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Five Day Action Plan Spalding Spring 2009 SSE 3312 T/W Theme: Holidays Around the World

Group Members: Meghan Kirker_ Lauren DiVico

Sharyn Stieglitz Amanda Davis

Day One: Italian Carnevale by Meghan Kirker

Day two: The Celebration of the Chinese New Year by Amanda Davis [[file:CORRECTED 3312 Unit Plan.doc]]
Day three: St. Patrick's Day in Ireland

Day Four: Learning About Hanukkah

Day five: All of the holidays

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Day 1: Italy (Meghan) Pre-Assessment (which includes oral activity asking students to share prior knowledge on Geography, specifically maps, bodies of water, cardinal directions, map keys, etc. Then move into oral activity on students’ prior knowledge on holidays, holidays in other countries, etc.) ======

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Start off with the map and review cardinal directions, oceans, map keys. Mark my country, Italy, on the map with the mask icon. Put the mask on to get students interest. Activate prior knowledge by connecting Mardi Gras and Carnevale. Give info/get feedback. Show video. Pass around pictures of costumes. Do an activity where students create their own Carnevale masks. Review the holiday and the map. Every student will have a suitcase to put items in from the lessons each day. On the front of the suitcase will be a map. Students will label Italy on the map at the end of the lesson. ======

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Day 2: China (Amanda) Pre-Assesment: Oral activity reviewing the day before. Ask one student to come up and place Italy on the map. Review cardinal directions, map key etc. Ask a few students information they learn about Italy the day before. ======

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Begin with asking students about their own experiences with the American New Year celebrations. Have they seen fireworks? Do they eat anything special? Then show the video of the Chinese New Year celebration. Show China on the map. Discuss with students similarities and differences between the Chinese New Year and American New Year. Pass around chopsticks and a real paper lantern. Do the activity where students make their own paper lanterns and and attempt to draw Chinese character writing on it. Review the holiday and the map. Label map on suitcase ======

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Day 3: Ireland (Lauren) Pre-assesment: Oral activity reviewing the past 2 days. Ask students to come up and place Italy and China on a map. Review cardinal directions, map key etc. Ask students review questions on Italy and China. ======

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Begin asking students how they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and what they know about it. Ask students if they know where St. Patrick’s Day originated. What color do they wear? Read aloud book on St. Patrick’s Day. Pass around flag of Ireland and clover. Discuss the similarities and differences of St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland and America. Have the students make a pot of gold with cotton balls. Review the holiday and the map. Label map on suitcase ======

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I'm going to have them locate the other 3 countries on the map & then show them where Israel is. I'm going to tell them about the holiday of Hanukkah and show them a video on it & games/traditions. I will be teaching them what a menorah is and for the activity to a mock menorah lighting where they place the candles on the menorah for each of the eight nights & teach them how to play the dreidel game. Label map on suitcase. ======

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 * // We will review where each country is on the map, the oceans, the cardinal directions, and the map key. For our post assessment, students will complete a worksheet containing the picture of a blank map and label each of the four countries by pasting pictures that represent each holiday. They will also label the oceans and the cardinal directions. Students can put all of the information from the week in their "suitcase" to take home and show mom and dad. //**======