothes. All children like to play and have dreams, and all children grow up. No matter where you are, you have some things in common with everyone.

This book is an easy read and would be great to share with children. It would be great in helping kids think about what they have in common with other people. The pictures in the book were well-drawn and showed people...more

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Norma Simon presents similarities of children across cultures in All Kinds of Children. She tells about how all children need food and clothes. All children like to play and have dreams, and all children grow up. No matter where you are, you have some things in common with everyone.

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Countries around the World: A Children's Picture Book about the Different Countries Around the World: A Great Simple Picture Book for Kids to Learn about the Different Countries around the World By Melissa Ackerman

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Countries around the World: A Children's Picture Book about the Different Countries Around the World: A Great Simple Picture Book for Kids to Learn about the Different Countries around the World By Melissa Ackerman

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Another great resource that includes information about countries around the world and information on their culture and traditions.

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Do you know that the world's largest palace can be found in Brunei? Brunei is a state found in the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.Do you know to what continent the country of Andorra can be found? Andorra is a country bordered by Spain and France in the European continent. Russia is the largest country in the world with a total land area of 17,075,200 square kilometers. The United States of America is the third largest country in the world with a total land area of 9,826,630 square kilometers while the smallest country in the world is the Vatican that only has a land area of just 0.44 square kilometers and a population of only 801 people.Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean has a diverse wildlife that more than 90% of it cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.More fascinating information and trivia about the 196 countries around the world with amazing pictures of the spectacular landmarks of these countries are featured in this book especially made for young learners.

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Countries around the World: A Children's Picture Book about the Different Countries Around the World: A Great Simple Picture Book for Kids to Learn about the Different Countries around the World|Paperback

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Do you know that the world's largest palace can be found in Brunei? Brunei is a state found in the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.Do you know to what continent the country of Andorra can be found? Andorra is a country bordered by Spain and France in the European continent.

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Britannica Kids provides articles and information for students on several different countries in the world.

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Geography can be divided into two branches: physical geography and human geography. Physical geographers observe, measure, and describe Earth's surface. They study how landforms develop and how they change. They look at how different landforms affect climate. They also study how people change the land through such activities as building cities, digging mines, and clearing forests.

Human geography focuses on where people live, what they do, and how they use the land. Human geographers might study why cities and towns develop in certain places. Others study the cultures of different peoples, including their customs, languages, and religions.

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Geography is a science that deals with Earth's surface. People who study geography are called geographers. Geographers are interested in Earth's physical features, such as...

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*Interesting Geography Facts- Social Studies is Swell*

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*Interesting Geography Facts- Social Studies is Swell*

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This website provides fun facts and information about different countries and their popular cities.

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Countries and Continents of the World By STF Members of Crossroads School

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Countries and Continents of the World By STF Members of Crossroads School

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This was a project done by a group of teachers which covers the geography of the world. It also dives deeper into information about multiple countries including their culture, flag, language, population and fun facts.

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*National Geographic: Countries Around The World*

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*National Geographic: Countries Around The World*

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The National Geographic website is a resource that includes more information on a country in a kid-friendly manner. Students can use this website while conducting research on a specific culture.

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Learning for Justice: Culture in the Classroom

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Learning for Justice: Culture in the Classroom

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This website provides different activities I can use with my students to begin conversations on culture, diversity, and stereotypes.

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Educators today hear a lot about gaps in education - achievement gaps, funding gaps, school-readiness gaps. Still, there's another gap that often goes unexamined: the cultural gap between students and teachers.

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Educators today hear a lot about gaps in education - achievement gaps, funding gaps, school-readiness gaps. Still, there's another gap that often goes unexamined: the cultural gap between students and teachers.

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This book follows several American families and shows how each family has their own culture, beliefs, and traditions.

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This book seems a bit more outdated than the others in the text set that I have chosen but it still remains relevant. It discusses how families are those who love and take care of you and the differences in between families. Families can be big, small, average-sized with old, young or middle aged people who all fight, laugh, cry and celebrate together.
The pictures are what stood out to me the very most rather than the text. There were those with nose piercings, middle eastern families, family m...more

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This book seems a bit more outdated than the others in the text set that I have chosen but it still remains relevant. It discusses how families are those who love and take care of you and the differences in between families.

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This website is a resource my students can use when researching a country and its culture. This website includes information on the countries geography, history, culture, pictures, and current events.

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CountryReports delivers unique content on Culture, Countries and Travel from around the world. Students, tourists, libraries, business and researchers appreciate our ability deliver hard to find, fun and current information. Get started, pick a country!

CountryReports delivers unique content on Culture, Countries and Travel from around the world. Get started, pick a country!

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Unique content on Culture, Countries and Travel from around the world. | CountryReports

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Education.com: World Cultures for Kids Activities

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Education.com: World Cultures for Kids Activities

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Education.com gives a variety of different crafts that represent several cultures around the world.

