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    The lesson plan aims to teach students about how Christmas is celebrated differently in Australia compared to other countries. Students will watch videos of Australian Christmas songs, make sand snowmen and candy cane holders to experience Australian Christmas traditions, and discuss how their summer holiday is different from our winter celebration. The goals are for students to learn about traditions in Australia and how events in the past influence traditions today.

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    The lesson plan aims to teach students about how Christmas is celebrated differently in Australia compared to other countries. Students will watch videos of Australian Christmas songs, make sand snowmen and candy cane holders to experience Australian Christmas traditions, and discuss how their summer holiday is different from our winter celebration. The goals are for students to learn about traditions in Australia and how events in the past influence traditions today.

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    The lesson plan aims to teach students about how Christmas is celebrated differently in Australia compared to other countries. Students will watch videos of Australian Christmas songs, make sand snowmen and candy cane holders to experience Australian Christmas traditions, and discuss how their summer holiday is different from our winter celebration. The goals are for students to learn about traditions in Australia and how events in the past influence traditions today.

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    Grade: One Subject: Social Studies

    Date: December 7, 2015

    Goals/Key questions
    Goals: Questions: How is Christmas celebrated in other countries? What is
    Christmas like in Australia?
    Students will learn about Australia at Christmas time.
    Objective (connected to PofS):
    GLO: 1.2 Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how
    changes over time have affected their families and influenced how their families
    and communities are today.
    SLO: 1.2.1 Appreciate how stories and events of the past connect their families
    and communities to the present: acknowledge and respect symbols of heritage
    and traditions in their family and communities
    1.2.2 Analyze how their families and communities in the present are influenced
    by events or people of the past by exploring and reflecting upon: What are some
    examples of traditions, celebrations, and stories that started in the past and
    continued today in their families and communities.
    Science: GLO: 17:Construct objects and models of objects, using a variety of
    different materials

    Pre lesson Considerations


    Lesson overview of main ideas to be learned and prelearning required:
    Students know that Christmas is celebrated differently around the world.
    Materials needed/preset up required/logistical considerations needed
    (seating arrangement):
    Map Oxford Atlas
    6 White Boomers Song (YouTube)
    12 Days of Aussie Christmas (YouTube)
    Moon Sand
    Candy Canes
    Candy Cane holders

    Content:

    Introducti
    on
    Time est:

    What is the teacher doing?

    What are the


    students
    doing?

    Will have students sit at the smartboard rug.


    Will explain that in Australia their Christmas is
    quite different than ours. Will show students
    where Australia is on the map. Will explain that
    when we have our winter, they are actually
    having their summer because of the position of
    the Earth. So they celebrate Christmas
    differently then us. What does our Christmas
    look like (winter, cold, snow, pine trees,
    skating, sledding). What do you think their
    Christmas might look like? Will explain that
    some people actually spend their Christmas
    surfing, playing at the beach, building

    Students will
    listen and answer
    questions
    accordingly.

    snowmen out of sand. Because they celebrate


    Christmas differently many of their Christmas
    songs are also different than ours. We are
    going to listen/watch some christmas songs for
    an Australian Christmas. Songs are also ways
    to learn about different parts of the world.
    Activity 1
    Time est:

    Transition
    considerati
    ons

    Activity 2
    Time Est:

    Conclusion

    Will watch the two Aussie Christmas song


    videos. Will ask students what they noticed.
    What was different than our Christmas songs?
    What did you find interesting? Will explain that
    they have different animals than us that are
    symbols of Christmas for them. Will explain
    that we will be doing some of the things kids in
    Australia might do for christmas.

    Students will
    answer questions
    accordingly.

    Will split the class into two. One group will go


    to the moon sand station (square table) where
    they will try to make a sand snowman. And the
    other group will go to the rectangle table
    where they will make their candy cane holders.

    Students will go
    to the station as
    directed.

    Students will go to the moon sand station or


    the candy cane holder station and will then
    switch.

    Students will
    work on their
    stations and then
    switch when
    directed.

    Will have students clean up and come to the


    reading rug. Will review what they learned.

    Students will
    come to the
    reading rug and
    review what has
    been learned.

    Assessment: Observation & Conversation: Will observe to see if students are


    participating and discussing the topic. Will see if they can recognize what makes
    Australia unique during Christmas.
    Accommodations/Modifications: Will work with students one on one and will
    discuss what happens during Christmas for some families in Australia
    Extension and extra time activity: Students will write in their journals something
    they learned.

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