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6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 9

Cultures & Beliefs

Culture regions, institutions and holy days

What your child practices

What defines a culture and a culture region, multicultural societies, cultural diffusion, the basic institutions of every society, the arts, and the meaning of religious holidays and observances named in the Texas standards (Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, the hajj, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Diwali and Vaisakhi), described factually.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 6.1(A); 6.13(A); 6.13(B); 6.13(D); 6.14(A); 6.15(A); 6.16(A); 6.16(C); 6.17(A); 6.17(B) · culture traits and regions, multicultural societies, institutions, cultural diffusion, the arts, and religious observances

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Culture is a group's shared way of life: language, beliefs and customs.
  2. Institutions like schools, families and religions shape society.
  3. History spreads culture: Spanish and Portuguese in Latin America come from colonization. A multicultural society has many cultures.

Example: Why do many people in Latin America speak Spanish or Portuguese? Look at history. Spain and Portugal colonized the region. Answer: because of colonization by Spain and Portugal

Cultures & Beliefs in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 5 of 9 in 6th grade Social Studies, after Governments & Citizens and before Science, Technology & Change.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Art and architecture often reflect a society's…

    • population size
    • beliefs and values
    • GDP
    • climate only

  2. Question 2

    Which institution is found in every society?

    • monarchy
    • airport
    • family
    • stock market

  3. Question 3

    A culture region is an area where people share…

    • the same weather
    • cultural traits such as language or religion
    • the same mountains
    • the same time zone

  4. Question 4

    Cooperation between cultures can be seen when countries…

    • close all borders
    • work together to solve shared problems
    • refuse to talk
    • go to war

  5. Question 5

    Which is a trait that helps define a culture?

    • latitude
    • rainfall
    • language
    • elevation

  6. Question 6

    Music and stories that deal with justice or love express…

    • universal themes
    • tax laws
    • trade rules
    • local weather

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