Literature and Social Studies Unit on Cultural Diversity & Tolerance

Literature and Social Studies Unit on Cultural Diversity & Tolerance *NOTE* To teach this unit you will need to purchase the book The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania. 1. Introduction to the Story The Sandwich Swap 2. Vocabulary cards: tolerance, diversity, culture 3. About the Author: Queen Rania of Jordan Article and Questions 4. Map to locate the Middle East and Jordan. 5. Sticky Note Comprehension Questions for The Sandwich Swap 6. Hummus & Pita vs. Peanut butter and Jelly Class Graph 7. Writing Prompts Based on Story (4) 8. A Day In My Life: Aadila Reading Passage 9. Venn Diagram Craftivity 10. Compare and Contrast Comprehension Questions 11. Salma and Lily Craftivity

1. Show students the cover of The Sandwich Swap. Explain that students will be reading this story and completing activities based on it. First, it is important to learn about the author. 2. Read About the Author: Queen Rania of Jordan as a class or have students read independently. 3. Introduce key vocabulary through the text: tolerance, culture. Tolerance is accepting others despite their differences. (Give an example of how you are tolerant such as I am Christian and celebrate Christmas, but I am tolerant of people who are other religions and celebrate different holidays.) Culture is a group of people that have a common language, religion, beliefs, and food. Culture can also be where you live or your family is from. (Give an example of your culture. I am American. I love to eat pizza and hotdogs and we celebrate the 4th of July. Jamie is Mexican. He speaks Spanish and celebrates The Day of the Dead.) You can have more than one culture! Diversity is the differences between people. We are all unique. Diversity includes gender, age, race, and beliefs. 4. Have a class discussion about Queen Rania and diversity. Use the guiding questions to lead your discussion. You can have students answer questions if you wish. 5. Show students the World Map and the Middle East map. Point out the country Jordan that Queen Rania is from. Explain that there has been war and conflict in the Middle East.

© Julie Bochese © Julie Bochese Level: 640 About the Author: Queen Rania of Jordan Queen Rania was born in Kuwait on August 31, 1970. She married Prince Abdullah bin Al Hussein of Jordan. They have four children. Queen Rania has worked very hard to make life better for people living in Jordan. She has helped to improve education for children. She stands up for women’s rights. She fights for tolerance and acceptance for people from different cultures. Queen Rania teaches people to accept Arabs and Muslims. Her work has gotten attention around the world. She has earned many awards. Queen Rania has also written children’s books. One of her most popular, The Sandwich Swap, is about her experiences as a child.

Queen Rania meeting with First Lady Michelle Obama

© Julie Bochese About the Author: Queen Rania Discussion Questions 1. Who is Queen Rania? ______2. Where does Queen Rania live? ______3. What might be Queen Rania’s culture? ______4. What important work has Queen Rania done? ______5. What inspired Queen Rania to write The Sandwich Swap? ______

Middle East Map Sticky Note Instructions

1. Print out STICKY NOTE TEMPLATE. 2. Place 3 X 3 sticky notes on template. 3. Place the template with sticky notes upside down in printer. 4. Print each page of vocabulary, preview, and comprehension questions. (If you wish you can make multiple templates to print all at once or do one at a time.) 5. Number the pages in your book The Sandwich Swap with a sharpie. Begin page 1 with the first page of the story. 6. Place sticky notes on the indicated page.

Questions are organized by:

Vocabulary

Questions are leveled based on Bloom’s Preview / Predict Taxonomy. For more information visit: https://www.teachervision.com/teaching- methods/new-teacher/48445.html Comprehension

Cover “hummus” Things to Point Out Pg. 3

• What genre do you think this book will be? Why? Hummus is a spread made from • What do you think the problem will be? mashed chickpeas. It came from • What does it mean to “swap”? the Middle East. Title Page • What do you notice? (Point out two girls hugging.)

“pita” Pg. 15 Pg. 14 Think, Pair Share Pita is a hollow bread that • Have you ever seen can be filled. someone eat something • Who are the main you thought was characters? What do strange? How did you we know about them? react? Salma and Lilly are best friends. They do everything together. They eat different foods. Maybe they have different cultures

Pg. 21 “ashamed” Think, Pair Share • What is the problem in Pgs. 21-22 the story? What caused this problem? To feel embarrassed and guilty for something you did wrong. Salma and Lilly hurt each other's Turn and Talk feelings by insulting their different • Why are Salma and foods. They got angry at each other Lilly ashamed? and started a big fight amongst Salma and Lilly are ashamed because everyone. they caused a huge food fight. They also got in trouble by the principal.. © Julie Bochese Preview and Predict (Place these sticky notes on the page indicated) Pg. 24 Pgs. 26-27 How did Salma and Lilly What was the special event solve the problem? Salma and Lilly planned for the school? Salma and Lilly tried each other’s Salma and Lilly planned a special lunch for sandwiches and loved them. people to try different food from different cultures. What lesson did Salma and Lilly learn? Salma and Lilly learned that you should not judge things before you try them.