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You and your child can learn about and celebrate different world cultures with these fun and engaging activities from Education.com.

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This website introduces children to what culture, why it's important, is and what it looks like for each country.

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Culture is a word for people's 'way of life', meaning the way groups do things. Different groups of people may have different cultures. A culture is passed on to the next generation by learning, whereas genetics are passed on by heredity. Culture is seen in people's writing, religion, music, clothes, cooking, and in what they do.

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We're Different, We're the Same By Bobbie Kates

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We're Different, We're the Same By Bobbie Kates

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This book shows how people from all over the world may live differently, but there are similarities between people and the human race all around the world.

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We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R))

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Amazon.com: We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R)) (8581126911118): Kates, Bobbi, Mathieu, Joe: Books

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This book goes through several types of cultures by showing different types of illustrations of the people whole live all around the world.

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This website is a great resource that I would introduce to my students during the research part of this unit. Students can research any country and learn about its history, geography, culture and traditions in a kid-friendly manner.

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Our Kids World Travel Guide shall tell you about countries and people and will provide great tips and advice for your family holidays around the world.

See the World through Children's Eyes

In this world travel guide for kids the travel information for children was researched thoroughly by parents and children who love to travel.

What you will find on
Kids World Travel Guide

Why Kids World Travel Guide?

Children are naturally very curious about new countries and are excited to learn new things and always want to know more about the interesting places you can visit, the food you will taste or the activities you can enjoy abroad.

Children always want to know more than the usual facts about a country and here you will discover exciting travel facts and find some astonishing answers to kids questions like these:

Our kids guide will showcase the work of a large cohort of pupils and teachers in private and public schools and homeschoolers around the world. On the Kids World Travel Guide and KWTGNews platforms we share country guides, kids news, kids travel stories, kids interviews and kids travel experiences and so much more.

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On this Children's Travel Guide site you will also find many pictures about life in the different countries - taken by pupils and parents travelling the worlds as well as professional photographers.

To help visualise we have access to the Shutterstock photo stock platform. There are many photos of the wildlife, population, attractions, food, customs, festivals, holiday activities for kids as well as a kids world map and flags for children, many fun quizzes and travel trivia questions for kids, so let us know if you miss anything.

This family travel guide is based on a unique travel guide concept: This guide is written and maintained by children, parents and teachers for children, their parents and teachers.

Parents who want to prepare their kids and teenagers for travels anywhere in the world will find child-adequate information in our guide. And there is a big section on travel planning and travelling with children in it for the parents as well.

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Learning about our world and travelling with Kids always is exciting! With our Kids World Travel Guide you will see our beautiful world through childrens eyes. By KidsWorldTravels Cape Town/South Africa

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Whoever Your Are By Mem Fox and Leslie Staub

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Whoever Your Are By Mem Fox and Leslie Staub

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Whoever You Are is a great children's book that discusses that although we come from different countries and cultures, it's important to respect and embrace the differences we have and how they make us unique.

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Summary: This is a book describing that people may look different, speak different, and their lives may not look the same but inside we are all alike. We all laugh and cry, we learn and we listen, and we sleep and we eat. This book allows us to accept our differences and recognize our similarities.
Evaluation: This is a really sweet book. I feel as though everyone needs to read this book. It sends out a message we all need to know. It is okay to look and speak differently but through it all we...more

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Summary: This is a book describing that people may look different, speak different, and their lives may not look the same but inside we are all alike. We all laugh and cry, we learn and we listen, and we sleep and we eat. This book allows us to accept our differences and recognize our similarities.

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This website provides videos, articles, and information on what constitutes as "culture" and why it's important to our identity, communities, and countries.

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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World By Marjorie Priceman

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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World By Marjorie Priceman

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This children's book takes us around the world to gather ingredients from different countries to make one of our iconic American deserts, apple pie.

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how to make an apple pie and see the world (dragonfly books)

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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books)

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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books) [Priceman, Marjorie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books)

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*Cultural Awareness for Kids-PBS for Parents*

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*Cultural Awareness for Kids-PBS for Parents*

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PBS for Parents provides great ideas and activities to teach students about cultural awareness and acceptance.

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Cultural Awareness for Kids | Parenting Tips & Advice

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Help your child understand and respect differences among those in your community. Foster cultural awareness for kids with resources from PBS KIDS for Parents.

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Same, Same But Different By Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

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Same, Same But Different By Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

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This book is about two children, one in the US and one in India, becoming pen-pals and learning that there are are some cultural differences between the two of them, but there are also similarities as well.

