UH Lesson Plan Template

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First and Last Name Anusha Dadwani

Lesson Overview
Lesson Title Holiday Traditions
Lesson Description How to explore different cultures and traditions through family holiday traditions
Unit Title Unit 6: Celebrations
Real world
applications/ How students can be accepting of other cultures and traditions.
connections
Content Area SS.K.12A Describe and explain the importance of family customs and traditions.
Standards Alignment SS.K.12B Compare family customs and traditions.
Technology
Standards Alignment
Students will be able to develop an appreciation for holiday traditions celebrated by other cultures and
Objectives
countries by sharing how other students celebrate their holidays.
Grade Level Kindergarten

Estimated Time
Needed for this One 45 minute class
Lesson

Resources/Materials/Tools
Terms/Vocabulary Celebrations, Traditions, holidays.
Technology
resources
(hardware, software,
websites,
Technology- Smart Board to collaborate ideas.
Enhanced Lesson
Supports), and
rationale for why
each is vital for
instruction:
Non-Technology  The Polar Express book
resources and  construction paper ‘boarding pass’ for each student (this can easily be made)
rationale for why  markers
each is vital for  stickers
instruction:
 Lesson Procedures
Resource
Stage of Lesson Step-by-Step Lesson Sequence Lesson Management
Management
Focus/ What Christmas or Holiday traditions do students Use smart board to
Anticipatory Set celebrate or have for holidays? jot down ideas.
Content Read The Polar Express aloud to students Polar Express Book

Guided Practice Guided Practice 1 Polar express

Move the desks into rows with an aisle down the middle train ticket: a
to make our Polar Express Christmas train, and give simple picture
students their Polar Express train tickets and punch it you can print
with a hole punch to make it official! online.
Guided Practice 2 talk about all of
Have students write about one of the holiday tradition the
that they have with their families, draw a colored Christmas/holida
picture representing the tradition and then date it for y traditions the
when it is celebrated. students do at
home with our
families
Independent Have students share their holiday traditions with their Observe as they work
Practice elbow partners. together in groups
Closure Introduce the Venn Diagram to the students and
organize the traditions shared by volunteers from the
class on the smart board.

Plans for Differentiated Instruction/Accommodations

Special Education Give more time to special ED students.
Students Allow them to type ideas instead of writing.
Allow them to draw out ides.
English Language
Give the students more time to finish.
Learners
Explain the polar express book in easier sentences.
Gifted and Talented Ask the students to draw and make connections to other traditions they are aware of.
Students
Other

Potential Challenges/Plan B
Students may work in groups or individually in order to complete their assignments. In order to accommodate for all students, allow
extra time to review for lower students and extra worksheets to occupy the time of advanced students

Assessment
By guiding questions, and closely monitoring the students, I will be able to asses the students ability, that if they understand the subject.
I will be able to evaluate the students during their independent work and while they are following the guided practice.

Notes and Credits*

Holiday Traditions Lesson Plan. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.teacher.org/lesson-plan/holiday-traditions/

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