Unit+6+Traditions

=Key Question: =

How are traditions and celebrations important to our lives?
= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * Why are sports important in our country?
 * What does our flag mean?
 * Why are family celebrations special?
 * Why should we learn about cowboys?
 * What are some different ways that people celebrate?

= Web Resources: = http://pbskids.org/buster/parentsteachers/lessons.html http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAOFamilyTraditionsCulture12.htm

=[|Reading A-Z:]= Level G __Gordon Finds His Way__ f __Maria Joins the Team__ f Level H __Friends Around the World__ f __How the Mice Beat the Men__ f __Nami's Gifts__ f Level J __Monster Cowboy__ f Level K __Eggy's Easy Out__ f __Shoes Around the World__ nf __Sign Language and Hand Talk__ nf __World Holidays__ nf Level L __A Man of Vision__ nf __Tommy Saves the Fourth of July__ f __The Story of Jeans__ nf Level M __The Magic of Migration__ nf __The Buffalo Hunt__ f Level N __Bessie Coleman__ nf = = =[|Discovery Streaming:]= Understanding Maps: Key to Everywhere Different Maps Show Different Things Grid Maps Discovering History: 20th-Century Biographies: Sports Legends U.S. Symbols Introduction (symbols) Values: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Animated Hero Classics: President Abraham Lincoln American History: Foundations of American Government The Cattlemen = IS Resources: = Basic Map Set: GeoSafari SCIENCE KIT (3, 2, 1) Maps and Globes pri/int 16013-5 Neighborhood Map Machine 1582 (CD) In Freedom We're Born (Songs From the American Revolution) CD 1677 CD ROM If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln McGovern, Ann 12059 KIT (6 Books) = Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

Picture Books:
__The Case of the Backyard Treasure__ Rocklin, Joanne F ROC (Ben Franklin, kelly, Lake Agassiz, Twining, Phoenix, West) __Mapping Penny's World__ Leedy, Loreen F LEE (Ben Franklin, Eielson, Century, Kelly, Lewis & Clark, Twining, Viking, West, Wilder, Winship)

Chapter Books:
__If maps Could Talk:__ Using Symbols and Keys Shores, Erika 912.01 SHO (Wilder) = Library Media Collections: = __Discovering Maps__ KIT 8 (Ben Franklin) __The Map Book__ Wright Group Level J KIT RT (Phoenix) = Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project: Research Traditions = Children list traditions from various cultures and select one to investigate. Using their research, children plan a new family or school tradition and prepare materials for its celebration.

(Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

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