C&T 330 Cultural Diversity by Hyesun Cho https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-03-28 04:18:17 UTC 2026-01-30 20:14:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Your name hyesuncho https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246760792 A brief description of an activity or a lesson plan]]> 2018-03-28 04:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246760792 Hillary Heizman https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995131 1. I found an website that is a PDF of a book titled "Center For Strengthening the Teaching Profession". The book gives tons of examples of activities for culturally responsive activities. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995131 Athena Nelson-Baker https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995158 1. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm
This website allow students to go on a virtual field trip to Ellis Island to discover and explore immigration in the past and present day.

2. https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/games-around-world/
This website provides teachers with games that children play around the world, and ways to implement them in a classroom. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995158 Kylie Cobb https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995199 1.) https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/games-around-world/
This website has multiple games that students can play to learn about different cultures- anywhere from K-3rd grade
2.) https://www.teachervision.com/icebreakers/similar-different-activity
A fun worksheet activity that allows students to compare how they are similar or different]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995199 Megan Jackson https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995202 This is a good list of things to focus on when developing or modifying existing lessons/activities. https://www.prodigygame.com/blog/culturally-responsive-teaching/
This website is more geared towards older students, but it is an interesting way to incorporate social justice and math http://www.radicalmath.org/]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995202 Logan Cole https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995219 1. https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/culturally-responsive-teaching-strategies/ This website talks about how you can make any lesson you teach, a culturally responsive lesson. It gives you the top 3 tips to making any lesson more culturally responsive.
2. https://www.teachaway.com/blog/5-steps-becoming-culturally-responsive-teacher
This website gives five different steps to ]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995219 Mackenzie Mayfield https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995224 This lesson helps students explore cultural diversity within their own classroom community and around the world. This lesson was created for 2nd & 3rd graders.
http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/lesson/world/


http://www.goodcharacter.com/GROARK/Prejudice.html]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995224 Molly Engen https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995291 https://www.tolerance.org/learning-plan/the-differences-between-us

This lesson is focuses on the topic of race and ethnicity and it geared for kindergarten-2nd grade. The essential question being answered is, "What is the difference between us and how do I acknowledge them?" ]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995291 Jordan Davison https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995322 1.http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/curriculum/steps.html
This website discusses how to celebrate different cultures in an inclusive and supportive way.

2.http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/activities/activity3.html
This website discusses the different prejudices in our society so students can be aware of bias.]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995322 Sydney Thompson https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995337 1. https://www.teachervision.com/subjects/social-studies-history/culture-diversity
This website has many different printable activities for all different grade levels. It also has many resources you can look at to get information on different cultural holidays, celebrations, and traditions.

2. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/preparing-cultural-diversity-resources-teachers
This is an article that talks about how to prepare for cultural diversity in the classroom. Throughout the article there are many links to different resources you can use for lesson plans. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995337 Jordan Wagner https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995347 Teacher Vision is a website that has many activities and lesson plans surrounded around cultural diversity. Lessons can be used for any grade.
https://www.teachervision.com/subjects/social-studies-history/culture-diversity
2. Children Around the World is an activity where students will learn about other cultures.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/children-around-the-world.cfm]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995347 Madison Cundiff https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995351 1.)https://www.diversitycouncil.org/diversity-lesson-plans-elementary
This is a website I found that has a variety of lessons that address cultural diversity, gender, human rights, social justice, race, and ability.
2.) https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/many-languages-many-cultures/
This website contains four strategies for working with students of different languages and cultures. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995351 Hyesun Cho hyesuncho https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995360 2018-03-28 17:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995360 Lindsey Spencer https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995415 1. https://www.teachervision.com/culture-diversity/thanks-around-world
This lesson teaches students to say thanks in many different languages, good to use around thanksgiving

2. https://www.teachervision.com/icebreakers/similar-different-activity
This lesson helps students to discuss ways in which they are similar and different. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995415 Jo Myers https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995567 1.  https://sites.google.com/site/crmmprojectsite/Home/chapter-3--culturally-responsive-lessons-for-students
This website provides several lesson plans that you can use for grades 2-5 that are culturally responsive

2. Introduce Diverse Authors and Illustrators 
this lesson is for kindergarteners, and provides a read aloud that is relevant for peruvian students, as well as providing experiences that all students can relate to.
http://blog.leeandlow.com/2017/08/16/culturally-responsive-teaching-in-kindergarten/
]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995567 Cassidy Sinlasath https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995569 https://www.funwithmama.com/cultural-diversity-activities-for-elementary-students/ 

