Teaching Kids About the Global Village: Shrink the World Down to 100 People
In today's world of over 8 billion people, it can be overwhelming to think about global issues and how they affect us. But what if we could shrink the world down to a village of just 100 people? This concept, known as the global village, can help children understand the world in a more relatable way and encourage them to think about global issues from a new perspective. One way to introduce the concept of the global village to kids is to use the book "If There Are Only 100 People Left in the World" by Jackie McCann. In this book, McCann makes the assumption that the world is a village with only 100 people, and each villager represents 80 million people in reality. The concept is simple yet powerful, and it can be used to teach children about a range of global issues and topics. For example, you could start by talking about the basic elements of the global village. If the world were a village of 100 people, there would be about 50 men and 50 women. Approximately 26 of them...