� World Day for Cultural Diversity �
May 21 2025
Grade 3 Anthology �
My Language
Autobiography
Welcome to Our Celebration of Languages and Cultures!
On May 21, we join people around the world to celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. It's a special time to recognize the richness of our world’s cultures and the importance of understanding each other.
In 3rd grade, we honored this day by exploring our own language stories. Each student interviewed a family member to learn more about the languages spoken in their homes past and present. From these conversations, they created their very own Language Autobiographies
In this booklet, you’ll find the interview questions (in six different languages!) and the incredible stories our students wrote. Through these pages, we celebrate family heritage, memory, migration, and the words that shape our lives.
We hope this project inspires you to ask questions, share stories, and feel proud of your cultural roots. Let’s continue learning from one another with curiosity, kindness, and respect.
Project Instructions
To write their Language Autobiography, students followed these steps:
1. Interview a family member (a parent, grandparent, or another relative).
2. Ask about the languages spoken in their family, especially by grandparents or greatgrandparents.
3. Use the interview questions found on the next page they’re available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Chinese, and Norwegian!
4. Take notes or draw pictures to capture the stories.
5. Write a final version that includes:
o My story with languages
o My family’s story
o Something I want to remember
o A creative title!
6. Bring it to school by May 20, and celebrate with the class on May 21!
ENGLISH
� Interview Questions
1. What languages do/did you speak at home?
2. Did your parents or grandparents speak a different language?
3. Are there words or expressions in another language that you remember?
4. How did your family come to live where you live now?
ESPAÑOL
1. ¿Qué idiomas hablas o hablabas en casa?
2. ¿Tus padres o abuelos hablaban otro idioma?
3. ¿Hay palabras o expresiones en otro idioma que recuerdas?
4. ¿Cómo llegó tu familia a vivir donde viven ahora?
PORTUGUÊS
1. Quais idiomas você fala ou falava em casa?
2. Seus pais ou avós falavam outro idioma?
3. Tem palavras ou expressões em outro idioma que você se lembra?
4. Como sua família veio morar onde mora hoje?
DEUTSCH
1. Welche Sprachen sprichst oder sprachst du zu Hause?
2. Haben deine Eltern oder Großeltern eine andere Sprache gesprochen?
3. Gibt es Wörter oder Ausdrücke in einer anderen Sprache, an die du dich erinnerst?
4. Wie ist deine Familie dorthin gekommen, wo sie jetzt lebt?
中文 (Simplified Chinese)
1. 你在家说什么语言？
2. 你的父母或祖父母说其他语言吗？
3. 你记得哪些其他语言的词语或表达方式？
4. 你的家人是如何来到现在住的地方的？
NORSK (Bokmål)
1. Hvilke språk snakker eller snakket du hjemme?
2. 2. Snakket foreldrene eller besteforeldrene dine et annet språk?
3. Er det ord eller uttrykk på et annet språk du husker?
4. Hvordan kom familien din til å bo der dere bor nå?
Use this page for your final version. Remember to include: 1. My story with languages.2. My family’s story.3. Something I want to remember. 4. Give it a title!
