Grade 3 Spring History - World Cultures in Depth and Toolmaking Across Time: Four Cultures, Six Source Types, and the Story of How Humans Have Solved Problems
History · GEO
G3 (NCSS-1,9; D2.Geo.7.3-5)
hist.g3.s.geo.diaspora_community_local_link
Locate local diaspora community connections to the four studied cultures
Identify diaspora communities present in the school's local area connected to the four studied cultures (e.g., Andean / Latin American diaspora; Mande / West African diaspora; Chinese American / East Asian diaspora; Pacific Islander / Polynesian diaspora). Where present, invite community members as guest teachers. Where not present, use video conference with national cultural organizations. Vocabulary: diaspora, community organization, guest teacher, cultural honorarium, partnership.
Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
4
Typical minutes
50
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
- Andean/Inca region deep-dive with Quechua and Aymara own-voice sources
- Mande/Mali/Timbuktu deep-dive with West African own-voice sources (statutory KS2 non-European study)
- Tang and Song China deep-dive with Chinese own-voice sources
- Polynesian voyaging and wayfinding deep-dive with Hokule'a own-voice sources
Common misconceptions
- 'Diaspora communities are visiting our locality' - the unit teaches that diaspora communities are PART OF the local community, not visitors; their cultural knowledge is local knowledge.
- 'A guest teacher is a free resource' - the unit teaches the cultural-protocol importance of honoraria, advance invitation, and proper acknowledgment for community guest teachers.