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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RL.4.1 cultural activities

The Legend of the Poinsettia Book Companion

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This holiday book companion is a great way to incorporate the holidays into your already packed lesson plans! It combines holiday fun and academic standards. Students will learn about how the poinsettia came to represent the Christmas season in America. Included in this book companion:Suggested Lesson GuideDuring Reading Questions to help guide discussionPre-reading ActivitiesVocabulary Cards with VisualsPonder It! Building Background QuestionsPicture Analysis Terms to KnowPost Reading Activi

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

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WELCOME COMFORT by Patricia Polacco - Discussion Cards (Answers Included)

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Learning Through Lit

Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading Strategies, Short Stories

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Cultural Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.3

, RL.4.1