Part of the Florida Geographic Alliance's collection of lesson plans.

THE WORLD IN THE CLASSROOM

CLEO WOLFE

Geographic Theme

Movement

Objectives

• The students will explore their ethnic and cultural backgrounds and resources by interviewing one another.
• The students will gain appreciation for their experiences by linking other cultures to their personal lives.

Materials

• Family photo albums
• Worksheet: Family Global Ties
• Art paper for map location or map

Procedures

1. Question: How do our families reflect world cultures?
2. Students share with a partner their family's photo album or photographs. Partner acts as interviewer and takes notes on the worksheet.
3. Both students plot the other's origin on a map placing name at the birth origin.
4. Make a brief oral report to the class telling some of the information to the class emphasizing the partner's strengths. (Introduce partner to the class)
5. Closure: What were the most common reasons for the immigration of our ancestors? In what ways does our class share origins?

  WORKSHEET: FAMILY GLOBAL TIES

  of ____________________________________________________________________
  Reporter/Interviewer __________________________________________________

  Family's Origin
    Member            From              Date

  _______________________________________________________________________

  Ethnic culture retained by family
    What                    From (member)

  _______________________________________________________________________

    From (place)

  _______________________________________________________________________

    Customs

  _______________________________________________________________________

    Organizational Membership/Activities

  _______________________________________________________________________

    Date of Birth
  
  _______________________________________________________________________

    Place of Birth

  _______________________________________________________________________

    Distance away from place of birth

  _______________________________________________________________________

    Number of moves and places moved

  _______________________________________________________________________

    Size of family

  _______________________________________________________________________

    Anecdotes from photograph

  _______________________________________________________________________

Part of the Florida Geographic Alliance's collection of lesson plans.