Children and Continents
It's quite easy to focus on older students when attempting to integrate technology into lesson plans - and I'll be the first to admit that it's something I do quite often. This lesson plan is the first of a series which I'm dedicating to the pursuit of teaching younger children (K-5) the use of technology in bite-size, focused pieces.
Children Of The World will help the younger students- 1-4 - how to use the computer to listen to cultural music and watch video clips of other cultures. Perfect for geography and history blocks, we'll use the concept of a child's differing role in the family throughout different cultures to set the backdrop.
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Teacher Guide
Student Activity, Step-by-Step:
Working in teams of four or five, students will use the computer to access specific sources of information in video and audio format. They will use the information and knowledge that they gain throughout the lesson to create a Continent Map project that displays children native to that continent and lists a series of 3 "Fun Facts" about each continent.
Objectives:
Students will understand the following:
1. That the privileges and responsibilities of childhood vary from culture to culture.
2. That countries are part of continents, and how to locate those continents.
3. Apply their knowledge of both continent location and cultures within them.
4. How to use the computer to watch videos about and listen to music from different cultures.Prerequisite Skills:
Basic knowledge of the computer, enough that they can double-click an icon to open a program and how to type a URL to get to a website.
Materials Needed:
For this lesson, you will need:
1. Reference materials about children in at least four cultures. A series of fact sheets about five different cultures is located here, in .pdf format.
2. Computer with Internet Access
3. Printed copies for each student or team, of each following worksheets. You can download them in .pdf format by clicking the link below, or in the
