Cultural Diversity Inquiry Unit: What do Things I Wear Say About Me?
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- Cultural Diversity Inquiry Unit: What do Things I Wear Say About Me?
- Click here to read through the full inquiry unit.
- Content Standards
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SOCIAL STUDIES:
2 – G4.0.3 Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community - 3 – G4.0.2 Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors).
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LITERACY/ELA STANDARDS:
RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. - W.2.5: With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
- SL.2.1a-c: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
- RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
- W.3.2a. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- SL.3.1a-d: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
- About the Resource
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From the unit plan:
"This third-grade inquiry expands students’ understandings of how groups represent themselves through what they wear. The compelling question—“What do things I wear say about me?”—engages students in an examination of material culture by considering the factors impacting their own choices of what they wear such as geography, culture, and religion. Students will examine the similarities and differences they share with their classmates, as well as diverse cultures in their communities and around the globe."
This inquiry is designed to for three, 45 minute lessons, but can and should be adapted to best meet your students.
AHTK note: this lesson is designed for 3rd grade, but may be a better fit for 2nd. We've included standards for both grades. - Type of Resource
- Inquiry Unit Plan
- About the Creator
- The Sikh Coalition in a non-profit, nonpartisan community-based organization that works to create a world where Sikh people, and all religious minorities, may practice their faith freely, without bias or discrimination.
- About the Sikh Coalition
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Sikh Coalition