Index: Defining Culture,
World Cultures Lesson Plans,
World Cultures
Teaching Resources, Teaching Tolerance
Cultural Awareness Lesson Plans,
World Religions Lesson Plans,
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Defining Culture Lesson Plans
What is
Culture?
A lesson plan from Mr. Donn.
What is Culture?
Different from the above lesson, this one is from education.com and
is for the primary grades.
Your Cultural Attire: Culture, Identity, and
Appreciation/Appropriation
An elaborate lesson plan for grades 9-12.
Defining Popular Culture
A high school lesson plan from Canada's Centre for Digital and Media
Literacy.
Everyone Has a Culture - Everyone is Different
A lesson plan from the Peace Corps.
Who Am I?-Exploring Culture
A kindergarten lesson plan.
Culture Race and Ethnicity
A lesson plan from the Government of Australia for their
Harmony Week.
What is
Culture? And How Do We Study It?
Definitions and information from
Culture Quest. See also
Explorations for Students.
World Cultures Lesson Plans
Around the
World, A Multicultural Unit
For grades K-1.
Earth, Universe, and Culture
A lesson plan for grades 5-8 from PBS.
Investigating World Cultures
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 from Education World.
Comparing Cultures
A lesson plan for grades K-5 from Discovery education.
100 People: Global Issues through Our Lens
"A current events curriculum guide for middle and high schools."
Cultures, Food,
and Communities Around thenWorld
A lesson plan for grades 3-5.
What
the World Eats
Two lesson plans for grades 7-10. See
Unit II for additional lessons.
Exploring World Cultures through Folk Tales
An elementary lesson plan from Read-Write-Think.
Cultural Diversity in Service
A high school unit focusing on traditions of giving in various
cultures.
International Festival: Passport to the World
Many lesson plans including several about specific countries.
Mexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays
A middle school lesson plan.
4 Spanish Culture Lesson Plans Your Students Will Love
Lesson plans for Spanish classes.
Asia Society
Lesson plans about Asia and the world.
East Asia
Studies Center: K-12 Instructional Resources
Many lesson plans on China, Japan, and Korea. Scroll through the
lessons to find those specifically dealing with culture.
Arab Culture and Society
See also
Who Are the Arab Americans?
World Cultures Resources for Teachers
World
Culture and Resources
From the Library of Congress.
Culture
Resources from UNESCO.
Teaching World Cultures through the Visual Arts
Resources, including lesson plans, from the Pennsylvania State
University Center for Global Studies. See their other
resources for educators.
CIA World Factbook
Information on virtually every country in the world!
Countries
of the World
From Theodora.
World History and Culture Resources
Many resources from TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus.
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Awareness
Teacher resources including lesson plans.
Cultural Awareness: Knowing Not to Cross the Line
Am elaborate lesson plan in pdf format.
Developing Awareness: An Intercultural Communication Lesson Plan
A lesson plan for intermediate and advanced-level students."
Teaching Cultural Awareness Using the Four Skills
A unit for an ESL classroom.
Cultural Awareness
Teacher Resources and lesson plans. See also
Cultural Awareness - Part 2.
World Religions Lesson Plans and Resources
Lesson Plan Ideas: The World Religions
Lesson planning ideas for grades 6-12 from Education World.
For an excellent resource on world religions, go to
The Major World Religions.
How
Have World Religions Shaped Who I Am Today?
Five lesson plans exploring the above question from
Concept to
Classroom.
Discovering World Religions
A 6th-grade unit plan.
Argumentative
Writing/Religions of the World Unit
A 14-day unit for grade 6 from the Utah Education Network.
Resources: World Religions
From the
NY Times Learning Network.
World
Religions WebQuest
See also World Religions
Webquest.
Comparative
Religion Investigation: What Happens When We Die?
A lesson plan from PBS for grades 9-12.
The Comparative Religions Page
A long list of links to
related sites.
Introduction to Europe's Languages and Religions
An activity for grades from National Geographic.
Jesus and the Rise of Christianity
A high school lesson plan from the Discovery
Education. See also
The Origins and Spread of Christianity.
The Roman Empire
and Christianity
An elaborate lesson from the Stanford History Group.
Lesson1: The Origins of Christianity
A lesson plan from
Houghton
Mifflin World History: Ancient Civilizations. See
Lesson 2: The Early Christians and
Lesson 3: Rome and Christianity.
Making Sense of the Reformation in 1 Day
A 9th-grade lesson plan.
Catholic
vs. Protestant
A comparison chart.
The Mormons
A teachers guide from PBS. See their lesson plan
Vote or Veto: How Does Religion Affect Candidates and Voters? and
Matters of the Latter Day: Ideas for Addressing Mormonism in the Classroom.
Lessons of
the Indian Epics: Following the Dharma
A lesson plan exploring the
Ramayana,
an epic poem which provides insights into many aspects of
Indian culture and the Hindu concept of Dharma.
Religions of the World:
Hinduism
A teacher's guide.
Islam
A lesson plan for grades
9-12 from Discovery Education. See also
Islam: History, Society And Civilization.
Islam 101 Online
Course
An online course complete with tests. See also
Five Pillars of Islam.
Islam and
the West
An overview and suggestions for study from the
Morningside Center for Teaching and Cocial Responsibility.
Islamic Art: Exploring the Visual Arts of the Middle East
A grade 7 unit with three lesson plans.
The Story
of the Jews
Classroom resources from PBS.
Blue Monday and Friends: Traditional
Jewish Holidays Come Alive Through The
Art of Story-Telling
A primary-grade unit.
Institute for Curriculum Services
Curricular
resources including lesson plans about Israel and Judaism.
The Fiour Religions of East Asia
A middle or high school lesson plan on the religions of East Asia.
Teaching with "The Buddha"
Teaching resources from PBS.
The Three Doctrines & Legalism
A lesson plan from
Mr. Donn
comparing Confucianism, Taoism, and
Buddhism.
World Religions: Buddhism
Information from Education World
Buddhism and the Dalai Lama
A high school lesson plan from Discovery Education.
Khalsa Kids Teachers'
Corner
Classroom resources for teaching about Sikhism. See also
Resources Archive -
Sikh Coalition.
Elementary Sikh Lesson Plan
A lesson plan from Khalsa
Kids.
Middle School Sikhism Lesson Plan
See also
High School Lesson Plan.
Teaching Tolerance
Classroom Activities from Tolerance.org
Many excellent activities for a variety of subjects
and lesson plans.
Teaching Tolerance
Five lesson ideas from Education World. See
Teaching Tolerance: Additional Resources for a list of links to
additional lesson plans.
Museum of Tolerance:
Teacher Resources
A Teacher's Guide, lesson plans, and rubrics.
Teaching Tolerance ~ Lesson Plans
Several lesson plans for a variety of grade levels from
One World, One Heart
Beating.
Tolerance in
Times of Trial
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 from PBS America
Responds that explores "the problems inherent in assigning blame to
populations or nations of people."
Understanding Stereotypes
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 from
Discovery Education.
Discrimination
Several lesson plans for a variety of grade levels from the Equality and Human Rights
Commission. See their other lesson plans in the index on the right
side of their page.
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