# Lesson 179: People from other countries

🟡 SOCIAL STUDIES (40 Lessons) • 🟡 C. My Country and the World

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## Objective

I can say that people live in many countries, notice similar and different things, and speak about everyone in a kind way.

## Materials

- Simple pictures of children from different places (books or printed images)
- Paper and crayons or markers
- Notebook page for "People in the world"

## Mini-lesson — People around the world

People live in many countries around the world.

Some things can be the same

- All people need food, water, and homes.
- Children everywhere can play and learn.
- Families can love and care for each other.

Some things can be different

- People may speak different languages.
- They may wear different clothes.
- Homes and streets can look different.
- Games, music, and ways to say "hello" can be different.

How do we talk about people?

- Use kind words.
- Say things like "That is another way to live."
- Do not say one country is "better" than another.
- Remember: everyone is important.

People from other countries are not strange. They are people like us, with their own homes, hopes, and ways of life.

Picture strip: Children around a globe

## Guided Practice — People in the world page

You will make a simple page about people from other countries.

1. At the top, write: "People in the world".
2. Draw two or three children from different places. Change hair, clothes, or homes.
3. Under your drawing, write or trace one same thing (for example, "We play." or "We learn.").
4. On the side, write or trace one different thing (for example, "Homes look new." or "They say hello in another way.").
5. At the bottom, write or trace a kind sentence, such as "We can be friends." or "All people matter.".
6. Read your page aloud to an adult. Use a calm and kind voice.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Trace
Pen

## Practice — Same and different talk

This activity helps you talk about people from other countries in a kind and calm way.

1. An adult shows you a picture of children from another country or describes them.
2. Say one thing that could be the same as you, such as "They play" or "They learn".
3. Say one thing that could be different, such as "Their homes look new" or "They say hello in another way".
4. Use a kind sentence like: "That is another way to live" or "We can still be friends".
5. At the end, tell the adult one thing you learned about people from other countries.

## Quick Check — People from other countries

Answer each question about people, countries, and kind words. These questions do not judge any country.

1) People from other countries are…

not real people. people just like us. not important.
People from all countries are people like us.

2) What can be the same for children in many places?

No one needs food. Only some children play. Children can play and learn.
Children in many places can play and learn.

3) What can be different in other countries?

Homes and clothes. That people need water. That people are people.
Homes and clothes can look different.

4) A kind way to talk about another country is…

"My place is better." "That is another way to live." "Your way is silly."
We use kind words, not words that compare or hurt.

5) People may say "hello" in…

only one way. a wrong way. many different ways.
There are many ways to say "hello".

6) When you see a picture of a child from another country, you should…

look and listen with respect. laugh at them. say they are strange.
We show respect to all children.

7) Which sentence is kind?

"My country is best." "We are all important." "Your country is bad."
We say that all people are important.

8) What is one thing you can do when you learn about another country?

Stop learning about your own life. Decide who is better. Ask calm questions and listen.
We can ask calm questions and listen.

9) Why is it good to learn about people from other countries?

To understand and respect others. To laugh at them. To stop caring about your own home.
Learning helps us understand and respect others.

10) People from all countries…

do not need homes. are important and deserve respect. must be the same.
Everyone is important and deserves respect.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can say that people live in many countries around the world. Student can name one way people can be the same and one way they can be different. Student uses kind words when talking about people from other countries. Student understands that we do not say one country is "better" than another. Student listens with respect when learning about other people.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can talk kindly about people from other countries. 🙂 I know some things about people in other countries but want more practice. 😅 Talking about people from other countries still feels a bit tricky.

#### Next time I will practise…

Saying kind words about other people Naming same and different things Listening carefully when I learn about other countries
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