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Ssunit Lesson2 Diversity
Ssunit Lesson2 Diversity
TeacherCandidate:MandyXu Date:
GroupSize:24 AllottedTime: 30Mins GradeLevel:3rd
SubjectorTopic:Diversity
CommonCore/PAStandard(s):
Core/PAStandard7.2.3.A.Identifythephysicalcharacteristicsofplacesandregions.
LearningTargets/Objectives:
Third-gradestudents
● SWBATexplainthatdiversitymeanstobedifferent
● SWBATidentifysomeexamplesofwhatdiversityis
AssessmentApproaches Evidence:
1) Essentialquestion:“Whatmakesyou 1. Thisquestionwillhavestudents
differentfromthepersonsittingright makingstraightforwardanswerssuch
nexttoyou?” asphysicalcharacteristics,(Gender,
2) Passport Age,Hair,etc.)
2. Studentscreatetheirownpassports.
Thispassportwillhavethemwriteout
theirowndifferencesandtheywillbe
abletocontrastwithclassmatestosee
thatalloftheiranswersaredifferent
ontheirpassport.
AssessmentScale:
Passport
● Studentswillbeabletofoldtheirownpassportscorrectly
○ 2/2foldsweredonecorrectlywithoutthehelp:Proficient
○ 1/2foldsweredonecorrectlywithoutthehelp:Basic
○ 0/2foldsweredonecorrectlywithoutthehelp:BelowBasic
● Studentswereabletofillouttheirowninformationinthefollowingboxesprovidedon
their“MyPassport”activitysheet.
○ 3/3ofthepageswerecompletedwiththestudent’sinformation:Proficient
○ 1/2ofthepageswerecompletedwiththestudent’sinformation:Basic
○ 0/2ofthepageswerecompletedwiththestudent’sinformation:BelowBasic
SubjectMatter/Content:
● Diversity-Differencesandhowitisimportant
Prerequisites:
● Studentsshouldhavesomeelementofknowingsomedifferencesbetweenthemselves
andtheirpeers
● Studentsknowwhatabuffetis
● Studentsmakingobservationsofphysicalcharacteristicsthataredifferent
KeyVocabulary:
● Origin-Thelocationofwhereitbegins
Content/Facts:
● DefinitionofDiversity
● Importanceofhavingdifferencesorvariety
Introduction/Activating/LaunchStrategies:
● Refertothefirstcommunitylesson.
● Reviewmembersthatmakeupacommunitysharevalues
● Reviewthatnotallmembersofthecommunityarethesame,theyareverymuchso
different
“Ourcommunityismadeupofallmemberswhosharesimilarvalues.Thoseinour
communityshareagoalandthereisapurposeforeverythingwedo.Forexample,beingapart
ofasoccerteam,yourteamsharesthevaluethatyouallwanttowin!MissXuisapartofa
teacher’scommunity.Ourgoalistomakesureweteachyoutomakeyourselfsmarterand
moveontothenextgrade.Let'slookatthedifferencethough,youallknowthatIamastudent
teachersoIsharesomethingsimilarwithyouallwhereIamstillasastudent.Thatisdifferent
fromMrs.Cromyakbecausesheisyourteacher.”
Essentialquestion:“Whatmakesyoudifferentfromthepersonsittingrightnexttoyou?”
● Havestudentsmakereferencestotheirdifferencesagain.Havingadiscussionwith
examplesofhowthepersonsittingrightnexttothemmarksthemdifferently.
Development/TeachingApproaches
AnchorChart:DiversityandIdentity
Whatisdiversity?
Havestudentsguesssomeofthefollowingtermstheythinkofwhenitcomestodiversity.
WritethewordDiversityupontheboard,havestudentslookattheDinDiversityandit
shouldhelpthemrememberthatmeansdifferent.
AnchorChart:Diversity
● Definition:T ohaveavarietyordifferentkinds
● Anchorchart:Theanchorchartwillstartoffwiththequestion“Whatisdiversity?
