Teaching culture

Kids are curious by nature and discovering that there are people and places around the world that are both similar and different from them is an important way to teach them about diversity and acceptance. These fun activities are the perfect way to teach kids about different cultures around the world and get them excited about learning! These activities are perfect for teaching the whole family about different countries, cultures and traditions.

Use an anchor chart to begin the conversation of what culture is and what it means to your students

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Help your students become global citizens with this lesson that teaches the about culture. Students will explore their culture and the cultures of their classmates in this engaging, hands-on activity.

Diversity is an amazing thing when you make the time to learn and understand world cultures. Teach kids to appreciate cultural diversity.

There are many ways to celebrate diversity and honor a multicultural classroom. Help create a classroom environment that has students explore and appreciate other cultures and diversity. Allow students to break through cultural barriers, so they learn to appreciate different ways of celebrating or communicating, and bring the classroom community closer together.

Customize this child-like cultural diversity worksheet template and start using it in your classes! It's easy with our editor. Then download it for free!

Do your students know what kids around the world eat for lunch? This lesson will teach your students about the role of food in culture and traditions around the world.

Culture: Culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, etc. of a particular group or society. Culture includes all of the things listed in this picture and how these things vary from place to place. Styles of clothes change because of the weather or because of the religion in certain areas. Celebrations change because of the different holidays people celebrate based on their religious or historic background. The food changes because of what kinds of food are plentiful in that area. (to be…

It's time to rethink how you "do" diversity.