Diversity: Languages at Home
Activity Description
Students will learn about the differences among students in a classroom, focusing on students’ homes and the languages spoken in their homes. To help students understand how communities thrive with a broad diversity of residents, this worksheet focuses on simple data points that show the different languages spoken at home across the country.
Suggested Grade Level
K-2
Approximate Time Required
30 minutes
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Recognize and count numbers up to 100.
- Understand the concept of a survey.
- Compare quantities using the terms “more than,” “less than,” and “equal to.”
- Understand why it’s important that they are counted in the decennial census.
Materials Required
- An interactive whiteboard or a projector to display Activity Item: Languages Spoken at Home
- Option to print out the data chart if technology is not available in the classroom
- Printed student worksheet
- Chart paper and a writing utensil
- A world map
Page Last Revised - October 28, 2021