Now that we have found each other on the
map and have learned a little about the cities and towns where our online
friends live let's take a look around and see who and what live there! In
the places where we live we find many interesting people who influence our
lives. The plants and animals where we live add special beauty to our areas.
Are you curious about who lives in the towns
and cities where your online friends are? Ask them about their places. They
are probably very interested to learn about your area, too.
Discussion Questions
How many people live
in your country? Who calculates it? How is it done? Does your government
take a census of your people? This is an activity when all the people in
an area are counted for official purpose. Is it done all the time or just
sometimes? How often is it done? What do these numbers tell?
How many people are
in your town or village? Where can you find this information? Does it matter
how many live in a community? Does it matter where you live?
Has the population
of your area grown over the past 50 years or declined? Do you know the reason
for the answer?
What is the average
age of your population? Are there more older people or younger people? Are
there many families with young children in your town or village?
Do elderly grandparents
live with their family or might we find them in nursing homes?
How do people earn
their living where you live? Is your area full of hard working farmers,
industrial laborers, businessmen and women, scientists or academics? Do people
work at home or elsewere?
Does the land help
determine occupations at your place? Does water or sea influence it, rivers,
mountains, mines, or industry?
Do you live in a resort
town where recreational activities feed the economy?
Is there a university
in your area or close to you where young people can study for various jobs?
How do the people
in your area spend their free time? recreational activities, hobbies?
How is health care
at your place. Do you get shots for some sicknesses, do you know those
sicknesses? Does your place have a hospital nearby? What happens in case
of an accident? Have you studied your reactions if something happens? Have
you been at a hospital? How is the best health care planned?
What animals and plants
are native to your region? Are there any endangered animals where you live?
How are they protected?
If we looked around
at the people, plants and animals in your town what mode of transportation
would we use? Would we go by foot, bike, car, bus, subway or train?
Do you have recreational
places for kids in your city with organized fun activities? Tell us about
them. What are your favorite activities?
What kinds of games
do kids in your city play? Do you have parks where these games are played?
What kinds of games are played at school? Do you have a Sports Day at the
end of the school year? Do you have competitions on that day?
What kind of food should
your keypal expect to eat while we're talking and visiting the people in
your city? Are there local recipes that are favorites? Please share the recipes
with us.
What holidays do people
celebrate in your country during the months of this module? How are they
celebrated? Are there any parades? Do you eat special foods during these
holidays? Do you wear special clothes?
What are some typical
phrases in your language that visitors might want to know how to say?
Activities
What are the main
occupations of the parents of the students in your group? How can you find
out? As a class, brainstorm ways to get this information. Share it with our
group and then compare the results with those in our project. Why do you
think there are differences? What does this tell you about your village,
town or city?
Talk to mom, dad, extended
family members, neighbors and friends and gather recipes that are specific
to your region. Make a recipe book to share with other classes and our project
participants.
Plan an 'International
Dinner' to be held at the end of this online project. Gather recipes from
the participants in our project and include them in the menu. Form teams
now to plan the event.
Planning team - (includes your class teacher)
decides when and where the dinner will be held, who will attend and establishes
other teams for the distribution of responsibilities. Finds parent volunteers
to help with the event.
Decorations team - prepares table and room
decorations
Setup Team - arranges the room, tables etc.
Food Team - makes sure a variety of foods are
selected for the menu and recruits student volunteers who will cook the recipes.
Entertainment Team - plans multicultural games,
'quiz shows' and music for the evening.
Publicity Team - creates invitations for the
dinner, posters, arranges for photos, etc.
Research Team - helps classmates find resources
for their chosen country while planning the music, food, entertainment.
Clean up Team - helps tidy the area when the
dinner event is over.
Make a 'travel brochure'
of your city. In it include the habitats of plants and animals in your town.
Is there a zoo close by or an aquarium? Find pictures in magazines or draw
them yourself. Use printed materials as well as online sources to gather
details about the places in your brochure.
Make a diorama (small,
three dimensional scene in a box) of a favorite part of your city.
Make a bulletin board
display about special people or places in your city, town or country.
Make a dictionary of
important phrases for visitors who do not speak your language. Add pictures
to help them remember the words.
Write a persuasive letter
encouraging your online friends to visit your city. Be sure to support your
position with details.
Meet your online friends
in KidCom and have a 'Learn A New Language
Day'. Try to learn some phrases in another language.
You have been asked
to come up with a suggestion for new jobs in your area. What kind of jobs
do you think could be created? Why? How would you plan to create them and
put them to reality? Share with the others in the project how you will accomplish
that. Make a 'Help Wanted' page for a newspaper in your area with these new
job descriptions.
Plan a Multicultural
Sports Day and learn a new game from a country other than your own.
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