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Building Understanding and Avoiding Cultural Misunderstandings
Investigate how assuming everyone shares the same cultural norms can cause misunderstandings, and practice strategies for cross-cultural empathy.
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Cross-Cultural Empathy and Global Connections
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
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Develop strategies to overcome cultural bias, understand the role of institutions, and examine how local community actions connect to global systems.
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- Building Understanding and Avoiding Cultural MisunderstandingsYou are here
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Learning standards covered
SS.BH3Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeWisconsin students will assess the role that human behavior and cultures play in the development of social endeavors (Anthropology).
BH3.aWisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeSocial interactions
SS.BH3.a.5Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeInvestigate how interpretations of similarities and differences between and among cultures may lead to understandings or misunderstandings.