2+3 Learning Experience

Major Indicator

Minor Indicator

Enduring Understanding

Focus Questions

Social Studies:

2.RI.2 Identify the main topic of a

multiparagraph text as well as the
focus of specific paragraphs
within the text.

Students will be able to recognize and

describe diversity around them.

How do different cultures meet

their human needs for food,
shelter, and other commonalities
such as recreation, music, and
stories?

Standard 2.0 Peoples of the Nation

and World - Students will understand
how people in Maryland, the United
States, and around the world are
alike and different.
2.0.A Elements of Culture
2.0.A.1 Analyze elements of two
different cultures and how each
meets their human needs and
contributes to the community.
2.0.A.1.a Use fiction and non-fiction
to compare the elements of two
different cultures, and how they meet
their human needs for food, shelter,
and other commonalities such as
recreation, music, and stories.
2.0.A.1.b Explain ways people of
different ages and/or cultural
backgrounds can respect and help to
pass on traditions and customs.

Students will be able to identify and respect

the differences among all people, how they
live, how they dress, what they eat, and
more.

What does given information tell

one about a given group of
people?
How is culture shared around the
world?
What makes cultures unique?

ELA:
2.RI.9 Compare and contrast the
most important points presented by
two texts on the same topic.

Assessment
Day 1 - (Pre-assessment): Students will write [before any teaching or directing] and share what they know about culture, and what things make
different groups of people special and unique.
Throughout- Exit tickets and EQ Google Doc. Students will be informally assessed on their response throughout the lesson.
Final- Presentation of Culture. Rubric provided.

Objectives
I can recognize and describe diversity around me.
I can take information to learn about and compare different cultures.
EQs

How do the cultures we have talked about meet their human needs for food, shelter, and
other commonalities such as recreation, music, and stories?
What does this information tell us about the group of people who live there?
How is culture shared around the world?
What makes a culture different than other cultures

Day 1
Pre-Assess

Day 2

Day 3
Intro Chinese

Diversity.

Discuss Diversity. Create

Intro to Culture
Mind Map-What makes people
Little
diverse?
Mermaid Video

Read Same, Same but

Clip
Different

Its a Small

Discuss examples of
World Lyric
diversity in the book.
Analysis and

Egg Activity. Discuss

Video
diversity in characteristics.

Elements
of Culture Chart
Assessment: How can we relate
The Melting
what we learned about diversity
Pot
within the eggs to humans?

Day6
Middle East/Letters

Review Chart of Middle

Eastern Facts.
Review EQs
Give background
knowledge on September
11th.
Read aloud September
12th
Intro SLP: Writing Letters
to the troops/Video
Review parts of a letter

Assessment: Lyric
Analysis
Day 7
Intro Mexican

Review
Culture
and EQs.
Introduce
Picture
Walk
Activity I
wonder
and I
Notice
Discuss
Findings-

Picture Walkhave students

write on post-its
what they notice
in the photos
around the room.
Discuss
students
responses.

Day 4
Chinese

Review Chinese
Culture
Chinese New Year
Create Dragon Masks
Put on mock Chinese
New Year Parade
Review EQs Intro
Google Doc.

Day 5
Intro Middle East

Review Culture and

Elements chart.

NearPod presentation-discuss things we Notice

and things we Wonder

Introduce CenterStudents must use

resources to find a fact
and record it on the Chart.
Assessment: Google Doc.

Assessment: Google Doc

Assessment: I
wonder & I notice.
Day 8
Mexican Fiesta!

Discuss Cinco
De Mayo.
Introduce
Mexican Hat
Dance
Hat Making
Mexican Hat
Dance teaching.

Assessment: Google
Doc!

Day 9
Review Cultures

Day 10-12
Student Project

Review EQs and

Culture
Introduce Centersone for each Culture we
have learned.
Rotations-- 10
minutes per rotation
Students should be
adding to their google
Doc.
Bring class back
together and

Introduce students to
final Project. Review
expectations/Rubric. Model
researching/Intro google
doc.
Students may choose
google slides/poster
Allow students time to
work
Students will begin
presenting their final work
as they are finishing.

Assessment: Letter Rough Draft

Talk about
similarities
and
differences
.
Read few
sections
from
Welcome
to Mexico
text.
Finish
Letters
during
centers

Assessments:
Final Copy
Letter/Exit Ticket
with Fact.

Resources

Compare/Contrast
cultures.
Assessment: Google Doc