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Unit Outline- Holidays Around the World- 3rd Grade
Lesson I - Introduction Lesson
Objectives:
- Students will learn about the four types of holidays
- Students will understand the importance of holidays and how they are celebrated differently around the world
- This lesson will feature the intrapersonal intelligence
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Lesson 2- The Story behind Fall
Objectives:
- Students will learn the background history of the fall season
- Students will be introduced to the 4 holidays they will study
- Students will create a craft to be hung in the classroom
- This lesson will feature the visual spatial intelligence
Lesson 3 - Chu-Sok- the Korean Harvest Moon Festival
Objectives:
- Students will learn the history of the holiday and how it is celebrated
- Students will understand why the moon is a part of the holiday
- Students will watch the moon and write poetry on it
- This lesson will feature the linguistic intelligence and intrapersonal
Lesson 4- Los Dias de Los Muertos- Day of the Dead
Objectives:
- Students will learn the history of the holiday and traditions associated with it
- Students will experience food associated with the holiday
- Students will research how similar celebrations take place in other countries and write a one-page response paper
- This lesson will feature the linguistic intelligence
Lesson 5- Divali- The Hindu New Year
Objectives:
- Students will learn about and understand the history of the holiday and how it is celebrated
- Students will practice making a Hindu floor painting
- This lesson will feature the visual spatial intelligence
Lesson 6: All about Winter
Objectives:
- Students will learn about winter and the winter solstice
- Students will be introduced to the four holidays they will study
- Students will make a craft to replace the fall decorations
- This lesson will feature the visual spatial intelligence
Lesson 7: Hanukkah
Objectives:
- Students will learn the history and importance of Hanukkah
- Students will work in groups and play the groups and play the dreidel game
- Students will learn more about Hanukkah through the book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
- This lesson will feature the body-kinesthetic and interpersonal intelligences
Lesson 8: Kwanzaa
Objectives:
- Student will learn about the history of the holiday and it's celebrations
- Students will gain a knowledge of the seven fundamental principles and seven symbolic objects in groups
- Students will read and understand the book Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story
- This lesson will feature the linguistic, visual spatial and interpersonal intelligences.
Lesson 9: What's the Deal with Spring?
Objectives:
- Students will learn about the spring season and the vernal equinox
- Students will be introduced to the two holidays they will study
- Students will create a craft to replace the winter décor
- This lesson will feature the visual spatial intelligence
Lesson 10: Cinco de Mayo
Objectives:
- Students will learn about the history of the holiday and the celebrations surrounding it.
- Students will spend time in the library researching the holiday and the events surrounding Cinco de Mayo
- This lesson will feature the linguistic intelligence
Lesson 11: Holi- Indian Spring Festival
Objectives:
- Students will learn about the holiday and why children enjoy it
- Students will complete diary entries as if they were a child celebrating the holiday
- This lesson will feature the linguistic intelligence
Lesson 12: All about Summer
Objectives:
- Students will learn about summer and the summer solstice
- Students will be introduced to the holidays they will study
- Students will make a craft to replace the spring decoration
- This lesson will feature the visual spatial intelligence
Lesson 13: Canada Day
Objectives:
- Students will learn about the holiday and the celebrations of this holiday
- Students will experience songs of Canada
- This lesson will feature interpersonal and musical-rhythmic intelligences
Lesson 14: Independence Day
Objectives:
- Students will learn the history of Independence Day and the importance of it to Americans
- Students will take a field trip to Philadelphia where the Declaration was signed and presented to the public
- This lesson will feature the interpersonal intelligence
Lesson 15: Assessment
Objectives:
- Students will choose and research a holiday, either American or International, and complete a picture book on it.
- This lesson will feature linguistic, visual spatial, and intrapersonal intelligences
The following is lesson number seven of the unit, a lesson on Hanukkah. The students will learn about the holiday through
a children's book and through teaching. They will also play the dreidel game, a traditional Hanukkah game played by children.
Lesson #7 (Complete)
Hanukkah
I. Objectives
- Students will learn the history and importance of Hanukkah
- Students will work in groups and play the groups and play the dreidel game
- Students will learn more about Hanukkah through the book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
- This lesson will feature the body-kinesthetic and interpersonal intelligences
II. Standards
7.3.3. B. Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their cultural characteristics.
- Components of culture (e.g., language, belief systems and
customs, social organizations, foods, ethnicity)
- Ethnicity of people in the local community (e.g., customs, celebrations, languages, religions)
III. Materials
- Overhead projector
- Key information on transparency
- Information on the holiday
- Holiday Journals
- Pencils
- Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel
- Dreidels
- Instructions for Dreidel game
- Buttons
- Hanukkah Word Search
IV. Set
- Read the story Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel to the class. Explain to the class that this book
is an adaptation of the real Hanukkah story. Have the class think about the story and share what they think it tells them
about the holiday of Hanukkah.
V. Procedure
a) Teaching- Students will learn about the holiday and about the history and traditions that surround it. Begin by having
the class get out their journals and prepare to take notes. Key information will be provided on the overhead to help students
take notes. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that takes place for eight days in December. It is also known as the festival of
lights. Hanukkah celebrates the victorious revolt of the Jewish people over the Syrian king in Jerusalem, and the rededication
of the temple. During the revolt many things in the temple were destroyed, including the menorah. When the temple was rededicated
the Jews had a big dedication ceremony and wanted to light the menorah. However, all the oil for the candles, that had always
burnt endlessly, was missing. All they had was enough oil to light it for one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted for eight
days, which is the time needed to prepare a new supply of oil for the menorah. This is how the holiday was given its name,
Hanukkah, meaning dedication, and is celebrated for eight days. Jew’s celebrating Hanukkah today carry on the tradition
of the menorah. The menorah holds eight candles, one for each night, and a ninth candle, called the shammus, used to light
the other candles. On the first night a candle is placed on the far right and lit. Each night another candle is added from
right to left, like the Hebrew alphabet. The candles however, are lit using the shammus from left to right, to pay honor to
the newer candle first. Another Hanukkah tradition is playing the Dreidel game, which is a gambling game. During Antiochus
rule people who wanted to study the Torah would do so, but hide their studies when a guard was around by playing the dreidel
game. The dreidel is a square top marked with four Hebrew letters, Nun, Gimmel, Heh and Shin. They stand for the phrase "a
great miracle happened there", meaning the burning of the menorah.
b) Modeling- Tell the students that they will be playing the dreidel game. Provide the students with an instruction sheet
for the game. Have them play in groups of three or four. Read over the instructions and demonstrate to the class how they
will play the game.
c) Guided Practice- Allow the students time to play the dreidel game in groups. While they are in the groups have them
talk about what they think it would be like to have to hide the game they were playing.
d) Independent Practice- Students will be given a Hanukkah word search. They must do the word search and also write one
or two sentences on how each word plays a part in the holiday. They may do it in class if time provides, otherwise finish
it for homework.
VI. Closure
- The teacher will collect the word searches and sentence explanations. This will help the teacher know if the students
understood what they learned about the holiday.
VII. Differentiated Instruction
- Students who would have trouble writing sentences for the word search may just do the word search
- If they cannot do the word search, they may just write the sentences
- Any other concerns will be adapted according to the IEP's
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