Language Arts/Writing

• Using the steps within the writing process
• Writing for different audiences and purposes: to inform, to express personal ideas, to persuade
• Writing in different forms including, but not limited to, poetry, haiku and limerick
• Comparing and contrasting ideas from several sources
• Researching local folklore, fables, legends, tales and family traditions
• Conducting interviews
• Writing a journal

Math

• Analyzing and interpreting data using charts and graphs
• Calculating basic mathematical operations
• Identifying time zones of the other participants
• Classifying information into categories
• Using graphic organizers such as a Venn Diagram
• Comparing Celsius and Fahrenheit
• Some sample links to Jordan's math curriculum

Social Studies

• Locating the cities of the other participants using latitude and longitude
• Learning about recreational activities and sports in other countries
• Describing holidays, festivals and local customs
• Collecting regional recipes
• Making maps
• Identifying famous landmarks, landforms, local architecture
• Researching local and national heroes
• Making timelines for historical events
• Some sample links to Jordan's social science curriculum

Science

• Identifying endangered animals and plants
• Discussing environmental issues
• Applying information for problem solving
• Charting weather patterns, temperature, sunrise/sunset
• Some sample links to Jordan's science curriculum

Technology

• Practicing the use of a word processor
• Accessing and utilizing e-mail
• Locating a web site
• Participating in IRC and/or KidSpace interactive sessions

Other Languages

• Engaging in conversation with students in languages other than the native tongue
• Practicing grammar and syntax in a real world situation
• Increasing vocabulary
• Creating virtual alphabet books and dictionaries

Art and Drama

• Making a collage or bulletin board display
• Using paints, crayons, chalk, ink, water color
• Writing plays and skits
• Making puppets
• Making dioramas - three dimensional scenes in small (shoe) boxes
• Designing travel brochures

Public Speaking

• Justifying and defending their opinions
• Expressing ideas in a real time situation using IRC and Kidspace
• Communicating results of research

Library Science

• Searching for information using printed and electronic media
• Evaluating reliability of information
• Gathering ideas from human sources - peers around the world

Health Education

• Dealing with interpersonal relationships, accepting students from different cultures
• Planning an International Dinner
• Exploring multicultural recipes

Physical Education

• Learning about and playing multicultural games
• Planning a Multicultural Sports Day

Life Skills

• Self-awareness; understanding own needs & desires; increasing self-esteem and self-responsibility.

• Make informed choices (decision making skills; goal setting.)

• Critical thinking

• Dialogue to understand

• Learn to convince

• Empathy (developing positive social skills.)

• Reflection (thinking back on beliefs or motives)

• Praxis (a cycle for taking action: making informed choices, taking action based on choices, reflective thinking about the effectiveness of choices).

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