Culture Unit Day Two Lesson Plan

Learner and Environmental Factors *

3rd Grade
Social Studies

State or Local Standards: *

C.2.3.3 Compare rights and responsibilities of citizens in different times and
places
G.9.3.2 Describe effects of cultural characteristics on population distribution in a
specific place
G.11 Students will compare global places and regions and the connections
between them

Lesson Performance Objective: *

Students will be able to recognize differences in cultures.
Students will be able to recognize similarities in cultures.
Students will be able to understand culture.

Materials: *
Computer
Projector
Students Chromebooks
Paper
Pencils
Vocabulary:
Culture
Customs
Traditions

Student Grouping(s) (individual, pairs, teams, cooperative learning)

Groups
Whole Class
Independent

THE PLAN
Have the Day in the Life Kenya link pulled up prior to calling students to the carpet.

Anticipatory Set: *
Who can raise their hand and tell me what we talked about yesterday?
Allow students to answer, making sure to discuss what culture is and some of the examples of
culture from the articles from the previous day.

Instruction: *
Today we are going to learn more about culture. We are going to learn more about the lives of
children from other countries.
 Show Kenya link. Click through each part of the day. Have students discuss what is the same
about their day and what might be different from their days.
Now you guys get to explore other kids lives from other countries with your tables. You will
read through their days and think about how that compares to the person we researched from
Kenya.
Assign tables other countries
Table 1 - Egypt
Table 2 - Madagascar
Table 3 - Japan
Table 4 - Costa Rica
Table 5 - Switzerland
Allow students 10 minutes to explore with their tables.
Now you guys are going to fill out a compare and contrast t-chart with the country you just
researched and Kenya. You will have 3 differences and 3 similarities for each part of the chart.
Show example chart on the board

Check for Understanding: *

Whole class discussion on their lives vs. the life of the Kenya child

Application/Guided Practice/Independent Practice: *

Compare and contrast chart

Closure: *
Have students share out interesting facts they learned about the children from the country they
researched.

Assessment/Evaluation: *
Compare and contrast chart