2-Social-Studies-December

Main Concept
Places/Regions: Events, people, traditions, practices and ideas make up my community and other communities (urban, suburban, rural).

Guiding Questions

 * What ethnic groups live in NYC? In USA?
 * What differences ethnic communites/neighborhoods are in NYC? (ex: Chinatown, Little Italy etc.)
 * What makes up one's culture?

Theme/Content Skills

 * Recognize every family and community has their own culture.
 * Culture is comprised of language, food, holidays, customs, and religion.
 * Locate cultural communities on a NYC map.

==Key Terms

urban, suburban, rural, geography, immigrant, culture, tradition, heritage, custom, holiday, language, Ellis Island, ancestor, celebration

Holidays
Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa

Student Outcomes

 * Students will recognize that every family and community has their own culture.
 * Students will give examples of family traditions.
 * Students will identify different cultural celebrations.

Assessment/Project

 * Students bring in photos/food from their ethnic culture and from their specific neighborhood. Celebrate a "Culture Appreciation Day"
 * Students locate their neighborhood on the map of NYC
 * Culture Parade
 * Make Student Passports

Resources for Students
Harcourt Brace Activity Book p.44

Resources for Teachers

 * Map of NYC
 * Harcourt Brace Unit 4
 * Cultural music from around the world
 * Harcourt Brace Teacher's Edition P7: Passport Printout
 * Harcourt Brace Teacher's Edition: Vocabulary Cards (Green Tab)

==Field Trip Suggestions ==
 * ** Museum of the City of New York
 * Ellis Island