Grade 3 - A Country of Cultures - Closed Captioned
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Video Storyline: The U.S. has a rich and diverse cultural heritage. Some of our heritage comes from the Native Americans. We’ve also been culturally enriched by the immigrants that have moved here. From all these groups we’ve learned about new customs and cultures.
Video length: 14:31 minutes.
Learning Resources with this Video*
Quiz – PDF and online
Customs and Celebrations Worksheet
Focusing on Family Culture Worksheet
Draw A Scene
Universal Resources
National Standards
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Classroom Ideas
A Country Of Cultures
Greetings Around the World
Explore different ways to greet people across various cultures (bowing in Japan, saying Hola in Cuba, Bonjour in France, etc.).
Independence Day around the World
Compare/contrast celebrations such as Independence Day in the U.S., Bastille Day (France) and National Revolution Day (Cuba). Explore the similarities and differences between these celebrations.
Explore Vocabulary
Identify key vocabulary terms while previewing each video. Prompt students to find the meaning of each word as they watch the video.
Music
Listen to music from different countries.
Visual Learning
Offer videos to struggling learners as another way of creating knowledge and accessing information.
International Cuisine
Explore signature foods from various cultures such as Mexico, Italy, and France.
Local Festivals
Have students research cultural festivals at the local, state, and national levels.
Cloze Practice
A cloze piece has full sentences used in the virtual field trip with blanks where students can write in the information that is missing. This task requires close listening to the trip in order to complete it.
Coral reefs are the _______ type of ecosystem in the world. They’ve been around for over _____ million years.
Answers: oldest; 240
Alternatively, you could have students create 5-10 cloze statements and they could share those with the class.
A third alternative is to distribute the cloze worksheets before watching the video. Students can fill them in as they watch.
Art and Social Studies
Draw a scene from the video.
Classroom Ideas for ALL Videos
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Topics Covered In This Video
The U.S. has a rich and diverse cultural heritage thanks to the different groups who live/came here.
There are many groups like Native Americans, slaves, and immigrants who added to American culture.
Each group has their own heritage and culture.
Having many ethnic groups has made the U.S. a multicultural society.
This diversity shows up in art, architecture, cuisine, dance, music, and written works like poems, fables, & stories.
Videos in this Series
Grade 3 - How Government Helps Our Communities
Grade 3 - The Geography of Our Communities
Grade 3 - I Am A Consumer
Grade 3 - Businesses At Work
Grade 3 - The First Americans
Grade 3 - How The Country Was Settled
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