Holiday Resource Unit ED 417 Ashley Clark Pam Hete Danielle Kubasky Hilary Walling

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

Introduction to Unit The goal of this unit is to inform students of the different holidays celebrated around the world.

Content The holidays that will be covered during this unit include: Christmas Kwanzaa Halloween Valentine’s Day Thanksgiving Easter St. Patrick’s Day President’s Day Fourth of July Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Memorial Day New Year’s Day Labor Day Columbus Day

Objectives The students will gain understanding of different holidays celebrated around the world and the traditions that are linked with them (Cognitive). The students will gain appreciation for why each holiday is celebrated (Affective).

Activities 1.As a class, we will compile a list of everything that we know about holidays. Ex: Names of holidays and customs associated with them. 2.Students will choose a holiday and write about what their family does on that holiday (if no holiday is celebrated, students can choose a family tradition to write about). Students can write and/or draw pictures and will share with the class about their holiday.

Activities Cont’d 3. Students will write a recipe for their favorite holiday dish (if no holiday is celebrated, they can write a recipe for their favorite dish). 4. Students will be in 12 pairs/groups. Each group will be assigned a month and students will fill in all holidays for that month. Students will draw a picture to go along with a one holiday in that month. Students can share with class about the holidays in that month, and calendars will be compiled into one classroom book.

Activities Cont’d… 5. Students will each be assigned a different holiday celebrated around the world. Students will research their holiday and present their information to the class. Ex: Make a poster, or write a paper. 6. Create a Venn Diagram comparing the similarities and differences between Christmas and Hanukah.

Activities Cont’d… 7. Have students draw a map of their school and design a route for carolers to follow while they sing Christmas carols. 8. Students learn different symbols related to each holiday and then create their own symbols for a holiday. (Ex: Tree-Christmas, Pumpkin-Halloween).

Activities Cont’d… 9. Create your own postage stamp related to a holiday that is occurring during this time. Students will then write a letter to a classmate and use their stamp on the envelope. 10. Give students a map of the world and have them identify where each holiday being studied was originated. (Ex: St. Patrick’s Day-Ireland).

Activities Cont’d… 11. Students will plan a holiday party for a specific holiday during the appropriate time of year. Students will decorate the classroom, plan the food list, and plan the activities for the party.

Evaluation Christmas Thanksgiving Hanukah St. Patrick’s Day Easter Halloween 1.During this holiday, people gather with family and eat a big meal, which usually includes turkey.___________ 2. This holiday originated in Ireland.___________

Evaluation Cont’d… 3. On ___________ people decorate trees with ornaments and lights, and sing carols. 4. During this holiday, children dress up and go door to door asking for candy.__________

Evaluation Cont’d… 5. This holiday lasts for seven days and a candle is lit on each day.____________ 6. During this holiday, eggs are decorated and hidden for children to find.____________

Evaluation Cont’d… 7. Which of the following holidays is our nations birthday? a. Christmas b. Fourth of July c. Veteran’s Day 8. Which of the following holidays is celebrated during the month of February? a. Valentine’s Day b. Memorial Day c. Kwanzaa

Evaluation Cont’d… 9. Labor Day is a holiday that honors people who ________. a. play b. work c. sing 10. Everyone around the world celebrates the same holidays? a. True b. False

Teacher Resources htmlhttp://English.freemap.jp/world_e/2. html

Student Resources

Media Resources Visual- List of holidays and customs Visual- Recipe box Visual- Venn Diagram Visual- Calendar Visual- Student created posters Visual- Map of school Visual- Holiday symbols Visual- Postage stamps Book- Book of Christmas Carols (Any)