Cultural Celebrations

Grade Level

3rd Grade

Duration

30 minutes

Unit Context

Unit 5: Seasons of Learning
Lesson 29 of 30

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Identify and describe at least three cultural celebrations from different parts of the world and explain their significance.
• Compare and contrast these celebrations, recognizing diversity and common values among cultures.
• Use descriptive language in writing and speaking to articulate what they learned about cultural celebrations.

Standards Alignment

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) – English Language Arts (ELA)

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3
  Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7
  Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4
  Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an