As we discuss the things that are important to
us we will find out that our places are more alike than different, aren't
they? Our places have unique things to share and by learning how others are
doing things we enrich each other. Everyone and every place is important
in our global community. As we grow in understanding and appreciation of
our differences and unique gifts we can begin to celebrate our diversity.
Gather around, join the circle and celebrate! Enjoy an International Dinner
if your class choose to plan a celebration in the second lesson of this module.
Discussion
Questions
Does the name of your
place, area, country have a special meaning? How did these places get their
names? Do you find the names suitable for your areas? Why?
What does it mean to
show respect for someone? How do you feel when someone respects you?
How are kids accepted
where you live when they come from another country or culture?
Does your area or country
have a legend or folklore that you know? Share it with the group.
What does it mean to
grow up as a girl or boy in your country? Are there different expectations
for each? Do you think it is done correctly in your country? Do you know
about another country that does it better?
What are stereotypes?
Do you think that there are different stereotypes in your place than others?
Why?
Do you think that there
is a prejudice in your area? How would you define prejudice? Share experiences
of prejudice, when you felt it and when you showed prejudice if you have.
Do you feel that people
judge you by how you look, talk or dress?
Sometimes we refer
to the world as a global village. Why do you think that people talk this
way? Do you think it is right? Why? Why not?
We know that people
in the global village have different opinions and argue. How can we share
different opinions in a positive way?
You have been asked
to create a little town for people from 5 different countries. Choose the
countries and include your own nationality. How would you communicate now
that you have all a different native language? What will you do about your
different culture?
You have been elected
the mayor of the new town and you have to find a name for it. Then you have
to draw up how it should look like and take care that everything is in it.
Don't forget to take into consideration all the different nationalities.
Do they have different needs?
How are the people
in the new village going to earn their living? Have you work for all of them?
How many are they? Can they do all the jobs that have to be done? Are some
nationalities more suitable for some jobs or is everyone the same?
What kind of recreation
will you have in your town? What kind of education? You know it depends on
what education you provide what kind of adults you have later on.
Do you intend to invent
a new language? Use one of the 5 languages that the people speak? How are
you going to convince the people that they should speak at least one common
language? Is it good to have it that way? Do you know of situations in history
where this became an important issue?
Describe the native
costumes of your country. When are these worn if not always?
Activities
Tell us something about
your place/area/country by writing a poem. If there are poems from your area
share them with the others. You could even find a song from your area and
share it as a midi file.
Interview an older person
in your family or community and ask them to tell you about their home when
they were your age. Share with us their stories. How is life different today?
What topics might you compare? What would you like that wouldn't have changed?
Could things have been changed in a better way?
kinds of entertainment?
clothing?
prices?
music?
hair styles?
parent/child relationships?
...you name the other topics to compare.
Design puppets and create
a puppet show to compare the differences between life today and life as your
grandparents lived it years ago. Take the information you found for activity
3 and share it visually in a puppet show.
Are there certain
celebrations in your area/country? How are they and why are they? Do you
have a national day? What should it remind you about? Do you like it? Would
you like to have more such days or less? Share with the others in the project
your traditions on celebrations.
Write a short story
about a new student in a school who has recently moved from another country.
Be sure to use good descriptive words to capture the emotions new students
in a school might feel.
Make an 'Alphabet
Book' with pictures for your online friends. This can be put on the web,
in Kidspace, or be posted as a document in the KidCom Who-am-I? room
for the others to view. Kidlink
students from Japan, Brasil and the USA helped to make this
Alphabet Book.
Create your own special
place on the KidSpace
so others will recognize it as something that is a part of you. This space
can be as much like your room, your house or your city as you want it to
be.
Create a web page for
your new town. How would you like to introduce it on
KidSpace? Ask people to
visit your site and add a guestbook and/or pages where you put comments from
others.
Draw a costume that
is a special costume for your new town and share the picture on a web page
or send it to the others in KidCom.
Did
you make a new language for your town? Create a dictionary and share it with
the others on a web page or in KidCom.
Celebrate our cultural
diversity by enjoying an International Dinner celebration that is outlined
in the second lesson of our module.
Write a descriptive
essay and tell others about your new global village.
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