7 Around The World
This theme explores the concept of culture in terms of language, food, clothing, and customs.
- High Interest Learning
- Thematic Connections
- Standards Aligned
- Integrated & Creative
- Research Based
- Step-by-Step Guides
- Engaging & MultiModal
- Successful with "hard to reach" populations
At the Crossroads
South African children wait for their fathers to come home from working in the mines, where they have been for many months.
Baseball Saved Us
“Shorty” and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an American internment camp during World War II.
Bossy Gallito
TIn this traditional Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster tries to get help with cleaning his beak.
Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa
Doctor and Mrs. De Soto travel to Africa to assist an elephant with a terrible toothache.
Flossie and the Fox
Flossie frustrates and outsmarts a fox by refusing to believe the fox actually is a fox.
Hunterman and the Crocodile
This West African folktale tells how a hunter learns an important lesson from the animals.
Jamie ORourke and the Big Potato
In this Irish folktale, a man catches a leprechaun and is sent home with a magic potato seed instead of a pot of gold.
Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice
Mama Provi climbs eight flights of stairs to bring arroz con pollo to her sick granddaughter, and, on the way, trades portions of the dish for her neighbors’ food specialities.
Nobiahs Well
Nobiah’s generosity with his family’s precious water enrages his mother, but later leads to a cooperative effort to dig a nearby well.
Three Javelinas
This Southwest version of The Three Little Pigs features bristly swine-like creatures and a coyote bent on using magic to capture them.
