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We all Smile in the Same LanguageRespecting Cultural Differences

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Passport Principle: Respecting Cultural Differences

Curriculum Integration: Social Studies, Language Arts, Geography

Grade: K-2

Lesson: 3

Overview: Students will learn how to make new friends from all over the world by learning how to greetpeople from other countries.

Objectives:

Students will imagine that a puppet is a new friend, and try different ways to befriend thepuppet.

Students will discuss why people react in different ways to greetings and gestures. Students will discuss different types of greetings and gestures, and learn how to greet people

from other countries.

Time:

25- 30 minutes

Materials:

Puppet World Map ( samples on pages 14-15) WPP International Greetings List (pages 8-11 ) WPP International Gestures List (pages 12-13 ) Discover the World with Globee Postcard (pages 16-17 )

Postcard Supplement:

Please use the Dear Globee lesson when the required Discover the World with Globee Postcard is

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Review ways that students might say Hello to a new friend. Write the responses on the board tohelp reinforce reading and writing skills. Some responses might be How are you? What is

your name? or simply Hi.

Activity:

Using the puppet, tell the students that they will be meeting a new friend. But in order to makefriends, they have to use a greeting that the puppet will respond to. (Before you begin thisexercise, have a magic phrase in mind. For example, How are you today? or My nameisWhats your name?) Explain that you will invite each student to greet the puppet in a way

that will make the puppet return their greeting. If the student doesnt say the magic phrase, take the puppet to the next student. If a student says

the magic phrase, the puppet should respond. If time allows, have students take multiple turns. If a student selects the magic phrase, stop the exercise and ask the class to recall the greetings the

puppet didnt answer. Ask, why didnt the puppet answer every greeting? Why do you think thepuppet answered the magic phrase? (Answers could be: The puppet only knows what a few wordsmean. The puppet has a favorite way of talking or the puppet is just shy.)

Explain that people in different parts of the world have different ways of saying hello and makingfriends.

Have you ever stopped to consider how many people are saying hello to each other today and in

how many different languages? If you want to say hello to everyone on the planet, you would have

to learn at least 2,796 languages and say hello to at least 6,000,000,000 (six billion) people.

Using the world map, point out the location of the following countries and use the Greetings andGestures list (pages 8-13) as a guideline in teaching different phrases and gestures in eachcountrys language. (Both lists are found at the end of this lesson.) You may only have time todiscuss a few. We suggest using the lists each day to introduce a new phrase to students. You may

want to use countries closest to yours, so your students learn to say hello to their neighbors first.

Australia

BrazilChinaColumbiaEgyptEngland

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Discuss that no matter what language you speak the one universal language is smiling. It is thelanguage of friendship.

Lets Travel: Globee in Australia

The postcard has general information and may not relate to all people within that culture or all culturalgroups within a particular country.

Materials:

Globee Postcard from Australia (pages 16-17 ) World Map and push pins or thumb tacks (optional)

Postcard Discussion:Read about Globees latest travels with your class and discuss using the following to help. If you see

vocabulary that might be a problem, take time to explain and discuss.

Location:

Use a World Map to help students see where the country is in relation to them. Use push pins to track

where Globee has traveled to.

Australia is the smallest continent in the world. Lying southeast of Asia, it is bound by the PacificOcean to the east, the Coral Sea to the northeast, the Timor Sea to the northwest, the Indian Oceanto the west and the Tasman Sea to the southeast. The continent consists largely of plains and

plateaus.

Language:

The official language is English, although Aboriginal and other numerous ethnic immigrantlanguages are also spoken.

G'day is most often used between friends, known as 'mates' in Australia. This is the basis for themost common conjugation of the word 'G'day mate!', which literally means 'Hello friend', althoughthe greeting is often adapted for use between complete strangers. It is also commonly used when

someone can't recall another person's name, for instance if they have met only a few times,because 'G'day mate!' is friendly. 'G'day' is only ever used as a greeting and never as a farewell ora proposition.

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Below the Union Jack is a white Commonwealth or Federation star. It has seven pointsrepresenting the unity of the six states and the territories of the Commonwealth of Australia.

The Southern Cross is a constellation of five stars that can be seen only from the southernhemisphere and is a reminder of Australias geographic location.

BEE-looper Discussion:

Ask students what Globees cultural BEE-looper was and discuss the importance of respecting,and accepting, other cultures and traditions.

Tell students when an Aboriginal child loses a tooth their family helps them put their tooth insidethe shoot of a pandanus plant so that when the pandanus grows into a tree, their tooth will growtoo. There are spirits in the pandanus leaves that will look after them while their tooth is growing.

Postcard Stamp:

Once you feel students are knowledgeable on the WPP Principle, stamp each studentspassport on the page that accompanies the principle taught.

Extension Activities: (Optional)

Australian Flag:Have students draw and color their own Australian Flag. Have students write the meanings of the colors and images on the back and one thing they

learned about Australia.

Boomerang Craft:Have students make a boomerang like the ones invented by the Aboriginals.

This is a fast and fun activity! Cut a boomerang shape out of brown card and use brightcolored paper shapes, pipe-cleaners and whatever else you have at hand to decorate it.

Older children can decorate their boomerangs in aboriginal style using poster paints and awooden stick, chopstick or pencil dipped in the paint.

Kookaburra Nursery Rhyme: Use for Grade K

Kookaburras (Australian Birds) are very large terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea.Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call which is uncannily like loud, echoing humanlaughter. There is a popular Australian nursery rhyme, written by Marion Sinclair. It is also a childrenssong you can hear the melody if you go to this website:

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Fairy Bread: Fairy bread is white bread lightly spread with margarine or butter, and then sprinkled with

Hundreds and Thousands (also known as sprinkles or sugar intended to decorate cakes.) Fairy bread is served almost exclusively at childrens parties in Australia and New Zealand. Slices

of the bread are often cut into triangles and stacked on a plate for children to eat.

Postcard Bibl iography

CountryReports.org. 2006 Edition. Published by CountryReports.org..

March 2007

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Teachers Note:Please use this space to help you prepare.

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International GreetingsCountry Languages Spoken:

AUSTRALIA-ENGLISH

Hello on Good DayGday More commonly said, Gday mate hello friend (everyone is a friend!)Goodbye: Is Goodbye, but some people say Hooroo pronounced ooroo

BRAZIL-PORTUGUESE

Hello al (a-lo) or informaloi!Good Morning Bom diaGood Afternoon Boa tardeGood Evening Boa noiteHow are you? Como vai?What is your name? que seu nome?My name isMeu nome Thank youobrigado

CHINA-MANDARIN

Hello nin ho or informal Ni ho (NeeHaOW)Good Morningzao anGood Nightwan anHow are you?Ni hao ma?Very GoodHen Hao.

Thank YouXie XieGood Bye or See You AgainZai Jian.

COLUMBIA-SPANISH

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ENGLAND-ENGLISHSlang Phrases

Hello, how are you? All right?Good Morning Top of the morning to ya!Thanks TaCheerio-Goodbye

FRANCE-FRENCH

HelloBonjourGood Evening BonsoirHow are you? Combien?What is your name?comment tu tappelles?

My name isJe mappelleThank you merci

GERMANY-GERMAN

HelloHalloGood Morning Guten MorgenGood Afternoon Guten TagGood Evening Guten AbendHow are you?Wie gehts?

What is your name?

Wie heissen sieThank you Danke

INDIA-HINDI

HelloNamasteHow are you? aap kaise haiI am fineMain achha hoonWhat is your name Aapka naam kya hain?My name isMera naam ____ hainThank you dhanyavaad

JAMAICA-PATOIS

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What is your name? cul es su nombre?My name is mi nombre esThank you Gracias

NEPAL-NEPALASE

Hello formal Namaskaar, informal NamastGood morningsubha bihaanaGood afternoon subha diunsoGood evening subha belukaGood night subha raatriHow are you?Tapaai laai kasto chha?

I am fine Thik ChaWhat is your name? Tapaiiko naam ke ho?My name isMero naam hoThank you Dhanyabaad

NETHERLANDS-DUTCH

Hello GoendendagGood morning goedemorgen ...

Good afternoon

goedemiddag ...Good evening goedenavond ...How are you? hoe u bentIm Fine ik ben fijnWhat is your name? wat is uw naam?My name is.. mijn naam isThank you dank u ...

PANAMA-SPANISH

Hello Hola (o-la)good morning,buenos dasgood evening,buenas tardesgood night,buenas noches

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ROMANIA- ROMANIAN

Hello Buna ziuaGood morning Buna dimineataGood afternoonBuna ziuaGood night Buna searaHow are you?Ce mai faceti?Pleased to meet youMa bucur sa va cunosc.Thank youMultumescWhat's your name?Cum va numiti?My name isNumele meu este...a smile Un surs

...a kiss Un sarut

SOUTH AFRICA-ZULU

Hello SawubonaGood Morning isasa elihleGood Afternoon intambama enhleGood Evening ukuhlwa okuhleUnjani?How are you?

Kunjani?

Hows it going?Nami ngikhonaMe, I'm fineNgubani igama lahko?What is your name?Igama lamiMy name is../ Igama lami nguMy name is calledThank you very much ngiyabonga kakhulu!

SOUTHAFRICA-AFRIKAANS

Hello: HalloGood morning/day!Goeie mre/dag (HWEE-uh MOR-uh)How are you?Hoe gaan dit? (hoo hahn dit)Im fineGoed (huut)What is your name? wat is jou naam? ...My name is..- my naam is ...

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International Gestures

In almost all countries pointing is considered rude.

The common OK sign in US is considered rude in the following countries: Using your right hand open andface palm to your left with fingers apart. Touch your index finger to your thumb making the letter O.

Brazil Australia Spain Middle Eastern Countries Germany

Arabic Countries:

Thumbs up is considered rude. (The thumb up gesture is made by bringing all fingers together in afist and then only extending your thumb in the air.)

Brazil:

Kiss on the cheek is normal Communication is normally in close proximity. O.K. sign that is common in the US is considered vulgar.

China

The Chinese do not use their hands when speaking Do not like to be touched by people they do not know

Hong Kong

Traditional greeting is a bow. When bowing to a superior, you should bow more deeply and allow

him or her to rise first. Shaking of the hands is also appropriate.

India:

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Middle East

Finger bending to signal someone to come here is really rude in the Middle East . To make thisgesture, place hand with palm up. Bring all fingers in except the index finger. To signal, move

the index finger inward and then outward.

In many Middle and Far Eastern countries it is rude to pass something with your left hand which isconsidered unclean.

Europe:

Wave hand with the palm facing outward to greet someone. In Europe, waving the hand back andforth can mean No. To wave good-bye, raise the palm outward and wag the fingers in unison,this is also a serious insult in Nigeria if the hand is too close to another persons face.

Using your index and middle finger making the Letter V. This means Victory in most ofEurope when you make this sign with your palm facing away from you. If you face your palm in,the same gesture mean Shove it.

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Gday, Mates,

Im down under in the country and continent of Austral ia. BEE-jeezes its big! Most of the interior is desert and is called the outback.

Its hot and dry and not many people live there. And since its an island it

has lots of beautiful beaches along the coasts. Most people live in citiesand towns in the east and on the southern coasts.

As soon as I arrived today, I put on my fins and snorkel and madea Bee-line for The Great Barrier Reef. The reef is made of 1,200 miles ofcoral. It is also home to thousands of fish, including sharks.

Most people in Australia speak English. They love to havebarbeques. Australians call it the Bar-BEE. They eat a lot of beef, lamband seafood. For a special snack, children eat fairy bread, buttered breadcovered with sprinkles. They call sprinkles, hundreds and thousands.

I also met a family of Aborigines. The Aborigines were the firstpeople to live in Australia, but are only a small part of the population now.Many of them speak their own native language. They eat plants and animalssuch as kangaroos, wallabies, emus, goannas and snakes found in theoutback. Would you BEE-lieve the Aborigines invented the boomerang?

As I practiced with the boomerang, their 6 year old son pulled outa loose tooth. He began shouting, Now I can plant it and watch it grow! I

told him, Dont be silly, teeth dont grow outside your mouth. Suddenlyhe began to cry. Should I have kept my BEEs-mouth shut? Help.

Bye!Globee

To: Junior World Travelers

From: Globee

Globee and friend K-Bear are singing

their favorite tune in front of the

famous Sydney Opera House.

Koalas, like all Australian animals,

are an important part of Aboriginal

life along with the invention of the

boomerang which Globee is holding.