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Olsen, Edward B.; Tsuda, Emi; Sato, Masanobu; Wyant, James D. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
The purpose of this article is to introduce a collaborative online international exchange unit for physical education called CULTURE (Cultural Unit of Learning To Understand, Respect, and Empathize). The cultural unit occurred in the Fall of 2019 between an elementary school in New Jersey, U.S., and two elementary schools near Tokyo, Japan.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Physical Education, Units of Study, Empathy
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Jones, Dianne – Social Studies, 1991
Describes teaching children about historical documents as a way of illustrating the reasons behind U.S. government. Explains that the course examines the U.S. Constitution, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and Bill of Rights. Argues that children have firm opinions about fairness and justice. Describes a project comparing U.S. government with that…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Democratic Values
Aloy, Noela; And Others – 1973
Two sections comprising this guide -- a program or curriculum guide and a teacher orientation or teacher's resource -- are designed to be used together for teaching about Hawaii in the fourth grade. Activities in the curriculum guide are based upon an inquiry-conceptual approach and focus on the formation of concepts and generalizations which help…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Kronowitz, Ellen – 1986
Maintaining that Japan is a strong ally and important trading partner of the United States, this publication contains a guide to teaching about Japan for students in grades three through six. This guide combines the construction of a culture box with integrated learning activities to help students better understand Japanese life. Third-grade…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides
Pescaia, Mahealani; Kinoshita, Jane, Ed. – 1981
Materials in this curriculum guide for a fourth grade course on Hawaii prior to Western contact use a cross-cultural approach to teach about that state's multicultural heritage. Following an introduction, which provides a course outline and objectives, nine study units cover geography, migration, canoe building, land division, society and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Cowen, Sonia; And Others – 1972
The major objective of this instructional program on the People's Republic of China is to help elementary grade students develop an understanding and tolerance of cultural relativism. The development of intellectual, affective, and psychomotor skills through the utilization of subject matter is also an important objective of the program. The…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Area Studies, Asian Studies, Behavioral Objectives