Download This Full Lesson: Gala Fiesta Jamboree
Lesson Description: Students explore the role of celebrations in diverse cultures, their class, and the local community. After interviewing community members about favorite celebrations, they research various cultures’ harvest festivals and prepare a celebration presentation for the class.
Objectives
(Note: All five objectives are appropriate for older students; younger students may accomplish only the first four objectives.) The student will:
- identify reasons why people celebrate;
- survey students and adults, tally responses, and determine frequencies to discover people’s feelings and preferences about celebrations;
- research one harvest festival and present findings to class;
- describe celebrations that are personally meaningful; and
- calculate the survey percentages and graph the top five responses.
Estimated Teaching Time
- Session One: One and one-half to two hours (Can be divided into three sessions.)
- Session Two: 45 to 60 minutes.
- Session Three: 45 minutes, plus time for research.
- Session Four: One hour or more, depending on the number of presentations.
Alignments
Grades 3-5 Writing: Text Types and Purposes – 2a & 2b
Writing: Production & Distribution of Writing – 4
Speaking & Listening: Comprehension & Collaboration – 1
Grade 3 Writing: Research to Build & Present Knowledge – 7
Grade 4 Number & Operations – Fractions – 4.NF.4
Grades 6-8 Writing: Text Types and Purposes – 2a & 2b
Writing: Production & Distribution of Writing – 4
Speaking & Listening: Comprehension & Collaboration – 1
Grade 6 Statistics & Probability – 6.SP.4
Grades 9-12 Writing: Text Types and Purposes – 2a & 2b
Writing: Production & Distribution of Writing – 4
Speaking & Listening: Comprehension & Collaboration – 1