Learning Diversity Through Celebrated Holidays

Essential Question

How can I describe and compare my group identities with those of other people?
How can I describe ways people are different from me?
How can I live, work and play with others when we have differences?
Why is history important? Does it affect how people live today?

Texts

Informational

Families

This excerpt explains that families are defined by love, caring and sharing, not the number or gender of its members.

Ann Morris

Grade Level

K-2 3-5 6-8

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Religion Class Immigration

November 7, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Word Work

Meet New Vocabulary

Meet New Vocabulary uses a graphic organizer to help students acquire new vocabulary while reading. This strategy is most effective when teaching challenging, domain-specific words (Tier Three).

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.4, RI.3-5.4, RF.3-5.4, L.3-5.4, L.3-5.6

July 19, 2014

Word Work

My Pile, Your Pile

My Pile, Your Pile is an interactive word game that increases students’ Tier Two and Tier Three vocabularies.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

L.3-5.4, L.3-5.6

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

Beautiful Language

Beautiful Language asks students to demonstrate their narrative skills when writing to gain the understanding of others.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

W.3-5.3, W.3-5.4

July 19, 2014

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Learning Diversity Through Celebrated Holidays

Families

Meet New Vocabulary

My Pile, Your Pile

Beautiful Language

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