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Title: Holidays


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HolidaysTraditions
  • By Erin Anderson
  • Christy Calvert
  • Ashley Heitman

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Table of Contents
  • Introduction to Unit
  • Content
  • Objectives
  • Activities
  • Evaluation
  • Teacher Resources
  • Student Resources
  • Media Resources

3
Introduction to UnitFirst Grade
  • The goal of this unit is for the students to
    learn about the different holidays around the
    world and have fun while learning. This unit
    will be completed during the appropriate times
    for corresponding holidays.

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Content / Vocabulary
  • The holidays and traditions that will be covered
    include
  • Christmas
  • Thanksgiving
  • The Fourth of July
  • Cinco De Mayo
  • Hanukah

5
Objectives
  • The students will learn about a new holiday, and
    will learn new information about holidays they
    are already familiar with (cognitive).
  • The students will gain appreciation for the
    reason that supports that holiday being
    celebrated (affective).

6
Activity One - Christmas
  • Introduction Give a brief synopsis on the
    background and history of Christmas. Show
    Charlie Browns Christmas to the children. Sing
    with the children Jingle Bells while
    incorporating the use of instruments.
  • Development Read aloud "The Mouse Before
    Christmas" by Michael Garland and then read aloud
    any version of "The Night Before Christmas."
  • Culminating Hand out a Venn Diagram to each
    student. (two overlapping large circles.) Have
    the students write all of the similarities of the
    stories in the overlapping section of the Venn
    Diagram. Have the students then write the
    differences in the separate parts.

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Activity Two - Thanksgiving
  • Introduction Play Indian tribal tunes to engage
    the children, and show a thanksgiving video.
  • Developmental Soak the corn husks in warm water
    for about an hour until they become pliable. Then
    gather several damp husks and tie them together
    tightly with twine, about 1/2 inch from one end.
    To make the head, hold the knotted end in one
    fist, then fold the husks down (as though peeling
    a banana) so that they cover the knotted end.
    Smooth out the husks to make a face, then secure
    them with a piece of twine around the doll's
    neck. To make the arms, roll up a single husk
    and tie it off at both ends. Position the arms up
    between the husks, under the doll's neck. Smooth
    the husks over the arms to form the chest and
    back, then cinch in the waist with twine. For a
    skirt or legs, arrange several husks, inverted
    (like a skirt that has blown up over the doll's
    head) around the waist. Secure with twine, then
    fold the skirt down. For legs, divide the husks
    into two parts, tying each bunch at the knees and
    ankles. Use construction paper to fashion outfits
    or use markers and watercolors to give the
    illusion of clothes or to add on facial features.
    To make hair, hats or headdresses, glue on little
    strips of construction paper. Provide an example
    of a completed doll to model for the children.
  • Culminating Attach sticks to the backs of the
    dolls for mobility. Build a doll stage and put on
    a special Thanksgiving puppet production. Video
    tape the production for the children to enjoy!

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Activity Three - Fourth of July
Introduction Have the students color this page,
while listening to Im Proud to be an American.
Developmental Brainstorm ideas on a smart board
about why it is important to be
patriotic. Culminating Give each student a
sentence strip saying Im proud to be an
American because and have them fill it out, and
paste it onto a large life size American flag.
Hang this flag up in the classroom, or out in the
hallway for the whole school to see!
9
Activity Four - Cinco de Mayo
I would make corn tortillas with the students!
  • Introduction Play a tape, teaching the students
    how to count to ten in Spanish.
  • Developmental Next, students will make maracas
    while listening to festive Mexican music.
  • Culminating Make and eat corn tortillas.
  • Corn Tortillas1 cup corn meal1 Tbsp. baking
    powder3/4 cup water1/2 tsp. salt (or to
    taste)2 tsp. corn oil

