MULTICULTURAL

LESSON ACTIVITY
Anela Gonsalves-Park
EDU 280
 Subject: Reading/ ELA

Grade Level: Second Grade

Learning Observable Objectives:
Objectives • Students will be able to describe
their point of view on family.
• Students will be able to analyze the
differences amongst their peers in
relation to their family make-up.
 Multicultural Goal:
• Students can respect differences due to the
environment provided in the classroom.

Learning Observable Objective:

Objectives
•Students will be able to compare-and-
Cont. contrast the differences of their
classmates to each other and themselves
as to how they interact within their
family and their traditions.
 YouTube read aloud “A Family is a Family is a Family”
by Sara O’Leary
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcvCUBK9s6U

Blank white copy paper

Pens, pencils, markers, crayons, and color pencils

Materials
Handout 1

Handout 2

Exit Slip
 Do First:
• Students will watch an audiobook on YouTube. The
book is called “A Family is a Family is a Family” by
Sara O’Leary. (Link below). Students will go one by
one and share their thoughts about the book in 3
Instruction- words each.
• A family is a family is a family - a read out loud story
learning book - YouTube

Process Mini-lesson:
• Discuss as a class how families can be different and
the same in relation to the book.
• Use “Handout 1” to teach students how to make a
single and double bubble maps.
• Go over material and explain step by step how to do
this.
 Guided Practice:

• Students will brainstorm and write down

the information they will put within their
Instruction- single bubble map to explain their family.
learning • Use “Handout 2” (Individual Section)

Process • Then, students will choose a partner with

one of their classmates to compare-and-
Cont. contrast their families using a double
bubble map.
• Use “Handout 2” (Partner Section) to
brainstorm similarities and differences
amongst themselves.
 Independence Practice:
• Students will create one final compare-
and-contrast double bubble map with their
partner. (1 per group, they will work
Instruction- together)
learning • Students will use the blank paper and
their choice of materials (pens, pencils,
Process markers, crayons, color pencils) to create
Cont. a final draft of their double bubble map.

Exit Slip:
• Student will write on the “Exit Slip” one
thing they learned about their partner and
one thing they learned in the lesson.
 A family is a family is a family - a read out loud story book.
(2020, May 3). YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcvCUBK9s6U

Bubble Map: A Complete Guide to Using Bubble Maps. (n.d.).

MindManager. https://www.mindmanager.com/en/features/bubble-
map/

Resources Compare and Contrast Bubble Map. (2021, March 8).

Wondershare EdrawMax.
https://www.edrawmax.com/templates/1002893/

What is A Double Bubble Map | EdrawMax Online. (n.d.).

Edrawsoft. https://www.edrawmax.com/article/what-is-
double-bubble-map.html
 What specific The specific subject concepts that were taught
subject concepts include creating a single and double bubble map to
and skills where
taught and how compare-and-contrast. This was taught step by
taught? step with a handout and included examples to
reference.

What specific The specific multicultural knowledge that was

multicultural achieved includes students understanding that
knowledge, everyone has differences within their families and
skills, etc. were
achieved?
accepting/respecting these differences.

Reflection Evaluate the I believe the level of active student learning during
level of active the “Instruction-learning process” is continuous as
student learning they learn the different parts of a bubble map and
during the
“Instruction- then learning about their peers' differences and/or
learning process. similarities.

Strengths: Interaction with peers, gradual introduction

Lastly, list the
strengths and to differences, learn new concept, analyzation
weaknesses of individually and with a partner, and teamwork.
the multicultural Weaknesses: Negative relationship with family and could
activity. be a touchy subject to some students.