This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching 4th grade students about holiday traditions from different cultures. The students are from Wheeling, West Virginia and range in age from 9-10 years old. There are 20 students total, including 11 girls and 9 boys from various cultural backgrounds. The lesson objectives are for students to learn about holiday traditions from different cultures around the world by identifying traditions from picture flashcards, singing songs, and creating a poster comparing and contrasting the traditions of two cultures with 90% accuracy. The lesson will include using flashcards, singing songs from different cultures, researching cultures on computers, and creating posters to show their research. A smartboard and computer lab will also be utilized to demonstrate traditions

1. KaitlinGovey
HaroldBlanco
September1,2015
Analyze Learners-
Everystudentisfromthe cityWheeling,WestVirginia. Theyare all fourthgraders, betweenthe
agesof nine andtenwithtwentystudentsbeingall together. There are elevengirls,andnine boys;and
differentculturesbeingtwoof themMuslims,three Jewish,twoAfricanAmericans,andthe restWhite
Americans. Iwill be teachingthem aboutHolidayTraditions.
State Objectives-
My 4th
grade classwill learnaboutHolidayTraditions fromaspectsof differentcultures around
the world. Studentswill describe andrecognizedifferentHolidayTraditionsbypicture flashcards,
singingholidaysongs,andwillcreate aposter comparingandcontrastingtwodifferentculturesholiday
traditionsbythe endof the weekwith90% accuracy.
SelectMethods,Media,Materials-
-Create flashcardswithdifferentculturescelebratingtheirholidays.
-Singdifferentculturessongs“HolyNight”,“KwanzaTime”,“Hanukkah,OhHanukkah”.
-Use the computertodo researchon differentculturesholidaytraditions.
-Create posterstoshowthe researchdone oncomparingand contrastingtwodifferentcultures
holidaytraditions.
-The smartboardwill be utilizedto demonstrate typical holidaytraditionssothe studentscan
discussandrelate to whatisshownon the smartboard.
Utilize MediaandMaterials-
I will demonstratethe differentculturesanddifferentholidaytraditionsbysingingdifferent
culturessongs. Usingthe computerwill helpstudents researchtounderstandmore about different
culturesholidaysandhowtheyare similarandhow theyare different. The smartboardwill be utilized
to demonstrate typical holidaytraditionssothe studentscandiscussandrelate towhatis shownonthe
smartboard. A computerlabwill be available foruse andreadytogo whenassigned. Iwill bringposter
board alongwithmaterialstocut,draw,and glue to the computerlab. The studentswill make aposter
afterresearchingtwoculturesandtheirtraditionsonthe computer.
Require LearnerParticipation-
As a group, on the firstday we will talkabouteachholidaytogether. The secondday I will hand
out the lyricsto eachsong sowe can all singthe songstogetheras a group. The thirdday,the students
will all goto the computerlab for an hour anda half andresearch and printout pictures twodifferent
culturesandtheirtraditions,comparingandcontrastingthem. Onthe fourthday,the studentswill cut

2. and paste theirpicturestotheirposterandwrite abouthow the twodifferandhow theycan compare.
On the lastday, the classwill presenttheirpostersinfrontof theirpeersexplainingtheir understanding
on the twodifferentculturesandtheirtraditions.
Evaluate andRevise-
Assesschildren usingflashcardstoevaluate students’knowledge ondifferenttraditionsand
cultures. Lookingatsong lyricswill assiststudentswhoneedsomethinginfrontof themtoread and
understand. Creatingposterswill assistthose whoare kinestheticandlearnbetterwithhands-on
projects. Mediaprovidedinthe lessonare forthose studentswhomare visual learners.