MULTICULTURAL LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Student__Devyn DeWitt___

Subject/Concepts____Social Studies______________

Grade Level_Kindergarten

1. Standards:
2.0 Places and Regions – Students understand the physical and human features and cultural
characteristics of places and use this information to define and study regions and their patterns of
change.
6.0 Geographic Applications – Students apply geographic knowledge of people, places, and
environments to interpret the past, understand the present, and plan for the future.
o Observable objective:
o The student will express their culture towards the classroom.
• Multicultural goal:
o Develop positive attitude for own cultural background.
Promote respect for differences.
o Observable objective: The student will relate their cultures with other cultures that are being
shared.
• Auditory-Visual-Kinesthetic learning styles:
The auditory learners are able to speak about themselves in front of the class. They are able to
listen to their peers talk about themselves. The students are able to take notes to help understand
the culture and the students better.

The visual learners are able to express with their puppet. The student can create an imagine of
themselves and observe what the other students have created. The students can also write notes
about the classroom’s puppets to have a review.

The kinesthetic learners will have a fun time with this assignment. The student can stay in
motion while telling their story about the puppet. The assignment is about discovering something
new about themselves. The student will be able to handle the puppet and the materials in order to
create it.

• Gardner's Intelligence:
Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence is one of the Garner’s intelligence the students will be
able to experience. They are using their body from start to finish. They are thinking of how they
want to create their puppet. They use this puppet to create a story. They have to move their body
and think in creative ways of how to tell a story about their culture.
2. Materials:
Paper Bags
Markers
Construction Paper
Pipe Cleaners
Googley eyes
Glue
Tape
Safety Scissors
Cloth
Paint
Crayons
Puppet show stage:
https://youtu.be/N4kTNLmAhnk

3. Instruction- learning Process:

• Do First:
The warm up will be learning different dance moves from different cultures. This will help the
kids moving and be able to learn about the lesson.
• Mini-lesson:
The goal is to understand what culture the student comes from and understand that the classroom
is made up of different cultures. This will be with the help of family history. One family member
is allowed to come and help contribute to the students lesson. The focus will then turn towards
the puppet and the puppet’s story. The puppet will represent the student and talk about the culture
the classify themselves with.
• Guided Practice:
The teacher will build their own puppet to demonstrate for the class. The students can help to
participate in what colors and styles to use according to the culture. This will help for the teacher
and the student to show that they understand the lesson. The teacher will then describe what story
they will put on or what the puppet will provide for their culture.
• Independent Practice:
The student will be given their own paper bag to decorate for their puppet. Each table will be
provided with the material for the students to share. The family members can help guide to create
a puppet that well suits the student. The student should do all the construction on their own.
They should have done research before the construction of the puppet to help create it.
When the students are ready, they will show off their puppets to the class. They will tell a story,
do a dance, sing a song, or bring something from their culture.
• Exit Slip:
The classroom will go over all the different cultures that make up the classroom. The puppet’s
culture will be shown on the classroom map to remind the students that classroom is diverse.
4. Resources
Bloom’s Level. Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs. n.d. Retrieved from http://www.fresnostate.edu/
academics/oie/documents/assesments/Blooms%20Level.pdf

Learning Styles. Learning Styles. n.d. Retrieved from https://csn.instructure.com/courses/

1313332/files/57681478?module_item_id=13328013

Howard Gardeners Eight Intelligences. Howard Gardeners Eight Intelligences. n.d. Retrieved
from https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1313332/files/57681477?module_item_id=13328012

Kidspot. Easy Craft: How To Make A Cereal Box Puppet Theatre. 2016 Apr 13. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4kTNLmAhnk&feature=youtu.be

Teaching Tolerance. Puppet Show. n.d. Retrieved from https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-

resources/student-tasks/do-something/puppet-show

5. Reflection:
The lesson plan is a simple and creative way to get the classroom to understand different cultures
around the world. It is enticing the students to use their mind and create a character that
represents themselves. They are then able to relate with the other students on where their
creations come from. The lesson plan is designed for younger classrooms. It would not translate
as well into higher grades because of the simplicity. It is designed to get the student thinking
about others and themselves as a whole.
The student will be able to use their Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Visual learning styles. The lesson
plan is designed with all three learning styles in mind to create an easy time for the students to
just create what they feel is right.

[Refer to Grading Rubric for the Multicultural Lesson Plan in the Course Syllabus.]