Welcome to Panwapa Curricular Materials
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Formal Curriculum (Full Semester)
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Themed Units (Four Weeks)
Unit 1: Global Citizenry: Exploring Identity in a Diverse World
Unit 2: Global Citizenry: Mapping, Geography and Global Awareness
Unit 3: Global Citizenry: Cultural Diversity and Community Understanding
Unit 4: Global Citizenry: Social Responsibility on a Global and Local Level
Panwapa Power Pact Activities
Community Citizenry Project
Panwapa Ambassadors – Mentoring Curriculum for High School Students/ Adult Volunteers
On this page, you will find curricular materials (or lesson plans) to enhance children’s experience of Panwapa. Designed to be used by individuals with a range of expertise (including classroom teachers, programme leaders, parents and high school students and adult volunteers with no formal training in education), the goals of these curricula are to provide project-based activities which reinforce Panwapa’s educational goals in meaningful ways. The educational goals of Panwapa are as follows:
- Awareness of a Wider World
- Appreciating Similarities and Differences
- Taking Responsibility for One’s Behaviour
- Community Participation and Willingness to Take Action
- Understanding of and Responsiveness to Economic Disparity
Five curricula are offered:
(1) the Formal Curriculum,
(2) Themed Units,
(3) Panwapa Power Pact Activities,
(4) Community Citizenry Project, and
(5) Panwapa Ambassadors.
They vary in terms of the amount of experience and time required, and the most appropriate setting in which to conduct them.
Each curriculum contains a reproducible Panwapa Diplomat Certificate that can be given out to Panwapa Kids once they have completed these lessons. The certificate is meant both to celebrate what the group has accomplished, and to provide a visual reminder of the group’s continuing commitment to global citizenship and involvement in Panwapa World.
We hope that, as an educator and caregiver, you will find these materials useful in preparing kids to contribute to their communities in positive and lasting ways.
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What are these activities?
The Panwapa Formal Curriculum is a set of ten, project-based lessons designed for use in a formal kindergarten, first- or second-year class. The culminating activity of this set of lessons is a service project addressing a local need. The curricular areas covered include social studies, mathematics, language arts, science, and health. While these lessons are most effective when they integrate numerous components of the online Panwapa world, they are designed to be adaptable to settings with a wide range of Internet connectivity and access to technology. In most cases, print alternatives are provided for computer-based and online activities. Please note that outreach kits, each of which includes a copy of Panwapa Magazine and a Panwapa DVD, are available through select Panwapa partnerships for educators with inconsistent Internet access.
Who should use these activities?
The lessons can be treated as a true scope and sequence, forming a unit intended to be taught at the beginning of the year, or as individual lessons that can be integrated into existing content areas such as maths, social studies, art and language arts. The lessons are designed for classroom educators.
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An introduction to the Panwapa Formal Curriculum, including registration information, a welcome letter for parents and families, and an exploration of the Panwapa Adventure Game |
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Topics covered: Social Studies, Art |
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Topics covered: Social Studies, Mathematics |
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Topic covered: Social Studies |
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Topics covered: Social Studies, Mathematics, Science
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Topics covered: Social Studies, Health |
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Topics covered: Social Studies, Mathematics, Language Arts |
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Topics covered: Social Studies, Language Arts |
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Topic covered: Social Studies |
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Topic covered: Social Studies |
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Topics covered: Social Studies, Science |
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Celebrate your students’ accomplishments with a printable certificate. |
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Discussion questions for Panwapa Videos |
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What are these activities?
The Panwapa Themed Units is a set of four units, each of which focuses on a different aspect of global citizenship. Each Themed Unit contains approximately 10 lesson plans that can be completed in a four week time period, depending on the frequency with which the lessons are presented. Each Themed Unit also comes with an assessment tool that should be administered prior to the first lesson and again after the completion of the unit. Informal assessments are listed throughout the lesson plans in order to give teachers an opportunity to verify mastery and check for understanding.
The Themed Units are designed for use in a formal kindergarten, first- or second-year class. While they are intended to support National Social Studies Standards, the general curricular areas draw broadly from social studies, mathematics, language arts, science, and health. While these lessons are most effective when they integrate numerous components of the online Panwapa world, they are designed to be adaptable to settings with a wide range of Internet connectivity and access to technology. In most cases, print alternatives are provided for computer-based and online activities. Please note that outreach kits, each of which includes a copy of Panwapa Magazine and a Panwapa DVD, are available through select Panwapa partnerships for educators with inconsistent Internet access.