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Picture book #1 Same, Same but Different

1. This is a story about two boys who are "Picture Pals" instead of Pen pals; they draw art and send it to each other. One boy seems to be from a big city in America, the other boy seems to be from India (they never really say in the story). Throughout the story, they draw about their families, towns, languages and schools. The connection I made with this book is a text to self connection in part of the book where the boys send pictures of how they say "h...more

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Picture book #1 Same, Same but Different 1. This is a story about two boys who are "Picture Pals" instead of Pen pals; they draw art and send it to each other. One boy seems to be from a big city in America, the other boy seems to be from India (they never really say in the story).

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The Colors Of Us by Karen Katz is a wonderful picture book that sheds light on physical features and how even though we may look different on the outside, we all have the same feelings on the inside.

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Another first for me...this was the first time my husband, son and I read a book together. We each took turns reading pages from the book. We then discussed, as a family, the different "shades" that exist among people. As parents, we work hard to raise global citizens. We work to ensure our children look beyond color. And, with that, we also must steal a little of their respective innocence to make sure they understand that for some people color is all they see.

In The Colors of Us Karen Ka...more

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Another first for me...this was the first time my husband, son and I read a book together. We each took turns reading pages from the book. We then discussed, as a family, the different "shades" that exist among people. As parents, we work hard to raise global citizens.

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*Kids Transition Into School: Helping Children Learn About Cultures Through Different Readings*

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*Kids Transition Into School: Helping Children Learn About Cultures Through Different Readings*

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This website gives great book recommendations, activities, and lessons that I will use to teach about culture and identity.

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In honor of Picture Book Month, we are revisiting some of our past posts about the importance of reading. In this post from last year, we explore why it is important for children to read about all sorts of different characters and cultures.

"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story. " -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In her TED talk, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the story of growing up reading about white characters and coming to believe that they all drank Ginger Beer. She did not know what Ginger Beer was, but she knew that it was a big part of White, British culture. She saw only one type of character in the stories that she read and so came to believe in only a very small part of their story.

Children need to read about all types of people and places in their books. There are many good reasons for this, including those having to do with anti-discrimination and social justice. But let's take a look at some of the reasons that may be closest to home:

Children need to see themselves in books. This will make them more likely to form those good reading habits that we have been talking about. If children do not see themselves, their families, or their culture in books, they may come to wonder what is wrong with them. Or if they never see their parents reflected in books, they might start to grow away from their own cultural heritages.

Children need to learn about other people and cultures. Our world is increasingly diverse and multi-cultural. Children need to learn about the range of human experiences and cultures as they grow up. And what better place to do that than by reading about them! This will not only give them better academic skills, but they are likely to have better social skills and empathy as well.

Multi-cultural parents need to be able to read with their children. Imagine if there were no books in your language or about your culture that you could share with your children. This is a reality for a number of groups. Every parent deserves the opportunity to cuddle with their child and read a good story that they both can understand and relate to. And we know how good that is for the parent-child relationship and for the child's own reading skills.

All children need to be able to imagine themselves as readers and future writers. Jewell Parker Rhodes, an African American writer of children's books, says that she was a junior in college before she realized that African American women could write books. She immediately switched her major. If children do not see themselves IN books, they may not be able to imagine themselves as readers and future writers OF books. As our world gets more and more diverse and we become more interconnected with people around the globe, we are going to need writers from all cultures and backgrounds.

Books for children have not been very diverse in the past. And that is still the sad truth. But we have found some resources that are listed at the end of this blog and that we will be sharing on our Facebook page. There are ways to offer your children books with diverse characters and stories. As Jewell Parker Rhodes says "Kids are smart - they know it's fairer that everyone's stories should be celebrated all the time."

Children's Book Council website on diversity: http://www.cbcdiversity.com/

Young adult novels with diverse characters: http://bzfd.it/1Tb0FZV

Website of We Need Diverse Books campaign: http://weneeddiversebooks.tumblr.com/

Picture books about family diversity: http://bit.ly/21d4D9z

Dual language picture books: http://bit.ly/1PaE7JL

Lists of multicultural books by age group: http://bit.ly/1kQBJLT

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Helping Children Learn about Different Cultures through Reading

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In honor of Picture Book Month, we are revisiting some of our past posts about the importance of reading. In this post from last year, we explore why it is important for children to read about all sorts of different characters and cultures.

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This picture book is one that includes how to say hello in several different languages. This is a book that can introduce the topic of culture and how each country has their own unique language and characteristics.

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Text to world:

This story really connects to the changing world around us. You can literally walk down the street and meet people that speak different languages or are from different cultures. Teaching kids to be kind and accepting in all situations is important especially in this day and age.

Questions:

1. Who does the girl want to visit?
2. What happened after Carmelita and her mom left the house?
3. If you could ask Carmelita a question, what would you ask?
4. How is Carmelita and the people she...more

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Lisa (not getting friends updates) Vegan

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Text to world: This story really connects to the changing world around us. You can literally walk down the street and meet people that speak different languages or are from different cultures. Teaching kids to be kind and accepting in all situations is important especially in this day and age.