Religious+Holidays+in+December

=__DECEMBER HOLIDAYS__: Christmas,Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa=

The DD class will be learning about three celebrations that occur in December: Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Over the course of three weeks, during Reading Buddies time (Tuesdays from 1-1:30), the students will participate in the following:

1.Discuss what they know about holidays and the specific holiday we will be learning about. 2.Watch a story (Bookflix) and do the match-up activity on the Smartboard as a class 3.Then we will read a story together in smaller groups or pairs (depending on the availability of picture books) 4. Afterwards, students will do a small craft related to the holiday

=CHRISTMAS LESSON= (November 29th) media type="youtube" key="7rwOu6Qmrjc" width="560" height="315"media type="youtube" key="dVaHAl7CTLw" width="560" height="315"

Resources:

 * 1. Picture books (print):** "The Story of Christmas", "The Nutcracker", "The Birds of Bethlehem", "The Gifts", "Yoon and the Christmas Mitten", "Grace at Christmas", "The Night Before Christmas", "Book of Christmas", "The Christmas Handbook"
 * 2. Bookflix** (on-line book database with activities): "Christmas" and "The Night Before Christmas"
 * 3. Craft supplies**: Nativity scene to colour, cut and paste together or create garlands/tree ornaments from construction paper

Questions:
Who knows what Christmas is? Why do some people celebrate Christmas? What are some things associated with Christmas (food, songs, decorations, colours)? **(Auditory)**

Nativity scene 2-D craft Christmas tree decorations Nativity scene colouring page
 * Bookflix**: Show: "Christmas" (Visual) and do match-up activity **(Kinesthetic)**
 * Reading buddies** - picture books (print): "The Story of Christmas"
 * Crafts:** Have images cut out for students to colour and glue sticks for pasting **(Kinesthetic)**

=KWANZAA LESSON= (December 6th) media type="youtube" key="tCSWKoQklRA" width="560" height="315" media type="youtube" key="kS9d9eGAo2g" width="560" height="315"

Resources:

 * Picture books (print):** "Seven Spools of Thread", "A Kwanzaa Keepsake", "Celebrate Kwanzaa"
 * Bookflix (on-line book database with activities)**: "Seven Candles for Kwanzaa" (video) and "Kwanzaa" (book)
 * Craft supplies**: Kwanzaa candles handout, placemat activity - construction paper, scissors & glue

Questions:
Who knows what Kwanzaa is? Why do some people celebrate Kwanzaa? What are some things associated with Kwanzaa (food, songs, decorations, colours)? **(Auditory)**

Kwanzaa candles Kwanzaa placemat Kwanzaa colouring page =**Hanukkah**= (December 13th) media type="youtube" key="iI01XqYnrDo" width="560" height="315"
 * Bookflix**: Show: "Christmas" (Visual) and do match-up activity **(Kinesthetic)**
 * Reading buddies** - Picture books (print): "Seven Spools of Thread"
 * Craft**: Have handout for students to colour, construction paper cut in strips & glue sticks for pasting **(Kinesthetic)**

Resources:

 * Picture books (print)**: "Chanukah Lights Everywhere",
 * Bookflix (on-line** book database with activities): "In the Month of Kislev" (video) and " Hanukkah" (book)
 * Craft supplies**: template for dreidel, menorah colouring page, markers & glue

Questions:
Who knows what Hanukkah is? Why do some people celebrate Hanukkah? What are some things associated with Hanukkah (food, songs, decorations, colours)? **(Auditory)**

Alex Brands/ Hanukkah Printables Menorah & Star of David colouring pages Dreidel toy template craft
 * Bookflix:** Show: "Christmas" (Visual) and do match-up activity **(Kinesthetic)**
 * Reading buddies** - Picture books (print): "Seven Spools of Thread"
 * Craft:** Have menorah handout for students to colour, construction paper for dreidel cut & ready for gluing together **(Kinesthetic)**