Children reflect on their favorite aspects of celebrations and festivals, share personal experiences, and develop appreciation for the diversity of celebration customs across different families and cultures.
What I Like About Celebrations
Daily schedule and activities
Morning Circle: Think-Pair-Share about what children like about celebrations with their families
Create postcards with drawings and simple sentences about favorite celebration aspects
Collect and graph data about classmates' favorite parts of celebrations
Create a class chart showing what everyone likes best about celebrations
Observe children's ability to express preferences and reasons for enjoying specific celebration aspects.
Children create postcards with drawings and simple sentences about what they like best about celebrations with their families.
Duration
30 minutes
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Children take turns acting out different aspects of celebrations using gestures and movements while others guess what celebration they're depicting.
Duration
25 minutes
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In small groups, children create scrapbooks about various celebrations explored during the unit using drawings, cutouts, and simple writing.
Duration
45 minutes
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Children design and create their own carnival masks using templates and various decorative materials.
Duration
40 minutes
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Send home a family reflection sheet asking families to share what they enjoy most about their celebrations and traditions.
