Lesson

Global Exploration Through Food and Taste

Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Social Studies
Lesson Topic: exploring new foods from new places and cultures around the world.

Objectives:
• Students will cultivate an awareness of the diverse foods inspired by children worldwide.
• Students will develop an understanding that diversity can be found in the form of food
from around the world, and the parallels that serve to unite children worldwide.
• Students will develop a deeper understanding of Global Citizenship Education and how it
empowers all children to develop an awareness of the world around them.

Assessment:
• Students will work on a KWL chart to express what they know about foods around the
world, what they wonder about foods around the world, and in the end, what they have
learned about foods around the world.
• Students will conduct meaningful conversation with each other to discuss the information
they have learned about the diverse foods from around the world.
• Informal assessments will be made throughout the lesson as the teacher observes
students’ discussions.

Standards:
• With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
(RI.K.1)
• Listening actively to spoken English in a range of social and academic contexts.
(ELD.I.B.5)
• Learn examples of honesty, courage, determination, individual responsibility, patriotism
in America, and world history. (HSS.K.1.2)
• Compare and contrast the locations of people, places, and environment (K.4)

Resources:
- Globe
- World map
- Foods from around the world video presentation
- Story books related to subject matter
- KWL chart

Explain
Explain to the students that we will be visiting places around the world to learn about the
different types of foods eaten, and the different cultures that consume these foods. I will use the
globe to provide content knowledge of the world, and further show students a map of the world
and all of the different countries. I will point out the countries and have students repeat back to
me what country I say. Students be able to visualize the layout of the world before beginning the
process of teaching the types of foods from around the world. I will provide students with a
KWL chart where we will work together to fill out first, what students know about different
foods from different cultures. I will provide examples, and then ask them to write down their
answer. Next, I will have students write down one thing they wonder about various foods from
around the world, or different cultures. Lastly, I will tell the students that we will save the last
portion of the chart for after the lesson, because that will be what we have learned about foods
from around the world.

Build Background/Teach
To build background knowledge, I will begin by reading a story to students called My Food,
Your Food, Our Food. Students will develop an understanding of some of the cultures around the
world, and further, all of the foods eaten in those cultures. Using the power point presentation
created, I will show students all of the foods mentioned in the story, in addition to other foods
not mentioned in the story. This will provide more of a visualization for students. For example, I
will explain to students that many similar types of foods are shared by people across countries,
such as pickles. Pickles are made of certain types of cucumbers, and pickling is one way people
around the world preserve foods, not just cucumbers. I will continue the lesson by sharing 2
different informational videos about what kids eat for breakfast and lunch in different parts of the
world. I will ask students to listen for similar foods they might eat for breakfast and lunch.

Connect
I will connect this concept to students by asking the question, “who is familiar with some of
these foods?” Once students have time to respond, I will explain that in a way, these foods make
people from all around the world similar. We eat similar foods, but they might look different,
such as pickled foods. Many parts of the world pickle foods in different ways, such as sauerkraut
from Germany, kimchi from Korea, or Hot peppers from Mexico. I further students
understanding of the concept by bringing out plates of rice. I will begin by asking students if they
have ever had rice. After responses, I will let all students try the rice (if they want). Then, I will
explain where rice comes from, and what country eats a lot of rice. Students will gain a deeper
understanding through tangible items.

Closing
Students will bring back out their KWL chart, where they will be instructed to write down one
thing they learned about foods from around the world, or cultures. Once students have
independently written their answer, I will open the lesson up to a group discussion. Students will
have the opportunity to share with the class what they learned about different foods and cultures.
I will collect the KWL chart for an assessment of student understanding.