Different Ways We Celebrate
In this unit, my students continue to explore the world outside their homes and neighborhoods as they study a variety of ways that other families celebrate the holidays.
OBJECTIVE
Students will:
- Read and recite facts about customs from the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa holidays
- Compare and contrast these holiday celebrations using a graphic organizer
- Write a five-sentence paragraph about one of the three holidays
- Recall the months of the year
- Learn the components of a calendar
- Apply their learning about holiday customs to consider their own favorite holiday and family traditions
- Draw a variety of symbols that represent their favorite holiday
- Learn the term "tradition"
LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: How Do You Celebrate?
Lesson 2: My Favorite Holiday
REPRODUCIBLES
Overlapping Concepts (PDF)
My Favorite Holiday (PDF)
SUPPORTING BOOKS
Books for Teaching About Holiday Celebrations
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Light the Lights!: A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas
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Light the Lights!: A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas
Emma's parents come from different cultural backgrounds, so every year they celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. During Hanukkah, the family enjoys playing dreidel games, making crispy latkes to eat, and lighting the candles of a menorah each night of the holiday. Then Christmas comes. With her parents and friends, Emma has a joy-filled time making sugar cookies, singing Christmas carols, and lighting the lights on the beautiful tree.
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books;paperback books;holiday | Ages 4-8
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K Is for Kwanzaa
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K Is for Kwanzaa
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books;paperback books;holiday | Ages 6-8
Ages 6-8 $5.99
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LESSON PLAN
