Modern culture
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/gk2/fairytale.html
A lesson plan for grade 2 Social Studies
In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore their own modern culture and compare it to other cultures around the world. Activities in this lesson engage students in whole class discussion, online learning, and development of visual literacy and writing skills.
Students will:
- list and discuss their favorite belongings and whether these items are unique to their culture;
- look at the Tale of Three Cities web resource, and list the items that are familiar in modern culture;
- view pictures of people in different cultures around the world, and note the similarities and differences between these cultures and their own;
- draw pictures of themselves and their parents on a typical day;
- discuss how their pictures represent their country’s modern culture; and
- write paragraphs explaining which items in their pictures are the most important and whether people in other cultures have these items.
Xpeditions provides detailed directions for completing the lesson, suggestions for assessment and extension activities, discussion questions, and links to helpful web resources.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 2
- Goal 3: The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and communities are alike and different.
- Objective 3.01: Compare similarities and differences between oneself and others.
