Global Diversity
Through literature Activity

1 Paint Activity
2 cULTURE gRAPHIC oRGANIZER
3 Finding Information from Graph
4 Children's Work
5 Lesson Plan 1
6 lesson plan 2

New Mexico

Arrow To The Sun
Written & Illustrated By Gerald Mcdermott



Summary

    This is a Pueblo Indian Folktale. It is about a special boy who is born in a Pueblo village. The children his age exclude him because he does not have an ordinary father like the rest of the children in his village. The boy decides to go on an adventure to discover who his father is and how he came into this world. He discovers a secret that entails just how special the boy really is.

Questions

1. Why do you think the boy would want to go an adventure to find his father?
2. Do you think that the boy will find his father?
3. What do you think will be special about this boy?
4. What do you think he will see on this adventure?

Culture Graphic Organizer

Questions From Graphic Organizer

Food

    1.What type of  crops are grown by the Pueblo Indians? The Crops include corn, beans, cotton, melons, squash, and chili peppers.                       

  2. Who prepares the food? The women prepare the food for the family.

   3. Who provides the food that the family eats? The men grow crops and hunt for meat in which they bring home to the families.

Landscape

    1. The landscape is made up of what two things? Arid Lands and Meandering Rivers.

Culture

1. The term "Pueblo" is used to describe Indians from what region? Southwest Region
    2. Dance is an important form of art in the Pueblo Indian Culture, what might they include in these dances? The dances may include corn, deer, and movements that signify buffalos called "buffalo dances."
    3. They consider dances as what?
    Dances are very important because they signify prayer rather than a performance.

Culture Diversity Activity for Grades 3-5

Integrating Math and Science
Finding Information from Graph

Graph Questions

1. What is the average high temperature for the month of July in New Mexico?
2. What is the average Low temperature for the month of January in New Mexico?

Children's Work

Lesson Plan I

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Mentor Teacher's Signature
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Learning About Our World Through Literature and  Technology 
Arrow To The Sun
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 Lesson I  Learning With Technology About Our World
Arrow To The Sun

 Lesson I  Learning With Technology About Our World  
Integrating The Mexican Culture through a Pueblo Indian Tale

General Information
Name: Katie Evers
School/Mentor Teacher: Mrs. Hatcher, Berrien County Primary
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject Areas: Technology Integration, Social Studies (Multicultural Understanding)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson:  55 minutes. (This lesson can be presented in 2 sessions)

Primary Learning Outcomes (PLO)
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. Student will be able to use the mouse while operating the computer to find information related to a multicultural children’s story.
B. Students will listen to a story about another culture

C  Students will work cooperatively in small groups to make a story picture about things they learned from the story.

Related QCC & GPS Standards
A. Grade: K
Technology Integration
Strand: Basic Skills Technology Connection
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include: computer with Internet connection, a picture developed using a computer drawing program, and a designed website that includes computer painted picture and links to cultural websites that represent the country

in multicultural literature book.  Elementary students will use computers to view website developed for multicultural literature book.

Part One: PAINT PICTURE ACTIVITY
1. Work with a small group of students (2-5).  Show students the PAINT picture on your page.

Ask the children to use the mouse to point to various objects in the picture and tell them to describe them or name them.

Read the text under the picture then read the questions.  Write their responses individually on a large sheet of chart paper that also has the questions on it.

a What do you see in this picture? What do you think it means? ______________________________________

b By looking at the picture, what do you think the story might be about?_______________________________________

Summary of Story

This is a Pueblo Indian Folktale. It is about a special boy who is born in a Pueblo village. The children his age exclude him because he does not have an ordinary father like the rest of the children in his village. The boy decides to go on an adventure to discover who his father is and how he came into this world. He discovers a secret that entails just how special the boy really is.

Reading the story:

Introduction to story:

1Read the title of the book, author, illustrator, and do a picture walk with the students

Arrow to the Sun, Written and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott

Ask some questions or point out words or objects:

Vocabulary:

• Maiden: A young woman.
• Heavens: Beyond the stars.
• Chamber: An enclosed space.
• Ceremony: A formal event of an occasion.
• Serpent: a snake.
• Trial: an experience of trouble or hardship.
• Transform: to change completely.

A. This story takes place within a Pueblo Indian culture, how might their culture be different from our own?

B. The main character in the story is different from his own people, he is unlike the other children in his tribe, how might he be different?

Read the story to the children

Ask the children to decorate or enhance the chart picture with their own words or pictures related to the story.