Who should use these activities?
The lessons are designed for classroom educators in kindergarten, first-, and second-grade.
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An introduction to the four Themed Curricular Units
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This unit gives students the opportunity to explore their interests and understand their role in the community.
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This unit gives students a hands-on opportunity to learn geography by exploring the customs and cultures of a variety of countries.
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This unit allows students to explore similarities and differences with other cultures as well as appropriate ways to welcome others into their community.
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This unit allows students to explore economic disparity and put their knowledge into action through a variety of service-learning activities.
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What are these activities?
The Panwapa Power Pact Activities is a set of eight project-based activities, each of which addresses one of the goals of the Panwapa Power Pact, which states that Panwapa Kids:
- are curious to explore the different people, languages and traditions around them, starting with their own cultures;
- delight in the diversity of the world because it offers infinite possibilities for fun and wonder;
- understand that many children – where they live and elsewhere in the world – do not have all of the things they need to live safely and comfortably;
- know that they should do their best to help make the world a fairer, safer place for all people;
- want to have their voices heard and respected at home, in their communities and beyond;
- believe their actions, large and small, have the power to change the way things are in their communities, their nations and around the world.
The culminating activity of this set of lessons is a service project addressing a local need. Panwapa’s commitment to fostering community involvement is partially informed by Children for Children, one of our Panwapa partners, who helped to develop some of these activities. Each activity is designed to take place over the course of several meetings, and can usually be completed in two-to-four one hour meetings. These lessons address a wide range of topics, such as diversity, communication, geography, and the environment.
Who should use these activities?
Because the lessons are designed for use in informal settings (such as youth groups, after school programmes and private homes), they are accessible to those who may wish to teach about Panwapa but may not have formal training as educators. Furthermore, the activities require few materials and little preparation, and are therefore appropriate for settings with a range of available resources.
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An introduction to the Panwapa Power Pact Activities |
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Create a visual representation of what happens when diverse people come together. |
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Pack your suitcases, grab your passports and travel logs, and get ready to travel around the world to learn about new places!
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Children interview their classmates and create a game about what they learn about each other. |
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Children create messages of peace and understanding to be distributed in their communities. |
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Children create maps of their community, which can be displayed in school, in their community, or shared with others. |
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Children make a Litterbug container to help clean up their surroundings and make picking up litter fun! |
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Children think about what they would like to contribute to their community and how to make their community a better place. |
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Children share their ideas in planning a celebration. |
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Celebrate the group’s accomplishments with a printable certificate. |
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Discussion questions for Panwapa Videos |
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What are these activities?
Global citizenship begins with a connection to local community. For kids, investigating and connecting with their communities is the first step in engaging with the larger world. The Community Citizenry Project is designed to familiarise children with their own communities: instilling a sense of pride in what their communities have accomplished, and a sense of potential about what their communities can become. The curriculum integrates Panwapa online activities into a series of units that result in the creation of an Information Booth about the community. Ideally, at the end of the project, the completed Information Booth will be displayed in an appropriate place in the community. The general topics covered in the curriculum include service learning, social studies, and language arts and communication.
Who should use these activities?
The Community Citizenry Project Curriculum is suitable for use in formal and informal settings, including: classrooms, after-school organisations, community centres and youth groups. The curriculum is intended to be accessible to caregivers who do not necessarily have formal training in education. Group leaders are encouraged to adapt each activity based on available resources. The curriculum is designed for children ages 5-10 years old, and requires access to at least one computer with a working Internet connection.
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Children familiarise themselves with their own community. This activity culminates in the creation of an Information Booth about their community. |
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What are These Activities?
The Panwapa Ambassador’s curriculum is a set of ten lesson plans that are connected by the theme: Global Citizenry – Exploring Identity in a Diverse World. It is anticipated each lesson plan will require a commitment of between 40 and 50 minutes per session.
The Panwapa Ambassador’s curriculum is designed for use by individuals who are not trained educators. This provides those who are interested in working with children—from high school students to parents or corporate volunteers—an opportunity to engage kids in Panwapa with a robust and playful curriculum.
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Mentoring Curriculum for High School Students/Adult Volunteers
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