Celebrating Diversity in Literature · Summer Term

Stories from Around the World

Reading and discussing folk tales and stories from different countries.

Key Questions

  1. Compare the characters and settings in stories from different cultures.
  2. Analyze how stories teach us about people and places far away.
  3. Explain how a story from another culture might be similar to one from our own.

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Appreciation of LanguageNCCA: Primary - Cultural Awareness
Class/Year: Junior Infants
Subject: Foundations of Language and Literacy
Unit: Celebrating Diversity in Literature
Period: Summer Term

Suggested Methodologies

World Café

Rotating small-group conversations that build on each other

30–50 min

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Jigsaw

Each student becomes an expert, then teaches

30–50 min

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Think-Pair-Share

Individual reflection, then partner discussion, then class share-out

10–20 min

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