Different Cultures

We are getting into our new reading program.  The first unit of the program is all about "Friends and Family."  Last week our essential question was "How are families around the world alike and different?"  We have spent a lot of time talking about different cultures.  We are so lucky that our new principal, Mrs. Rodabaugh, is very well traveled.  She has lived all over the world.  She came to our classrooms on Friday and shared some of her adventures.  The kids got to experience different cultures through pictures, money, dress, language, etc.  They had a great time...and it was a good opportunity for them to get to know Mrs. Rodabaugh a little bit better.  In the end, we are learning that we are not all so different after all.