Global Diversity Through Literature Activity

1 Paint Activity
2 Culture Graphic Organizer
3 Finding Information From Graphs
4 Childrens work
5. Lesson Plan I
6. Lesson Plan II

Mexico  

Grandfather's Stories From Mexico

Written by Donna Roland

Illustrated Ron Oden

Carlos and Maria are brothers and sisters from Mexico, now living in the United States.  Carlos and Maria love for their grandfather to come visit them.  He is from Mexico and tells them lots of stories about Mexican culture.

1.Grandfather tells several stories about what he likes to do in Mexico, what do you think one of his favorite memories is?

2. What do you think the Mexican culture will be like?

Learning About The Culture (Lesson II)
Designing a Basic Graphic Organizer

Food    Land   Culture

Cultural Diversity Activity for Grades 3-5
Integrating Math and Science 
Getting Information from Graph

Mexico is a very hot climate most of the time because it is so close to the equator. Mexico's climate ranges from tropical rain forests to deserts.
1.  Which month is the hottest?
2.  What is the average high in January?
3.  Which month had the most average percipitation?
4.  Which month had the lowest average percipitation?
5.  Which month was the coldest?

Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.  It is located in the southern region of Mexico.

Children's Work


















Lesson Plan I

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Mentor Teacher's Signature
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Learning About Our World through Literature and Technology 

Grandfather’s Stories from Mexico
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 Lesson I Learning with Technology about Our World
Grandfather’s Stories from Mexico

 Lesson I Learning with Technology about Our World  
Grandfather’s Stories from Mexico

General Information
Name: Whitney Marchant
School/Mentor Teacher: Berrien Primary, Mrs. Register
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject Areas: Technology Integration, Social Studies (Multicultural Understanding)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson:  55 minutes. (This lesson can be presented in 2 sessions)

Primary Learning Outcomes (PLO)
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. Student will be able to use the mouse while operating the computer to find information related to a multicultural children’s story.
B. Students will listen to a story about another culture.  

C  Students will work cooperatively in small group to make a story picture about things they learned. From the story.

Related QCC & GPS Standards
A. Grade: K
Technology Integration
Strand: Basic Skills Technology Connection
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include: computer with Internet connection, a picture developed using a computer drawing program, and a designed website that includes computer painted picture and links to cultural websites that represent the country in multicultural literature book.  Elementary students will use computers to view website developed for multicultural literature book.

Part One: PAINT PICTURE ACTIVITY
1. Work with a small group of students (2-5).  Show students the PAINT picture on your page.

Ask the children to use the mouse to point to various objects in the picture and tell them to describe them or name them.

Read the text under the picture then read the questions.  Write their responses individually on a large sheet of chart paper that also has the questions

a. What do you think the children in the painting are doing?

b. Can you describe a Piñata?

c. What is it for?

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Reading the story:

Introduction to story:

1   Read the title of the book, Grandfather’s Stories from Mexico, By Donna Roland illustrated by Ron Oden

Ask some questions or point out words or objects:

a. Grandfather tells several stories about what he likes to do in Mexico, what do you think one of his favorite memories is?

b. What do you think the Mexican culture will be like?

Read the story to the children

Ask the children to decorate or enhance the chart picture with their own words or pictures related to the story.

Assessment of the Primary Learning Outcomes
Now that we have visited my website, and listened to a story about another country (Mexico) tell us what you wrote or drew on the chart paper from the story and why you  chose to put it on the page.

Rubric:

Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with no or little assistance.	Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with much assistance.	Student is not able to use the mouse to control the computer.
Student responded with accuracy to all the questions about the culture and was able to draw or write words accurately that related to the story.	Student responded with accuracy to some the questions about the culture and was able to draw or write words accurately that related to the story.	Student was unable to respond with accuracy to questions about the culture, and did not draw pictures that accurately represented the story.

Lesson Plan II

Learning about Our World through Literature and Technology   
Grandfather’s Stories from Mexico
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Grandfather’s Stories from Mexico.