In mixing bowl, combine corn meal, baking powder,
and salt. Boil water. Mix boiling water and oil
into corn meal. When mixture cools enough to
handle, divide into eight equal balls. Flatten
slightly. Place flattened ball on top of an
8-inch square of waxed paper. Cover with a second
square. Roll into 6" circle. Remove from paper.
Cook on ungreased griddle until lightly brown.
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Activity Five- Hanukah
  • Introduction Show the students a picture of the
    Star of
  • David and then pass out their own to color.
  • Developmental Lighting of the candles using
    the Chanukah. Give the students candy for every
    day that a candle is lighted to celebrate
    Hanukkah! This will allow the children to
    anticipate and participate in a huge hanukkah
    tradition.
  • Culminating The Dreidel Game The four letters
    which appear on the four corners of a dreidel
    alude to the miracle of Hanukkah. They spell out
    Nes (N-miracle), Gadol (G-great), Haya
    (H-happened) and Sham (S-there, meaning in
    Israel). To begin the game, each player should
    have about 20 Peppermint Candy Drops. Each person
    puts one piece of candy in the middle of the
    table. Then each person takes a turn at spinning
    the dreidel. When only one piece of candy or no
    candy is left in the middle each player adds
    another piece of candy. When a player has all the
    candy, that person wins! For those of you who
    don't want to use candy for the game, we have
    also added "Points" to this game. You can grab a
    piece of paper and keep track of how many points
    you get! Who ever reaches 100 points first wins!

11
Evaluation
  • The teacher can evaluate the childs progress by
    informal observations. Teachers can also perform
    assessment by providing a worksheet at the end of
    each lesson summarizing the content that was
    taught. A checklist could be performed by the
    teacher during instruction.

12
Teacher Resources
  • http//www.lessonplanspage.com/LACompareContrastMo
    useNightBeforeXMasIdea36.htm
  • http//www.history.com/minisites/hanukkah/
  • http//abcteach.com/USA/unit/proudcolor.htm
  • http//www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/ednkc002.ht
    ml
  • http//jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?pageC
    raftDisplaycraftid10749

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Student Resources
  • http//www.dotcomwomen.com/food/thanksgiving/tradi
    tional-pumpkin-pie.shtml
  • http//www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm
  • http//www.enchantedlearning.com
  • http//school.discovery.com
  • http//ali.apple.com
  • http//school.discovery.com/lessonplans/ushis.html

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More Student Resources
  • http//www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Stu
    dies/History/History.html
  • http//www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Stu
    dies/History/History.html
  • http//www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/holi
    days.htm
  • http//www.geocities.com

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Media Resources
  • Video- Charlie Browns Christmas
  • Book-The Mouse Before Christmas by Michael
    Garland
  • Book- The Night Before Christmas (Any version)
  • Visual- Christmas Venn Diagram
  • Audio- Indian Tribal Tunes CD
  • Audio- Song Proud to be an American
  • Video- Self produced video of the re-enactment
    of the 1st Thanksgiving
  • Audio- Jingle Bell Instruments
  • Audio- Jingle Bell CD
  • Visual- Completed doll for modeling
  • Visual- Use of smart board
  • Visual- Class produced flag with sentence strips

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More Media Resources
  • Audio- Spanish counting tape
  • Interactive Website- http//www.activitytree.com/a
    ctivitytree/library/was_quiz.shtml
  • Interactive Website- http//wilstar.com/holidays/t
    hanksgv.htm
  • Interactive Software -http//www.officedepot.com
    Jumpstart first grade.
  • Interactive Electronic Book - This ebook is an
    electronic talking book about Mexico created by
    Mrs. Miller of apples4theteacher.com and Ronald
    Guillen, a 7th grade student, who lived in Mexico
    for several years. -http//www.apples4theteacher.c
    om/elibrary/mexico-the-country.html
  • The Fourth of July Story (Paperback) by Alice
    Dalgliesh
  • The Story of America's Birthday (Board book) by
    Patricia A. Pingry,
  • Hooray for the Fourth of July (Paperback) by
    Wendy Watson
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