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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Proverbs: At Home and Around the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for three lessons about proverbs from around the world and how they have cultural and personal significance. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Food, Demographics, and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit probes into the role food plays in society in terms of culture, economy and global awareness since the primary globalization in the 1500s through videos, various readings, and activities.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Fairy Tales Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This collection of activities gives learners a chance to discover and compare fairy tales from around the world. It provides a wealth of links to resources, printable diagrams, discussion questions and the like.
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Other

Homelands Productions: Worlds of Difference

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has intriguing stories about the possible problems of globalization around the world. Read and listen to interviews with people of varying cultures.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Sociology

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the development of the field of sociology. Looks at its historical roots, the earliest sociologists, and explains major theories that it was based on, and theories and schools of thought that evolved from those....
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Other

Tomson Highway: Arts and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Tomson Highway shaped the development of Aboriginal theatre in both Canada and around the world. Learn about his first novel and the theatre he established, and discover what makes him a role model.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Big Wet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan surveys the climate of Australia and compares it to the climate of other regions around the world.
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Other

Pippi Longstocking Swedish Rebel and Feminist Role Model

For Students 2nd - 5th
Article about how influential the character of Pippi Longstocking has been on the attitudes of children in Sweden and throughout the world. Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking books have been translated and printed around the world so...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Age of Exploration: The Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at the exchanges that took place around the world after the Americas were discovered. This covered the gamut from diseases which wiped out 90% of the native peoples in North and South America, to farm animals, tools,...
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Other

Arts Journal: Dance Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The ArtsJournal website provides a daily summary of arts and cultural journalism from the English-language press around the world, with links to complete articles for further reading. The dance page collects links on a wide range of...
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University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh:folk Links Folk:fairy Tale Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site offers links to folk tale and fairy tale sites. Students and teachers will benefit from this useful reference guide.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Holiday Explorations Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great compilation of ideas to use when teaching about celebrating holidays. Lists of resources, materials, and very detailed lessons are provided in an easy to follow and organized way.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: What Is a Museum?

For Students 9th - 10th
An entry that defines museums and details their cultural significance, from the ArtLex dictionary of art. Includes links to major museums around the world, pictures of museums famous for their architecture, and other related information.
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Other

China Tefl: Study in China

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site describes what it would be like to study at a school in China.