Cultural Anthropology

American Culture

A Storytelling Festival Language Arts/Social Studies; Grades 4-6
This activity encourages students to explore the native cultures of the Americas, to learn some aspects of oral storytelling, and to share their knowledge with others.

Cultures Of Our Nation Grades K-4 The purpose of this activity is to build self-esteem and allow students to become more aware of their rich cultures. It also allows for students to realize how their cultures have contributed to making America what it is today.

Rain Native American Culture; Grades 2-4 This activity shows children what games were like for early Native Americans, how to use the environment around them, and how to "think on their feet" and relate to others.

Native American Interdisciplinary Educational Unit Grades 2-4This lesson helps children understand that what they see in movies and television is make believe and Hollywood scenarios and not the real life of the Native American. The students will learn about another race of People and their culture, lifestyle and about the many different and important contributions they have made to benefit the American people.

Diversity Of Cultures In America Grades 4-7 Helps students recognize the diversity of cultures in America.

Cultural Diversity

Triangles Are Not Bad! Any social studies subject area; Grades 4-9 Teaches children how to operate in a world that is diverse and pluralistic.

Cultural Acceptance Grades K-12 Students will be able to experience first hand racial indifference.

Cultural Spaces Grades 7-12 Many students assume only their cultural and traditional practices are worldly accepted and practiced. As a result of this activity, the students will: Identify cultural differences in relationship to personal "space", Experience discomfort with alien cultural practices.

Multicultural Fair Grades 5-6 The students will become familiar with other cultures.

Looking at Different Cultures Grades 4-7 To examine different cultures of the world

Class Culture Social Studies To begin to understand people of different cultures, students must first know how all cultures are alike and different. The object of this lesson is to show that even within the class there are many different cultures - that every person has his/her own culture, but within the class there are a few things that everyone can agree on and those ideas make up the class culture.

Daily Activity Schedules Middle/High School This lesson is meant to identify the routine labor demands of girls and boys in their daily lives. The lesson will also allow students to compare their own lives to the lives of teenage girls living in less developed countries. This information demonstrates the gender-based perceptions of the activities of each group. In this sense, the lesson helps to raise awareness with regard to the contribution that different groups make to overall household welfare in the U.S. and in less developed countries.