Children explore the special foods, decorations, and events that are part of different celebrations and how these elements make celebrations meaningful.
Special Foods & Decorations
Daily schedule and activities
Morning Circle: Discuss how food is an important part of celebrations. Read 'Everybody Cooks Rice' by Norah Dooley or a similar book about foods from different cultures.
Create a class book about favorite celebration foods, with each child contributing a page.
Sort and classify pictures of celebration foods from different cultures.
Visit a family home (pre-arranged) or invite a resource person to showcase special foods from a cultural celebration.
Observe students' prior knowledge about celebration foods and their ability to identify foods from different cultures.
Children create collages depicting special foods from different celebrations using pictures from magazines or drawings.
Duration
30 minutes
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Children create celebration decorations using repeating patterns with different shapes and colors.
Duration
35 minutes
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Children identify celebration items from a mystery box and match them to the appropriate celebration.
Duration
25 minutes
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Set up centers for children to role play different celebrations with appropriate props, decorations, and pretend foods.
Duration
Ongoing centers
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Send home a family activity sheet asking families to share photos or stories about special foods and decorations from their cultural celebrations.