*Havestudentsrepeatthewords*“DiversityisDifferent”
● WordsbranchingofffromDiversity:EyeColor,HairColor,Age,Gender(thesearethe
termsstudentswillunderstand)
● Theexamplesaboveareourphysicaldifferencesbuttherearesomanymore!
● Otherthingsincludeyouroriginofwhereyoucamefromsuchaswhereyourfamily
camefrom,etc.
“Diversityinourcommunitymakestheworldweliveinricher,thismeansitgivesusmore
optionsandvarietyinlife.Forexample,thefoodweeat,whataresomeofthefavoritefoods
wehave?”
*TieinDiversitytoCulture*
Whatisculture?
● Definition:A sharedwayoflivingfromagroupofpeople.
● Nationality/Origin,Traditions,Religion,language,songs,etc
○ Focus:Food,Holidays,Language
■ Food:Gobacktothefooddiscussion
■ Holidays:A skstudentssomeoftheholidaysthattheymaycelebrate
■ Language:Whataresomelanguagesyoucanspeakorsomeoneyou
mayknowcanspeak?
ShowstudentstheCulturevideoofotherkidstheirageshowtheirCultural
https://youtu.be/xerrjjAyZs8
Student-teacherwillreadtheBook-WelcometoourWorld:
● Throughoutthebook,thestudent-teacherwillshowpicturesofdiversityinthebook
○ Language(Showthedifferentsortsofpeoplesayinghiintheirdifferent
languages)
○ Clothes(Showthestudentsthattheirstyleisalldifferentandtheyalldon'tlook
thesame,justlikeusintheclassroomwearenotallwearingthesameclothes.
○ Food(Askstudentsiftheyseeanyfoodstheymayrecognizeonthepages)
“Thisisahugediversityandculturesseeninourworldtodayright?GuesswhatthePizzaand
thePastayoulovetoeatoutsomuchcomesfromcertainpartsofthecountry!”
Wrapupthebook,havethestudents”
● Whydoyouthinkdiversityissoimportant?
○ Diversityspecificallymakesourcountryricherduetoallthedifferentsortsof
varietyweget,suchasourfoodorthemusicwelistento.
○ Ourworldwouldbeprettyboringiftheclothes,food,musicaroundusonly
camefromonething
○ Allofthefavoritethingsyoulovecametoformanorigin,thatoriginisthe
locationofwheresomethingoriginallycamefrom
PassportsProject:Studentswillcreatetheirownpassport
“Haveyoueverbeenoutofthecountrybefore?Youmayhaveheardorseenoneofthese
before,thisiscalledapassport!”
● Student-teacherwillshowpassport
● Student-teacherwillexplainthatapassportisagovernment-issuedIDsimilartoa
driver'slicenseorliketheschoolIDtheyhavetobringforlunch,thepassportgivesthe
authentication.
“SaythewordwithmeAuthentication”
● Student-teacherwillexplainthattheywillbefirstfillingoutthe“Personal
Information”section.
● TheywillcompletetheirNameonthefirstline,dateofbirthontheseance
● Studentsmaynotknowtheirplaceofbirth,buthavestudentsputthetowntheylivein.
● Thestudentwillwritetheirsignature
● Allowstudentstodrawtheirselfiesattheendoftheday,
● Studentswillthencompletethecultureandtraditionspagenext,encouragingstudents
tofilloutwhattheyknow.
“Inthissection,trytofilloutsomethingsyoumayknow!”
● StudentscanmoveontoaplaceIwouldliketotravelis
● Student-teacherwillholdontothepassportsforthosewhohavenotcompleted
Closure/SummarizingStrategies:
“Wow,youhavelearnedsomuchaboutdiversityandculturetoday!”
● Askavolunteertotellyoutowantdiversitymeans
● Askvolunteerstogiveanexampleofaculturetheyhavelearnedabouttoday
“Awesomejobguys!NowIwantyoutogohomeandIwantyoutobringbacksome
informationaboutyourownfamilies,Iamcurioustoknowwhereyoucamefrom!”
