Maya and I discussed diverse cultures that exist in our South Florida area. She read from the text book, took simple notes, completed a graphic organizer including elements of culture: food, sports, languages, and holidays. We located the countries represented in South Florida on the world map, and labeled continents as they are pertinent to holidays, ie Christmas originated in Europe. Maya looked at several countries' currencies (real money I brought in from my personal travels), in bill and coin form, and we discussed how each country, like the United States, honors their cultural heroes by printing their faces on currency. Following her interest in holidays around the world, we watched and discussed a Brain Pop Junior video segment on holidays.