Celebrating Your Culture

The Celebrating Your Culture theme explores different questions that learners may consider as they reflect on their backgrounds and how they self identify. 

The topics under the theme of Celebrating Your Culture include:

Before you ask students to record their videos, it is always helpful to prepare them with some warm-up activities. We have included some suggestions for you as well as some worksheets that can prepare students for the speaking portion of the activities.

To go back to the full guide, click on Guides for Teachers

Celebrating Your Culture Activity Guide (Google Slides)

Me Mapping Mini-Guide for Teachers - Celebrating your Culture

Celebrating Your Culture Activity Guide (PDF)

Me Mapping Mini-Guide for Teachers - Celebrating your Culture.pdf

The section below includes detailed prompts and videos you can use to create your own Flipgrid Topic. You can copy or adapt the prompts below in your own grid. Additionally, you may want to download the video and upload it as a Media Resource in your grid.

For more information on how to use Flipgrid and create your own grids, please refer to the Flipgrid Educator's Guide.

3 Things About Your Culture.mp4

3 Things About Your Culture

What are some thoughts that come to mind when you think about culture? Is it food, clothing or music? 

When people from other countries think about your culture, what do they usually think about?

What are three things you find interesting about your culture? Can you describe the aspects of your culture that are most important to you? 

Your Celebration Traditions.mp4

Your Celebration Traditions

What events do you and your family or friends celebrate together? Religious holidays?  The new year? Birthdays? Special days such as Canada Day, Mother's Day? Other?

How do you celebrate? Get togethers at home? Exchange of gifts? Preparation of special foods? Visit to a place of worship? Ceremonies? Other?


Languages in Your Religion.mp4

Languages in Your Religion

I am a Christian, so I go to church every Sunday. We sing songs in English. In my church in Malaysia, we would also sing songs in Malay, Mandarin and Tamil. At home, I read a bilingual Bible which is in English and Tamil.

If you are religious, how are languages used in your religion?

Do you have a religious text or holy book? What language is it in?

Do you go to a place of worship, such as a temple, church, mosque, or synagogue?

What languages are used in your place of worship?