Children explore celebrations that happen within families, such as birthdays, anniversaries, and family reunions, and share their own family celebration traditions.
Family Celebrations
Daily schedule and activities
Morning Circle: Introduce the theme 'Celebrations.' Read 'Let's Celebrate!' by Caroline Jayne Church or a similar book about celebrations. Discuss what celebrations are and why we have them.
Create a 'Celebrations' word wall with pictures and words related to different celebrations. Practice using these words in sentences.
Count and sort picture cards of different types of celebrations.
Children draw pictures of a family celebration they have experienced. Dictate or write sentences about their drawings.
Observe students' prior knowledge about celebrations and their ability to identify different types of celebrations.
Create a visual representation of children's birthdays by month to practice counting, comparing, and discussing patterns.
Duration
30 minutes
Materials
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Each child creates a page about their family's special traditions to compile into a class book celebrating diversity.
Duration
45 minutes
Materials
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Set up a dramatic play area with props for different family celebrations where children can role-play scenarios.
Duration
Ongoing center
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Children create simple scrapbooks depicting a religious or national celebration that their family participates in.
Duration
40 minutes
Materials
Learning Areas
Send home a family activity sheet that encourages parents/caregivers to talk with their child about a special family celebration and help them draw or write about it.
