KHEC Curriculum Framework 8.1

Understanding Other Cultures. In this series of simple lessons, the focus is on Native Americans (Navajo, Sioux and Iroquois). Among the goals listed is the importance of understanding other cultures and peoples. A number of specific procedures are listed for studying the culture of each tribe. As a culminating activity, students learn what members of the three tribal cultures ate and how they made their food. Source: The Archeology Channel (The topic of Native Americans is listed under the resources of the Utah State University College of Education.)

Vestuto, Rhoda Orszag. Kids Can Share: Creative Lessons for Teaching Compassion, Respect and Responsibility. Carthage, IL: Teaching & Learning Company, 2003. Kindness, compassion, respect, responsibility -- children need to understand how important these and other values are. The ideas in this book include stories, Mother Goose rhymes, crafts, role playing, and projects to involve children in discovering how to demonstrate positive values in everyday situations at home and school. Lessons include a problem, goals for correcting the problem, and ways of teaching children to reach those goals by practicing positive values.