Lesson: Just Rice and Soy Sauce? Teaching about Chinese Culture through Food
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Nancy Allison, Providence Friends School Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 5-8 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: This lesson is designed to help students see a connection between food and culture. Students will get insights into areas of Chinese culture by considering the cuisines…
Read More Lesson: “Itsukushima”: Exploring Transient Cultural Heritage
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Varley Paul, Plymouth Meeting Friends School Subjects: Social Studies, World Cultures Grade Levels: 6 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: Culture is the global crisscrossing of peoples in time and space. The Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in Japan (probably built originally in the 6th…
Read More Lesson: What Makes a World Heritage City? Connecting Philadelphia with Mexico, and Other Countries in Central America and the Caribbean
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Donna Sharer, School District of Philadelphia Subjects: English as a Second Language (ESOL) Grade Levels: 5-12 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: The lessons introduce “Entering,” “Beginning,” and “Developing” ELLs to World Heritage Cities, with a focus on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and World Heritage…
Read More Lesson: Rice Celebration
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Tia Larese, Penn Alexander School Subjects: Literacy, Social Studies Grade Levels: 3-5 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: Almost everyone eats rice in some form or another. This lesson uses rice as a means to explore global heritage, focusing on the similarities and…
Read More Lesson: Philadelphia Meets the World
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Gina Piccioni, Sacred Heart School Subjects: Social Studies, English Language Arts Grade Levels: 4-6 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: In this lesson, students will identify and explore (in person or virtually) places of natural and/or cultural importance in the Philadelphia area. Then…
Read More Lesson: Stereotypes in Africa
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Jennifer Hutchison, Germantown Friends School Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 3-5 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: It is important that we as educators advocate a feeling of understanding and appreciating other cultures and societies. Often, we tend to judge other people’s actions…
Read More Lesson: Building a Native American (Leni-Lenape) Shelter
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Sudha Gutti, Waldorf School Subjects: History, Geography, Mathematics, Environmental Studies Grade Levels: 3 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: Teach students about Native American Culture through hands on activity of building traditional structures. Use the technique of building to incorporate math lesson related…
Read More Lesson: Learning about Culture through the Study of Artifacts
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Janice Bershad, C. W. Henry School Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 2-4 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: This lesson can be used to engage and motivate students at the beginning of any unit of study about history and culture. Students will observe…
Read More Lesson: My House
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Susan Holt, Plymouth Meeting Friends Subjects: Social Studies, Reading, Writing Grade Levels: 1-2 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: Students will visit Philadelphia and learn about the early housing of the city. They will discuss how housing has changed and how their own…
Read More Lesson: Philadelphia Then & Now as a Place of World Heritage
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Natalia Mykytiuch, Henry C. Lea School Subjects: Literacy, Social Studies Grade Levels: K-2 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: This lesson will connect the idea of what Philadelphia looked like in the late 1700s, tangibly and intangibly, to what it looks like now…
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