Appreciating Cultural

Diversity
Big Idea: Cultural Diversity
Grade: 4th
 Agenda 5-6-18
1. Icebreaker: Short Video and Class discussion
2. Discuss Reading
3. Short Lecture on Inspiration Artist
4. Continent Review
5. Graffiti Board
6. Demo/Studio
7. Clean Up
8. Gallery walk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5JcGo3FCyk

1. What makes every person

unique?
2. What are some of the struggles
you went through because of
your background?
3. How did you overcome these
obstacles?
4. What does being different
mean to you?
 Lesson Objectives
1.Content area 1 Visual Art: The students will (TSW) be
able to create a piece of artwork that represents their
culture.

2. Content area 2 Literacy: The students will (TSW) be

able to read the given articles and discuss what cultural
diversity is.

3. Content area 3 History: The students will (TSW) be

able to compare the history of various cultures.
 Lesson Overview
This lesson will allow students to reflect and think
about their identity and how that differs from others.
Students will gain a better understanding of cultural
diversity and understand that everyone comes from a
different background. During the studio, students will
recreate themselves and how they identify with their
culture.
 Key Concepts
1. Cultural Diversity is about open mindedness.
2. Cultural Diversity is about acknowledging
individual differences.
3. Cultural diversity is recognizing that people come
from different backgrounds.
4. Cultural diversity about acceptance.
 Essential Questions
1. How does cultural diversity relate to one's identity?
2. Why is it important to accept different cultures?
3. What is it important to recognize that everyone has
a different cultural background?
4. How does open mindedness relate to diversity?
 Vocab Words
1. Diversity: A range of different things.
2. Culture: The attitudes and behavior characteristic of a
particular social group
3. Identity: The fact of being who or what a person or
thing is.
4. Appreciation: The recognition and enjoyment of the
good qualities of someone or something.
5. Acceptance: The action or process of being received as
adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group.
 Inspiration Artist
Eric Daigh - Michigan artist creates large scale portraits out of
smaller items like push pins.
 Eric Daigh cont.
Eric Daigh is an American artist based in Traverse City, Michigan.
His artwork displays a strong sense of play and unconventional
everyday life materials including pushpins and Post-it notes. Most
of his work has a big idea of cultural diversity.

Daigh’s artwork combines creativity along with hours of diligent

application. His work starts with taking a series of photographs of
his subject.

Video Link: https://www.youtubwatche.com/?v=f4QjNHzQiKQ

 Brief Overview of the Continents
● Continent: Large landmasses on Earth
● The 7 Continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America,
Antarctica, Europe, Australia
● There are 7.5 billion people on Earth
● People are further placed into categories known as races.
○ There are 4 major race classifications and 30 subgroups.

What are some ways that a person’s geographic location can affect
their cultural identity?
Culture is much more than ethnic backgrounds
Culture includes…

● Traditions
● Values
● Sports
● Clubs
● Careers
● School
● Hobbies
 Today we are discussing the big idea of Cultural
Diversity which we will connect to our 21st Century
Art Ed Approach, which is Choice Based learning, In
our activity. The focus of our activity is how people
celebrate their individuality.
People express their unique
cultural diversity by participating
in activities and celebrating the
things that they enjoy.
 Activity
Today we are focusing on what makes us unique. You are going to
decorate a paper figurine and model it after yourself. We want you
to focus on your cultural identity. In other words, include symbols
that represent groups that you identify with. These can range from
clubs, social groups, likes, sports teams, etc.

After everyone has decorated their figure we will arrange them

together on a globe.
 Materials
- Crayons - Glitter - Fabric
- Thread - Tissue paper - Googly eyes
- Glue - Acrylic paint - Paint
- Beads - Pipe cleaners
- Water colors
- Construction - Jewels
Paper - Scissors
References
*DOUGLAS, K. (2012). Choice-Based Art. Arts & Activities,
152(3), 11.
* Johnson, Lorena. (2002). Art-Centered Approach to Diversity
Education in Teaching and Learning. Multicultural Education, 9(4),
18-21.
Silverstein, L. B. & Layne, S. (n.d.). Defining arts integration.
Retrieved from
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ations/special_publications/Defining%20Arts%20Integration