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Holidays Sunglasses sunscreen ||  tent Carnival Picnic Sleeping bags || Camping mosquitoes || Barbeque Fireworks Fireflies smores || || Groups of six brainstorm camping words. The first group with a word tells the teacher the class repeats the chant with the new word. Each group receives a turn. ** Activity 3: Camping Dialogue- ** groups of six, each student is assigned a number 1-6. ** 1 ** . “Hey Guys, since we’re on vacation, do you want to go camping? 2. Ok! What do we need to pack? 3. how about you get the tent, and Suzie can get the flashlights? 4. I’ll pack up the sleeping bags, can you please get the sunglasses and sunscreen? 5. I have the chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows for the s’mores! 6. Do we need the meat to barbeque? 1. Yes, I have it in the cooler. 2. Good, it sounds like we have everything we need. 3. Oh! We forgot the bug spray! The mosquitoes are going to get us! 4. Oh, I have it right here. 5. Cool, now we’re all set to go camping!” ** *Holidays Day 2 **
 * Holidays Day 1 **
 * Date: **
 * Time: 3rd Hour **
 * Topic (theme): Summer **
 * Materials: **
 * PowerPoint
 * Song: “Happy Birthday **
 * Key Vocab: **
 * Activity 1: Vocab PowerPoint **
 * -Have students write words down in their notebooks. Answer questions as they arise. **
 * Activity 2: Jazz Chant **
 * “Are you ready? Are you set? Uh, oh, did you forget the _________?” **
 * Date:**
 * Time: 3rd hour**
 * Topic (theme): Fall**

Halloween Thanksgiving Pumpkin Orchard || Hayrides Turkey Parade Football Pumpkin pie || Costumes || Jack olantern Bonfire ||
 * Materials:**
 * PowerPoint for vocab and song
 * Comic or pictures
 * Song: “Twenty Pumpkins”**
 * Key Vocab:**


 * Activity 1: Vocab PowerPoint **


 * Activity 2: Character Guess **
 * __ Halloween Thanksgiving __**
 * 5. Candy Family **
 * 4. Costumes Turkey **
 * 3. Jack-o-lantern Parade **
 * 2. Ghost Stories Superbowl Football **
 * 1. Trick or treating Day to be Thankful **

**3. ** ** Each group presents their story to the class ** *Holidays Day 2 Date: Time: 3rd hour Topic (theme): Fall
 * Activity 3: Story Making Activity **
 * 1. **** Use a comic or pictures of different things in Fall. **
 * 2. **** Each group of six makes up a story using the pictures **

Materials: Song: “Twenty Pumpkins” Key Vocab: Halloween Thanksgiving Pumpkin Orchard || Hayrides Turkey Parade Football Pumpkin pie || Costumes || Jack olantern Bonfire ||
 * PowerPoint for vocab and song
 * Comic or pictures

Activity 1: Vocab PowerPoint

Activity 2: Character Guess __ Halloween Thanksgiving __ 5. Candy Family 4. Costumes Turkey 3. Jack-o-lantern Parade 2. Ghost Stories Superbowl Football 1. Trick or treating Day to be Thankful

Activity 3: Story Making Activity *Holidays Day 3 Date: Time: 3rd hour Topic (theme):Winter
 * 1. **** Use a comic or pictures of different things in Fall. **
 * 2. **** Each group of six makes up a story using the pictures **
 * 3. ** Each group presents their story to the class

Materials: Song: “Jingle Bell Rock” Key Vocab: Christmas Presents || Santa Claus Decoration Christmas tree Reindeer || New years Snowmen || Christmas cookies Gingerbread house ||
 * Vocab powerpoint and song.
 * Index cards with characters and tape.
 * Index cards with prompts for hopscotch.

Activity 1: Vocab Powerpoint

Activity 2: Who Am I? 1. Each student receives a flashcard with the name of a holiday character.(Reindeer, Santa Claus, Snowmen, Present, Gingerbread House, Christmas tree) 2. Students go around the room asking questions to find out who they are. a. Examples: Do I wear a red suit? Do I have four legs? 3. Once the player correctly guesses their “identity”, they remove their card and continue to answer other players questions.

*Holidays Day: 4 Date: Time: 3rd hour Topic (theme): Spring

Materials: Song: Key Vocab: Valentines Easter || Bunny rabbits Cupid || Love heart || Easter egg Basket Flowers/ ||
 * PowerPoint
 * Examples of v-day cards, materials for craft.
 * PowerPoint of character guess and dialogue

Activity 1: Vocab PowerPoint

Activity 2: Character Guess - Have students in groups of six sit in a half circle around the board. When students know the answer they come tell the teacher and we mark their points on the board after each round. __ 4th of July Halloween Christmas Valentine’s Day __ 5. Summer Fall Cold Cards 4. Camping Black Cat Snow Love 3. Picnic Carmel Apple Presents Chocolate 2. Fireworks apple cider St. Nicholas Cupid 1. American Independence Day Costumes Christmas Trees Hearts Activity 3: Valentine’s Day Card Craft 1. Have students make v-day cards with construction paper and glue and scissors. ( show examples) 2. Have students practice dialogue as they give them to other students. a. “Would you be my valentine? I would love to be your valentine! Thank you!”

*Holidays Day 5 Date: Time: Topic (theme): Chinese Holidays and Review

Materials:
 * “ 12 Months” powerpoint
 * Supplies to decorate the room
 * Month signs and possibly holiday signs for each student

Song: “12 months”

Key Vocab: use vocab from the week

Activity 1: Compare and Contrast As a class discuss differences between American and Chinese holidays.

Activity 2: Make four groups and have each group decorate one part of the room as that holiday. ( 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day). Each group acts out how the holiday is done.

Activity 3: 12 students wear month signs and the whole class guess which holidays go in each month.* what if we make this more interactive by assigning each student a holiday and having them try to find their match. ( make month sides when we arrive)

Activity 3: Hopscotch Challenge 1. Use tape and make hopscotch pattern on the floor. 2. Write letters on paper and tape the floor. 3. Students pick a index card with prompts ( say the word in a sentence, hop twice on the letter, say the word in past tense, etc) 4. 1st round have students read the word, 2nd round have students make a sentence with the word, 3rd round have students come up with a word using the letters.