Lesson 9: Different Communities
Getting Started
Questions to Explore
- How are communities around the world similar and different?
Facts and Definitions
- Communities can have things that are the same and things that are different.
- Research means to look for information when you want to learn more about something or find the answer to a question.
Skills
- Compare and contrast similarities and differences among individuals and families (SS)
- Locate places on maps (SS)
- Identify and describe characteristics of communities in other parts of the world (SS)
- Describe ways communities around the world meet basic needs (SS)
- Use Venn diagrams to illustrate similarities and differences (M)
- Read and write simple poems (LA)
- Read and comprehend fiction and non-fiction (LA)
- Answer high-level questions about a text (LA)
Materials
- Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Mensel and Faith D'Aluisio* (Introduction - Optional)
- books about Mexico, Canada, or China
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be needed
Introduction
Materials: Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Mensel and Faith D'Aluisio*
Ask your child to name and describe some holidays that are celebrated around the world. Ask her which country she would like to learn more about (Mexico, Canada, or China). Explain to her that she will do research on the country she chooses. Research means to look for information in order to learn more about something or to answer a question.
Attempt to locate the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Mensel and Faith D'Aluisio at your local library. It is a fascinating pictorial look at what families around the world eat in a week. Discuss the pictures with your child. If you don't have access to the book, you may be able to view many of the images at the websites listed below.
Attempt to locate the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Mensel and Faith D'Aluisio at your local library. It is a fascinating pictorial look at what families around the world eat in a week. Discuss the pictures with your child. If you don't have access to the book, you may be able to view many of the images at the websites listed below.
Web Link
National Public Radio
National Public Radio also did a feature about the book.
This link was verified on 7/30/2023.
Web Link
The Hungry Planet
Time Magazine posted a number of the photos from this book on their website.
This link was verified on 6/14/2023.