"The People Shapes Project" would be a fun activity that allows students to create a craft that represents them and their culture, or you can expand it and have the students read a book of other kids in different countries and create dolls of their culture. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995569 Zoe Wedman zoccer528 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995599 1) https://www.themaven.net/kidsactivities/kidsactivities/what-is-diversity-egg-activity-for-martin-luther-king-jr-day-Fds0P44pX0uA1E73ujbxpg?full=1
Helps students fully understand diversity
2) http://mrsgoffskinders.blogspot.com/2013/09/thanks-to-my-blogging-buddies-for-these.html
All students are different and unique but they all fit together]]> 2018-03-28 17:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995599 Jenny Tilson https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995661 https://www.diversitycouncil.org/diversity-lesson-plans-elementary

This website has many lesson plans and activities regarding cultural diversity, gender, human rights, social justice, race, ethnicity, ]]> 2018-03-28 17:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246995661 Ashley Lindquist #1 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246996235 This website has cultural activities for preschoolers!! ]]> 2018-03-28 17:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246996235 Whitney Klump https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246996854 1. This website has children's picture books that are in a variety of different languages. http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
2. This website has a lot of really great early literacy practice for ELLs. http://www.starfall.com/]]> 2018-03-28 17:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246996854 Ashley Lindquist #2 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246996998 Teach students about the privileges and responsibilities of childhood around the world. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246996998 Hillary Heizman https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246998490 2. ]]> 2018-03-28 17:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/246998490 Katie Price 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111097 My activity will help students see how a person's success is largely related to the resources they are given in life and think about the disparity between different schools and districts. I will divide my students into two groups and tell them they are making an art project. One group will get nice colored pens, construction paper and special scissors. The other group will get yellowed notebook paper, dull scissors, and broken crayons. They will have the same amount of time to make the art project and then we will compare results. If time allows, the groups could switch. Then we could talk about the impact of the activity.]]> 2019-10-31 16:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111097 Amanda Ottinger 10/31/19 amottinger1 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111131 The activity I chose was a passport activity. I tweaked the activity a bit. I decided I could take a picture of every student in the class first. Then I can use construction paper to create a passport with their photo in it. From there, the student can fill out their personal info (height, weight, address, etc.) for the passport front page. Then,  I can assign students to do research on different countries and create pages in their passport about those countries. They can then create their own stamps for each country and share with groups. Each student will have a different country but will start with the country they were born in.  I would probably do this activity with 4th or 5th graders. This project could be connected with other activities for social studies (learning history about countries), science (how technology has allowed us to travel and advance from different countries), math (seeing the miles and traveling time differentiated based on location and technology), reading (reading books on different cultures around the world), etc. The link to the activity is here: http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/multicultural.htm ]]> 2019-10-31 16:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111131 Gabby Rossetti (10/31/19) https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111227 My activity is called the blue/brown eyed experiment. First, I would split up the students depending on their eye color. The blue/green eyed people would be in one group and the brown/hazel eyed people would be in the other group. I would give the blue eyed people just a sheet of paper and a pencil. Meanwhile, I would give the brown eyed group a couple of sheets of paper, colored pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, pencils, books, etc. I would then inform the students that they will be making a poster over the Industrial Revolution. The student's posters will be graded based on the content of the poster, creativity of the poster, and how well the group worked together. I would also tell the blue eyed group that I think it will be very difficult to complete the activity and that I don't really believe in them. I would tell the brown eyed group that I think they will be able to do a great job. Then, I would examine how the groups work together and what they say about how this project is going. After they complete the posters I would debrief with them about how they think it went and if this was a fair activity. We would then talk about prejudice and how some people are judged and put into certain groups based on who they are and how they look. Overall, I would hope the students would begin to grasp the concept of prejudice and how it feels to be placed in certain groups that are not your decision. ]]> 2019-10-31 16:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111227 Ben Novorr (10/31) https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111230 Teaches about different cultures around the world and those cultures' different customs and traditions.]]> 2019-10-31 16:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111230 Caroline Cerutti 10/31 carolinecerutti https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111298 My activity involves making a difference in the community.  This could be culturally, world wide, or even in the classroom.  Students are able to provide their ideas by starting with a writing prompt, "If I could change one thing it would be..."  This allows them to really explore their options and the class is able to come together to share their ideas.  Once the class has decided on one social action to work on they brainstorm their ides and the resources they will need to do this.  http://www.teachpeacenow.org/takingaction.html]]> 2019-10-31 16:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111298 Megan Atteberry 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111352 I chose to do an activity that requires students to create a social action plan. They go through the process of thinking about concerns with their community and problems they have noticed. They'll collaborate to gain more perspectives and ideas. They'll also think through a solution and the logistics that follow. Examples, how to raise money? Who to speak to? Then they will carry out the plan and  document the milestones. http://www.teachpeacenow.org/takingaction.html]]> 2019-10-31 16:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111352 Clara Boggs https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111385 My activity will be similar to the activity we just did in class. I will have students draw a picture of themselves and label what makes them different by adding adjectives describing themselves. We will then share with other students and then have a discussion about what makes each of us different. Asking questions like "are all of us exactly the same?" "what makes each of us different or unique?" "what did you see in yourself or somebody else that nobody else has?" https://www.goodcharacter.com/elementaryschool/prejudice/ ]]> 2019-10-31 16:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111385 Zoe Mandernach 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111416 My activity involves representing the diversity in a country, whether it be the United States or another country. Students will cut out images from magazines or newspapers that show the diversity in this country. They will glue these photos to a poster board that is in the shape of the country or a monument that represents that country. For example, they could use an outline of the Statue of Liberty if they were representing the diversity found in the United States

