The world contains many cultures, traditions

CONCEPTUAL

Personal & Social Development›Empathy & Social Awareness|Ages 9—11|ID: mt_DkzsZdyaL2

Understand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding — developing genuine curiosity about and respect for cultural diversity

Mastery Evidence

Describe a cultural practice different from their own and explain what they find interesting about it
Ask respectful questions to learn about someone else's traditions or beliefs
Explain why understanding different cultures makes communities stronger

Assessment Prompt

“Does [child] show genuine interest when learning about how families from different cultures celebrate, eat, or worship — asking questions respectfully rather than dismissing things that are unfamiliar?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

PSPE-ID-LO-P3-7IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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PSPE.INT.P3.CU.3IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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Prerequisites2

Fairness, Equality and Equity
softAges 7—9
Different Lives and Experiences
hardAges 7—9

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Fairness, Equality and Equity soft
Cultural appreciation benefits from understanding fairness
- Seeing Someone Else's Point of View hard
  Fairness understanding builds on perspective-taking ability
  - Vocabulary: social awareness soft
    Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'
  - Emotion Vocabulary soft
    Perspective-taking benefits from wider emotional vocabulary
    - Naming Basic Emotions hard
      Wider emotion vocabulary builds on naming basic emotions
  - Other People's Feelings and Thoughts hard
    Perspective-taking builds on knowing others have feelings
    - Vocabulary: understanding others hard
      Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
- Vocabulary: social awareness hard
  The distinction between fairness, equality, and equity requires knowing these three terms as distinct concepts
Different Lives and Experiences hard
Cultural diversity appreciation builds on understanding different lives
- Seeing Someone Else's Point of View soft
  Understanding different lives benefits from perspective-taking skills
  - Vocabulary: social awareness soft
    Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'
  - Emotion Vocabulary soft
    Perspective-taking benefits from wider emotional vocabulary
    - Naming Basic Emotions hard
      Wider emotion vocabulary builds on naming basic emotions
  - Other People's Feelings and Thoughts hard
    Perspective-taking builds on knowing others have feelings
    - Vocabulary: understanding others hard
      Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
- Vocabulary: social awareness soft
  Understanding diverse lives requires vocabulary for compassion, fairness, and community
- Similarities & Differences hard
  Understanding different lives builds on noticing similarities/differences
  - Vocabulary: understanding others soft
    Noticing similarities and differences among people draws on vocabulary of community, fair, and care

Unlocks1

Global Citizenship
hardAges 13—14