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The best way to learn about the world’s cultures? Straight from real people who live & breathe it! With our 150+ interviews & stories, your learners make a heart & mind connection with cultural standard-bearers around the world. Our digital resources bring to life the values of diversity & inclusion and help you raise global citizens. Give your learners the gifts of curiosity, critical thinking and empathy with the power of stories! They’ll love it!
Buy Ready-to-Teach Social Studies, World Cultures & History Resources for Grades 7 - 12
Our digital download lessons feature accounts from culture creators in 30+ countries who share their lived experience, heritage, culture, and identity in 14 categories: Archaeology; Architectural Styles; Cultural Heritage; Dance; Festivals; Folk Art; Food; Gardens & Landscapes; Language & Legends; Maritime; Music; Spirituality; Textiles; and Visual Arts.
People Are Culture Founder & Chief Editor
I’m Meg Pier, founder of People Are Culture. For more than a decade, I’ve traveled around the world interviewing culture creators about their lived experience, heritage, culture, and identity. Their stories offer powerful lessons on the meaning and relevance of different traditions and customs, and demonstrate the real life impact of historical events and social change. Each lesson reveals our unique differences and our shared humanity.
Indigenous Peoples & Globalization
Grades 7 - 12 & Higher Education
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People Are Culture Free Sample Lessons
We understand you want to feel comfortable with the quality and integrity of the educational resources you purchase.
We invite you to download our free samples so you can see firsthand the nature of our content.
We think you’ll appreciate the thoughtful care that went into crafting these distinctive and insightful teaching materials.
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Cultural Identity & Festivals – Insights on Mardi Gras Indian Culture from a Standard Bearer
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Cultural Identity & Landscapes – Benbecula Crofter Shares Traditions of Peatlands
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What is Anthropology? Definitions Of Anthropology From Experts Around The World Lesson
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Culture is How We Connect: Reading Assignment, Video, and Exercise Questions
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The Definition of Culture Lesson: Reading, Video, and Exercise Package
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What Is It Like to Be a Refugee? Podcast Episode and Engaging Questions
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Customer Reviews
Jennifer Beck
This really drove home for my kids the idea that while there are standardized definitions of culture, in day-to-day life, culture means different things to different people. It was a great springboard to explore all the ways culture is a living breathing part of who we are.
Susan Hofmann
Really helpful overview that framed for my son in a meaningful way how culture encompasses so much of the human experience in big and small ways, and sparks connections between big concepts like values and identity and traditions and ways of doing things that he previously took for granted.
Jane Anthony
Thought-provoking resource that not only defines all the different genres of anthropology, but gives real insight into the diverse ways the field is used for many different purposes. Made my kids realize how complex human interaction is, and how better understanding each other can lead to healthier societies.
Juan Torres
This really brought to life for my daughters what people who emigrate have to go through, and why they undertake making such a dramatic change. Dawit’s story was a way to have a conversation about current events, and stereotypes of emigrants and what the realities are.
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Stories are remembered up to 22 times more than facts alone.
The People Are Culture Difference
The Power of Stories
Stories are remembered up to 22 times more than facts alone. Stories engage our thinking and emotions to create meaning.
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Raise global citizens who respect diversity and are empowered to thrive in our increasingly multi-faceted world.
Inquiry-based Learning
Encourage students to ask questions, investigate answers, and develop critical thinking.
Standards Aligned Content
The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
Our content aligns with all ten of the National Social Studies standards and enables students to engage with various cultures and societal dynamics, fostering a deeper understanding of individual and collective identities.
Digital Downloads
Each digital download resource includes:
- a 20-70 page PDF that profiles a real person story in the context of their culture
- Overview on the meaning and significance of cultural identity
- Overview of the cultural sector explored in the lesson
- Reading Comprehension & Reflections assignment
Each lesson is likely to take a student three hours to do the reading and complete the comprehension and reflection exercises.
No AI
In an era in which content is frequently created with the use of AI, and Google searches prioritize content from sources like Quora and Reddit, you can have confidence in the authenticity and integrity of People Are Culture’s material.
The PAC lessons are authoritative, first-person accounts of people describing their own cultures that were personally documented by PAC Founder Meg Pier and her team.
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