Amanda Cress Chris Bennett Kristen Limpert. Unit : Social Studies Grade Level : 1 st.
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Amanda CressChris Bennett
Kristen Limpert
Unit :
Social Studies
GradeLevel :
1st
OBJECTIVES:
• The children will understand that there are several December holidays celebrated in different cultures around the world.
• The children will be able to name some of the different December holidays.
• The children will participate in activities from different cultures.
Please check presentation
web sites.
December 25
Merry Christmas
Christmas as we know it today is a Victorian invention of the 1860s.
http://www.historychannel.com/cgibin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/christmas/
How "Merry Christmas" is said .....
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.santas.net%2Faroundtheworld.htm
Holidays and Holy days(What every Christian should know about Santa Claus, elves
and more. . .)
http://www.got.net/~seasons/christmas.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8004/Luke2.html
http://www.historychannel.com/cgibin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/christmas/
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.santas.net%2Faroundtheworld.htm
http://www.got.net/~seasons/christmas.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8004/Luke2.html
Kwanzaa
December 26th through January 1st
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/kwanzaa/index.html
Unity
Self-determination
CollectiveWork and
Responsibility
Cooperative Economics
Purpose
Creativity
Faith
Naguzo Saba- 7 principles
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/links_frame.asp?cat=index.htm&link=http://search.family.go.com/family/query.html?qt=kwanza&col=family&adtype=default
Kwanza
Crafts
“The Festival of Lights”
What is Chanukah?Chanukah is a Jewish December
Holidayhttp://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chanukah/
about.html
Chanukah begins on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Jewish calendar (Nov./Dec.)
http://www.benjerry.com/yule/hannukah-ws-easy.html
What is a Menorah?
A Menorah is a very special arrangement of nine candles.
Eight of the candles are for each night of Chanukah, and the highest candle is used to light the other candles.
On the first night of Chanukah one light is lit and this continues for eight days.
What is a Dreidel?This is a four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew
letter on each side.The letters mean “A Miracle Happened Here.” The
game is played with coins or candy pieces.
http://judaism.about.com/library/holidays/chanukah/bl_chanukah_games.htm
Web Sites:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chanukah/about.html
http://www.benjerry.com/yule/hannukah-ws-easy.html
http://judaism.about.com/library/holidays/chanukah/bl_chanukah_games.htm
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