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New Year's Celebrations
Brief Overview:
This unit teaches children how different groups of people celebrate the New Year. Students use the internet to research, compare and contrast holiday customs from around the world.
Curriculum:
History, Language Arts
Standards:
3-5
English/Language Arts - Reading Comprehension
English/Language Arts - Writing Process
Social Studies - History
Social Studies - Society & Culture
6-8
English/Language Arts - Reading Comprehension
English/Language Arts - Writing Process
Social Studies - History
Social Studies - Society & Culture
Lesson Plan
Goals:
- Students will be able to define "custom" and will give an example of a custom they practice at home.
- Students will be able to find information about a different culture using the internet.
- Students will be able to find information about a specific culture group using the internet.
- Students will use the knowledge they have learned about their custom group and create a "project" showing that knowledge.
- Students will celebrate what they have learned about their culture group.
Lesson:
**Teachers can modify this unit to best fit the needs of their classroom.This unit is based around information found on the New Year's Customs Website at http://web.buddyproject.org/web009/web009/
- Start with lesson for Day One on the New Year's Customs website http://web.buddyproject.org/web009/web009/dayone.html Students will be able to define "custom" and will give an example of a custom they practice at home.
- On Day Two of the unit students will be able to find information about a different culture using the internet. http://web.buddyproject.org/web009/web009/daytwo.html
- During Day Three students will research a specific culture using the internet. http://web.buddyproject.org/web009/web009/daythree.html
- Day Four will let the students use the knowledge they have learned about their custom group to create a "project" showing that knowledge. http://web.buddyproject.org/web009/web009/dayfour.html
- On Day Five students will celebrate what they have learned about their culture group. Students will compare and contrast their culture with others. http://web.buddyproject.org/web009/web009/dayfive.html
Home Connections:
During the unit have the children make a poster representing how their family celebrates the New Year. Let students share their poster on Day Five.
URLs:
- New Year's Celebration
- http://web.buddyproject.org/web009/web009
Internet Use:
Students will use the internet to find all information about their custom group.
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