Unit Plan

Let's Celebrate!

  • Grades: 1–2

Overview

We learn the ways in which people celebrate five specific holidays: Ramadan, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Using a chart, we compare and contrast the elements of these celebrations and make a project for each one.

Objective

Students Will:

  1. Gain information from the reading.
  2. Participate in the discussion.
  3. Connect with the multicultural theme.

Lesson Plans for this Unit

Supporting Books

Books for Teaching Fall & Winter Holidays

  • Subjects:
    Discovery and Learning, Charts and Graphs, Content Area Reading, Compare and Contrast, Listening Comprehension, Math through Literature, Culture and Diversity, Visual Arts, Tolerance and Acceptance, Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Winter Themes, Understanding Self and Others
  • Skills:
    Compare and Contrast, Charts and Graphs, Social Studies, Listening Comprehension
  • Duration:
    2 Weeks
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