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Mentor Teacher's Signature

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Lesson II Learning about Our World through Literature and Technology   
Title of Lesson  

LGeneral Information

Name: Whitney Marchant
School/Mentor Teacher: Berrien Primary
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject Areas: Technology Integration, Social Studies (Multicultural Understanding)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson:  55 minutes. (This lesson can be presented in 2 sessions)

Primary Learning Outcomes (PLO)
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. Student will be able to use the mouse while operating the computer
B. Student will be able to respond to questions about a diverse cultures and languages other than English from the cultures.

Related QCC & GPS Standards
A. Grade: K
Technology Integration
Strand: Basic Skills
5 Topic: Basic Skills
Standard: Operates basic technology tools and applications.

B. Grade: K
Social Studies Georgia Performance Standard
Geographic Understandings
SSKG1: The student will describe American culture by explaining diverse community and family celebrations and customs (this also includes the cultures represented by children from other countries who are enrolled in our schools, whose native language is other than English)

Materials and Equipment
1. Computer with Internet connection set to your Global Diversity Graphic Organizer

2. Multicultural children’s book: Grandfather’s Stories from Mexico by Donna Roland illustrated by Ron Oden.
3. Colored markers, crayons, and chart paper
4. Paper or props related to the multicultural story that you read in lesson I 
5  Markers, crayons, points, etc.  You can also use the PAINT program if there is time for each student to create a PAINT picture. (Students’ work will be scanned or saved and will be posted on your Global Diversity page.)

6. http://mexicanfood.about.com,

7. http://www.mexonline.com/culture.htm

8. http://www.odysseyphoto.com/portfolio/Landscapes/Landscapes-Mexico.html

Technology Connection
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include: computer with Internet connection, a picture developed using a computer drawing program, and a designed website that includes computer painted picture and links to cultural websites that represent the country in multicultural literature book.  Elementary students will use computers to view website developed for multicultural literature book.

Step One Introduction
Show students the graphic organizer and talk about your country and also how it relates to the story you read them earlier

Teacher will discuss different types of Foods in Mexico such as tortillas, and tacos, and breakfast burritos.

Teacher will discuss the different types of Landscapes in Mexico such as beaches, deserts, mountains and rivers

Teacher will discuss different aspects of Mexican culture: favorite activities in Mexico such as bull fighting, and fiestas and futbol.

(Estimated Time 15 minutes)

Step Two: Teaching the Primary Learning Outcome
Ask the students to take turns reading the questions for each web site and ask them to tell you what they see or to provide the information from the questions:

1. Click herehttp://www.mexonline.com/culture.htm and find some of Mexican’s favorite activities? Swimming, Futbol (soccer) and Baseball

2. Click herehttp://mexicanfood.about.com and tell us what Mexicans like to eat for breakfast? Breakfast burritos, made with eggs and sausage

3. Click here http://www.odysseyphoto.com/portfolio/Landscapes/Landscapes-Mexico.html and tell us about the different forms of land in Mexico? Rivers, Mountains, Beaches and Deserts

Step Three: Assessment
a. Give students props or paper, and ask them to write words or draw pictures that relate to what they learned from going through the web sites.

b. Ask them to describe and tell what they drew or wrote.

(Estimated Time: 15 minutes)

Assessment the Primary Learning Outcomes
A. Technology Integration
Student will be assessed through observation while using the mouse to control the computer and using the drawing program.
B. Social Studies
Student will be assessed through answers to questions, illustrations, and discussions about diverse cultures.

(Estimated Time:  15 minutes)

Closure
Read student responses together, or ask each student to read or tell what they drew on the chart
You will need to save the students’ pictures and answers as evidence for your lesson plan learning goals.  Later you will scan the students’ papers to place in your ECE Portfolio.  You will also share your chart in class when you present your activity

Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with no or little assistance.	Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with much assistance.	Student is not able to use the mouse to control the computer.
Student responded with accuracy to two of the critical thinking questions about the story	Student responded with accuracy to one of the critical thinking questions about the story	Student responded with accuracy to none of the critical thinking questions about the story