World Culture Essential Activities for Grade 1

Our children live in a globally connected world, and this super fun and cheery worksheet will let them see how different people of different countries say, "Hello!" and greet each other. They'll use the brightly colored pictures to give them clues as they look for the many ways people greet one another across the world. Then they'll check off the pictures that show greetings and learn about different cultures in the process.

Our kids are part of a global community, and that's why it's awesome to start giving bits of other languages to them when they are young and receptive to it. This colorful and free worksheet lets your little ones learn familiar words in Italian using pictures. They'll easily recognize what each word is because of the picture and have something concrete to associate with as they match the picture that matches the Italian word.

Your kids will need to be able to read to finish this worksheet exercise. Or, if they can’t read very well yet, you must assist them in reading the simple sentences aloud. The pictures in this printout aim to teach your kids more about the different cultures and their music. For example, your kids will learn about the banjo, which is a musical instrument from Africa but has been adopted by some American music genres. Help your kids reach each sentence aloud, and check the matching picture.

Teach your kids another language other than their first language. It is always better to start this education from when your children are still very little, so they can grow up familiar with this language. If you wish to teach your kids to speak and understand Spanish, you can use this simple worksheet to make their learning a bit easier. Ask them to look at the words on the left of this printout, and then circle the Spanish version of the word from among the options on the right side.

Discover another country without leaving your living room with this exciting worksheet: traditional clothing in Scotland! Your child will grow a new appreciation for different cultures as they hone in on Scotland and explore their traditional clothing!

Many countries from across the world have rich cultures, dating back for centuries! Fascinate your child and bring attention to different country’s traditions with this vividly illustrated traditional clothing printable worksheet! This worksheet will help your child to learn to:  • Recognize traditional clothing from across the world • Associate clothing to a country’s particular culture • Recognize a country’s national flag  Your child will begin to form a healthy appreciation and love for all people with this joyful worksheet that will help your child to recognize the differences and interests of people from all around the world!

Does your little learner love to dance? So do people from all across the world! Traditional dances have been a big part of a nation’s culture for centuries! Teach your child to appreciate cultures from across the globe with this traditional dance worksheet.  This worksheet will help your child:  • Identify traditional dances unique to its own regional culture • Use critical thinking skills to narrow choices  • Build an increasing appreciation for different cultures Learning about countries and their unique cultures help kids to appreciate people’s differences. Let’s get started learning about others with this fun and colorful worksheet!

Learning about different countries is not only important for cultural diversity, but for readers looking to build their vocabulary as well. This colorful worksheet gives your student the opportunity to identify traditional foods in Mexico, and use visual discrimination skills to check the boxes next to the pictures of the dishes. Many of the words on this free PDF are not ones they'll be able to sound out, but may come across in reading. This practice will help increase their fluency, vocabulary and comprehension when they do.