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True or False? A Quiz About Four December Celebrations

 

Subject: Language Arts, Technology
Grade: 3-5, 6-8

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

 

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