Higher order questions Lesson Topic(s): Christmas Around the World Week of: 12/11-12/14 Objectives: Student will be able to explain and compare Christmas traditions from around the world. TEKS: (12) (A)  describe and explain the importance of family customs and traditions; and (B)  compare family customs and traditions. Essential Question(s): How are Christmas celebrations in other countries different than how we celebrate Christmas in the United States? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Lesson Plan Class discussion about how Christmas is celebrated in Germany. Talk about the significance of the Christmas tree in Germany. Class discussion about how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico. Talk about the significance of the Poinsettia. Class discussion about how Christmas is celebrated in Italy. Talk about who La Befana is and what her significance in Italy is. Compare Christmas celebrations in other countries to how we celebrate in the United States. Vocabulary Germany Holiday Market Tradition Mexico Poinsettia Italy La Befana United States St. Nicholas Higher order questions If you were a child in Germany at Christmas, what would your favorite tradition be? How would you use Poinsettias to decorate at Christmas in Mexico? If you could choose La Befana or Santa Claus, who would you choose to deliver gifts to your house? What is your favorite Christmas tradition? Assessment Strategy Students will make and decorate a Christmas tree puppet and add a traditional Christmas tree song to the back of their puppet. Students will create a poinsettia of their own and turn and talk to a partner about the importance of the poinsettia in Mexico. Students will create a La Befana collage showing how she delivers gifts to the children of Italy. Students will create a Santa foldable and write a sentence about a Christmas tradition involving Santa.