Explore the Transformation of Recyclable Items into a Culture-Based

Instructional Learning

The BROOKLYN CHiLDREN MUSEUM is a model

6th Grade SS CCSS 2 Study about different world cultures and civilizations focusing on their

accomplishments, values, beliefs, and traditions ARTS CCSS 4

Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts

The History Behind the BROOKLYN CHiLDREN MUSEUM

• The museum was established in 1899 and has been involved in the exchange of educational Instructions and engaging experiences to a nation community including a diverse ethnic background for about 114 years.

• As the number one children’s museum in our nation, it has been a role model by collaborating with people including multiple instructional literatures and allowing children to get involve in hands-on activities. This real life experiences help children to increase their knowledge of culture, science and themselves.

• In 2008, the museum increased to almost twice the size of its original foundation and has the privilege to become the first Green certified museum in New York City. In addition to the organization historical background, the museum connects Green education and maintaining successfully the balance of the ecological natural resources.

What occurs around the world to items once people recycle it?

Placing items in the recycling containers is the beginning in an amazing change from trash to treasure.

Many museum exhibits are made from reusable materials to display cultural identities.

Can you recognize what section of this exhibit is made from reprocessed materials?

Look at the cards! Find the red circle arrow to discover it in the exhibits.

Museum’s Central Collection

• The showcase exhibition, is a cultural collection of artifacts such as masks and myths made of different items. It represent the ethnic background of people from the African continent that lives around the world.

• Students have the opportunity to learn, engage and interact with peers by using their senses and tactile the textures of these artifacts.

• Children will make and decorate their own mask using multiple recyclable craft objects including plastic, string, sticks and paint.

SENSORY WALL LEARNING ENGAGING INTERACTING

GLOBAL SHOES

• Experience family’s identity of a diverse culture background from all over the Earth such as Mongolia, Iceland and Kiribati by stepping into their shoes. This is significant to them because it gives an inside view of their lives.

• Learn the shoemaking process and experience varies recyclable materials and shapes.

• Pupils will be given time to draw and/or create their favorite shoe, utilizing reusable objects such as construction papers, cardboard, fabric and pipe cleaners.

SHOE’S FACTORY PROCESS DESIGN

DISCOVER THE WORLD DISCOVER BROOKLYN

• Learn the traditional value of many generations by discovering the

ethnicity groups that are living in Brooklyn.

• Experience an instructional journey and celebration of real stores

owned by families that immigrated to the “new world”.

THE BOROUGH’S MULTICULTURALISM • Sit and relax in the comfort of a NYC recycled transit bus and

enjoy viewing the video exhibits “The World of Brooklyn”.

• Students will draw, cut, trace and/or print pictures from a magazine, brook and computer to make a collage of business located in the Brooklyn neighborhood that belong to immigrants families.

GLOBAL FOOD • Learn about traditional art, food, music, dance, and celebrations

of origins of a variety cultures from around the world located in

the “World Brooklyn” exhibit.

• Experience the variety of food from different part of the world by visiting the “International Market” without living the city.

TRADITIONAL ART, MUSIC, DANCE, CELEBRATION

CLASS ACTIVITIES

• Group 1: will make and decorate their own mask using multiple recyclable craft objects including plastic, string, sticks and paint.

• Group 2: will draw and/or create their favorite shoe, utilizing reusable objects such as construction papers, cardboard, fabric and pipe cleaners.

• Group 3: will draw, cut, trace and/or print pictures from a magazine, brook and computer to make a collage of business located in the Brooklyn neighborhood that belong to immigrants families.

• Group 4: will be responsible for defining the meaning of blue highlighted words shown in prior slides.

• The 12:1:1 class will be celebrating the diversity of different nations by displaying their works in a showcase made of recyclable objects including a list of words definition. In addition, students from other classrooms and school personnel will be invited to view the transformation of recyclable items into a Cultured-Based instructional learning of Ms. Diaz’s class.