Christmas Sampler
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies | |
| Author | Collins Middle School
Cindy Walbrown Alma Simpson Marsha Cook | |
| Description | Students will be using the customs, traditions,
music, and history associated with the Christmas season while they practice research skills, creating multimedia presentations, writing skills, and converting measurements to the metric system. Each lesson is independent of the others so that teachers may choose what is appropriate for their students and the time available. | |
| Grade Level | 7 8 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts:
Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process. Gathers and uses information for research purposes Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts History: Historical Understanding Standards Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns. Understands the historical perspective. Geography: The World in Spatial Terms Understands the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies. Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment. Mathematics: Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers Understands the general nature and uses of mathematics | |
| Keywords | Christmas Customs
Letter Writing Santa Timeline Metric Conversions | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | An Overview
Lesson 1: Christmas Customs and Traditions Lesson 2: Christmas Tree Timeline Lesson 3: Dear Santa Lesson 4: Santa's Travels Lesson 5: Santa: The Man and the Myth Lesson 6: Christmas Around the World Lesson 7: Sounds of the Season | |
| English IGO or CSO | 8.18,8.19,8.22,8.26,8.29,8.31,8.50,8.51,8.58,8.62,8.63,8.64,8.116,8.117,8.118,8.120,8.125,8.127,8.144,8.145,8.151,8.154,8.155
7.22,7.31,7.34,7.55,7.57,7.58,7.60,7.61,7.62,7.65,7.124,7.125,7.146,7.157,7.158,7.163,7.164,7.165,7.169,7.171,7.173 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | 8.11, 8.15, 8.44, 8.46, 8.49, 8.54, 7.9, 7.11, 7.41, 7.42, 7.49 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 8.47, 8.59, 8.60, 7.47, 7.48, 7.59, 7.60, 7.62, 7.68 | |