Module 33: What Is Culture?- Social Studies 3 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to compare and contrast languages, compare and contrast traditional clothing styles, and compare and contrast traditional foods from around the world. They will compare and contrast traditions from around the world and identify the historical origins of some cultural traditions.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Culture Is Language
  1. Compare and contrast languages.
2 Culture Is Clothing
  1. Compare and contrast traditional clothing styles.
3 Culture Is Food
  1. Compare and contrast traditional foods from around the world.
4 Culture Is Traditions
  1. Compare and contrast traditions from around the world.
5 Culture Comes from History
  1. Identify the historical origins of some cultural traditions.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
culture
language
clothing style
traditional
traditional foods
traditions

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Culture Is Language 5 Compare and Contrast Language in Cultures Assignment
3 Culture Is Food 5 Food Culture Comparison Assignment
5 Culture Comes from History 5 Your Cultural Tradition Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Culture Is Language After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the different languages they learned about and how language relates to culture.
2 Culture Is Clothing After completing this lesson, ask your student to discuss the different clothing styles they learned about, and how clothing relates to culture.
3 Culture Is Food After completing this lesson, ask your student to discuss the different foods they learned about, and how food relates to culture. For fun, look up a recipe from a different culture and help them prepare it so that they can try it.
4 Culture Is Traditions After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what traditions are, some traditions they learned about, and how traditions relate to culture.
5 Culture Comes from History After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain three things they learned about traditions from this lesson.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Culture Is Language
  1. What are some of the languages spoken around the world?
Culture Is Clothing
  1. What are some traditional clothing styles worn around the world?
Culture Is Food
  1. How do food traditions differ around the world?
Culture Is Traditions
  1. What are some of the traditions practiced around the world?
Culture Comes from History
  1. What is the origin of some traditions practiced around the world?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing