One way the students can learn about different cultures, or help other classmates understand specific cultures is by bringing different aspects of one's culture into the classroom. The students can create, plan, and invite other classes to a cultural food fair. Just a heads up, remember to keep food allergies in mind when your students are cooking or tasting each others food!
Another way the students can learn about different cultures is to learn about the different types of music or dance a culture listens to or performs. The students can be paired up or put into small groups. Each group can research, listen to, and learn different cultural dances. They can then perform these in front of the class. The teacher can even help the students set up a community showing of what they have learned.
Another great way to have students learn about different cultures is to share folklore with them. Have them each research a folklore story of their choice. They can choose any country of origin. Have them try and find out as much as they can about the story: when and where it originated, what kind of story it is, and how it relates to the history of the country it originated from. The students can learn the folklore story and tell it to the other students in the class. Not only is this fun, the students can learn a lot by becoming story tellers. Encourage them to bring in music to play in the background or different props to get the audiences attention.
I hope these all come in handy when teachers are trying to bring culture into the classroom. As I said before, culture is VERY important. By bringing this into the class, the world becomes a smaller, more inviting space!
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