I am submitting the project we used for the Identity Cube Panel and the Superpowers Cube Panel. I felt that the print out of the actual Identity Cube was too small, so I had my students attach their Face Template Handout, the Family and Culture Heart Handout and the Super Symbol handouts all on one large piece of construction paper. We hung these in the hallway and I plan to hang the Special Qualities Handout under each of them when they are completed.

This is our world map in which we displayed all of our connections throughout the unit.

This is the initial list of Brainstormed questions related to the unit.

Our proud display of our Families Unit Class Quilt

These products were generated for their like grade level to continue their learning in order to expand their knowledge about Ancient Egypt.

The students were insightful and open-minded during our unit. They learned all about global connections and how we can be global citizens. It has been an enlightening unit for the kids to see how connected we are to the people and places around the world. A student of mine is learning to read in Mandarin so he read a version of The Hungry Caterpillar, I read it in English, and our ESL teacher read it in Spanish. After we interviewed his mom who was pulled to America from Taiwan after falling in love many years ago. We learned so much! It was a great example of how globalization and cultural diffusion is alive and thriving. It was an incredible experience to have them see how everything we have been learning is a part of who we are as humans. We did a mural for our final product this time and they came up with the idea of a variety of people holding hands to show unity around the world. This is before it was hung up in the school.

Exit ticket sample from Our Changing Landscape, Module 3, Lesson 2

Our steps for this project were inspired by discussing the multi cultural elements of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Games are something we can share and play together regardless of culture or language. Games can also be cultural diffusion. They decided to make posters, but with a comic strip embedded with the directions. We practiced presenting to each other and then took turns on the announcements. That will be an ongoing part of our project that will occur every Monday morning.

When I am asking them to brainstorm we love to use dry erase on our desks. They love this and it makes it easy to erase questions or circle open ended questions during QFT. We will sometimes do gallery walks during this process and have them circle questions they like on others' desks or a shared thought. In the other desk writing scenario we were tracking belongings to understand imports.

These are samples of the student's letters. Our process was researching and choosing businesses, learning how to write a letter, peer editing and utilizing feedback, creating the rubric together, and writing a final draft.