A Nepalese village and your town: What's the difference?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g35/nepalvillage.html
A lesson plan for grade 3 Social Studies
In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the cultural customs of rural Nepal and consider the differences between Nepalese culture and their own.
Students will:
- discuss what it would be like to travel to a country very different from their own;
- locate Nepal on a map and learn its main religion and language;
- view photographs on the Web and take notes comparing rural Nepalese culture with their own;
- discuss their observations of rural Nepalese culture and how they think Nepalese kids would view North American culture; and
- write pretend letters from Nepalese kids describing Nepalese culture and write additional letters from themselves, describing life in their hometowns, pointing out the similarities and differences between North American and Nepalese cultures.
Xpeditions provides detailed instructions for completing the lesson, suggestions for assessment and extension activities, and links to necessary web resources.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 3
- Goal 2: The learner will analyze the multiple roles that individuals perform in families, workplaces, and communities.
- Objective 2.01: Distinguish and compare economic and social roles of children and adults in the local community to selected communities around the world.
- Objective 2.02: Analyze similarities and differences among families in different times and in different places.
- Objective 2.03: Describe similarities and differences among communities in different times and in different places.
