This ASSURE assignment involves teaching 20 fourth grade students about different holiday traditions from various cultures and religions. The students will be split into groups to research and present projects on the beliefs, traditional wear, and symbols of different holidays. After all groups present, the whole class will take notes and share what they learned to compare and contrast the holidays. The lesson will take two weeks, with one week for research in groups and one week for presentations and discussion. The goal is for 90-100% of students to accurately understand the concepts of different cultural and religious holiday traditions.

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ASSURE Assignment
Chasity Parsons
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Teaching Holiday traditions to 4 graders. There are 20 students 11 girls, and 9 boys. There are 2
Muslims, 3 Jewish and 2 African Americans.
90-100% of the fourth grade students will know and understand the concepts of different Holiday
traditions among various cultures and religions. They will demonstrate knowledge gained from
projects that their peers will bring in. The projects will consist of beliefs, traditional wear, and a
tangible object that represents their particular Holiday. They will then listen to presentations and
take notes on each of the projects as they’re being presented; after everyone has presented the
students will then share at least 5 facts that they have written down. This lesson will last for two
weeks, one week to research and one week to compare and contrast the holidays covered.
Analyze Learners-There are 20 students 11 girls, and 9 boys. There are 2 Muslims, 3 Jewish and
2 African Americans.
State Objectives-Teaching Holiday traditions to 4th graders with 90-100% accuracy.
Select Methods, Media, and Materials- The internet (guided search), traditional books, stories,
and folktales.
Utilize Media and Materials- Provide the specific websites, books, and folktales that explain or
help others understand a dissimilar Holiday.
Require Learner Participation- Presenting their own, taking notes on others’ presentations, and
compare and contrasting the different Holidays.
Evaluate and Revise-Compare and contrast their information learned and written down. Allow
the presenters feel like the teacher for a change.
A: The 20 fourth grade students.
B: The students will research and present their topics in groups. They will also take individual
notes afterwards as a whole class we will compare and contrast what they have written down and
know.
C: They will have one week to research the topic amongst themselves in their groups. We will
then use another week to present and compare/contrast the Holidays as a whole.

2. D: The students are expected to know and understand the differences that are clearly present in
the different Holidays with 90-100% accuracy.