Multiculturalism unit- Around the world

Year Level: 2.
Overview: This unit will focus on developing students knowledge of diversity and culture through
analysing Australias interconnectedness with other places, cultures, customs and lifestyles of people
from other places in the world.
Links to the curriculum
Connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia and across the world (VCGGK065).
Representation of the location of places and their features on maps and models, including a
globe, and the location of the major geographical divisions of the world in relation to Australia
(VCGGK063).
Identify how people are connected to different places (VCGGC059).
Describe and explain where places and activities are located (VCGGC058).
Describe their experiences of intercultural encounters in which they have been involved (VCICCB002).
Understandings: Concepts:
- Multiculturalism is in Australias national interest as it speaks to fairness and - Multiculturalism.
inclusion by respecting and supporting cultural, religious and linguistic - Special occasions
diversity (Australian Government Department of Social Services, 2011). celebrated, cuisines,
- Multiculturalism is the diversity of cultures and ethnicity of a society that is customs, music, art
based on equality of status and opportunities of diverse groups (Australian and games from
Government Department of Social Services, 2017). various cultures.
- All human beings are culturally embedded in the sense that we grow up and - Cultural, linguistic
live within a culturally structured world, where diverse customs, special and religious diversity.
occasions, routines and beliefs underpin the various cultures (Race, 2015). - Fairness and
- Australia is a multicultural country, where almost a quarter of residents were inclusion.
born overseas, and four million Australians speak a language other than
English (Australian Goverment, 2017).

Rich question: Contributing questions? Vocabulary

How are we What sports do you like to play? What country is that Culture.
connected to other sport from? Fairness.
people and places Do you know of any family members who are/were Inclusion.
around the world? born overseas? Special occasions.
What is your favourite food? Where is it from? Multicultural
What is a special occasion you celebrate in your World
family? What are some special occasions other Country
families celebrate?
How can we look after one another?
We are all human, how should we treat others?
Background notes:
Activities:
Food tasting of foods from various cultures around the world. For example, tom yum soup, prawn