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.

1. Kennedi Woodall September 3, 2015
ASSURE Assignment- Scenario Two
Analyze Learners
General Character- The students are in the fourth grade. There are 11 girls and
nine boys. Two of the students are Muslim, three are Jewish, and two are African
American.
Specific Entry- Students will be asked to write down traditions they uphold in
their households throughout the year. Nothing too long, just enough to pinpoint the
amount of diversity in the classroom- as to not assume all the children celebrate in the
same way, or that they all celebrate differently.
Learning Style- Discussions, note taking, and activities will be used to help all
students fully understand the learning content.
State Objectives
My students will be able to explain three end of the year holiday traditions that
they do not partake in by the end of a two-week period with 90% accuracy. In order to do
this, the children will share several of their own holiday traditions with the class, group
up and make a poster of an assigned holiday and present it to the class, and play games
promoting the diversity of each cultures’ celebrations. At the end of the two weeks,
students will write an essay about their three favorite holidays or holiday traditions that
they did not partake in before.

2. Select Methods, Media, and Materials
The methods used to learn the material will be discussions, posters, games, and
video clips. The media and materials used will be markers, pens, pencils, paper, posters,
clay, and YouTube.
Utilize Media and Material
The first days of the lesson, the students will be asked to write some of their
favorite holiday traditions. Each student will be asked to read theirs aloud and the class
will discuss the diversity of culture to end that day’s lesson. The next four days, the
students will have class time to prepare a poster and an activity to go along with their
assigned holiday. The activity is can be anything from a game to bringing in a treat or a
traditional object for everyone to see. Before each group is to present their poster and
activity, a short clip of the background of the holiday will be played and students will be
asked to write down any notes they deem fit.
Require Learner Participation
Group work requires participation and at the end of each presentation, students
will be prompted to ask any questions they have on the subject. Discussion is very
important to success. Ideas flowing from brain to brain via discussion are how kids learn
new ideas and develop their own opinions. The activity the group has to present will also
get everyone involved and moving, so the presentation will be less boring and keep
everyone interested.

3. Evaluate and Revise
At the end of each presentation, a class discussion will be held. This way, any
misunderstandings or extra questions will be cleared up. This is also a good time for
sharing opinions and comparing and contrasting between holidays in different cultures.
At the end of the presentations, students will be asked to list their three favorite holidays
and traditions learned by the presentations. In addition to listing them, they have to
explain why they liked it and the history behind it. This will be turned in as a standard
five paragraph essay without the use of any outside sources- only the notes they took
during presentations and video clips. This will assess what the child really learned during
the two-week period.