This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching 4th grade students about holiday traditions. The objective is for students to research and present projects on the Christmas traditions of a religion other than their own. There are 20 students from various religious backgrounds. The teacher will use class time to help students complete their research and wikis. Students will fill a poster with pictures, write a 4+ page wiki, and bring in two example items to share with the class about the traditions of their assigned religion. After each presentation, other students will share two things they learned to encourage discussion. Each day the teacher will summarize what was learned and provide feedback.

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KatieSkaggs
CI 350– Harold
November 24,2013
ASSUREMethodsAssignment
Objective- TeachingHolidaytraditionsto 4th grade students.Thereare 20students:11girlsand9
boys.Thereare2Muslims,3 Jewish,and2 AfricanAmericans.
My4thgrade studentswilllearn thedifferentwaysto celebrateChristmas(accordingto
religion)byresearchingandpresentinganillustratedprojectontheChristmastraditionsofa
religionthatisnottheirown.They willberequiredtofillaposterwithpictures,complete a wiki with a
minimum of 4 pages (including a title page) that will contain the most important information
along with the information needed to go along with their pictures,andthey will alsoneed
tobring in, atleast,twoimportantexampleitemsto sharewiththe class. Thesepresentationswillbe
completedwithin oneweekand thestudentswillhavelearnedthe
manydifferentChristmastraditions with 100%accuracy.
Analyzelearners
Thereare20students intheclass: 11girlsand9boys.There2Muslims,3 Jewish, and2African
Americans.
The studentsare atthelearningleveltodo theresearch thatwill help themfindthe
informationtheyneedtocompletethisassignment. Tomakesuretheyuse the correct
resources to develop their wiki,Iwilluse3-4class daystotakethemto the computerlab
tobegin and finishtheresearch and the wikistogether.
Thislessonwillappealtoauditoryand kinestheticlearners,andwillalsoincorporategroup
discussions.
Stateobjectives
Bytheendofthis lesson,thestudentswill knowthedifferenttraditionsthatareusedto
celebrateChristmasaccordingtothereligionthatonepractices.
SelectMethods,Media,andMaterials
Methods-Iwillbrieflyintroduceanoverviewofour topicusingashortexplanation.The
studentswill thenbegin topresenttheirprojectsone-by-one.

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MediaandMaterials-Wiki on wikispaces.com,
posterboards,pictures,andphysicalobjectsbroughtinbythestudents willbeused
toteachthelesson.
UtilizeMediaandMaterials
PreviewingtheMaterials-I will visiteach student’s desk individually tomakesurehe/shehas
cometoclass preparedas instructedintheassignment’sdirections.
PreparingtheMaterials-The studentswillpreparethematerialsthatwillbeused tolearninthe
assignment.
PreparingtheEnvironment-I will makesurethestudent’s desks arearrangedproperlytoview
thefrontoftheclassroomwithnoproblem;clearingthefrontof the classroomof all
thingsexcludingasmall table to accommodatetheillustratedposters. I will also provide online
access on my class computer so that we can bring each student’s wiki up for the entire class it
on the larger screen within the classroom.
PreparingtheLearners-Each dayof presentations,I willgivethestudentsanoverviewof who
willbepresentingandwhich religioneachprojectwill be on, remindingthemthatsome
traditionsmaynotbelike theonestheylivebyathome.
Requirelearnerparticipation
Aftereachproject,theotherstudentswillberequiredtocomeupwith,atleast, 2thingsthey
learnedthattheydid not knowbeforethis assignmentwhich will cause manygroup discussions.
Evaluateandrevise
Each dayof presentations,I willgivethestudentsasummaryof whatwealllearnedthatday. Iwillalso
follow that withacoupleofmyfavorite parts ofeachstudent’s project.