Traditions and New Choices

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
• Topic notes: Language: a shared system used to communicate. Food tradition: a learned practice involving preparing or sharing food. Music tradition: a learned practice involving songs or musical performance. Adaptation: a change made to a learned practice.
• Original exercise cards: A fictional family speaks two languages at home. / A fictional family teaches a recipe used for celebrations. / A fictional group teaches a song to children. / A fictional family changes a recipe for available ingredients. / A community shares a familiar holiday dish. / A family passes along a drum rhythm. / A group adds a new instrument to an older song. / A community teaches words to younger members.

Learn the idea

Culture includes learned ways of communicating, making things and sharing meanings. A tradition is passed along, but people can adapt it. Language is one part of culture; food and music are others. One person’s example cannot describe every member of a community.

Language: a shared system used to communicate. Food tradition: a learned practice involving preparing or sharing food. Music tradition: a learned practice involving songs or musical performance. Adaptation: a change made to a learned practice.

Look for shared words, food, music or a change to a learned practice. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.

1. Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Language, Food tradition, Music tradition, Adaptation.
2. Look for shared words, food, music or a change to a learned practice.
3. Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
4. Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Language and one for Food tradition. Explain how their clues differ.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

New card: “A community teaches words to younger members.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A community teaches words to younger members.” That matches Language. Language is a shared system used to communicate.

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