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Families Of Puerto Rico

28 minutes 50 seconds
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Wide shot of an exterior building with a group of children standing together under a colonnade. Caption. The native people called the island Borinquen.

Follows Jose and Laura, young Puerto Ricans, through a typical day. Jose chronicles his life in a city; Laura narrates her life on a farm. Accompany each child through a typical day from morning wake-up call to breakfast, school, afternoon activities, chores, dinner, and bed. Shows preparing for a hurricane and growing bananas. Shares facts about Puerto Rican history, politics, and ties to the United States.

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2 children watch as a man plays the guitar in a living room setting. Caption. So when our family gets together.
Families Of The World
Episode 1
27 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Wide shot of an exterior building with a group of children standing together under a colonnade. Caption. The native people called the island Borinquen.
Families Of The World
Episode 2
28 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Young man stands and looks down at a food scale resting on the counter of a grocery store. Caption. In Russia, we use the metric system.
Families Of The World
Episode 3
28 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Man pushing a stroller next to a young child as they walk down a path in a snowy rural setting. Caption. Sweden has biking, walking and running trails everywhere.
Families Of The World
Episode 4
29 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
2 Black boys wearing school backpacks walk down a dirt path next to a building on a sunny day. Caption. We walk about 10 minutes to school.
Families Of The World
Episode 5
29 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Wide shot of ancient buildings and a tower with cars and palm trees lining the streets. Caption. We go through the old part of Jerusalem.
Families Of The World
Episode 6
29 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5

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    Anonymous (Eden Prairie, MN)
    May 3rd, 2023 at 10:04 AM

    I love these videos - wish that there were updated versions!

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    JEAN O. (W. HARTFORD, CT)
    September 11th, 2019 at 08:15 AM

    Good for learning about PR

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