Lesson Overview
Th students will compare the lives of families together in America and across the world, including typical food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Students will look at their own families and compare them. They will demonstrate this through a group project of their choosing.
Essential Question
What are some similarities between families in America? Differences? What about families across the world?
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1, 2, 3, 4
-Smart Board
-Computer
-Chrome Books and/or ipads for students to do research if needed
- All Kinds of Families by: Norma Simon
- Chart Paper
- Markers
- Materials for students to do project. Provide items such as poster paper, construction paper/notebook paper, markers, pencils, etc.
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- ELA.C.7 Organize and communicate ideas through a range of formats to engage a variety of audiences.
- ELA.R.1 Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- 3.4.1.PR Investigate the cultural characteristics of places and regions around the world.
- ELA.R.1 Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge.
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