What has happened when different national, ethnic, and cultural groups have met in New Hampshire?
 


K-3 students should be able to:  identify and describe how national, ethnic, and cultural groups in the students' own households, school, community, and region have expressed and transmitted their beliefs and ways (such as
through oral traditions, literature, songs, art, religion, community celebrations, mementos, food, and language).



1.  Find and ask members of the community or region with diverse ancestries to speak to the class about their cultural heritage. On a map of the world, find and identify the places of origin of these diverse ancestries.


2. Identify, list, and show examples of foods, household items, clothing, words, celebrations, songs, and other items used in the students' own homes, school, community, and region that originated in diverse cultures or nations.

3. Bring examples to class of foods such as potatoes, maple syrup, pumpkins, beans, and tapioca that originated in the Americas. Also bring examples of foods such as kiwis and oranges that were introduced to the Americas from abroad.


4. Research object and place names that have their origins in Native American languages.
 

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