International Festival: Passport to the World Lesson Series

Lesson 1: International Festival: Germany - Sara Conway, Barbara Geary, Joy Evans
Subject Area: Multicultural Diversity
Grade level: Early Pre-School (Ages 2-3)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: 1. The children will learn that the story "Hansel and Gretel" is from Germany. 2. The children will learn a matching game. 3. The children will learn about the kinds of food that are eaten in Germany. 4. They will also...

Lesson 2: International Festival: Mexico - Becky Weiler, Justin O'Toole, Kelly Lewis
Subject Area: Multicultural Diversity
Grade level: Preschool (Ages 3-4)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: The students will be able to:

Explore and build an understanding of cultural diversity through participation in a variety of art, literacy, cooking, and a musical activity on the country of Mexico.

Lesson 3: International Festival: France - Ann Gorecki
Subject Area: Multicultural Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: After this lesson the students will: 1. Identify the French Flag, landmarks (ex: Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Arch De Triumph) 2. Read a popular children's book to learn about the French culture 3. Learn how to play Charades by...

Lesson 4: International Festival: Greece - Petroula Delivorias
Subject Area: Multicultural Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: 1. Given a map and pictures of Greece, the children will name at least one of the geographic features (i.e. water, land). 2. Given Greek greetings, the students will mimic the sounds made and repeat the sayings back to ...

Lesson 5: International Festival: Japan - Maria Marble
Subject Area: Multicultural Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: After listening to the teacher presentation on the Japanese Sakura, the students will be able to orally answer the following two questions; "Why is the Sakura important to Japan?" and "Why did Japan give 2000 Sakura trees...

Lesson 6: International Festival: Venezuela - Tatiana Mastriano
Subject Area: Multicultural Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: The students will be introduced to the Venezuelan culture. The children will be introduced to the art work, the culture of the country, and some customary foods of Venezuela. In addition, the children will be able to recognize...