Homes Around the World - CRISPA

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Homes Around the World Discipline: Social Studies and Language Arts Grade: 3 rd 5 th Time: 3 blocks, 45 minutes each Introduction What do your students imagine when they think of the word “home”? A home is defined as, “a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.” (Dictionary.com) In places around the world, people live in different types of homes that reflect their culture, geographic location, and environment. Anticipated Student Learning Outcomes Students will identify various countries and locations on a world map. Students will investigate unique homes found in select countries or geographic regions. Students will research different facts about different countries including information about the environment, culture, and general way of life for the people who live there. Students will create an artistic representation to highlight their understanding of homes from around the world CRISPA ___X__ Connections __X___ RiskTaking __X___ Imagination ___X__ Sensory Experience (if incorporate extension activities) _______ Perceptivity ___X__ Active Engagement Overview This lesson serves as an introductionary lesson created to enhance students’ understanding and appreciation of homes around the world. It looks at homes as one representation of culture from around the world. Utilizing songs and various images, students will take a journey around the world touring these homes. Materials Paper and coloring materials (crayons, markers, or colored pencils) Michael Stanwood’s Housing song on his CD Living Together on Planet Earth (track 7) Graphic organizer of homes Photographs of different housing structures (included in appendix) Map of the world and pushpins Research materials of countries and cultures Large index cards (5X8) or cardstock that can be cut down to utilize as postcards Evaluation Students will be evaluated throughout the lesson in a variety of informal and formal ways. Students’ active engagement and participation in discussions provide an informal assessment of their understanding. The construction of the postcards including written facts and images provides a more formal evaluation of student understanding of various cultures and homes from around the world.

Transcript of Homes Around the World - CRISPA

Homes  Around  the  World    

Discipline:  Social  Studies  and  Language  Arts                      Grade:    3rd-­‐5th                  Time:  3  blocks,  45  minutes  each    Introduction  What  do  your  students  imagine  when  they  think  of  the  word  “home”?  A  home  is  defined  as,  “a  house,  apartment,  or  other  shelter  that  is  the  usual  residence  of  a  person,  family,  or  household.”  (Dictionary.com)  In  places  around  the  world,  people  live  in  different  types  of  homes  that  reflect  their  culture,  geographic  location,  and  environment.      

 Anticipated  Student  Learning  Outcomes    

-­‐ Students  will  identify  various  countries  and  locations  on  a  world  map.    -­‐ Students  will  investigate  unique  homes  found  in  select  countries  or  geographic  regions.  -­‐ Students  will  research  different  facts  about  different  countries  including  information  about  

the  environment,  culture,  and  general  way  of  life  for  the  people  who  live  there.    -­‐ Students  will  create  an  artistic  representation  to  highlight  their  understanding  of  homes  

from  around  the  world    

CRISPA  ___X__  Connections       __X___  Risk-­‐Taking                      __X___    Imagination    ___X__  Sensory  Experience  (if  incorporate  extension  activities)                        _______  Perceptivity                        ___X__  Active  Engagement  

 Overview  This  lesson  serves  as  an  introductionary  lesson  created  to  enhance  students’  understanding  and  appreciation  of  homes  around  the  world.  It  looks  at  homes  as  one  representation  of  culture  from  around  the  world.  Utilizing  songs  and  various  images,  students  will  take  a  journey  around  the  world  touring  these  homes.      Materials    

-­‐ Paper  and  coloring  materials  (crayons,  markers,  or  colored  pencils)    -­‐ Michael  Stanwood’s  Housing  song  on  his  CD  Living  Together  on  Planet  Earth  (track  7)    -­‐ Graphic  organizer  of  homes  -­‐ Photographs  of  different  housing  structures  (included  in  appendix)    -­‐ Map  of  the  world  and  pushpins  -­‐ Research  materials  of  countries  and  cultures  -­‐ Large  index  cards  (5X8)  or  cardstock  that  can  be  cut  down  to  utilize  as  postcards  

Evaluation    

Students  will  be  evaluated  throughout  the  lesson  in  a  variety  of  informal  and  formal  ways.  Students’  active  engagement  and  participation  in  discussions  provide  an  informal  assessment  of  their  understanding.  The  construction  of  the  postcards  including  written  facts  and  images  provides  a  more  formal  evaluation  of  student  understanding  of  various  cultures  and  homes  from  around  the  world.  

Suggested  Procedures    Introduction    

1. Distribute  paper  and  coloring  materials  to  students.  On  one  side  of  the  paper,  ask  students  to  describe  their  current  home.  On  the  other  side  of  the  paper,  ask  students  to  draw  an  image  of  the  home.  When  they  are  done,  have  students  discuss  their  home  with  a  peer.  As  a  group,  have  students  share  their  homes,  and  keep  a  record  of  the  characteristics  of  the  homes  on  the  board.    

 Activity:      

1. Explain  to  students  that  people  around  the  world  live  in  different  homes  that  reflect  their  culture,  geographic  location,  and  available  resources.  Explain  to  students  that  they  are  going  to  listen  to  a  song  that  mentions  many  types  of  these  homes.  Play  Michael  Stanwood’s  song  Housing  for  students  to  listen  to.    

