My Holiday Portfolio

from SCORE H/SS!

http://rims.k12.ca.us/activity/holiday_site/

Description: Holidays are days on which we remember and celebrate special people and events. Join in this activity to learn about different holidays in America. Standard K.6.1, 1.3.2, and 1.5.3,

Author: Barbara Garrison

Lesson ID: 736

Celebrate Abe Lincoln: A Primary Timeline Activity

http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/05-1/lesson006.shtml

Description: Using the book Abe Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner, a Sstep into Reading book, explore the valued qualities of persistence and honesty. Children connect those same qualities in other famous people as well as in those they meet each day. Standard K.6.3

Author: Martha Leslie, Centennial Elementary School

Lesson ID: 1555

Holiday Treasure Hunt

http://www.museummania.com/treasure5.htm

Description: This site explores the history and traditions of holidays from Kwanzaa to Chinese New Year. It is in a treasure hunt format. Standard K.6.1, 1.3.2, and 1.5.3

Author: Candace Jackson, Museum Educational Foundation

Lesson ID: 507

Stars and Stripes Forever: Flag Facts for Flag Day

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=338

Description: In this unit, learn what a symbol is, and how this particular symbol--the American flag--is an important part of our everyday lives. Learning the history of the flag will help instill in students respect for our national symbol and help them learn appropriate etiquette regarding our flag. Students will learn that other symbols of our country, such as the President and certain holidays, like Flag Day, are important to us as well. Students can also contribute symbols from their familial, ethnic and national cultures to show the diversity of American society and its links to other parts of the world. Standards K.6.1 and 1.3.3

Author: EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities

Lesson ID: 975

Who Was Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.?

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/kl1.htm

Description: Show a picture of King on a poster or in a book. Ask the children if they recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Ask the children what they already know about Martin Luther King Jr. List their responses on a chart. Ask them if they know why we celebrate King's birthday. Read the book Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo. Follow the story with a discussion about the new information learned. Add all the new ideas from the children to the chart. Standard K.6.1 and 1.3.2

Author: Council for Citizenship Education, Crossroads Curriculum

Lesson ID: 1258