A Country of Cultures
🌎 What does it mean to live in a country made up of many cultures? This Country of Cultures video for kids helps third grade students explore the richness of American identity by looking at the customs, traditions, and stories people bring with them from around the world. Through vivid visuals and inclusive narration, students discover how immigration and cultural heritage continue to shape life in the United States today.
🧳 Learn About Immigration, Diversity, and Cultural Traditions
This engaging social studies video introduces students to the concept of multiculturalism through real-life examples of holidays, clothing, music, food, and family customs. It explains how people from different countries came to America for freedom and opportunity — and how their languages, beliefs, and traditions added to our shared culture.
🎥 This country of cultures video for kids also helps students explore what culture means at a personal level. It encourages them to ask questions about their own family heritage, customs, and values, helping to build pride in who they are while developing respect for others. The video promotes empathy, connection, and inclusion in every classroom.
🏆 Perfect for Grade 3 social studies, diversity units, or cultural celebrations, this video supports lessons on community, identity, and American history. Whether you’re building a foundation for cultural awareness or celebrating what makes each student unique, this resource helps foster both knowledge and understanding.
Video length: 14:30 minutes.
Worksheets
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Customs and Celebrations Worksheet
Focusing on Family Culture Worksheet
Draw A Scene
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Topics Covered In This Video
The U.S. has a rich and diverse cultural heritage thanks to the different groups who live/came here.
There are many groups like Native Americans, slaves, and immigrants who added to American culture.
Each group has their own heritage and culture.
Having many ethnic groups has made the U.S. a multicultural society.
This diversity shows up in art, architecture, cuisine, dance, music, and written works like poems, fables, & stories.
Classroom Ideas
Greetings Around the World
Explore different ways to greet people across various cultures (bowing in Japan, sayingholain Cuba, etc.).
Independence Day around the World
Compare/contrast celebrations such as Independence Day in the U.S., Bastille Day (France) and National Revolution Day (Cuba). Explore the similarities and differences between these celebrations.
Explore Vocabulary
Identify key vocabulary terms while previewing each video. Prompt students to find the meaning of each word as they watch the video.
Music
Listen to music from different countries.
Visual Learning
Offer videos to struggling learners as another way of creating knowledge and accessing information.
International Cuisine
Explore signature foods from various cultures such as Mexico, Italy, and France.
Local Festivals
Have students research cultural festivals at the local, state, and national levels.
Cloze Practice
A cloze piece has full sentences used in the virtual field trip with blanks where students can write in the information that is missing. This task requires close listening to the trip in order to complete it.
Coral reefs are the _______ type of ecosystem in the world. They’ve been around for over _____ million years.
Answers: oldest; 240
Alternatively, you could have students create 5-10 cloze statements and they could share those with the class.
A third alternative is to distribute the cloze worksheets before watching the video. Students can fill them in as they watch.
Art and Social Studies
Draw a scene from the video.
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