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December/January
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What Makes Holidays Special?
Winter Celebrations
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SS.K.CIV.4.b.1 |
Students will be given the opportunity to perform duties in the classroom (e.g., cleaning up a center, serving as line leader, straightening up the library, serving as messenger). |
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SS.K.ID.1 |
Children’s sense of self is shaped by experiences that are unique to them and their families, and by common experiences shared by a community or nation. |
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SS.K.ID.1.a |
A sense of self is developed through physical and cultural characteristics and through the development of personal likes, dislikes, talents, and skills. |
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SS.K.ID.1.b |
Personal experiences shape our sense of self and help us understand our likes, dislikes, talents, and skills, as well as our connections to others. |
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SS.K.ID.2 |
Children, families, and communities exhibit cultural similarities and differences. |
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SS.K.ID.2.a |
Each person is unique but also shares common characteristics with other family, school, and community members. |
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SS.K.ID.2.b.1 |
Students will explain how their family celebrates birthdays or other special days. |
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SS.K.ID.2.c |
Children and families from different cultures all share some common characteristics, but also have specific differences that make them unique. |
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SS.K.ID.2.c.1 |
Students will learn about and respect individual differences. |
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What are holidays and traditions?
How are the holidays celebrated with traditions?
What symbols make us think of certain holidays?
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Compare and contrast people and communites
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culture
tradtions
symbols
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I can:
- identify holidays that my family and I celebrate.
- identify holidays that other families celebrate.
- compare and contrast holidays/traditions that are celebrated by myself and others.
- learn about traditions from other cultures.
- identify holiday symbols from a variety of cultures.
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- Holiday books
- Youtube
- Brainpop Jr.
- Scholastic News
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Cummulative project
Informal family log based on what a student's family tradtions are.
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February/March
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Needs/Wants
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SS.K.CIV.4 |
Children and adults have rights and responsibilities at home, at school, in the classroom, and in the community. |
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SS.K.CIV.4.a.1 |
Students will identify basic rights they have (e.g., provision of food, clothing, shelter, and education, and protection from abuse, bullying, neglect, exploitation, and discrimination). |
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SS.K.CIV.4.b.1 |
Students will be given the opportunity to perform duties in the classroom (e.g., cleaning up a center, serving as line leader, straightening up the library, serving as messenger). |
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SS.K.ID.1 |
Children’s sense of self is shaped by experiences that are unique to them and their families, and by common experiences shared by a community or nation. |
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SS.K.ID.1.a |
A sense of self is developed through physical and cultural characteristics and through the development of personal likes, dislikes, talents, and skills. |
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SS.K.ID.1.b |
Personal experiences shape our sense of self and help us understand our likes, dislikes, talents, and skills, as well as our connections to others. |
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SS.K.ID.2 |
Children, families, and communities exhibit cultural similarities and differences. |
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SS.K.ID.2.a |
Each person is unique but also shares common characteristics with other family, school, and community members. |
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SS.K.ID.2.a.1 |
Students will identify characteristics of themselves that are similar to their classmates and characteristics that are different, using specific terms and descriptors such as gender, race or ethnicity, and native language. |
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SS.K.ID.2.b |
Unique family activities and traditions are important parts of an individual’s culture and sense of self. |
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SS.K.ID.2.b.1 |
Students will explain how their family celebrates birthdays or other special days. |
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SS.K.ID.2.c |
Children and families from different cultures all share some common characteristics, but also have specific differences that make them unique. |
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SS.K.ID.2.c.1 |
Students will learn about and respect individual differences. |
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SS.K.ID.3 |
Symbols and traditions help develop a shared culture and identity within the United States. |
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What does responsibility look like?
What do we want?
What do we need?
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Compare and contrast wants and needs.
Understand what a need is and what a want is.
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necessities
needs
wants
responsibility
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I can:
- describe what responsibility is.
- provide examples of how I can be responsible.
- identify the difference between wants and needs.
- identify what wants are.
- identify what needs are.
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Read Alouds
Modeling a skit
Youtube videos/movies
Scholastic News
Brainpop Jr.
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Whole Class T-Chart with visuals
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