2nd Grade Brynn Larsen

Winter Holidays Around the World

Social Studies Standard: Global Perspectives

Day Social Studies Standard(s) ELA Standard Vocabulary Concepts/Themes 2 Lit Materials Daily Assessment
Questions Strategies Needed
1. 2.SS.5.1.1 Compare your CCSS.ELA- Celebrations Celebrations. Graphic Peppa the Pig- Read in the
neighborhood/community LITERACY.SL.2.1. Traditions Traditions. How do Organizer My birthday students’ journals to
with others in various B we celebrate? Party: see if they grasped
parts of the world. Build on others' What do we Journaling Youtube the concepts taught.
2.SS.5.1.2 Compare talk in celebrate? How do
traditions in your conversations by our celebrations Celebrations
neighborhood/community linking their change based on Power point
with those practiced in comments to the where we live?
other parts of the world. remarks of Graphic
others. Organizer

A Farmer Boy
Birthday by
Laura Ingalls
Wilder

St. Patricks
Day by
Dorothy
Rhodes
Freeman
2. 2.SS.5.1.1 Compare your CCSS.ELA- Christmas Christmas in KWL https://www. Read the L column
neighborhood/community LITERACY.SL.2.1. Christian America. History of whychristmas. of their KWL charts
with others in various B Christmas in Graphic com/cultures/ to see if they
parts of the world. Build on others' America. Where Organizer learned about other
2.SS.5.1.2 Compare talk in does Santa Clause Christmas student’s Christmas
traditions in your conversations by come from? How Lights. Ann traditions.
neighborhood/community linking their do you celebrate Fearrington
with those practiced in comments to the Christmas? How
other parts of the world. remarks of does your neighbor Room for a
others. celebrate Little One: A
 Christmas? Christmas Tale
Different by Martin
traditions. How Waddell
might a small
neighborhood
celebrate compare
to a large
neighborhood?
3. 2.SS.5.1.1 Compare your CCSS.ELA- New Year New Years. How do Free Write Squirrel's New Students will
neighborhood/community LITERACY.RI.2.1 Resolutions you celebrate New Year's complete a venn
with others in various Ask and answer Year’s? How does Venn Resolution diagram showing
parts of the world. such questions as your neighbor Diagram by Pat Miller how their New
2.SS.5.1.2 Compare who, what, celebrate New Year’s traditions are
traditions in your where, when, Years? How does The Stars Will different and similar
neighborhood/community why, and how to where you live Still Shine from their
with those practiced in demonstrate effect how you by Cynthia neighbors. They will
other parts of the world. understanding of celebrate the New Rylant then write a short
key details in a Year? reflection on why
text. they think their
traditions are the
same/different. I
will read through
these.
4. 2.SS.5.1.2 Compare CCSS.ELA- Weinachten Christmas in Rate Your https://www. Have students rate
traditions in your LITERACY.RI.2.1 Christmas Germany. How is Knowledge whychristmas. their knowledge
neighborhood/community Ask and answer Tree Christmas in com/cultures/ again at the end of
with those practiced in such questions as Advent Germany different RAFT germany.shtm the lesson. If they
other parts of the world. who, what, than in America? l learned something
where, when, How is it the same? new they will write
why, and how to http://www.t a sentence or two
demonstrate heottoolbox.c explaining what
understanding of om/2013/11/ they learned. Read
key details in a easy-last- through these
text. minute-
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calendar-
for.html

Christmas
Around the
World by
Mary D.
Lankford

5. 2.SS.5.1.1 Compare your CCSS.ELA- Posada Christmas in Rate your http://www.w Have students rate
neighborhood/community LITERACY.L.2.2.A Piñata Mexico. How long knowledge atchknowlear their knowledge
with others in various Capitalize nacimiento is Christmas in n.org/Video.a again at the end of
parts of the world. holidays, product Mexico. What are 4-square spx?VideoID= the lesson. If they
2.SS.5.1.2 Compare names, and their main 12711&Categ learned something
traditions in your geographic traditions? How oryID=3191 new they will write
neighborhood/community names. might the (Christmas in a sentence or two
with those practiced in communities Mexico video explaining what
other parts of the world. impact how this by a 22nd they learned. Read
holiday is grader) through these.
celebrated? Las
Posadas. How is The Night of
Christmas in Las Posadas
Mexico different by Tomie
from Christmas in dePaola
America? How is it
the same? https://www.
whychristmas.
com/cultures/
mexico.shtml
 N is for
Navidad by
Joe Cepeda

