Name: Kvita Yarmoshik

Subject: History

Grade Level: 5

We often wonder about other people’s cultures, locations, and daily life, and how this differs from our own. In this activity, I want to provide my students with the ability to read, explore, interview, and present what they learn about the daily lives of children from a different country. Students will explore Tanzania, a country from the African continent.

First, students will start off with a reading about the daily life of students in Tanzania. We will start off begin with a KWL chart. What we know, what we want to know and later what we learned. Students will go to TIME Magazine for Kids Around the World and explore Tanzania [ http://www.timeforkids.com/destinatio... ] – the location, history, native language, sightseeing, challenges, and the day in the life of. After having a chance to explore Tanzania, students will fill the “Learn” part on the KWL chart. After reading, students will pose more in-depth questions that they want to ask students from Tanzania using ePals. This is an activity for students to have a deeper understanding of other people’s daily life. Students will record their findings by creating a PowerPoint of their findings. The PowerPoint should include comparing and contrasting and what they learned and what further questions they might have or what is something they want to learn about based off of their new knowledge. We will then present our findings to the class.

GLE 2.3.1 Select and use common applications

Students will fulfill this learning goal by creating a PowerPoint.

GLE 2.3.2 Select and use online applications

Students will meet this standard by using TIME online and ePals