Lesson plan
Kindertransport: Cultural Comparison of Urban Areas
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
ELL
Description
In this lesson students will read portions of a novel, The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen. They will then apply the elements of culture to get a better understanding of life in urban European cities during WWII. They will become experts on one city and will share the information with their peers in order to create a comparison between two European urban environments: London and Vienna. This lesson contains strategies for diverse learners (ELLs)Duration
3 class periodsAuthor
Suzanne
Buffington
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions
Teacher Instructions
BuffingtonKindertransportT.pdf
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Student Materials
BuffingtonKindertransportS.pdf
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Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
BuffingtonKindertransportV.pdf
(489.16 KB)
BuffingtonKIndertransportVTest.pdf
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