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The History of Thanksgiving: Story and Activity Time

In this Holiday lesson, students explore a unique holiday, and the ways people celebrate it.
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What's included

1 live meeting
35 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

1.📚Curriculum (What I'll be teaching in the classroom)
The History of Thanksgiving

2. 🎉 Teaching Style:
Formal authority(lecture): Authoritative teachers incorporate the traditional lecture format, share knowledge, demonstrate their expertise to improve understanding and promote learning.

📌 Instruction:
DEV skills
👁‍🗨Visual/Listening:  Informational Video
🎧Listening/ Speaking: open-ended discussions
✏🖍📄Literacy: We will do worksheets (optional)
-💬Social/Emotion: We will have a reflection about the lesson being learned
-🎨🖍🖌Art: Color to represent learned material

4.Interaction
🤗Greeting Discussion
💬Initial topic Discussion
👩🏿‍🏫💻📑Lectures/Slides
💬Open-Ended Discussions
Guided Activities
💬Reflection
🤗 Goodbye Greetings

5.
📋Class Schedule/Structure
1. 🤗 Hello👏 Greetings
2. 💡💬Topic Discussion
-We will discuss what we already know about the Holiday
3. 📖🎵📺👩🏿‍🏫👩🏿‍🏫Lesson Learning (Educational Video about the Holiday, Vocabulary, Book related to the Holiday)
4. ✏🖍📄Lesson Practice (Worksheets)(optional)
5.  🎮🎲🎲🕹🧩🎴Fun Activity (Coloring Sheets) (optional)
6.📣Reflection (Sharing thought and feelings on topic learned)
-We will discuss how human history and culture shaped the world around Halloween.

-We will discuss communities, cultures, religions and traditions celebrated for this day.

-We will look at pictures and videos of this Holiday.

-We will learn about the History of this Holiday.
7.💬Good-bye Greetings

6.
❗Requirements:
-Knowing how to read(recommended) and use zoom tools (recommended)
-Participate
-Communicate
-Do activities
-Have materials ready to be used

7.
❗Online Rules:
-Learners can use tablet or computer.
-Learners can eat, drink and use the restroom.
-Learners can dance to music if it's played.
-Learners can leave early if work is completed.

❓*If you need to reach me don't hesitate to message me or write a classroom comment on the classroom page.

8. ❓Cancelation/Transfers:
Please message me at least a day before if you need to transfer or cancel a class. If you don't, I won't be able to match your request.

*If you need to reach me don't hesitate to message me or write a classroom comment on the classroom page.


-Mrs. B

Learning Goals

K-5.CST.
Chronological and Spatial Thinking
K-5.CST.2.
Students correctly apply terms related to time, including past, present, future, decade, century, and generation.
K-5.CST.3.
Students explain how the present is connected to the past, identifying both similarities and differences between the two, and how some things change over time and some things stay the same.
K-5.REPV.
Research, Evidence, and Point of View
K-5.REPV.2.
Students pose relevant questions about events they encounter in historical documents, eyewitness accounts, oral histories, letters, diaries, artifacts, photographs, maps, artworks, and architecture.
K-5.HI.
Historical Interpretation
K-5.HI.1.
Students summarize the key events of the era they are studying and explain the historical contexts of those events.
K-5.HI.3.
Students identify and interpret the multiple causes and effects of historical events.
K-5.HI.4.
Students conduct cost-benefit analyses of historical and current events.
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Students learn about the history and legacy of the holiday in this lesson. We will be using Epic books to read an emotion book. No login is required because it will be shared through my screen. We will be using Flocabulary to watch a video, practice vocabulary and do worksheets. No login is required because it will be shared through my screen. We will use Nearpod for slides and discussions and mini games. No login is required because it will be shared through my screen.
Supply List
worksheets will be provided
drawing paper(optional)
crayons
pencil
markers
glitter optional
glue optional
 5 files available upon enrollment
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
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We will be using Epic books to read an emotion book. No login is required because it will be shared through my screen. We will be using Flocabulary to watch a video, practice vocabulary and do worksheets. No login is required because it will be shared through my screen. We will use Nearpod for slides and discussions and mini games. No login is required because it will be shared through my screen.
Joined August, 2021
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82reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Rasmussen University
I received my Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education-Leadership. 

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Meets once
35 min

Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-10
1-2 learners per class

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