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Subjects
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Grades Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 |
Brief Description
Students create a map or bulletin board to show how the greeting "Hello" is spoken in languages of countries around the world.
Objectives
Students will
Keywords
hello, foreign, language, map, geography, world, multicultural, culture, vocabularyLesson Plan
How do people say "Hello" in languages around the world? The following activity can be adapted for use across the grades:
For Younger Students
This group of "hello greetings might be appropriate for students up to third grade. Give each student a card with the name of a language and the name of the country in which that language is predominantly spoken. Have students use the Say Hello to the World Web site to learn how people say hello in that language/country. Then ask students to find the hello expression on a card that borders the world map, locate the country, and connect the card to the country with a piece of yarn. Students will find all the answers within a single click of the Say Hello to the World home page.
Alternate Activity: Give students a list of languages and countries, and have them use the Say Hello to the World Web page to find how hello is spoken in each language.
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For Older Students
For older students, you might use the cards above plus the cards listed below. Provide only the greetings on the index cards. Students will use their critical thinking skills to determine the country or countries where each expression is predominantly used. This group of greetings requires students to dig a little deeper into the Say Hello to the World Web pages (by clicking on the And many more! link on the home page). Students might also need to refer to the Who Can You Talk To? section on each individual language page to determine in which country the expression is used. In addition, some of the hello expressions below are phonetically spelled because the languages do not use the characters of the English alphabet.
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Online Translation Tools
Use the following online translators to extend student learning about languages around the world:
Assessment
Make the bulletin board the focus of a learning-center activity. Create a ten-question matching activity, such as the one below. Students can use the bulletin board as a resource as they complete the matching activity. Students will correctly match each greeting with the country in which that greeting is spoken. Following is a sample assessment tool for younger students:
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a. Zdravstvuite b. Bonjour c. Ciao d. Guten tag e. Hello f. Hola g. Konichiwa h. Ni hao i. Shalom j. Szia |
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
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