Cultures from Around the World
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| Learn about the different cultures from around the world. Find out the traditions, holidays, languages, folktales, and mythology. Discover what each nation brings to the culture of the United States. Includes photographs, games, video, and audio. There are links to the eThemes Resources on Crafts: Around the World, Native American culture, European and African heritage in Missouri, and more. |
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Grade Level:
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Resource Links:
| Culture Quest: World Tour
Select a link with a name of a world's geographical region to learn about its countries and cultures. Find out about cultures' holidays, folktales, games, crafts, recipes, and more.
Scholastic: Global Goodwill Holiday Fun Facts
Learn about a number of holidays known in America that came from cultures all over the world. Use links at the left to switch from the "Winter" to other seasons. NOTE: The site includes moderated message boards and leads to websites with ads.
World Mythology
Click on the map and learn about mythology from different cultures.
ThinkQuest: North American Indians
Select an area on this map to learn about native Indian tribes living on that territory.
Native American
This site is dedicated to Native Americans traditions, culture, art, nature, and way of life. Includes old and contemporary photographs.
PBS: Africa
Explore links on this site to learn about several schools in Africa, read or listen to local folktale, learn how to make traditional African masks, and more. Includes audio and video.
Kulture Kidz: Black History form A-Z
Learn about colors of Kwanzaa and history of the celebration.
Scholastic: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage!
Learn about Hispanic history and heritage. Explore links on this page and play the "Pinata Concentration game" to learn Hispanic words.
ThinkQuest: Mexican Culture
This site is dedicated to Mexican culture. Learn about country's traditions, holidays, and cuisine.
Kids Cookie Mix St. Patrick Day
Learn history and legends about St. Patrick, shamrock, and leprechaun. Includes Irish blessings, proverbs, and songs. NOTE: The site includes ads.
German Culture
Find out how pretzels came to America. Scroll down the page to learn the history of the celebration of Oktoberfest and Christmas.
The Voyage Kids
Read two famous German fairytales then take a quiz.
Germany for Kids
Learn about school schedules and activities in German middle school. NOTE: The reading level is for older students.
edHelper: Russia Theme Unit
Read about Russian traditions and culture in the Russian Reading Comprehension section, then follow other links for crosswords, puzzles, and word searches.
Russian Culture
Learn how Russian people celebrate Easter, Christmas, and Victory Day.
Russian Matrioshka Nesting Dolls
This commercial web site has good photographs of traditional Russian crafts. Click thumbnails of nesting dolls to enlarge images. Select the "Eggs" link on the left to view another kind of traditional Russian art.
Scholastic: Asian American Heritage
Find out about Asian American Heritage brought into the United States. Learn how to create zodiac necklaces, kites, and draw hieroglyphs.
edHelper: China Theme Unit
This page has a number of links to printable worksheets. Select links in the China Reading Comprehension section of the page to read a Chinese fable and learn about the country. Includes puzzles and word searches.
Zodiac
Click on animals in the Chinese Zodiac to read about how the year people are born effects their character.
Kids Web Japan
Explore links on this page to learn about Japanese culture, traditions, and technology. Includes photographs, greeting cards, games, quizzes, and more. NOTE: The site leads to a site with a bulletin board.
Aussie Kids Speak Out On...
Read Australian kids answers to questions about their country, animals, school, favorite places, food, movies, and more. Find out what they think the differences between Australian and American kids are. Scroll down the page and select the "Home" link to access pages with photographs of Australia. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Children's Folk Games
Explore links on this page to learn kids games from all over the world. Use links at the top or bottom of the page to learn customs, tongue twisters, and rhymes from different countries. NOTE: The reading level is for older students.
Scholastic: Who Lives in America?
This page has statistics on how many people and from what countries immigrate to the United States every year.
Scholastic: Unit Plan: Ideas for Teaching about Cultural Diversities
This lesson plan is designed for third-fifth graders and can help kids learn about cultural differences among people living in America and better appreciate their cultural heritage.
eThemes Resource: Crafts: Around the World
There are links to eThemes resources on U.S. Cultures from Around the World, Hands-On Activities, and Halloween Crafts and Games.sites include craft activities from other cultures. There are links to eThemes resources on U.S. Cultures from Around the World, Hands-On Activities, and Halloween Crafts and Games.
eThemes Resource: Missouri: European and African Heritage
These sites are about the settlement of Missouri by people of European or African ancestry. Topics include westward migration and immigration. Contains a link to an eThemes Resource on French settlers in Missouri. Includes videos on early Missouri Spanish explorers, French settlers in Ste. Genevieve, and German immigrants in Hermann.
eThemes Resource: Native American Culture
Learn more about the cultures of various Native American tribes. Some sites emphasize that these are "live" cultures because there are more than a million American Indians living today. Watch videos of a powwow, read biographies of famous Native Americans, and view paintings and photographs. Includes population statistics on the largest tribes and information about the controversy over the use of Native Americans as school mascots.
eThemes Resource: Holiday: St. Patrick's Day
These sites about St. Patrick's Day include games, crafts, poems, e-cards, and clip art. Learn about the history of this holiday. Tune into a Webcam on March 17 to spy on a leprechaun. Play online games or print out word searches and coloring pages. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on Ireland.
eThemes Resource: Continent: Asia
Learn about the continent of Asia and its many countries. There are maps, country flags, photographs, and facts about Asian culture. Includes recipes for Asian dishes and instructions for craft activities. There are links to eThemes Resources on Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Iraq, and Pakistan.
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