]]> 2019-10-31 16:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111416 Natalie Line 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111463 My idea was to create a rainbow diversity bulletin board. Students will take a cloud with seven strips of rainbow paper and on each paper, they will write something that makes them unique. The cloud says "I am unique because..." and the strips of paper will each have something that sets them apart from other students. This will allow students to celebrate their differences. ]]> 2019-10-31 16:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111463 Jacqueline Hockenberg 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111590 The name of the lesson is "World Passport." I found it here: http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/multicultural.htm
This lesson would ideally be used with kindergarten to teach the concept of "around the world." The materials needed are a blank booklet and a stamp for each country. The description is as follows: Teachers decide which countries you want your class to visit. We did Russia, China, Mexico, Egypt and United Kingdom.  We took a sheet of paper for each country and researched facts through books, the internet and guest speakers.  We wrote down important facts and when we were done, I had made "stamps" from each country (Ex: Egypt = Pyramid) and the children  glued them at the bottom of their sheet.
Once the week was up we went through our passport and planned a 'Round the world party where each child dressed like the people from one of the countries we visited and we made native foods and played native games.
I think kids would love the amount of interaction with this lesson.


]]> 2019-10-31 16:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111590 Vanessa Reza 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111681 The activity that I picked was called global passport. In the activity each kid makes their own passport and they fill it out as we learn about different countries and their cultures. ]]> 2019-10-31 16:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111681 Lindsey Plank 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111872 My activity I found was the "I am different" activity which covers diversity throughout the classroom to really discuss personal details that students are willing to share. It is similar to the I am.. poem that we discussed in lecture but I plan on reading to students an example of a "I am" rhyme then I will discuss with the class about what they heard or noticed throughout the read aloud. I would also try to squeeze in my own personal example so students can gain the trust and open to share personal information with us. The class can have a open discussion about who they are and what is meaningful to them and write on a notecard if willing what they find meaningful then posting to the bulletin board anonymously. I will take headshot photos of the students to post to a bulletin board and hang the poem that we read in the beginning next to their photos so they have a daily reminder! I would cover this activity once the class has gained trust with one another and willing to be open throughout the school year to relate to classmates.]]> 2019-10-31 16:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405111872 Sarah Wright 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112140 The activity I chose was to have students choose a place they have never been before. I would have them close their eyes and imagine the new place, trying to picture what they would see there and where things would be. I would ask them to try to draw what the place looks like. Afterwards, we would discuss how they felt trying to draw a map of a place they are unfamiliar with. This might help students understand how immigrants could feel coming to a new place. The book "Dreamers" would also work well in connection with this activity.]]> 2019-10-31 16:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112140 Claire Varney 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112289 The activity that I chose was having each student create a "Who I am" poem. Each student would create a short poem about who they are starting with "I am". I would then have them pair up and share their poems. Then they would switch partners a few times. I would then ask the students to join me on the carpet for a discussion. I would have students share things that they had in-common or something that different that they thought was cool, from one another. This encourages diversity in a positive environment while also creating unity among students. ]]> 2019-10-31 16:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112289 Yike Zeng 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112529 The activity that I decide to share is Passports, which is promote students' multicultural awareness and know more about other cultures. I'll ready the passport booklet and will let student to fill out the form in this passport, like their basic information, and they can put on some pictures that involved various countries and cultures, and students will fill out some sentences, like On___ (date) I visited___ (place), I learned___ (3 facts in this place), these sentences will on the next page of these pictures to noted. Students will engage this activity and the process of making passport might be take a few weeks, which is make student more attention and have enough time to collect information to learn more different cultures.]]