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Observation Lesson Plan

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

NAME: Zsara Joyce Abuyo
DATE: Nov 1, 2016

Lesson Name: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Grade Level: K

Common Core Content Standards:
Art:
2.1 Use lines, shapes/forms, and colors to make patterns.
2.5 Use lines in drawings and paintings to express feelings.
Math:
K.G.B.5 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components and
drawing shapes.
Social Studies:
K.6.1 Identify the purposes of, and the people and events honored in,
commemorative holidays, including the human struggles that were the basis for
the events
Writing:
W.K.2 Text types and purposes. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and
writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they
are writing about and supply some information about the topic.

Learning Objectives:
Content Objective
Students will be able to:
Recognize that certain cultures have celebrations unique to them.
Design a calavera (skull) mask by using colors, shapes, and patterns unique to the
culture.
Discuss and write what they learned about Dia de los Muertos

Language Objectives
Students will achieve the content objective by:
Listening to two stories about Dia de los Muertos and how people celebrate the
holiday.
Using their prior knowledge of shapes and drawing skills to create their mask.
Writing in their writing journal about what they learned about Dia de los
Muertos.

English Language Development (ELD) Standards and Proficiency Levels-
Collaborative - Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative
conversations on a range of social and academic topics

Emerging: Contribute to conversations and express ideas by asking and answering yes-
no and wh- questions and responding using gestures, words, and simple phrases.
Expanding: Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions by listening attentively,
following turn-taking rules, and asking and answering questions.
Bridging: Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions by listening attentively,
following turn-taking rules, and asking and answering questions.


Formal and Informal Assessments:
Students will demonstrate they have met the lesson objectives by:
Discussing what is significant about Dia de los Muertos
Creating 3+ patterns on their mask and using different colors.
Writing what they learned about Dia de los Muertos in their writing journal.


Procedure-Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks to Support Student Learning:
ANTICIPATORY SET:
On the day before this observation lesson, I would have already done a read aloud with
a book called Celebrate Halloween and the Day of the Dead with Cristina and her Blue
Bunny by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada. After the read aloud, I would ask
students questions about what they know about Halloween and the Day of the Dead. I
would also ask if they celebrate any of the two holidays. Then, I will mention that I will
be doing a special lesson about Dia de los Muertos, which translates to Day of the Dead,
and it will include a fun art lesson.


I DO:
1. I will do another read aloud called Day of the Dead by Tony Johnston and Jeanette
Winters.
Before I read the book, I will ask the students if anyone celebrates Dia de los
Muertos, and if there are students that celebrate, what are their traditions /
what do they do to celebrate?
2. Regardless if there are students that do or do not celebrate the holiday, I will explain
the holiday by stating what it means to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, such as:
It is mainly celebrated in Mexico, and those who celebrate the holiday honors
loved ones that are now gone (passed away).
Families prepare their (those who have passed) favorite foods and celebrate
(dance, sing, and share memories) of their loved ones.
* There is an informational text from Celebrate Halloween and the Day of the
Dead that I will go over again to share the information to the students.
3. I will also show a popup altar and point out what families usually put in the altar, like
food (empanada, pan de muertos), pictures, candy skulls (calaveras), candles, and
flowers.
4. Then, I will introduce our art lesson: making a paper plate Calaveras masks.
I will also explain the significance of the Calaveras in Dia de los Muertos

WE ALL DO:
1. I will show examples of calaveras and sugar skulls to showcase different designs that
people create.
2. We will do a combination of directed drawing and free-hand drawing.
I will guide students to draw the eyes and the nose of their calavera: two large
oval shapes for the eyes and an upside down heart or upside down triangle for
the nose.
3. Students are able to decorate their own designs to their masks by using their
crayons. I will ask students to see if they notice anything from the examples, and
emphasize that most of the designs are symmetrical and what they do to the right
side of the mask should be done to the left side. (Essentially, have them repeat the
patterns)

YOU DO TOGETHER:
I will have students do a quick partner-talk after creating the eyes and nose of the
Calaveras mask to discuss what shapes or patterns they plan on drawing for their masks.
Then I will dismiss them to their desks to work on their masks.

YOU DO ALONE:
Once the students are dismissed to their desks, they will create their patterns /
decorations for their Calaveras. If they are stuck or do not know what to put on their
masks, I will guide them to my examples and have them look at it for inspiration. Once
they are finished, they will show me and I will tape popsicle sticks to the back of their
mask.

Then, students will grab their writing journal and write what they learned about Dia de
los Muertos.

SOME DO:
For the writing portion, I will assist those students that are having a hard time by
listening to what they learned from the lesson and based on what they told me, I will
write it down on their writing journal using a highlighter. The student should be able to
trace and read what is written, and I will work with them by re-reading what is written.


CLOSURE:
The students will be able to review what they learned about Dia de los Muertos and why
Calaveras are a special item in the holiday.

Resources and Materials:
Paper plate masks (already created before the lesson)
Crayons / Markers
Popsicle sticks
Day of the Dead by Tony Johnston and Jeanette Winter
Celebrate Halloween and the Day of the Dead with Cristina and her Blue Bunny
by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada
Examples of Calaveras masks.