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Analyze Learners
General Characteristics
The students whom this lesson is attended for are 4th
graders learning holiday traditions. The students
range in age from 8 to 10 years. There are 20 students total, 11 girls and 9 boys. Most of the students are
Christian however there are 2 Muslims, 3 Jewish, and 2 African Americans. These students celebrate
different holidays for their particular ethnicity.
Entry Competencies
The 4th
graders are able to do the following:
 Form literate and complete sentences.
 Use various tools associated in arts and crafts.
 Discuss various topics in classroom discussions.
 Participate in various activities such as crafts,writing, and discussion.
 Work in a group.
Learning Styles
The students dislike using a textbook or listening to long lectures. Using a textbook is a waste because
most of the students will more than likely not read it. Lectures are also a bad idea because the students
just become bored and you lose their attention. As 4th
graders,they like to do hands-on activities and
participate in discussions themselves. Implementing activates into the lesson and having the students
participate in classroom discussions is the only way to keep their attention so that they can learn these
holiday traditions.
State Objectives
The objective for this lesson is as follows:
1. My students will identify the key concepts and traditions of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa,and
Ramadan through storytelling, blogging, arts and bots, and making posters with 80% accuracy at
the end of the week.
Select Methods, Media, and Materials
The teacher first selects a teaching method, followed by materials and equipment that are available at the
school. He also uses materials found at local supply stores and modifies them for classroom use. The
method he chooses to use is classroom discussions and activities developed in large and small groups.
 Storytelling. The teacher needs a way to show the class what each holiday tradition is about and
their key concepts. He will use storytelling for each of the fours holiday traditions to introduce
these key concepts. These videos will be made by the teacher.
 Blogger. The teacherneeds a way to assess that the students understand the key concepts of the
lesson. He will do this by using Blogger to have the students document their understanding of the
lesson. This blog can be accessible from any computer with an internet connection and/or the
school’s computer lab.

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 Arts and Bots. The teacher wants to implement a hands on activity so that his students can express
their creativity and understanding of the lesson. He will use arts and bots to have students create
something related to the holidays.
 Poster. The teacher needs a way to determine if his students can identify some key characteristics
of the holidays. He will have the students make a poster with things related to the holidays. This
way his students have a way to show that they can identify the key concepts and traditions of each
holiday.
Utilize Media and Materials
Previewthe Materials
The teacher previews the storytelling videos, sets up the blog, creates his own bot, and makes his own
poster as an example to show the students.
Prepare the Materials
The teacher gathers and organizes all of his materials for classroom use. He puts each activity in its own
canister so that it is ready when the activity is assigned.
Prepare the Environment
Since most of the lesson is classroom discussion, the teacher arranges the student’s desks into four small
groups consisting of five seats. This will even out the class so that they can have small-group discussions
before each classroom discussion. This also helps stay organized when they do the arts and bots section of
the lesson. The teacher sets up a projector in the middle of the room so that he can show each storytelling
video to the students. The teacher will make sure the projector is working and each student can see the
video from his/her chair. He will prepare the computer lab for the class when they write their blogs.
Prepare the Learners
To prepare the students, the teacher explains the overall lesson plan and objective of the lesson. He shows
them his poster and bot as an example of what the students will make. The teacher gives the rubric to each
student and previews each activity with his examples. He makes sure every students understands each
activity and answers any questions.
Provide the Learning Experience
The teacher presents each activity as followed:
 Storytelling. Have the students watch the storytelling video for each holiday tradition. After each
video is over, have a class discussion on what are the key concepts and traditions for that
particular holiday tradition. Have the students write a short paragraph about each holiday tradition
on a sheet of paper. The students will then read what they wrote.
 Blogger. The teacherwill introduce the students to Blogger and what blogs are. He will use the
computer lab to show students how to access the classroom blog and how to post to it. The
students will then write to the blog what they have learned about the holiday tradition that they
have studied.
 Arts and Bots. The teacher will have the students work together in their groups to create their very
own bot relating to the holiday traditions. The students will work on this project throughout the

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week as a group and display it at the end of the week. The bots will be constructed with recycled
material and the kits provided.
 Poster Supplies.The teacher will have every student create a poster. The students will use
PowerPoint to make a poster with themes from each holiday tradition. They will then have to
identify what object relates to a certain holiday tradition.
Require Learner Participation
Large-Group Activities
The students will watch the storytelling videos as a group. The class will discuss as a group some of the
characteristics mentioned in the video and how they relate to that particular holiday tradition. The
students will also write their blog to a classroom blog.
Small-Group Activities
The students will be divided up into small groups when they work on their arts and bots. They will help
each other in constructing the bots to relate to a holiday tradition. After they are completed, each small-
group will write a short summery on how their bot relates to the holiday and read it to their classmates
when they present their bot. The students will also be put in small-groups when they make their posters.
Each small group will discuss some of the key characteristics and objects of the holiday and then use
those to create a poster.
Evaluate and Revise
Assessment ofLearner Achievement
The following rating form is used to evaluate students’ knowledge of holiday traditions in the month of
December. The form is to be used as a rubric to show the students accuracy in completing the lesson.
Storytelling (20 points)
 Did the student participate in discussion of the video?
 Did the student write their paragraphs and read them to the class?
Arts and Bots (20 points)
 Did the student construct a bot related to a holiday tradition?
 Did the student help other classmates in his/her small-group?
 Did the students present their bot to the class?
Blog (20 points)
 Did the student write to the blog?
 Is the blog post related to the subject of the holiday traditions?
Poster (40 points)
 Did the student create a poster?
 Does the poster relate to the holiday traditions?
 Can the student identify the objects and what holiday tradition they are related to?

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 Did the student participate in their group?
Evaluation of Media and Methods
The successfully evaluate the media and methods utilized, the teacher examines and discusses the
students responses and projects after each activity. The teacher will spend a majority of his time
conducting and listening to classroom discussions. The teacher will supervise the students as they work
on their projects and provide assistance when needed.
Evaluation of Overall Instruction
The teacher will write down what he liked about the lesson and what he thought he could improve. Each
student will take this survey and the teacher will compare these answers with his for future improvement
on the lesson.