Assessment of the Primary Learning Outcomes
Now that we have visited my website, and listened to a story about another culture, tell us what you wrote or drew on the chart paper from the story and why you  chose to put it on the page.

Rubric:

Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with no or little assistance.	Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with much assistance.	Student is not able to use the mouse to control the computer.
Student responded with accuracy to all the questions about the culture and were able to draw or write words accurately that related to the story.	Student responded with accuracy to some the questions about the culture and were able to draw or write words accurately that related to the story.	Student was unable to respond with accuracy to questions about the culture, and did not draw pictures that accurately represented the story.

Lesson Plan 2

Lesson II Learning About Our World Through Literature and Technology   
Title of Lesson  

General Information

Name: Katie Evers
School/Mentor Teacher: Mrs. Hatcher, Berrien County Primary School
Grade Level: K
Subject Areas: Technology Integration, Social Studies (Multicultural Understanding)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson:  55 minutes. (This lesson can be presented in 2 sessions)

Primary Learning Outcomes (PLO)
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. Student will be able to use the mouse while operating the computer
B. Student will be able to respond to questions about a diverse cultures and languages other than English from the cultures.

Related QCC & GPS Standards
A. Grade: K
Technology Integration
Strand: Basic Skills
5 Topic: Basic Skills
Standard: Operates basic technology tools and applications.

B. Grade: K

Social Studies Georgia Performance Standard
Geographic Understandings
SSKG1: The student will describe American culture by explaining diverse community and family celebrations and customs (this also includes the cultures represented by children from other countries who are enrolled in our schools, whose native language is other than English)

Materials and Equipment
1. Computer with Internet connection set to your Global Diversity Graphic Organizer
2. Multicultural children’s book: Arrow To The Sun by Gerald McDermott
3. Colored markers, crayons, and chart paper
4. Paper or props related to the multicultural story that you read in lesson I

5  Markers, crayons, points, etc.  You can also use the PAINT program if there is time for each student to create a PAINT picture.(Students’ work will be scanned or saved and will be posted on your Global Diversity page.)

Technology Connection
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include: computer with Internet connection, a picture developed using a computer drawing program, and a designed website that includes computer painted picture and links to cultural websites that represent the country in multicultural literature book.  Elementary students will use computers to view website developed for multicultural literature book.

Step One Introduction
Show students the graphic organizer and talk about your country and also how it relates to the story you read them earlier. The graphic organizer is an in sight to the culture of many Pueblo Indians. It is organized as follows:

• Food: Teacher will discuss food of the Mexican culture.
• Food Link http://www.dragonflydream.com/PuebloIndians.html
• Landscape: Teacher will discuss landscape of Mexico.
• Landscape Link http://brycecanyoncountry.com/
• Culture: Teacher will discuss aspects of culture.
• Culture Link: http://www.newmexico.org/go/loc/about/page/about-indianculture.html

Each topic will have a website which elaborates on the culture enabling the students to actually see other materials on the culture rather than the book.

(Estimated Time 15 minutes)

Step Two: Teaching the Primary Learning Outcome
Ask the students to take turns reading the questions for each web site and ask them to tell you what they see or to provide the information from the questions:

1According to the culture link, what are some of the favorite activities within this culture? Is it different from your own choice of activities?

2 According to the food link what do the people in this culture enjoy eating?

3 According to the landscape link, what are some of the different forms of land in Mexico?

Step Three: Assessment
a. Give students props or paper, and ask them to write words or draw pictures that relate to what they learned from going through the web sites.

b. Ask them to describe and tell what they drew or wrote.

(Estimated Time: 15 minutes)

Assessment the Primary Learning Outcomes
A. Technology Integration
Student will be assessed through observation while using the mouse to control the computer and using the drawing program.
B. Social Studies
Student will be assessed through answers to questions, illustrations, and discussions about diverse cultures.

(Estimated Time:  15 minutes)

Closure
Read student responses together, or ask each student to read or tell what they drew on the chart
You will need to save the students’ pictures and answers as evidence for your lesson plan learning goals.  Later you will scan the students’ papers to place in your ECE Portfolio.  You will also share your chart in class when you present your activity

Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with no or little assistance.	Student is able to use the mouse to control the computer with much assistance.	Student is not able to use the mouse to control the computer.
Student responded with accuracy to two of the critical thinking questions about the story	Student responded with accuracy to one of the critical thinking questions about the story	Student responded with accuracy to none of the critical thinking questions about the story

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