Week 17: Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions) in a new context tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions) connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: oral language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Vocabulary building and who/what/where questions about holiday traditions) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Counting collections for a celebration) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Counting collections for a celebration. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Counting collections for a celebration) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Counting collections for a celebration. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Counting collections for a celebration) in a new context tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student compares or applies Counting collections for a celebration to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Counting collections for a celebration.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World using this week's skill (Counting collections for a celebration).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Counting collections for a celebration. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Counting collections for a celebration) connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: number sense, counting, and simple patterns

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Counting collections for a celebration) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall) in a new context tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall) connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: observation, exploration, and the five senses

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Reviewing seasonal weather patterns observed since fall) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world) in a new context tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world) connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: self, family, and community awareness

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Exploring winter holiday traditions from cultures around the world) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions) in a new context tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student compares or applies Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World using this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions) connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: print awareness and story listening comprehension

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral/hands-on introduction: Comparing two holiday stories from different traditions) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Oral blending of simple sounds into words) through a warm-up activity tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Oral blending of simple sounds into words. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Oral blending of simple sounds into words) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Oral blending of simple sounds into words. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Oral blending of simple sounds into words) in a new context tied to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student compares or applies Oral blending of simple sounds into words to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Oral blending of simple sounds into words.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World using this week's skill (Oral blending of simple sounds into words).

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Oral blending of simple sounds into words. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Oral blending of simple sounds into words) connected to Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World.

Standard: Early Learning Guidelines: letter recognition and phonological awareness

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Oral blending of simple sounds into words) independently, meeting the weekly goal.