In small groups, students decide on the essential questions which they should address in order to carry out the objectives. In the class planning portfolio, the class secretary notes all questions. Groups share their questions with class. All questions are included in the Class Portfolio. Individually students brainstorm the meaning of culture.
Students write a two-page essay about what culture is and share with group.
Each shares the item and its significance to the class. Create a square for the Culture Quilt. Each student receives a small paper square, glue, and scraps of paper. Using the paper, a quilt square is created which represents a cultural image of the family. Write an introductory letter to the second grade children.