1.   How Do You Celebrate? Read and recite facts about customs from the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. After reading these holiday titles to your students, use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast them.

2.   My Favorite Holiday Students learn the months of the year by making calendar pages for their favorite holidays and discussing holiday traditions.

3.   Everybody Celebrates! Connect world geography with celebrations by exposing your students to the seven principals of Kwanzaa and La Posada as it's celebrated in Mexico and Central America.

4.   Early Congress Proclaims Holidays One of the most lasting historical effects of Congressional decision-making is the establishment of national holidays. This lesson highlights early examples of Congress declaring special days of thanksgiving and remembrance.

5.   Celebration Symbols and Their Meaning Symbols play a large part in celebrating important events. We characterize our holidays by symbols. Symbols are things or objects that we use or think of when celebrating a holiday. These objects usually represent something else (an event, idea or person).

6.   Bravery Badges Lesson Plan St. George’s Day (or any day) is the perfect time to celebrate brave deeds. Create colorful bravery badges for yourself or to present to friends.

7.   December Holidays: Create A Comparison Chart Students create a chart comparing Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, and Ramadan. Student work sheet included.

8.   Immigration in Indiana Many of the festivals and community events we celebrate were brought by our families or our ancestors from other countries. Understanding and sharing in these celebrations is an important way to establish closer ties among people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds.

1.   A Celebration Timeline A Celebration Timeline Social Studies Students will map the events of the year with a timeline. Students will identify our national holidays, make and use a timeline, and appreciate the unique nature and shared values of family celebrations. You can use an Assessment Rubric to assess students' mastery of the objectives. Help with Opening PDFs What You Need Paper Crayons or Markers Ruler What to Do 1. Make a timeline that shows a full yea...

2.   Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork everythingESL: Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork HOME ? LESSON PLANS TEACHING TIPS RESOURCE PICKS ASK JUDIE CONTACT Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork by Judie Haynes Celebrate the culture of your English language learners. Have students draw and write about holiday...

3.   Invent a Holiday ...let Student can explain the elements that make a holiday, for example, food, colors, etc of that holiday. bullet Student can compare their life experiences with those of their classmates through variety of celebrations in each holiday. bullet Student can create a holiday using the elements of other holidays. Provision for special needs: Provide examples, have set format for students to fill in. Materials: books describing holidays, art supplies Procedures: Springboard (Anticipatory Set) Explain to students that holidays are a special, magical time. Have students think of Holiday's that are present toda...

4.   Everybody Fiesta: A Unit on Hispanic Celebrations ...es. _ Through this project the students obtained a deeper understanding and respect for their peers? cultural beliefs and traditions. It was a great experience! _ _ P.S.35 Bronx, NY _ Original Project by Rosa M. Sampedro _ _ I presented the unit during the holiday season, so I only focused on _ the holidays that are celebrated during this season. The students were introduced to Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Three Kings Day. Since Modifications most of the students celebrated Christmas and Three Kings Day, they _ were interested in comparing the two holidays. Therefore, we focused on learning more a...

5.   Kid Calendars ...s Overview A story about a sick child For more about this special motivates students to create from Community Portraits in holiday calendars for Pictures and Words, e-mail hospitalized kids. Learning to use Lambros Alex Pappas, author and appropriate software, researching AT&T Teacher Disseminator. holidays, and working with a visiting artist make this project an authentic experience in community service learning Learning Standards Learn to respect and value diverse cultures and recognize the diversity of human experience. Employ arts to communicate beliefs, experiences, ideas and imagination. Employ v...

6.   Holiday Explorations Individualizing Holiday Explorations Lesson Three Discussion of Common Characteristics of Holidays Brief Description Objectives Materials and Resources Activity Description + Grade level: Upper Elementary + Subject Area: Language Arts, Social Studies Brief Description Based on the research they have conducted, students participate in a group discussion that helps them see the characteristics that...

7.   Swedish Culture ...L0010 Copyright Statement Swedish Culture An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted By: Karen Hammock, Christina Baker, Allison High, Melissa Todd Date: 1994 Grade Level(s): 2 Subject(s): Social Studies/Multicultural Education Overview: The students will gain knowledge of Swedish foods and holidays. Purpose: The students will recognize the diversity of foods between the United States and Sweden. Objectives: 1. Students will research St. Lucia's Holiday and write a discussion paper. 2. Students will discuss the differences between Swedish and American holidays. 3. Students will compare Swedish...

8.   Holiday Explorations ...ional); SoundEdit or other audio editing application (optional). 3. Internet access: Medium-speed (28,000 BPS via modem) or High-speed (greater than 1 MBPS via network). Up to Contentsof this Page Activity Description + Have students use the Internet Resources listed below and other sites regarding holidays that they find to select a holiday to investigate. Students should feel free to choose a holiday that interests them; it does not have to be a holiday celebrated in this country. + Once students have identified a holiday that interests them, they can begin to conduct more in-depth research on that h...

9.   Invent a Holiday ...Archives: VIEW ALL LESSONS Arts and Humanities Ed Technology Health Interdisciplinary Math Phys Ed Science Social Sciences Special Ed Vocational Ed Submit Lesson Guidelines Join Newsletter Lesson Planning Resources Featured Programs E-Learning Home > Teacher Lesson Plans > Archives > Language Arts, Holidays > Lesson Plan LESSON PLAN Invent a Holiday Subjects Language Arts Holidays Grade 3-5 6-8 9-12 Brief Description Students apply 12 basic elements of traditional holidays to create a unique holiday; they write a persuasive paragraph "selling" the celebration of their holiday. Objectives Students will...

10.   Holiday Explorations ...ional); SoundEdit or other audio editing application (optional). 3. Internet access: Medium-speed (28,000 BPS via modem) or High-speed (greater than 1 MBPS via network). Up to Contentsof this Page Activity Description + Have students use the Internet Resources listed below and other sites regarding holidays that they find to select a holiday to investigate. Students should feel free to choose a holiday that interests them; it does not have to be a holiday celebrated in this country. + Once students have identified a holiday that interests them, they can begin to conduct more in-depth research on that h...