Cultural Heritage Project

Dear Kindergarten Parents,

        As part of the new social studies state standards, each kindergarten student will have the opportunity to create and present a project depicting any part of his/her own personal culture/heritage.   The students also have the option of selecting a culture that he/she is interested in learning more about.  The project will be completed at home and should include the following elements:

·        Flag

·        Map of the region

·        Clothing

·        Music/Dance

·        Food/Recipes

·        Holidays or Special Events

·        Any other information of interest associated with the culture

The project could be completed in many different formats.  However, we highly recommend you use Google Presentation alongside your child.  You can:

·        Add pictures—digital camera, camera phone, google images (www.google.com/imghp)

·        Add video—digital video camera, smartphone, tablet, YouTube search

Please note the attached sheet that describes the ways to begin a google presentation and how to share it with your child’s teacher.

If you do not have access to technology, a poster is also an acceptable format for this project.  The completed project does not have to be elaborate.

 

        The completed project should be sent to school on Monday, December 16.  You can submit your project by sharing it to your teacher’s Google Apps account.  This process is fully explained on our attached guide.    Each child will have the opportunity to share his/her project with the class.  We are looking forward to this exciting social studies project.

                                                        Thank you,

Mrs. Haughey

Mrs. Gallucci

Creating a New Presentation

1. Click on the Create new button at the top-left of the page. Select Presentation from the drop down menu.
2. Add a title to your presentation.
3. Add a subtitle to your presentation. Type in your name. Example, if your name is John Doe, type "John Doe".
4. Click on the Slide button in the menu bar. Choose New Slide.
5. Choose the Text slide.
6. Give your slide a title.
   
7. Begin creating your presentation.  Add text, pictures and/or videos as you discuss each aspect of the country you chose.
    
8. When you  have finished your presentation, click on the View button on the top-left. Click Start Presentation. Watch your presentation.
9. Click the blue Share button in the upper right corner.  It will ask you to name your presentation and save it.
    

Now click invite people at the bottom.  type in either chaughey@aurora-schools.org or kgallucci@aurora-schools.org and then click share and save.  It will alert us in our email that your presentation is ready for viewing.