Multicultural Night was celebrated last Thursday evening at Club Blvd. with music, dancing, art, food, and learning about cultures all over the world. I look forward to it every year as a way to honor all the cultures and families represented in our school community!
As our contribution to the evening, Señora Moehlmann (Spanish teacher) and I collaborated to plan a Country Cube research project for Mrs. Hayes’ 4th grade class. Each pair of students randomly drew the name of a Spanish-speaking country of the Caribbean or South America. The students then used Culture Grams, an online database available through the Durham County Library, to complete their research and find pictures. Using Culture Grams gave the students an opportunity to explore a new database, practice skimming content for important facts, and examine helpful text features.
The students had to work with their partners to find 2-3 facts for each topic, cite their resource, and then create PowerPoint slides to glue on their cubes. The topics selected were: food; holidays; language; life as a child/school; and free choice. The students were motivated to learn about a new Spanish-speaking country and excited to share their information with the school. The class had to remain focused to complete their Culture Grams research, PowerPoint slides, and cube construction in just 5 short days!
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| Selecting a country |
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| Conducting research using Culture Grams |
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| Typing the PowerPoints |
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| Our display board for Multicultural Night |
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| Senora Moehlmann with a 4th grader and a few cubes |
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| Screen shot of Culture Grams |
Hey Mrs. Husketh!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an awesome project. I love how the students got to explore traditional topics using modern technologies. : o) Thanks for sharing these great photos. It looks like your students produced quality work.
Katy Vance, LMMS