Community & Cultures

Objectives:

2.C.1 Understand how various cultures influence communities:

• 2.C.1.1 Explain how artistic expressions of diverse cultures contribute to the community (stories, art, music, food, etc.).

• 2.C.1.2 Recognize the key historical figures and events that are associated with various cultural traditions.

• 2.C.1.3 Exemplify respect and appropriate social skills needed for working with diverse groups.

Vocabulary:

• Diversity--our differences; people may be different in many ways, including race or ethnicity, age, disabilities, language, culture, appearance, or religion.

• Culture--look at the image below to see the different parts of culture:

• Community--a place where people live, work, and play together

America used to be referred to as a "melting pot"--check out this video to see why:

Today, most people refer to America as a salad bowl. Let's look at the difference between these two ideas:

People of different cultures bring their own beliefs, traditions, and practices to this country. While some people adjust to and adopt some of American culture, they share their differences with us and can transform communities. Using BrainPop, choose one of the cultural traditions/topics below to learn about an idea. If you already know about a topic, try selecting something new to learn about.

While you explore these resources, think about how these topics connect to what you and your family do. Do you have any traditions, celebrations, or ideas similar to these? How is what you and your community do different from what you learned about?

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Answer these questions:

1. Explain which topic you chose and why.

2. Can you connect to this topic? If so, why? If not, why not?

3. Why is this topic important to the people who celebrate, practice, or belong to the activity, tradition, or group you researched?

Use this Flipgrid to share your learning: https://flipgrid.com/2b9aa9db

American Indians

• "Alaska's Native Youth Olympics help athletes learn and preserve traditions"

• Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Day of the Dead

• "Mexico's Day of the Dead is a popular holiday in U.S."

• What is Day of the Dead?

Diwali

• "Opinion: Celebrating more than one holiday teaches important lessons"

• Diwali: Festival of Lights

Hip Hop & Rap

• "Opinion: Music and art can help people get through tough times"

• The History of Hip Hop and Rap

Inuit

• "The Bird Wife: An Inuit Story"

• Keeping the Inuit Way of Life Alive in a Changing World

Lunar New Year

• "Chinese New Year"

• Bet You Didn't Know: Chinese New Year

Motown

• "Book and new doll Melody tell story from a time of music and dreams"

• "You Keep Me Hanging On", The Supremes

Mourning **(This can be a sensitive topic, please check with a parent before previewing this resource)

• "The Professional Mourners of Mani, Greece, Keep Ancient Traditions Alive"

• "Sharing favorite foods to honor someone you've lost"

New Year's

• New Year's Resolutions First Started Thousands of Years Ago

• Diverse Celebrations of the New Year

Olympics

• "A History of the Olympic Games"

• The Ancient Origins of the Olympics

Ramadan

• "Muslim kids learn how to fast on Ramadan"

• What is Ramadan? (End at 1:32)

St. Patrick's Day

• "St. Patrick’s Day Traditions"

• St. Patrick's Day Animated History

World Cup

• "Children's rights group organizes third Street Child World Cup"

• Soccer Brings People Together