Brief Description
Check students' comprehension of brief histories about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Las Posadas.
Objectives
Students take a quiz after reading brief histories of four major December celebrations.
Keywords
Christmas, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Chanukah, Hanukah, multicultural, world, reading, holidays, comprehension
Materials Needed
Internet access or copies of printouts that provide brief overviews of the four December celebrations. The following Internet resources might be printed for use:
Lesson Plan
Students use library resources or the Internet resources listed above. Printouts of those resources are acceptable if students do not have computer access. Let students work independently or in small groups to learn about December celebrations around the world. Then they will complete December Celebrations Around the World.
Assessment
Students correctly answer eight of the ten questions on the worksheet. The correct answers are 1.F, 2.T, 3.T, 4.F, 5.F, 6.T, 7.T, 8.T, 9.T, 10.F.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
Technology:
NT.K-12.1
NT.K-12.5
Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.2
NL-ENG.K-12.6
NL-ENG.K-12.7
NL-ENG.K-12.8
NL-ENG.K-12.9