2. After  students  have  listened  to  the  song,  distribute  the  handout  Houses  from  Around  the  World.  Explain  to  students  that  they  are  going  to  listen  to  the  song  two  more  times  and  complete  the  handout  from  the  clues  provided  in  the  song.  When  the  song  is  complete,  review  the  handout  together.  During  this  review,    

• Identify  the  country  on  a  world  map  and  mark  it  with  a  push  pin  or  a  Post-­‐it  note  

• Show  a  photograph  of  the  home  -­‐ Explain  to  students  that  most  of  these  photographs  and  types  of  

homes  represent  traditional  housing  in  that  area.  Similar  to  different  types  of  homes  in  the  students’  neighborhoods,  there  are  different  styles  of  homes  represented  within  the  different  countries.  

• Ask  students  what  unique  features  they  notice  about  the  home.  • Discuss  with  the  students  how  these  features  may  represent  the  unique  

culture  of  the  people  or  the  geography  of  the  land.    3. Explain  to  students  that  they  are  now  getting  ready  to  take  a  vacation  traveling  around  the  

world.  They  can  select  three  places  that  they  are  going  to  visit  on  their  vacation.  For  each  place  they  visit,  they  must  complete  the  following:    

• Using  the  map  provided,  color  and  label  the  countries  that  they  are  going  to  visit.  

• Complete  the  Vacation  Destination  handout  which  will  require  the  students  to:    

o Research  5-­‐7  facts  about  that  country    o Include  an  overview  of  general  life  in  that  country    o Research  one  unique  cultural  aspect  or  tradition  in  that  country  

4. For  the  three  vacation  spots  student  visit,  they  must  send  a  postcard  home  to  a  family  member  or  a  friend.  This  postcard  will  represent  their  understanding  of  the  country  including  their  geographical  and  cultural  knowledge.  Students  will  also  create  an  image  representing  traditional  housing  in  that  area.    

5. Once  students  have  completed  their  postcards,  have  them  share  their  vacation  with  their  classmates.    

 

Possible  Extensions  

1. Have  students  further  research  a  country.  Select  a  day  to  celebrate  each  country.  Students  should  include  various  elements  of  the  country  including:    

o Clothing  o Food    o Celebrations  o Music    o Religion  

2. Create  a  travel  brochure  for  a  selected  country.    3. Pretend  that  you  are  an  architect  and  design  a  three  dimensional  model  of  one  of  the  homes.    4. Create  a  dance  representing  the  culture.    5. Design  a  skit  about  a  typical  meal  of  that  culture.  6. Learn  a  song  that  represents  a  given  culture  and  sing  or  play  it.    

Appendix  Houses  From  Around  the  World  Vacation  Destination    Home  photographs  World  Map    Additional  Resources  http://www.hgpho.to/wfest/house/house-­‐e.html  http://www.shelterpub.com/_wonderful_houses/wh-­‐toc.html        

                     

Houses  From  Around  the  World        

 Name:  ______________________             Date:  _____________    Directions:  As  you  listen  to  the  Housing  song,  try  to  record  as  much  information  as  you  can  in  the  chart  below.  You  will  listen  to  the  song  twice.  We  will  review  this  information  as  a  class.      

Country   Type  of  House  (Name  and  Sketch  of  house)  

Unique  Characteristics  of  House  with  Rationale  

         

   

         

   

         

   

         

   

         

   

         

   

         

   

 

Name:  ______________________________           Date:  ___________  

 Vacation  Destination    

 

 

Pack  your  bags!  You  are  going  to  stop  in  three  different  countries  of  your  choice.  You  are  going  to  research  what  life  is  like  in  those  three  countries.  Below,  you  will  record  5-­‐7  facts  about  that  country,  provide  a  brief  overview  (5-­‐7  sentences)  of  general  life  in  that  country,  and  summarize  (5-­‐7  sentences)  one  unique  cultural  aspect  or  tradition  in  that  country.    

Using  this  information,  you  are  going  to  create  three  separate  postcards  from  your  trip.  On  the  front  of  the  postcard,  you  will  provide  a  visual  of  the  traditional  home.  On  the  other  side  of  the  postcard,  you  are  going  to  write  about  your  trip  incorporating  elements  of  your  research.    

Have  a  fun  adventure!    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  Facts   General  Life     Unique  Tradition  Country  1:      

                             

Country  2:                                  

Country  3:                                  

         

PHOTOGRAPHS  OF  TRADITIONAL  HOMES  FROM  AROUND  THE  WORLD  

 Saudi  Arabia,  Tent    

   Mexico,  Adobe  house  

 

 Mongolia,  Yurt  

     Peru,  Thatched  house    

 

 Switzerland,  Chalet  

   Antarctica,  Igloo  

   

Iraq,  Traditional  reed  house  

   Tropics,  House  on  stilts    

   

 Japan,  Pagoda