Message from aronan

[Anonymous]

http://www.eric.ed.gov:80/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED468590&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED468590

The above link to ERIC has a full-text.pdf file of one teacher's sequence of lesson plans to introduce his 3rd grade students to what a day in a Korean elementary school would be like.

The first lesson is an overview lesson of a general day at school- how kids gets to school, how the grades work, what children do at school, as well as a classroom bell schedule for a class. Students are given those resource sheets and prompted to do various actitivties with the information

The second lesson is what school lunch in Korea is like. It has students comparing American lunches with Korean lunches. There is a visual representation of an aluminum tray and how all the Korean lunch foods are separate. There is a written explanation of the lunch foods and lunch procedures and customs.

The third lesson is a typical day in 3rd grade. Students compare and contrast their classroom set ups, rules, procedures, and activities with information provided about a Korean third grade, with a map of the room and description of the class.

The final lesson gives students a map and description of an elementary school in Korea. Students compare their school and available activities with the school in Korea.

The lessons are simple and the information and resource sheets are provided to help students gain some insight into schooling in other countries. I like that it includes a lesson on school lunches. Food is one topic that engages all learners!