Download This Lesson: Let’s Celebrate!
Brief Description: Students explore in their own lives and in the lives of others the role of celebrations and important foods involved, with a focus on corn.
OBJECTIVES
The student will:
- tell why people have celebrations;
- gather and analyze information about favorite celebrations;
- make and interpret a picture graph or bar graph displaying information gathered; describe three or four things people do to celebrate; identify at least two harvest celebrations and explain why they are celebrated;
- tell how corn is an important food in at least two celebrations; and
- recognize how beliefs and values affect how cultures celebrate differently.
ESTIMATED TEACHING TIME
Session One: 30 to 45 minutes.
Session Two: 30 minutes.
Session Three: 45 to 60 minutes.
Project Food, Land & People Alignment to Maine Learning Results:
Parameters for Essential Instruction Public Domain Lessons
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PreK-2 |
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9-Diploma |
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English Language Arts |
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B. Writing |
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B1, B1e |
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C. Research |
C1b, C1d |
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E. Listening & Speaking |
E1, E2 |
E1b |
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Mathematics |
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B. Data – Data Analysis |
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Grade 3: B2 |
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Grade 4: B2 |
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Visual and Performing Arts |
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B. Creation, Performance, Expression-Visual |
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