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Where Do We Belong?

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Lesson Plan

Where Do We Belong Lesson Plan

Students will explore personal backgrounds and community by sharing identities in English and Spanish and creating a collaborative collage to foster belonging and empathy.

This lesson nurtures students’ sense of inclusion, celebrates cultural diversity in a dual-language setting, and builds empathy through sharing and creative collaboration.

Audience

2nd Grade Dual Immersion Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Bilingual discussion, partner sharing, and art.

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up/Circle Sharing / Calentamiento: Ronda Compartida

5 minutes

  • Gather students in a circle on the carpet.
  • Greet the class bilingually: “Buenos días, friends!”
  • Introduce the idea of belonging: “Today we talk about where we feel at home. ¿Dónde te sientes en casa?”
  • Prompt each student: “Where are you from? / ¿De dónde eres?” and invite a quick response.

Step 2

Identity Map / Mapa de Identidad

8 minutes

  • Distribute the Student Reflection Worksheet: ¿Dónde Pertenecemos?.
  • Ask students to draw themselves in the center and list things they love around them.
  • Encourage bilingual labels (e.g., “mi familia / my family,” “perro / dog”).
  • Circulate to support vocabulary in both English and Spanish.

Step 3

Cultural Traditions Dialogue / Diálogo de Tradiciones Culturales

10 minutes

  • Invite volunteers to share one family tradition or favorite activity in English and Spanish.
  • Record key words and phrases on the board using the Dual-Language Word Wall Cards.
  • Model sentences: “In my family, we celebrate… / En mi familia, celebramos…”
  • Have students repeat phrases and point to the word wall cards to reinforce vocabulary.

Step 4

Collage Creation / Creación de Collage

7 minutes

  • Provide a large poster and art supplies at the front table.
  • Use the Belonging Collage Template as a visual guide.
  • Students choose images from magazines, add drawings, and write bilingual words that represent their identity.
  • Assemble individual pieces into one class collage and ask: “What makes our classroom feel like home? / ¿Qué hace que nuestra aula sea como un hogar?”
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Slide Deck

Where Do We Belong? / ¿Dónde Pertenecemos?

A bilingual exploration of identity, community, and belonging for 2nd graders.

Welcome students and introduce the lesson topic. Use a warm tone and point to the title. Encourage both English and Spanish greetings.

Lesson Objectives / Objetivos de la lección

• Explore personal backgrounds / Explorar orígenes personales
• Share identities in English and Spanish / Compartir identidades en inglés y español
• Create a class collage to show belonging / Crear un collage de clase para mostrar pertenencia

Read each objective aloud in both languages. Ask students to repeat key phrases.

Key Vocabulary / Vocabulario clave

• Belong / Pertenecer
• Family / Familia
• Tradition / Tradición
• Home / Hogar
• Community / Comunidad

Display word wall cards as you introduce each term. Have students say each word aloud in both languages.

Warm-Up / Calentamiento

  1. Sit in a circle.
  2. Greet: “Buenos días, friends!”
  3. Introduce: “Where do you feel at home? / ¿Dónde te sientes en casa?”
  4. Quick share: “Where are you from? / ¿De dónde eres?”

Gather students in a carpet circle. Greet bilingually, then ask: “Where are you from? / ¿De dónde eres?” Encourage quick responses.

Identity Map / Mapa de Identidad

  1. Use Student Reflection Worksheet: ¿Dónde Pertenecemos?
  2. Draw yourself in the center.
  3. List and label things you love in English and Spanish (e.g., mi familia / my family).
  4. Teacher circulates to support.

Distribute reflection worksheets. Model one example: draw yourself and label around.

Cultural Traditions / Tradiciones Culturales

  1. Volunteers share one family tradition or favorite activity.
  2. Use Dual-Language Word Wall Cards to record phrases.
  3. Model: “In my family, we celebrate… / En mi familia, celebramos…”
  4. Students repeat.

Invite 2–3 volunteers to share. Record words on the board with word wall cards. Model sentence frames.

Collaborative Collage / Collage Colaborativo

  1. View Belonging Collage Template.
  2. Select images or draw to represent identity.
  3. Add bilingual words and phrases.
  4. Glue pieces onto the class poster.
  5. Prompt: “What makes our classroom feel like home? / ¿Qué hace que nuestra aula sea como un hogar?”

Bring students to the front table art area. Demonstrate how to choose images, write labels, and glue.

Reflection / Reflexión

• What makes you feel at home? / ¿Qué te hace sentir como en casa?
• How do we all belong together? / ¿Cómo pertenecemos todos juntos?
• One thing you learned about a friend? / ¿Qué aprendiste sobre un compañero?

Lead a brief whole-group reflection. Encourage students to share one thing they learned about a friend.

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Worksheet

Student Reflection Worksheet: ¿Dónde Pertenecemos? / Where Do We Belong?

Instrucciones / Instructions

Sigue los pasos en español e inglés para crear tu propio mapa de identidad.

Tu Mapa de Identidad / Your Identity Map

  1. Dibuja tu retrato en el centro del círculo. / Draw yourself in the center of the circle:











  1. Etiqueta cinco cosas que te encantan alrededor de tu dibujo. Usa inglés y español. / Label five things you love around your drawing. Use English and Spanish.
    1. ________________________________________________


    2. ________________________________________________


    3. ________________________________________________


    4. ________________________________________________


    5. ________________________________________________


Reflexión / Reflection

  1. ¿Dónde te sientes en casa? / Where do you feel at home?






  1. ¿Por qué? / Why?






¡Listo! Comparte tu mapa con un compañero y aprende algo nuevo sobre tu amigo. / You're done! Share your map with a partner and learn something new about your friend.

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Activity

Belonging Collage / Collage de Pertenencia

Materials / Materiales

  • Poster paper or large sheet of paper / Cartulina grande o póster
  • Magazines, photos, and fabric scraps / Revistas, fotos y retazos de tela
  • Glue sticks / Pegamento en barra
  • Scissors / Tijeras
  • Markers / Marcadores

Instructions / Instrucciones

  1. Title / Título:
    • Write at the top: “Our Classroom Belongs To…” / “Nuestra Aula Pertenece a…”

  2. Image Selection / Selección de imágenes:
    • Each student chooses images or draws symbols that represent their identity and belonging.

  3. Placement / Colocación:
    • Glue images around the border of the poster, leaving space in the center.

  4. Labels / Etiquetas:
    • Under each image, write a word or phrase in English and Spanish explaining its meaning (e.g., “mi familia / my family”).

  5. Center Decoration / Decoración central:
    • In the center, draw a large heart or symbol that represents our classroom community and add a bilingual word about belonging (e.g., “Juntos / Together”).

  6. Reflection Prompt / Pregunta de reflexión:
    • When finished, ask: “What makes our classroom feel like home? / ¿Qué hace que nuestra aula sea como un hogar?” and invite one student to share.

Display the completed collage in the classroom as a visual reminder of our shared identities and sense of belonging.

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Activity

Dual-Language Word Wall Cards

Cut and display these cards in your classroom. Students can refer to them during the lesson and beyond.

EnglishEspañol
BelongPertenecer
FamilyFamilia
TraditionTradición
HomeHogar
CommunityComunidad
IdentityIdentidad
CultureCultura
TogetherJuntos
ShareCompartir
CelebrateCelebrar

Instructions:

  • Print on cardstock and laminate if desired.
  • Cut along the lines to create individual cards.
  • Display in a visible spot for easy student reference.
  • Encourage students to point to cards when using the vocabulary in English and Spanish.
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