Homework-
● StudentswillbeinstructedtotaketheMyFamilyInterviewpaperhomeandfillitout
ontheirown
● Studentswillbringitbackthenextdayanditwilltransitionintoournextlesson
Accommodations/Differentiation:
FollowallIEPs
StudentKwhoisalifeskillsstudent.Whenitcametothepassportactivity,theywerenotable
towriteoutwordscompletelyontheirown.Ihadthemstartoffcoloringthecoveroftheir
passport.AsIreadthedirectionsaloudtoallthestudents,Ihadthemworkeachcategoryor
theboxoneatatime.Iwasabletocirclearoundtheroomandforthepartswheretheyhadto
writeoutorspellwordsMrs.Cromyakwasabletohelpoutbyspellingoutsomeofthewords
forthem.IalsohadthemdrawoutontheirpassportsuchastheirID.
Materials/Resources:
-MyFamilyInterview
-Passports
-culturevideohttps://youtu.be/xerrjjAyZs8
-AnchorChart(Culture/Diversity)
-Pens,Pencils,Crayons,Scissors
-Book,WelcometoourWorldCelebrationbyMoriaButterfield
ReflectiveResponse:
ReportofStudentLearningTarget/ObjectivesProficiencyLevels
Forthisactivity, hadnoticedthatthestudentstookinterestwhenitcametothetravelingto
differentcountriesaspect.Thewholeprimarypurposeofthislessonistointroducetostudentall
theDifferentvarietythatispresentintheworldaroundustoday.Istartedoffbyaskingthe
studentsiftheyeverhadaplacetheywantedtotravelto.Ishowedthemmyphysicalpassport
andtiedintothatapassportisusedtohelpyoutraveloutsideofthecountry.Exploringdifferent
countriesyoucanseetahttherearesomanydifferences.Thestudentsreallyenjoyedthe
passportaciticties.Ihadalsousedfoodasareferencetoteachdifferentthings.Ihadusedthe
book“WelcometoourWorld”toshowallthedifferencesinbreakfastandcakesformallaround
theworld. hadalsogotintotheournames.Inthebooktherewasapagethattalkedabout
differentnamesandhowsomeofthemcamefromcertainpartsoftheworld.Ihadbroughtupmy
lastnameandhowitlookdifferentfrommostcommonlastnames.Thenwegotintoagreat
discussiononwheretheirownlastnamescouldhavecamefrom.Therewerealotofquestions
whenitcametotheirlastnamessoIhadthemwritethemdownonasmallpieceofpaperand
bringthemhome.toasksomeone.
RemediationPlan(ifapplicable)
Ifeltthatthislessoncouldhavestretchedovertwoday.Iwouldhavelovedtohavehadabox
wherethestudentswouldhavebeenabletoaskanyquestions.Therewasnumerousquestions
notonlyaboutthemselvesbutaswellasforme.Ithinkthiswouldhavebeenagreatdisucssion
piecewherestudentswouldhavebeenabletoabletoaskaquestionandattheendoftheunti
reflectbackonthosequestionstoseewhattheymayhavelearnedthroughouttheirlesson.
PersonalReflectionQuestions
DidIcreatenoughorpresentenoughcontenttothemwhenitcametothistopic.
Wasthequalityofmycontentalot?
Howwouldthestudentsusethisinformationandcarryitwiththemtothefuture?
WasIabletoanswerthequestionsbeingasked?
Additionalreflection/thoughts
Ifeltthetopicofthislessonwasagreatintroductionwhenitcametoinorperatingculture.I
thinkthestudentswereveryinterestedwhenitcametolookingatdifferencesbetweenthe
worldweliveintodayvstheworldaroundthem.IthinkforthefutureIcouldusemybookand
useitasanbrainbreakwherewewouldpickapageeachdayandlokupasaclass.Thiswould
givestudentssomefactfactknowledgethroughouttheday.IhadfeltalthoughtheaviivtiesI
hadincorepatedintotheselessonwereveryfunIneedtotakethetimeanddebriefandreflect
ontheiractivitiesratherthanjusttakingthemaway.