Holiday+Lesson+Plans

**__Thanksgiving:__**
http://www.123greetings.com/send/view/11021510518757012156 1. The students will use a Pixie template to color a Thanksgiving cornecopia. The students will use the "Paint Can" to color in the pictures. [|Cornucopia.pxt] 2. The students will print and save their work. 3. The students will explore a variety of Thanksgiving interactive activities. http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/thanksgiving/games/game_thanksgiving_coloring_pages.html http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thbounce.htm http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/concentrationgame.html
 * Motivation:** The teacher will share with them a Thanksgiving Knock Knock Joke.
 * Coloring Thanksgiving Pages:**
 * Don't let the Thanksgiving dinner fall on the floor!!**
 * Thanksgiving Concentration:**

Kindergarten & 1st Grade: Winter Holidays
1. Have the students get their computers and log-in to the computers. Take a few minutes to show the children how the new computers are different from the old computers. 2. Have the students raise their hand to think about the names of Winter Holidays. Share and discuss students answers. Invite the children to come and sit on the floor to view this website. Visit each holiday and briefly discuss it. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/holidays/ 3. Have the children put the Winter Inspiration Holiday activity into their Tech Folder. Review with the students where their Tech folder is located. Have the children complete the document by matching the correct symbols with the right Holidays. [|Holidays K.isf] [|Holidays 1st.isf] 4. When the children are visited allow them to click on the link at the bottom of the page to play some Holiday games. 5. The children can save and print their Inspiration document.

__Extra Game: Make your own Gingerbread Man!__ http://www.theoworlds.com/christmas/

//** If needed there are some movies about each holiday for extra added support of content.//

2nd Grade & 3rd Grade: Winter Holidays
1. Have the students get their computers and log-in to the computers. Take a few minutes to show the children how the new computers are different from the old computers. 2. Have the students raise their hand to think about the names of Winter Holidays. Share and discuss students answers. 3. Have the children put the Winter Inspiration Holiday activity into their Tech Folder. Review with the students where their Tech folder is located. Have the children visit the Scholastic website to visit and explore each holiday. Then, have the children complete the document by matching the correct symbols with the right Holidays. 4. When the children are visited allow them to click on the link at the bottom of the page to play some Holiday games. [|Holidays 2nd.isf] [|Holidays 3rd.isf] 5. The children can save and print their Inspiration document. __Extra Game: Make your own Gingerbread Man!__ http://www.theoworlds.com/christmas/

**All Grades: Snowflakes!**

 * 1) Have students log in and turn towards the projection screen.
 * 2) Use Inspiration to brainstorm snowy activities - demo searching, replacing, RapidFire, etc.
 * 3) Show BrainPop video about snowflakes (this one is free and does NOT require a subscription): http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/snowflakes/
 * 4) Pause the video as needed for symmetry, states of matter (water), degrees F or C, etc.
 * 5) Discuss the statement, "No two snowflakes are exactly alike." and why that may be true.
 * 6) Navigate to the first site - Make-A-Flake and demo - highlight the clickable elements, the undo/redo buttons, and if needed, Cmd+Shift+4 for screenshot http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/
 * 7) After about 8 minutes, ask students to preview the flake in two minutes - count down and conduct a gallery walk w/o any touching!
 * 8) Navigate to the second site - Snowflake Builder and demo - this time one drags the lines/sides and you can cross cuts! Point out the buttons on the bottom for students to navigate - http://petehawkes.com/snowflake/
 * 9) Allow a few minutes 5-10 and conduct a second gallery walk
 * 10) Navigate to the third site - Snowdays - and look for the Skip link on bottom-right or be patient during the intro - look for "Create your own snowflake" link http://snowdays.popularfront.com/
 * 11) Conduct one last gallery walk and allow time for a screen shot - have students drag their screen shots from the desktop to their network folders in the docks.
 * 12) Select one or two for color printing and display - have all students log out and line up.
 * 13) Select SpecTechular students for photos & recognize class with a letter if deserved.


 * Valentine's Day**