Thanksgiving Festivals Around The World Culturally Sustaining MIDDLE SCHOOL

Description

Explore thanksgiving festivals around the world with these 4 articles. Check out the preview to see how this will work in your classroom.

North American Thanksgiving is well known because of the influence of media from the US. However, students may not be aware that the practice of thanksgiving is one that unites much of humanity. By reading these 4 articles on Korea, Japan, Ghana, and Canada, students can build their knowledge of other cultures and appreciate how similar cultures around the world can be.

HOW WILL THIS HELP ME SAVE TIME AND ENGAGE STUDENTS?

Included in this resource is all you need to get started with a culturally-sustaining approach to thanksgiving festivals. You get:

• A 1-page article on the Korean festival Chuseok
• A 1-page article on the Ga festival Homowo
• A 1-page article on the Japanese festival Kinrō Kansha no Hi
• A 1-page article on the Canadian Thanksgiving festival
• A graphic organizer to guide students in finding out about a thanksgiving festival of their choice
• Teaching notes

★ ★ ★ NOW ADDED:

• A list of thanksgiving festivals
• A research task
• Guidance on how to use Google’s My Maps to collate students’ research