1st Grade
1-1.2

Summarize ways in which people are both alike and different from one another in different regions of the United States and the world, including their culture, language, and jobs.

Pacing Suggestions:

2 days

Suggested Activities:

• Compare yourself to friend, acquaintance, or a character in a book that has a different culture or lives in a different region of the United States. You may use a Venn diagram or
  another type of differences/ likenesses graphic organizer. Use a map to locate both your
  region and the region for your comparison.
• Students will pretend that they have met an alien. Role-play to interview the alien and help him to understand how people interact with one another. The teacher should be the alien in order to ask about cultural questions.
• Compare different versions of the Cinderella story from around the world.
• Also, lesson plan book ‘Eight Cinderellas’ by Nancy Polette, ISBN 1-880505-57-6 from Pieces of Learning, 1-800-729-5137

Suggested Lesson Plans:

• Lessons about culture
• Students are exposed to elements of different cultures in order to realize that many cultures have contributed to the rich heritage of the United States.
• Students learn that people in many countries may eat the same food, but serve it in different ways.
• Students hear several different versions of Cinderella and recognize the similarities and differences in the various cultures.
  • Link one (pdf file)
  • Link two
• Students will compare and contrast the Egyptian, Chinese, and Native American versions of the Cinderella folktale.