Teaching culture

Moving to a foreign country, living with a foreign partner or coming back to your home country after a long period of time, can cause culture shocks. Where do they come from? And what are the strategies to overcome cultural differences? Read this insightful interview with intercultural expert, Wiebke Homborg.

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.

An image outlining some notable cultural differences between three places. Infographics like this are helpful when it comes to learning about different places and ideas, as it presents an attractive and quick way to keep things in mind. It doesn’t offer in-depth analysis which one should probably get into if they intend to spend time in another nation or communicate with someone from said nation, but quick facts can help avoid intercultural communication conflicts in unexpected situations.

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

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

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…

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.

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This anchor chart is a great introduction to culture. I would use this at the beginning of a unit on culture and leave it up throughout the school year to refer back to when we come across something not like our culture in our learning.

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.