> 2019-10-31 16:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112529 April Strickenfinger 10/31 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112719 The activity I found is a passport that is printed out. You take a picture of each student and tape it to the inside of their passport. Throughout the unit/year, as your class studies a different country's cultures, they get a sticker for that country to go on their passport. ]]> 2019-10-31 16:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112719 Clara taylor 10.31.2019 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112851 In my classroom, theoretically, I would have students bring in 3 objects that they currently own that describe themselves.  These items can be things about their culture, background, or things that they simply enjoy to do. Once everyone has come to class with their 3 objects, we will go around the class and explain what each item is and why it is unique to each student. ]]> 2019-10-31 16:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405112851 samantha miller https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405114705 my activity is to help extend knowledge of students of different languages and cultures. i wanna do this by listening to different music and songs in different languages, and printing out a sheet of the lyrics. i would put some blanks in on the lyric sheet and then have a word bank where students pull words from that and put them in the blank based off of listening. this would probably be best with spanish. we did this in my spanish class growing up and i lovedddd it because i started loving a lot of music in spanish and listened to it outside of school too! spanish has the same sounds and letters (mostly) so it would be challenging but not impossible to do with fourth or fifth grade!! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:spanish%20song%20fill%20in%20the%20blank this website gives a lot of fill in the blank sheets for songs and you can choose your fav songs :) you’d just play the song out loud in class and the students will listen and fill in the blanks- very fun!!! 
to take it a step further, they could film a music video to a song of their choice! (one that isn’t in english) :) ]]> 2019-10-31 17:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405114705 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405119180 2019-10-31 17:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405119180 Rachel Kettering (10/31) https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405168401 The cultural activity that I picked was to use pen pals. I did some research and there is a website that connects students to other cross culture students. I think this idea is a great idea to help my students improve their writing skills while learning about students from all around the world. ]]> 2019-10-31 18:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/405168401 Sara Hennessy sarhennessy12 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/485437809 The activity that I chose is to bring knowledge to all different cultures around the world to all of my students. The students will make a paper person of themselves, based on their culture and beliefs and how they see themselves. We will then read a book that pertains to each of their cultures, as well as cultures that may not be apart of our classroom, and they will get to use their little paper person to help read the book to the class with the teacher. At the end, each student will connect their paper people together on a string and we will hang it up in our classroom to show that no matter what culture or background someone comes from, we are all one in the same and are part of one classroom! ]]> 2020-03-31 21:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/485437809 connie cobb 3/31 conniecobb33 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/485493866 The activity I chose to share will bring more creative learning into the classroom. Along with this, we will get to see diversity throughout the classroom. Each student will a popsicle stick and a cut-out paper person. The student will design their person however they would like. The paper person will resemble themselves. After this, there will be a large map in front of the class. Each student will place their paper person in the country/state where they are from or where their family is front. At the end of the class, we will be able to see where everyone is from. Each student is welcome to provide additional feedback or information about their favorite home tradition. This activity encourages diversity, while also creating students to interact with one another.]]> 2020-03-31 22:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/485493866 Emily Hunt 3/31 huntemily0803 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/485765579 The activity I would do with my class is called Games Around the World. The class would split into small groups and each group would play a game that is played in a different culture. This gives the opportunity for students to play and learn games that they do not usually play. After each group has played a game from all the different cultures we will have a whole class discussion. We will talk about the likes and dislikes, how they felt, what was challenging, etc. This activity opens each student up to a game they are unfamiliar with. This is also an activity that can be taken out of the classroom and played at recess. Hopefully, this activity allows for many students in the school to experience the diversity in all cultures.]]> 2020-04-01 04:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/485765579 Jena Hawks 4/1 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/486737282 I noticed this was a popular one, and crazy enough I am actually doing this lesson with my BGC students virtually currently. The lesson is about making passports. To go along with this, we will be taking virtual field trip on google earth. On the field trip we will discuss what it is like in the place and will have a discussion compare cultures. THis will allow the students to identify their own culture and allow them to think critically about it. After each trip, we will create a stamp in our passport and this will allow the kids to look back and remember the trip and the discussion we had for each place. ]]> 2020-04-01 14:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/486737282 Bridget Koeppen 4/1/20 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487017078 The activity I found involves making art from different cultures. The way I would apply this is learn about the different cultures my students are from and then research different art pieces we could make from their culture. This way the class can celebrate the culture of their peers and it shows how we all are different but beautiful things like art or jewelry can come from out differences. The example used was Greek jewelry, I think finding something the students could make for themselves and wear would be a good way to create a dialogue if their parents or other friends ask about it. While the students are making their art pieces or jewelry I would be teaching them more about the culture so that if someone asked they would be able to talk about the culture accurately and help spread cultures to others.]]> 2020-04-01 15:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487017078 Ali Boresow 4/1/20 allison_boresow https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487096118 An activity I was thinking of doing before I looked at this and saw someone from a previous class had talked about it was doing pen pals with students from another country. I remember having pen pals in fourth grade with a school in another state, but it would be such a unique experience to have pen pals in another country. A book that I read in my children's literature class called Extra credit is a story about an American student who has a pen pal across the world with a student in the Middle East. I also found another book called Same Same but Different, and together (depending on the age level of students) they would create a great foundation for students to learn about students their age across the world. The teacher can turn this into a unit with writing, and history by discovering about a region's history by learning about students from all around the world.]]> 2020-04-01 16:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487096118 Ragan Rapp 4/1 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487176853 The cultural activity that I chose to share is simple that all students and teachers can do for any grade. My activity is for the teacher and students to start off each morning with a multicultural greeting. This can be done either as students walk in the door in the morning or the teacher can do it with the whole class at the same time. Each morning can be something different or the greeting can be changed weekly or monthly. This is something that can be left open to interpretation by the teacher. I chose this because not only is it introducing other languages in class but it is also a fun way to start off each day. It is a small activity that can open doors for students to become more interested in other cultures. It is also a great way to represent all kinds of cultures around the world. ]]> 2020-04-01 16:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487176853 Jordyn McCaskey 4/1 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487181787 I did a cultural diversity assignment as part of my history unit plan last semester. It was and still is one of my favorite lessons I have ever designed. It was a few days long but the end result would be worth it. First, students would chose a country to research. These would be determined by the teacher beforehand but small groups would have their choice of which one they wanted. Then, over the course of a few days, the teacher would set assign time for students to research their country's culture and its values, religion, language, and more things that were important to their culture. Then, on a pre-determined date, the groups would each get a small part of the classroom where they could set up a small station to represent their culture. They could hang up pictures of a map of where it is, traditional dress, popular food, values, religion, they could speak the language; anything to represent the culture in a respectful and accurate way. Then, other classes and teachers could come in with pretend passports and get them stamped at each station where they learn about the countries. 

]]> 2020-04-01 16:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487181787 Sophie Levine 4/1 sophielevine https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487392546 A cultural activity that I would like to do in my classroom is like a passport project. I planned a lesson like this for a history unit plan last semester but this would be shorter and simpler, more for younger children. Each student would get to make a passport. As we study a basic geography of the world each student will get to pick a specific place in within a country to learn about. When we learn about that place we learn the food the people eat there, the animals that live there, the kind of plan that lives there, what kind of jobs the people have there and other cultural things involving music, movies and books. After each student learns about that location and culture they can draw the flag of the  country or place in their passport to symbolize as a stamp. At the end they can choose their favorite location and create a poster advocating for why people should visit or live there. Each student will get to present and share their opinions of each. This gives students the opportunity to see other cultures outside of their own.]]> 2020-04-01 18:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487392546 Natalie Hagedorn 4/1/20 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487835609 An activity for cultural diversity in the classroom that I found and looks interesting is using a globe or a world map. Have a student pick a country at the end and the next day come in with fun facts about the country the student picks. This lets the kids lead the start of the lesson and allows for them to learn facts about an area that interests them. Along with fun facts, you can also find a book about the country thread to the students to learn even more. This gets students thinking about how their country is different from others. You could compare and contrast similarities and differences between the countries and their cultures. ]]> 2020-04-01 23:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/487835609 Megan VanGieson 4/2 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/488859760 An activity I found is a fun and creative way to incorporate math with culture. My activity would be completed in a four step process. First, student make a list of issues they are passionate about in their community. In the article I read, the 7th graders chose police brutality because it was a personal issue for them, but students can choose anything that is relevant in their communities. Next, as the teacher, I would write a focus question for the class, based on the topic. The next part is where math comes into play. Students find data that relates to the focus question. Third, students use graphs, mean/median/mode, rational numbers, conversions, and tables, etc, to represent the data. At the end of the project, students discuss what they found about their community and compare with each other. This project provides access points for the students to become diverse learners. Learning about something that is important to your students is very important and they will want to learn. ]]> 2020-04-02 13:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/488859760 Sydney Johnson 4/2 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/489605314 The cultural activity that I have chosen is Making Diverse Art. This is a fun activity where you introduce a culture and then make a piece of art that is popular in that culture. The example they gave is one time they chose greek and they made worry beads. These beads are traditionally made in greek culture to relax and diffuse their worries and concerns. This is a fun way to find out more than just dress and food of cultures. Art tells a story and what better way to learn about cultures than a fun and engaging art activity. You could do this with just cultures within the classroom or you could do the globe thing where you spin it and see where your finger lands. Or you could do both!]]> 2020-04-02 17:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/489605314 Grace Nielsen 4/3/20 gnielsen2 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491482768 The cultural activity that I think would be great to do with my future classes, is a cultural potluck. This activity is where each one of the students brings in a dish that represents the culture that their family is a part of. The hope of the activity is to have students get a glimpse into their classmates home lives, while widening their view on the world. I did this sort of activity while I was studying the country of Italy when I was in the second grade. Everyone brought in an Italian dish and the students along with their families enjoyed a meal together. There can be many options as to how you go about this activity. You can make the activity where students bring in dishes from their own cultures, or you study different countries and then you have students bring dishes from those particular countries. Obviously as the teacher you need to be aware of any food allergies before you do this activity, but it can be a very fun and interesting activity if it all works out.  https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/Exploring-Cultures-in-Your-Classroom-Activities-to-Try1710.html]]> 2020-04-03 16:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491482768 Bella Miller 4/3 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491525223 A cultural activity that I think would be fun would be to do an about me poster. Students will be given a few days in class and several days at home to construct a poster that tells about them and their lives. They will be able to draw/cut out from magazines/ print pictures ect. When they are finished with the production of their posters, we will all walk around and put sticky notes about things that we think are interesting on other students posters. Then we will come back as a class and talk about some of the interesting things we learned about each other. This is a good way to get to know each other without having to present information about yourself, which for some students is extremely anxiety inducing. ]]> 2020-04-03 16:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491525223 Emily Parr 4/3 emilyvparr https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491659925 For cultural diversity, I would like to do a less concentrated activity. This would be having a group story reading each week that uses a new culturally diverse book. The class would read the book together and discuss about it afterwards. Then the class could do some research on the culture, together. I think that this would be a good ongoing activity that gives the students a chance to learn about a variety of different cultures, while interacting with their peers.]]> 2020-04-03 17:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491659925 Lexi Furminger 4/3 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491858333 A cultural activity I think would be fun would be to do a globe art project. As a class we would create a large, flat depiction of the globe with all of the continents drawn/painted onto it. Each child would pick an area of the globe to research. They would then share with the class what they found out about the country they chose, and create a symbol that relates to their country to place onto the globe. This would help the students learn about different areas and make connections geographically and through symbols.]]> 2020-04-03 20:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/491858333 Sydney Winter 4/3 https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/492042696 A cultural activity that I think would be fun would be to do a Music Around the World project. We would listen to music from different cultures around the world. We would then talk about the different cultures, different types of music and different musical instruments that were used in the music. The students would have a activity book to fill out with information about the different cultures/places, types of music and musical instruments. ]]> 2020-04-04 00:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hyesuncho/u2ngc3gomg4r/wish/492042696