6. 2.SS.5.1.2 Compare CCSS.ELA- Kwanzaa Kwanzaa. When is Think- pair- https://www. The students will be
traditions in your LITERACY.SL.2.1. Umoja Kwanzaa share whychristmas. comparing
neighborhood/community C Kujichaguli celebrated? Who com/cultures/ Christmas and
with those practiced in Ask for Ujima celebrates Venn Kwanzaa using the
other parts of the world. clarification and Ujamaa Kwanzaa? What Diagram http://www.ti Venn Diagram given
further Nia are the main meforkids.co in the Kwanzaa
explanation as Kuumba themes of m/around- packet. Read
needed about Imani Kwanzaa? How is the-world through these and
the topics and Kinara Kwanzaa similar to make sure all the
texts under ikombe cha Christmas? How is https://www. requirements are
discussion umoja it different? youtube.com/ met.
Mazao watch?v=0kV-
Mishumaa saba 6qVp98Q
Mkeka (Video about
Vibunzi Kwanzaa)
Zawadi
Kwanzaa
activity packet
7. 2.SS.5.1.2 Compare CCSS.ELA- Hanukkah Hanukkah. Who Buddy https://www. Students will
traditions in your LITERACY.SL.2.1. Menorah celebrates Reading whychristmas. complete a
neighborhood/community C Latke Hanukkah? Why is com/cultures/ worksheet
with those practiced in Ask for Dreidel Hanukkah Think-Pair- (provided in the
other parts of the world. clarification and celebrated? How is Share The Story of Hanukkah lesson
further Hanukkah similar Hanukkah by plan).
explanation as to Christmas? How David A. Adler
needed about is it different?
the topics and Facts About
texts under Hanukkah
discussion Paper
(http://www.f
 unology.com/f
acts-about-
hanukkah/)

Computers
8. 2.SS.5.1.2 Compare CCSS.ELA- New Moon Chinese New Year. KWL My first Read what the
traditions in your LITERACY.L.2.5.A Ancestors How long does this Chinese New students wrote in
neighborhood/community Identify real-life Nian holiday last? Why QtA Year the L column to see
with those practiced in connections Zodiac does this holiday by Karen Katz if they learned
other parts of the world. between words exist? Who Bringing in the about the Chinese
and their use. celebrates the New Year New Year and how
Chinese New Year? by Grace Lin it is different/similar
How is it similar to to the American
New Years in http://www.p New Year.
America? How is it rimarygames.c
different? om/holidays/c
hinesenewyea
r/games/chine
senewyearpar
ade/
9. 2.SS.5.1.1 Compare your CCSS.ELA- Diwali Diwali? How long Anticipation The Diwali Have the students
neighborhood/community LITERACY.SL.2.1 Lakshmi does Diwali last? Guide Story write what they
with others in various Participate in Hindu How long has by Anita learned, if anything,
parts of the world. collaborative Buddhism Diwali been a Free Write Ganeri next to the places
2.SS.5.1.2 Compare conversations holiday? Who they checked “no”
traditions in your with diverse celebrates Diwali? Lighting a on the anticipation
neighborhood/community partners about How might the Lamp: A guide. Read these to
with those practiced in grade 2 topics communities in Diwali Story see what they have
other parts of the world. and texts with India effect how by Jonny learned.
peers and adults Diwali is Zucker
in small and celebrated?
larger groups. http://www.ki
ddyhouse.com
 /Holidays/diw
ali/

10. 2.SS.5.1.2 Compare CCSS.ELA- Citizenship Holiday Making https://www. Read what the
traditions in your LITERACY.L.2.5.A Presentations. How Connections whychristmas. students wrote in
neighborhood/community Identify real-life are all of these com/ their compare and
with those practiced in connections holidays Compare and contrast worksheet.
other parts of the world. between words similar/different? Contrast Did they compare
and their use. Which ones are the and contrast all of
most similar? the holidays learned
Which ones are the about? Did they say
most different? which ones were
most similar and
which ones were
most different?
Walk around to the
different stations
and see each
group’s
presentation on
their holiday.