Description
Here are a few of the MANY skills that students will practice in the Holidays Around the World Unit:
✅ Describe ways in which traditions serve as an expression of culture and influence the behavior of people living in a particular culture.
✅ Demonstrate an understanding that people in different geographies have different perspectives and life experiences.
✅ Describe ways in which stories, folktales, and art serve as expressions of culture and influence people living in a particular culture.
✅ Write informative, narrative, and opinion paragraphs on a variety of engaging topics.
Why teach the Holidays around the World Unit?
1. Students can easily find personal connections to this topic, which makes it a high-engagement unit. You will build your students’ cultural identities while expanding their worldview.
2. You deserve excellent social studies resources that don’t require loads of prep time. This unit includes everything you need – lesson plans, slides, activities, and worksheets that are ready to teach. Minimize your planning time, so you can focus on what you enjoy most!
3. Build skills and achieve standards with this unit. It is aligned with Common Core Writing Standards and National Social Studies Standards. Every lesson is packed with opportunities for students to improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.
Unit Details:
✦ A 3 to 4-week-long comprehensive unit about holidays around the world for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students
✦ Over 250 pages of lessons, informational texts, projects, activities, and crafts about holidays around the world
✦ 1 bonus file including world holiday slides, a world holiday traditions kick-off lesson, and a final holiday inquiry project (only available to those who purchase the unit)
You’ll Receive:
✦ 15 Holidays Around the World Lesson Plans
✦ 27 Engaging Informational Texts about World Holidays
✦ Learning Objectives and Materials Lists
✦ More than 70 engaging activities, crafts, games, flipbooks, and more!
✦ High-Investment Discussions
✦ Writing Prompts and Writing Pages
✦ Standards-Aligned Writing Rubrics (Narrative, Informative, and Opinion)
✦ Answer Keys and Student Samples
✦ 15 Slides with authentic images of each holiday
✦ World Holiday Inquiry Project
❤️ Holiday Lessons Included ❤️
Lesson 1: Holidays around the World (Includes a Final Inquiry Project!)
Lesson 2: New Year Around the World
Lesson 3: Lunar New Year
Lesson 4: Lantern Festival
Lesson 5: Holi Festival
Lesson 6: Easter Traditions
Lesson 7: Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
Lesson 8: Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr
Lesson 9: Diwali Festival
Lesson 10: Day of the Dead
Lesson 11: Hanukkah
Lesson 12: St. Lucia Day
Lesson 13: Las Posadas
Lesson 14: Christmas Around the World
Lesson 15: Kwanzaa
Limited-Time Bonus: Ornaments Craft – Christmas Around the World Research Project
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Answer Key Yes w/ Rubrics
Teaching Duration 3-4 weeks
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