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The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners
Integrate global learning activities in your elementary classrooms today with this easy-to-use guide!
This smart, all-in-one resource from widely acclaimed authors Homa Tavangar and Becky Morales provides hundreds of easy, stand-alone activities, resources, and projects to help busy educators:
- Seamlessly integrate global awareness themes into existing K-5 Common Core curriculum
- Recruit parent and community volunteers and organizations
- Use social media for student global collaboration projects
- Plan international events, after-school clubs, and cross-curricular activities
Hand-Outs from the Global Education Toolkit:
Look at all Places We Can Go: Checklist with 50+ Activities
Film Discussion Guide
An Example of a Common Core Standard in Reading and Writing that incorporates global learning
A Guide for Teachers Using Twitter for PD
12 Takeaways from Kids Making a Difference
Engaging in Service: Who, What, Where, Why and How
Resources Mentioned
Diversity Quilt School-Wide Display
Literature from Around the World
“A Child’s Day” Series of books from around the world (for example “Bongani’s Day: From Dawn to Dusk in a South African City;” from A Childs Day)
Books about Immigrants to the US
Learn the Continents and Oceans
Language of Maps Kids Should Know
Kids Take a Poll: Which States Have You Been to?
Resources to Learn about Rivers
Gingerbread Man Around the World
Trickster Tales Around the World
75 Chlidren’s Books on Refugee Experience
Peace Corps World Wise Schools
Primary Colors
Global Collaboration Resources
Bucket Buddies– pond scum project.
Additional Resources
Demographic composition of your state. (Check your state data center: http://www.census.gov/sdc/network.html or American Fact Finder from the U.S. Census: http://factfinder.census.gov)
National Council for the Social Studies
Global Competency within the Common Core (Asia Society)
Children’s Literature focusing on World Cultures and Geography
Pennies for Peru class service learning project
World Food Programme lessons plans and activities (specifically I mentioned the “Playing with Decimals”). Also check out Molly’s World Lesson Plans.