Multicultural Lesson Activity

Assignment
Megan Doyle
EDU 280
Multicultural Lesson Objective
1. Lesson Objectives:

● Student/Grade Level: Reading and First Grade

● 2 Observable Objective: Students will be able to participate in a discussion with their partners and describe the characters from
the story. Students will also be able to evaluate characters, settings, and major events using key details.

2. Multicultural Goal: Develop an educational environment that promotes respect for differences.

● Students will be able to develop a understanding of the educational environment and show respect for the differences in their
peers.
Materials
1. We’re Different We’re the Same book by Bobbi Jane Kates and Illustrated by Joe
Mathieu
2. Discussion Questions Worksheet
3. My culture and traditions worksheet
4. Quick quiz
Instruction-learning Process
Do-First: Explain why we are reading the book and let them know why it is important to have a
diverse classroom.
Mini-Lesson: Students will listen to the teacher read them the book We’re Different, We’re the same
by Bobbi James Kates and illustrated by Joe Mathieu
Guided Practice: After the reading the students will get together with a peer and discuss the book.
They will discuss what they have in common with their partner and what they have different.
Independent practice: The students will be working on a worksheet about their own culture. The
students will be able to tell the class about their favorite traditions and interesting facts about
themselves.
Exit slip: The students will take a quick quiz about their book and what they learned about their
peer.
Resources Reflections
1. The specific concepts and skills that were taught
Understanding a different culture. Cultural identity
were the students were able to understand that we
ReachOut Australia. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, all might have different types of noses but they all
2022, from do the same things. Students should have
https://au.reachout.com/articles/understanding-a- understood that we all are similar in some way.
different-culture
2. The specific multicultural knowledge that was
achieved is being aware of cultural awareness and
understanding one owns cultural.
Kates, B. J. (2021). We're different, we're the same: And
3. The level of active students involvements during
we're all wonderful! Random House.
the “instruction-learning process” should be high.All
students should be actively volunteering and
talking with their peers
4. The strengths of the multicultural activity is the
students being aware of their own culture and
being aware of their peers differences. The
weaknesses is some students might not be fully
aware of their own culture.