Christmas Traditions

 

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Christmas Traditions PPT

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Traditions Worksheet

Guided Reading:

Day 1:

Vocab: Christmas, holidays, presents, lights, ...

Before: Activate prior knowledge by asking what a tradition is.

During: Shared reading

After: # heads together--name the traditions found in the story. Use spinner to choose which number at each table shares.

Day 2

Before: Set purpose for reading--make connections (use another short book and do a quick read to model making connections)

During: Post-its for connections while reading the story

After: Share the connections

Day 3

Before: Story elements: setting

During: ERT (Everybody Read To)

Questions:...

Does the family have a real or fake tree?

What do they do at the mall?

What do they do at the church?

What do they do after dinner?

What do they do before saying good-bye?

After: Fill in chart with settings

Bulletin Boards & Displays:

 

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On Christmas Morning...

If I were a donkey on Christmas morning I would gallop to Bethlehem .

Cassidy

If I were a cat on Christmas morning I would purr for baby Jesus.

Ryleigh

If I were a bird on Christmas morning I would sing for baby Jesus.

Caitie

If I were a star on Christmas morning I would lead the people to Bethlehem .

Alex

If I were an angel on Christmas morning I would tell people about Jesus.

Eden

If I were a dog on Christmas morning I would run around baby Jesus.

Emmalina

If I were a bluebird on Christmas morning I would sing to Jesus.

Sean

If I were a star on Christmas morning I would shine on top of the stable.

Paul

If I were an angel on Christmas morning I would tell shepherds that Jesus is born.

Brianna

If I were a puppy on Christmas morning I would lick baby Jesus.

Hunter

If I were a lamb on Christmas morning I would sing to baby Jesus.

Elizha

If I were a cardinal on Christmas morning I would sing to baby Jesus.

Derik

If I were a rainbow on Christmas morning I would shine over baby Jesus.

Patrick

If I were a lamb on Christmas morning I would skip and play.

Lindsey

Classroom Party:

 

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Links:

Awesome site for Christmas Traditions lessons (disabled while being updated to new standards)

 

 

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