LESSON I (45 mins)

Christmas Tree

 

Finding Differences!!


Grade Level: School (7th grade)

Skills to be emphasized: Listening, speaking

Duration: 1 hour

Target Structure: There is/ There are….in the Christmas Tree. 
There is/There are

Practice Structure

Description: Through this lesson the students will be able to describe a Christmas Tree using the structure and remember Christmas Time.

Goals: Students will have an understanding of how the Christmas tree is decorated and to talk about it.

Objectives:

-Students will be able to develop a rough draft of what they would decorate their Christmas tree with.

Teacher Materials: 


The Cobweb Christmas by Shirley Climo 
The overheard projector

Student Materials:

-Overhead projector

-On line activities

Vocabulary:

 CHRISTMAS

HOLIDAY

WREATH

HOLLY

CANDLES

GIFTS

SANTA

CHIMNEY

STOCKINGS

SNOW

DECEMBER

MERRY

ELVES

FAMILY

TREE

CHURCH

RIBBON

CARDS

BULBS

TIES

GARLANDS

LIGHTS

 DOLLS

Word Search

Tradition: something that is passed down from one generation to the next. For example: At Christmas time it has become a tradition to give gifts to those you love.

Activity I: Warm-up(10 mins)


Tree coloring game
Color a Snowman
Decorate a Christmas Tree!!

-Before reading, ask the students to look for ways the Christmas tree was decorated.

-Have students look at the types of decorations used to decorate her Christmas Tree. (Give them pictures, examples)

-Have students keep in mind what they would like their Christmas tree to look like.

-Have students look for the traditions in every Christmas season.

- As the story is read, the students will be expected to have an idea on what their draft

pictures of the Christmas tree they will come up with, will look like.

Activity II: Brainstorm(5 mins)

After reading the story we would brainstorm about what types of decorations they saw in the story

and what types of decorations they would like to include in their Christmas Trees. Talk about some

 of the traditions that they may do over the Christmas season.

Activity III: Painting and Presentation(10 mins)

- Students will be able to color what a decoration is used for and explain to their partners about the picture.

-Students will have an understanding of the various traditions around the Christmas season.

Activities
color a Christmas Tree!!

Evaluation

Students participated minimally in class discussions; were unable to demonstrate a basic understanding of the purposes of knowing about Christmas Tree and the structure used; and created incomplete pictures that did not clearly identify a particular tree and demonstrated a lack of understanding about what shapes might identify the animal they had attempted to create. Also, if the students complete the puzzle that will be evaluated.

RESOURCES

 Lesson plans 4 teachers

How to plan a lesson!!..

The Tradition of Tinsel

by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Jane Manning

 

All her life, Tante had heard tales about marvelous happenings on Christmas Eve. Animals might speak aloud. Bees might hum carols, or cocks crow at midnight. Tante wished she could witness a bit of Christmas magic, too.
Everybody loves Christmas at Tante's. The old lady decorates a wonderful tree and makes certain to have something for all who come to visit, be it the nearby village children or the shy animals of the pine forest. The only creatures Tante overlooks are the spiders she has swept out of her cottage while cleaning. But the curious spiders want to come inside and see Tante's tree, too. When a midnight visitor lets them into the old lady's home, they unknowingly spin Tante the very gift she has longed for--a gift that has inspired the draping of tinsel on Christmas trees ever since.
This Old World tale about the warmth and wonder of Christmas will leave children enchanted with the magical possibilities of the season.

Christmas Tree(10 mins)

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