The many ways of saying "Hello"

Essential Question

1. How is how we greet people different amongst different cultures and languages?
2. Is there a small or large amount of different languages?
3. How does speaking different languages impact communication?

Texts

Literature

Antonio's Card/La tarjeta de Antonio

In this story, Antonio learns that words have power, and that can be both a good and bad thing. As Mother’s Day approaches he must decide how to show his love for his mother and her partner and whether he wants that declaration to be public.

Rigoberto González and Cecilia Concepción Álvarez

Grade Level

K-2

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

July 29, 2016

Teaching Strategies

Responding to the Read-Aloud Text

Author's Chair

Using either a Perspectives central text or their original work, children take on the role of “author,” reading the text aloud and facilitating a class discussion.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RL.K-2.9, RI.K-2.9, RF.K-2.4

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Community Puzzle Mural

Students create a community puzzle mural, a large-scale artistic depiction, usually displayed in a community space. Puzzle pieces covered in student’s artwork relating to diversity, anti-bias or social justice themes from the central text comprise the mural.

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

crystaaal24

The many ways of saying "Hello"

Antonio's Card/La tarjeta de Antonio

Author's Chair

Community Puzzle Mural

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