Learning Never Stops

Our Central idea is Understanding the  beliefs and values  of different cultures may promote global -mindedness. The words "beliefs" and "values" are not really that easy to define. A quick glance at different definitions of these words does not give you a simple answer. What strategy could best address this dilemma?  How can the grade 6s begin to appreciate their beliefs and values? So we started with the word "culture"  And their responses were, as I anticipated, pretty basic - Family, Flags, Food and Festivals. I allowed them to place their post-its wherever they pleased. Later, after everyone got a chance to express themselves, I moved most of them up to the tip of the iceberg, explaining that they were the outward expressions of culture. ...and asked them to think of other less obvious words related to culture. And so we dove deeper ... It was great to see them coming up with words such as "respect", "li...