Craft Lesson 2

Apple Pie 4^th of July

by Janet Wong

Culture

Resource Materials:

Wong, Janet S. Apple Pie 4th of July. Illus. Margaret Chodos-Irvine. Orlando FL: Voyager Books/Harcourt, Inc., 2002.

Discussion:

Culture is more than racial differences, ethnicities, etc. Apple Pie 4^th of July by Janet Wong is a good example of culture differences dealing with generations and traditions. Even within the same culture you can have different ways to celebrate special occasions.

How to teach it:

One way to teach differences in culture is to pair students with a partner and have them discuss the differences in how their families celebrate a special occasion. After they have worked on the project each pair would give a presentation on what cultural differences (and similarities) that they have found in one another. By having the students working with a partner, they will learn how to prepare for group activities. They will also learn that differences are not right or wrong, they are just different.