Little 1st Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers {UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World}

This is a complete and scripted Holidays Around the World unit specifically for 1st GRADE!

Little Social Studies Thinkers  is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for primary.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your primary friends.  It incorporates many state standards for 1st grade. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

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Full FIRST GRADE Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum

Full KINDERGARTEN Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum

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UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World teaches students about holiday traditions and customs. It takes children on a tour all around the world to learn about holidays, celebrations, and traditions in different countries and continents. This unit explicitly teaches these holidays:

Mexico: Las Posadas

Germany: Christmas

Italy: Christmas

Sweden: Saint Lucia Day and Christmas

India: Diwali

Israel: Hanukkah

Australia: Christmas

United States: Kwanzaa

Africa/Middle East: Eid al-Fitr

Canada/U.S.: Christmas

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COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

-A complete Teacher Guide

-11 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds

-12 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 30-minute lesson plans in all)

-Essential Question and Learning Target Posters

-Anchor Charts

-Whole group Activities

-Craftivities

-Student Workbook that follows each lesson

-Quick Check/Exit Ticket for every lesson

-Primary Assessment and Rubric for scoring

-Parent Letter

-A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper)

OUTLINE OF UNIT 1:

Lesson 1: TRADITIONS, CULTURE, AND CELEBRATIONS

Lesson 2: MEXICO - LAS POSADAS

Lesson 3: GERMANY - SAINT NICHOLAS DAY AND CHRISTMAS

Lesson 4: ITALY - CHRISTMAS

Lesson 5: SWEDEN - SAINT LUCIA DAY

Lesson 6: INDIA - DIWALI

Lesson 7: ISRAEL - HANUKKAH

Lesson 8: AUSTRALIA - CHRISTMAS

Lesson 9: UNITED STATES - KWANZAA

Lesson 10: AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST - EID AL-FITR

Lesson 11: CANADA AND UNITED STATES - CHRISTMAS

Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT AND CRAFTIVITY

*Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!*

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LITTLE SOCIAL STUDIES THINKERS UNITS FOR 1ST GRADE:

UNIT 1: Responsible Citizenship

UNIT 2: Families, Long Ago & Today

UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World

UNIT 4: Community Economics

UNIT 5: Geography

MINI UNIT A: Pilgrims and Native Americans

MINI UNIT B: America

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