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Lesson 1: Foods and Languages of the World - Andrew Ziobro, Jennifer Thomas, Kara Donova
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade Level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Group Size: 6 or more students
Objectives: Given detailed descriptions of different types of bread students will be able to identify different types of bread. Given a demonstration of different ways to say "Good Morning" students will...

Lesson 2: Foods and Languages of the World - Sara Conway, Barbara Geary, Joy Evans
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade level: Early Pre-School (Ages 2-3)
Length of Lesson: 20 minutes
Objectives: 1.The children will be able to recognize different types of bread that people eat in different countries of the world. 2. The children will be able to explore and notice how the different foods are the same but...

Lesson 3: Foods and Languages of the World - Kelly Lewis, Justin O'Toole, Becky Weiler
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade Level: Preschool (3 and 4 year olds)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes
Objectives: The student will be able to...

  • Make their own ice cream sundae given various toppings from around the world.
  • Repeat greetings in the Italian, Chinese, and Spanish languages.

Lesson 4: Foods and Languages of the World - Day 1 - Amy Gigler, Kellie Meyer, Maura Zang
Subject Area: Diversity, Language Arts/History
Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes, Day 1 of 7
Objectives: The students will be able to create their own replica of the Italian flag.

Lesson 5: Foods and Languages of the World - Day 2 - Amy Gigler, Kellie Meyer, Maura Zang
Subject Area: Diversity, Language Arts/History
Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
Length of Lesson: 1 hour, Day 2 of 7
Objectives: The students will be able to create their own pizzas and to speak some Italian words.

Lesson 6: Foods and Languages of the World - Day 3 - Amy Gigler, Kellie Meyer, Maura Zang
Subject Area: Diversity, Language Arts/History
Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes, Day 3 of 7
Objectives: The students will be able to identify the German flag.

Lesson 7: Foods and Languages of the World -Day 4 - Amy Gigler, Kellie Meyer, Maura Zang
Subject Area: Diversity, Language Arts/History
Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes, Day 4 of 7
Objectives: The students will be able to create the German Pickle knowing it is celebrated during a German Christmas.

Lesson 8: Foods and Languages of the World - Day 5 - Amy Gigler, Kellie Meyer, Maura Zang
Subject Area: Diversity, Language Arts/History
Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes, Day 5 of 7
Objectives: The students will be able to create different forms of origami and sound some of the Japanese language.

Lesson 9: Foods and Languages of the World - Day 6 - Amy Gigler, Kellie Meyer, Maura Zang
Subject Area: Diversity, Language Arts/History
Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes, Day 6 of 7
Objectives: The students will be able to taste Japanese food and create Japanese fans.

Lesson 10: Foods and Languages of the World - Day 7 - Amy Gigler, Kellie Meyer, Maura Zang
Subject Area: Diversity, Language Arts/History
Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 4-5)
Length of Lesson: 30 minutes, Day 7 of 7
Objectives: The students will be able to create African necklaces while begin introduced the African culture.

Lesson 11: Foods and Languages of the World - Michelle Elma, Melissa McWilliams and Nicole States
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Group Size: 6 Students Objectives: After a discussion on food from different countries, the students will be able to identify three different types of food that were discussed...

Lesson 12: Foods and Languages of the World - Eleanor Vistein
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: After listening to the story, the students will be able to name some of the ways that children in various neighborhoods get to school. The students will be able to locate North America on a globe and a map. The students will...

Lesson 13: Foods and Languages of the World -Jason Pollack and Penny Kezmarsky
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: Students will be introduced to the cultures of the countries of Spain, China, Italy, and the United States. Students will be introduced to the languages, and some of the customary foods of each country. The classroom will be...

Lesson 14: Foods and Languages of the World -Miriam Blumenfeld and Melissa Bilenski
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6) to 3rd Grade
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives:After giving a brief discussion on the history of Mexico, followed by the story Corn is Maize, students will be taught ten new words for foods in Spanish using flashcards. Then the students will be cooking with some...

Lesson 14: Foods and Languages of the World - Sharima Moses and Jennifer Tritt
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade level: Kindergarten (Ages 5-6)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Group size: 6 or more students
Objectives:After listening to a story the student will be able to relate the story to their own experiences of trying new foods. Given a matching game the student will be able to match cards to determine a fruit topping for the...

Lesson 15: Foods and Languages of the World - Venneasha Davis
Subject Area: Diversity
Grade level: Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Length of Lesson: 60 minutes
Objectives: Students will be able to learn about certain countries and places around the world such as Africa, Japan, Brazil, and Israel. Most of their learning will come from each other, and their own personal findings from selected...