Culture:
A culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next.
For after vacation, please bring in one thing that represents your culture. This could be anything that represents you and your peers living in Sandwich, Ma, USA. Examples include: Popular foods, music, sports, school, social media. This item must be tangible and must be rather small. We will be sending a box to another place on the globe. You can buy something, make something or bring something in that you already have.
We will talk about items to bring in class.
Some ideas for what you can/might send in the #CultureBox
National flag?
A recording of the national anthem/spoken language- a book/tape/cd/dvd to learn the language?
National food from the country (that won't go off/get through customs etc!)
Official clothing?
Key rings/postcards from national landmarks?
Video messages?
Religious links to the country?
A sporting item? National Sport of the country
A cuddly toy of the National Animal
Handwritten letters?
Pictures? Photos? Paintings?
Example of school planner? School building? Lessons?
Facts and info about your culture?
Questions to consider:
Who are we?
How are we unique?
How does the world see us?
How do we recognize and begin to understand other groups of people?
