Our Cultures

This is one of my favorite projects to do in Social Studies. Each student works with their parents and family to find out more about their culture and where their families are from.
Students then share with the class where their family is from by marking it on the world map. We discuss traditions, language, foods we like to eat, our ancestors and more.
The take home project you see below are culture dolls. I let the children choose which color they want their doll, then trace out the person shape. They take home the dolls and decorate them to look like a boy or girl from their culture. Traditional clothes are fashioned out of paper, fabric or drawn straight onto the doll. They all come out looking very unique and I keep them displayed all year!