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 * On this page you will find various resources regarding what we are learning in the classroom. I will have lesson plans, units and numerous activities on this page for my students to navigate through and use during the school year. This is a fun and exciting way for everyone to know what we are doing and also to have more valuable resources available at our fingertips **

Holidays around the World

Bethany Beals

Social Studies

Overview For this unit we will be exploring many different holidays and traditions around the world using various forms of technology including: bar graphs, word documents, video, audio recordings, and Google.

Student Audience This unit is to explore holidays around the world and learn more about our peers in the classroom. This unit is designed for kindergarten students and is designed to cover many different areas of technology and holiday customs. 

[] Create your own mind map here! This is a fun way to organize our thoughts and information regarding our lesson on holidays around the world! Have fun with it. Print it out and bring a copy to class with you! 

Timeframe This unit will be two weeks long, we will discuss an element each day using different technologies. We will need 30 minutes to an hour a day to cover the material, depending on what technology we will be using and how much information is needed.

Rationale I will be teaching this unit so that students will be more aware of different cultures and traditions. It will broaden their horizons regarding the world around them. It is va=ery important for people to know more about the world that is surrounding them.

Unit Objectives <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Students will be able to express themselves and their knowledge using different technologies. They will start learning about the many different resources they can use regarding technology.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Unit Standards <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Multicultural education and learning about different parts of the world.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Variations or Adaptions <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">For a SPED student I would integrate many different things into my curriculum. I would make instructions clear for the student and help them use the various technologies. I would use more one on one time for this student so that I can answer questions and help them when I am needed. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I could plan a different technology for them if needed and implement the lesson so that they can also participate in an equally challenging lesson.

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">We will use this widget to share with each other what our wishes are for the holidays! We will post sticky notes saying what we would most like for the holidays, no matter what you celebrate or want feel free to share! This will help us get to know students in the classroom and expand our abilities when it comes to working on the internet and typing. media type="custom" key="8509776"

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Lesson #: 1 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Title of lesson: Christmas Traditions

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Description of lesson: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">We will be researching all kinds of different Christmas traditions where we live and around the world. We will be using kid friendly websites, worksheets and our own knowledge for this lesson. We will explore many different angles of Christmas traditions.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Assignment: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">We will be using the internet to research all kinds of different Christmas traditions in class and at home. I will be asking the students to come to class with something new and interesting they learned about Christmas.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Resources/materials needed: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">We will be using the internet, reading books, and talking about our own Christmas traditions. Here is a learning aid for our lesson!

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Technology reflection: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Students will gain more knowledge about safe uses of the internet and learn more about using the computer to research. Without the use of technology in this assignment we would not have as many resources to find different Christmas traditions.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Evaluation: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Important things that I need to focus on would be finding kid friendly sites and being able to watch the information that children are pulling up on the internet.

Lesson //#//: 2

Title of lesson: Exploration and Discovery of Holiday’s Around the World

Description of lesson: // For this lesson we will be exploring different areas around the world and their traditions, celebrations and symbols for their holidays. We will be using the internet to go on a scavenger hunt and also an interactive field trip. //

Assignment: // As a class we will be going to the computer lab to go on our interactive field trip. We will all be exploring together. They will also have time to start the scavenger hunt in class, but some of this may come home. It will be fun for them to do at home as well. We will be answering many different questions using the internet as our source. //

Resources/materials needed: // Internet, word documents and computer lab time. //

Technology reflection: // We will be using interactive worksheets to go on our field trip and complete our scavenger hunt. I will give the students links to different websites to explore. //

Evaluation: I need to focus on giving ample time for all students.

<span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%;">LET'S GO ON A FIELD TRIP! <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%;"> <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 180%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">Here is our scavenger hunt!