LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and groups are similar and different.

Objective 1.03

Compare and contrast similarities and differences among individuals and families.

Resources aligned to this objective

Around the world, a multicultural unit
The students will listen to stories from different cultures. They will participate in directed discussion, followed by a related art activity.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies)
By Judy Cliver.
Attributes by kids
This activity requires the student to demonstrate an understanding of classification, patterning, and seriation. The students will complete the project based on personal characteristics.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies and Guidance)
By Bunnie R. Brewer.
Children and families in North Carolina
In this lesson plan, elementary students will analyze photographs of children from North Carolina provided by the Green ā€˜N’ Growing collection from the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. They will investigate how individuals and families are similar and different, and to begin to acquire an understanding of change over time.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Family Traditions
This lesson is a follow-up to the lesson “Who's Your Mama? A Family Who's Who” and is mainly based on The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant; therefore, family structure including titles or roles is assumed to be prior knowledge for this lesson.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies and English Language Development)
By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.
Multicultural cross grade level unit plan
This unit of study integrates reading, writing, math, and social studies. It is designed to help first and third grade students relate to other cultures of the world. They will understand and compare the similarities and differences of children, families, and communities in different times and places. They will analyze religious and other cultural traditions. They will apply basic geographic concepts.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
By Shirley Young.
Native American Investigation (Visit)
The children will review the environment of the Canadian Northwest Territory and the American Southwest Territory. They will experience art from those two areas through a museum visit and slides. They will recognize that art is derived from indigenous materials and represent this through journal writings and illustrations.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
By amy yost.
Oodles of ordinals
Children will integrate Math, Social Studies, Physical Education, Art, and Music to discover, explore, practice and enjoy the ordinal numbers “first” through “tenth.”
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living Education, Social Studies, and Mathematics)
By Cynthia Woolery.
The power of a portrait
The students will use the portrait Mending Socks by Archibald Motley to explore how objects can be used to tell about a person's attributes and life.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Guidance and Social Studies)
By Evika Sturdivant.

Lesson plans on the web

America, a home for every culture
In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore how various cultures have contributed to making the United States the unique and diverse country that it is today. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Music Education and Social Studies)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Culture goggles: Same holy land, different holidays
Students visit the Culture Goggles exhibit in National Geographic's Xpedition Hall, where they will select a religion to see how a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
French and family
Students will learn about French families and gain a preliminary knowledge of the French language, learning the French names for various family members. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
The great migration
Students learn about the migration of African Americans to Harlem, beginning with the original migration of blacks to North America. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
La familia
This is an introductory lesson to Spain and the Spanish language. Students will learn basic elements of the language through lessons on Spanish families and geography. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
The land of the Inca
Students learn basic facts about the Inca and show where they lived on a map. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Like father, like son: Presidential families
Provides an opportunity for students to learn about and discuss two U.S. families in which both the father and son became President. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Native American cultures across the U.S.
Students discuss the differences between five Native American tribes within the U.S. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Packing the Pilgrim's trunk: Personalizing history in the elementary classroom
In this lesson, students investigate the Pilgrims—who they were and why they came to America. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
A pirate's life
Students explore websites to examine pirate characteristics and lifestyles. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic