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Compare what families and school days look like in communities across the world.
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In Japan students eat lunch in their classroom. In the United States many eat in a lunchroom. What is the same?
In many Japanese schools, students sweep and wipe their own classroom each day. How is this different from most US schools?
Children in many countries wear a school uniform.
In one hot place, children start school at seven in the morning. Why might they start so early?
Australia's school year runs from late January to December. The US school year usually runs from August or September to May or June. What is the same about both school years?
In Japan the new school year begins in April, when cherry trees bloom. In the US it usually begins in August or September. What is the same about the start of the school year in both countries?
Families in Ghana and families in Ohio live very differently, but both do one important job. What is it?
Japanese elementary students keep their outdoor shoes on all day inside the school building.
In some communities, grandparents, parents, and children all live together in one home. What is this family called?
Some children live with grandparents and some live with two parents. What is true about both families?
Children in Ghana and children in Japan both use pencils and books at school. What is the same?
In many government schools in India, children are given a free hot lunch. Why does the government do this?
India's free school lunch is served only to children in the country's big cities.
In Finland, children usually begin first grade the year they turn a certain age. What age is that?
Finnish children start school at seven, and US children usually start at five or six. What is the same for both?
Some herding families in Mongolia move with their animals. Where do many of their children stay during the school term?
In Mongolia some children help care for herds, and in Iowa some help feed farm animals. What is the same?
Families in different countries can eat different foods and still be alike in many ways.
A boy in Mexico calls lesson time "clase" and a girl in Texas calls it "class." What is different?
Children in Kenya learn both English and Kiswahili at school. What do many US students also do?
Some children ride a bus to school and some ride a bicycle. What is the same about the bus and the bicycle?
In the Netherlands, separated bike paths help children ride safely to school. In the US, crossing guards and marked crosswalks help children walk safely to school. What is the same about both countries?
A Mongolian herding family's round felt home has to stay in one spot all year.
In the United Kingdom nearly all students wear a uniform, and in most US public schools students wear their own clothes. What differs?
Schools in Japan, Ghana, and the United States all have a teacher leading the classroom. What does that show about schools in different countries?
Families in Mexico and families in China both hold special celebrations each year. What is the same?
Ana's family eats dinner at nine at night. Ben's family eats at six. What should we say about this?
Ravi in India and Maya in Ohio both do homework after school. What is the same?
In some small villages, children of many ages learn together in one room. In most US schools, each grade has its own classroom. What is the same about both kinds of schools?
A school in a small village and a school in a big city can teach the same subjects.
In US schools, the short break to play during the school day is called recess. In the United Kingdom, that same kind of break is called playtime. What is the same about both?
Schools in every country use the same thing to keep students safe and help learning happen. What is it?
In a family, jobs such as cooking and cleaning are shared. What are these jobs called?
A family in Mongolia may live in a round felt tent and a family in Chicago in an apartment. What is different?
Ali's family and Kim's family both eat dinner together most nights. What is the same?
All families around the world are exactly the same size.
Some children speak Spanish at home and English at school. What does this show about their family?
In some countries the school week runs Sunday through Thursday instead of Monday through Friday. What is different?
Children in Ghana learn about Ghana's past, and children in the US learn about the US past. What is the same?
Learning about how other families live can help us respect them.
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