Celebrating Our Differences, Exploring Our Similarities
Essential Questions
- • How are people around the world alike?
• How are people around the world different?
• What factors make our lives similar to or different from those in other countries?
Statement of Purpose
- Fostering global awareness by providing developmentally appropriate learning experiences that lead to the discovery of mutual values such as compassion, cooperation, and collaboration.
The best way to learn about different cultures and countries is by traveling around the world, but we don’t always have that opportunity.
Come inside our digital portal to share how others live and learn. Feel free to use our digital resources and contribute new ones so that we can all meet our global neighbors.
Unit Goal
- Students will understand how people around the world are the same and different.
Enduring Ideas/Concepts
- • Have students understand that people are more alike than they are different.
• Celebrate differences and discover the similarities of people around the world.
Assessment (Demonstration of Learning)
PRE:
- • Classroom Discussion
• Observation
• Interview
• Survey
• Family feedback form
• Narrative
POST:
- • All of pre-assessment
• Student projects such as digital products and student reflections