1. 2- Teaching Holiday traditions to 4th graders. There are 20 students 11 girls,
and 9 boys. There are 2 Muslims, 3 Jewish and 2 African Americans.
A- 20 students: 11 girls, 9 boys. 2 Muslims, 3 Jewish, 2 African
Americans
S- My students will recite all traditional holidays after looking at posters,
singing songs, a watching Youtube video on different holidays, and
completing a WebQuest by the end of the week with 90% accuracy.
S-Students will show and tell how they celebrate a specific holiday in
their personal household. Students can bring in different objects or
music to listen to while they are presenting their specific holiday. Once a
specific holiday is presented I will use audio to play/sing songs related to
a specific holiday.
U- Use computers to watch videos on the different holidays. Make
posters in groups of four for their favorite holiday out of all the ones
listed. When the students are creating the poster they can either create
it on Glogster or PowerPoint. This will give the students a chance to play
around with a different technological device if they want to. The
WebQuest will be completed on their own specific laptop designated to
the classroom. This will be a fun end of the day project.
R-Each student will present their favorite holiday with their group
informing the class all of the major people and parts. One holiday per
group will be presented so we do not have any over laps. This project
will be hands on and informative so the students can retain the
information without lecturing. This will require research from the
laptops. Learning styles- hands on, research, presentation, and writing.
E-Change the lesson plan from classroom to classroom depending on
the environment of children and how different their learning abilities
are. I will make sure only one holiday is picked per group. Each year I will
revise the WebQuest so students cannot pass information on from year
to year.