Pg. 28 Pg. 28 Author’s Note Author’s Note Where did Queen Rania Queen Rania says, “if we get the idea for this take the time to stand in story from? each other’s shoes…. We When Queen Rania was a little girl she ate will learn something hummus and pita sandwiches every day. wonderful-about She saw a friend’s peanut butter and jelly sandwich and thought it looked gross. someone else and about When she tried it, she loved it! ourselves.” What does this mean?

© Julie Bochese Hummus and Pita vs. Peanut Butter and Jelly Conduct a hummus and pita vs. peanut butter and jelly taste test in your class. (If there are peanut allergies you can substitute peanut butter for sunflower butter.) Create a tally chart to show how many students prefer each sandwich. Use the tally chart to create a bar graph. Hummus & Pita PB & J

Graph Title: ______

18 16 14 12 10 8

6 # of of # Students 4 2 0 Hummus & Pita PB & J

Favorite Sandwich

What lesson did Lily and Salma learn? Use details and examples from the story. How can you apply this lesson to your life?

______© Julie Bochese Sandwich Swap Response

What lesson did Lily and Salma learn? How did they help others learn the same lesson in the end of the story? Plan an event for your school to help celebrate everyone’s cultural differences.

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© ______Julie Bochese Sandwich Swap Response Queen Rania says, “If we take the time to get to know each other, stand in each other’s shoes, and listen to a different point of view, we learn something wonderful - about someone else and about ourselves.” What does this quotation mean? Use an example from the world or your life to explain the meaning.

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Write a story about a time you saw something different and made a judgement. What happened after you tried the new thing? What lesson did you learn?

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My name is Aadila. I am nine years old. I live in Iran with my mom, dad, and two brothers. This is what a day in my life is like: 6:30 AM: I wake up and pray to my god Allah. I am Muslim. Muslim people pray five times a day to stay connected to Allah. 6:45 AM: I eat brekky. I usually have tea and bread with feta cheese. 7:00 AM: I get dressed for This is me wearing my hijab school. I put a headscarf called a hijab on. Girls and women wear a hijab because it is the law. Our holy book tells women to wear a hijab for modesty and privacy. 7:30 AM: My first class is religion. I learn about my Islamic religion, Breakfast is bread with feta cheese which is the second largest religion in the world! 8:30 AM: In my second class, we learn about the history of Islam. © Julie Bochese 340L

9:30 AM: We have recess. Recess is a break. We have a snack of muesli bar and carrot. 10:00 AM: We have math class. 11:00 AM: Our next class is Persian Children in my class studying in school literature. We read books from our culture. 11:30 AM: We have lunch. Mum packed me a salad sandwich. 12:00 PM: It is time for our midday prayer. 12:30 PM: We have science and technology. 1:00 PM: School is over. I go home to relax. 4:00 PM: We have afternoon prayer. 6:30 PM: It is time for sunset prayer. 8:00 PM: We have dinner. My family eats lamb, rice, and vegetables. Muslims pray to Allah five times a day 9:00 PM: We have our last prayer of the day. I get ready for bed.

1. Students read A Day in My Life: Aadila. 2. Students draw their face and hair on the left side of the diagram. Students color their face and Aadila’s. 3. Students complete the head Venn diagrams based on the article and their own lives. 4. Staple the picture on top of the Venn diagram. You can also cut out both pieces and put Venn diagram into an interactive journal.

Iran

Aadila’s in Day Aadila’s

(Country)

My Day in in Day My

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© Julie Bochese Compare & Contrast Aadila’s Day and My Day 1. How is Aadila’s morning the same as yours? How is it different? ______2. How is Aadila’s school the same as yours? How is it different? ______3. How is Aadila’s afternoon and evening the same as yours? How is it different? ______

© Julie Bochese Craftivity Directions 1. Select a writing prompt for your students to respond to. 2. Option A: Print a copy of the Lily and Salma heads, sandwiches, and arms for each student. Option B: Print one copy of the Lily and Salma heads, sandwiches, and arms on cardstock paper. These pintables will be your tracing template. Trace each template on construction paper to make each piece for every student. 3. Have students color each printable. 4. Cut out and assemble the craftivity as shown below. Option B Option A

2. Trace each piece onto colored construction paper.

3. Students paste each piece of the template together.

4. Students paste head, arms, and sandwiches on chosen writing prompt.

Face template for option B

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By Frédéric de Villamil from Paris, France (@QueenRania Uploaded by Mindmatrix) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons