Name: Cassandra Chehab, Chandini Khemlani, Kristen Logel & Jennifer McFadden
Lesson Title: Holidays Around the World (Day 1)
Rationale for Instruction
CCSS (LAFS/MAFS)/Next
Generation Sunshine State
Standards
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Lesson Length: 1 hour
Our unit is called The World Around Us and they will learn about the seasons, holidays, maps, and
geographical landforms. This lesson introduces the first two holidays that will be discussed. Students
will learn about the Brazilian holiday Carnival, or Mardi Gras and the Indian holiday Holi. Both
holidays are celebrated around the world as well. Students will be comparing these holidays to
celebrations that we have in the United States.
This lesson is a necessary element, because it helps the children to understand they can relate to things
going on around the world. Students will understand that there are not only holidays celebrated in the
United States, but there are also a variety of holidays celebrated in other cultures in other places.
NCSS Themes:
Human beings create, learn, share, and adapt to culture.
NGSSS:
SS.K.A.2.3 Compare our nation's holidays with holidays of other cultures.
LAFS.K.SL.1.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten
topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. A.) Follow agreed-upon rules for
discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under
discussion). B.) Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
LAFS.K.L.3.6: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
LAFS.K.RI.1.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
LAFS.K.RI.4.10: Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
LAFS.K.SL.2.4: Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support,
provide additional detail.
Learning Objectives
After to reading and looking at the pictures in The Shades of Holi and participating in the
classroom Holi celebration I can understand what the Holi festival is and how people celebrate it
around the world.
After reading the books in class and looking at pictures about Carnival and creating my own
Carnival Mask I can understand what Carnival or Mardi Gras is and how people celebrate it
around the world.
After this lesson, I can compare these Holidays to Holidays we celebrate in the United States.
Student Activities &
Procedures
Design for Instruction 1.) The teacher will explain to the students that for the next two days they will be traveling around
the world to learn about Holidays from several different countries.
2.) The teacher will hand out the students passports that are already put together and instruct them
to write their name on the front. The teacher will let them know that in each section of the
passport students will draw or write what they learned about that holiday.
3.) The teacher will then inform them that they will be learning about Holi and Carnival today. The
teacher will ask if the students have heard about these holidays. The teacher will explain that
first they are traveling to India to learn about Holi and then to Brazil to learn about Carnival.
4.) The teacher will pull up the The Shades of Holi, an online picture exhibit that gives facts
about Holi as well providing lots of colourful pictures. The wording on the website can be
overwhelming so the teacher should focus on the key parts.
a. Holi is celebrated in India and Nepal but is also celebrated in different parts of the world.
b. Holi is a Hindu celebration that celebrates putting aside differences and coming together
as a community.
c. People wear white and go out to the street and throw colorful powder at each other and
water balloons filled with color powder or water.
d. They eat lots of different foods, like gujia (sweet fried dumpling), puran poli (sweet
bread preparation), dahi bhalle (ground and soaked lentil balls served with yogurt) and
papri (thin wheat biscuit). Which are traditionally made for Holi.
e. Holi is celebrated in different ways around the country of India as well as in different
parts of the world.
5.) After going over the The Shades of Holi the students will be asked several questions:
a. Does anyone you know or who is in class celebrate Holi?
 b. What was their favorite part of the celebration?
c. Why do you think people celebrate Holi?
6.) The next part of the lesson can be done at recess or before students go home since they will get
messy. However, if they are unable to play with the color powder outside the teacher would
provide a large piece of white paper and then have the students throw powder on to the paper to
recreate what it would be like. This would be nice for students to see throughout unit to remind
them of their Holi celebration.
7.) The teacher will have color powder for them to look at on a table. She will tell them that they
will be having their own Holi celebration. At least a week before students parents should be
sent home a permission slip allowing the students to part take in their classroom celebration. She
will take the students outside and they get to play with the powder for about 10 minutes.
8.) Students will come back inside and be giving about 10 minutes to fill out their passport graphic-
organizers. They will copy the word India next to the airplane (teacher will write it on the
board) and draw or write something they learned about Holi in the right column.
9.) Students will be given time to discuss what they liked about their Holi celebration.
10.) Teacher will get students attention by clapping twice and students will return her attention by
clapping three times (as a usual classroom regrouping exercise).
11.) The teacher will tell them to come to the rug and sit in a semi-circle. They will be reading
Kemans First Carnival by Y. T. Marshall. This book will allow students to relate to Keman as
he experiences his first carnival festival. The teacher will ask if the students have ever heard of
Carnival or Mardi Gras before. Students will share their experiences if they have any. The
teacher will refocus the students on the book and read it aloud to them, showing pictures. The
teacher may ask throughout the book questions to engage the students. Such as:
a. What are they wearing?
b. What are the people doing in the story?
c. Are there special foods for them to eat for Carnival?
12.) The teacher will then use the book Carnival; Holidays and Festivals by A.K. Flanagan to
provide more information about Carnival. The students will go through a picture walk through.
They will be encouraged to point out things that were similar from Kemans Carnival. Again
students will be asked the questions from before.
13.) The teacher will make sure to point out important facts about Carnival.
a. Carnival is celebrated in Brazil but in other countries around the world.
b. It is celebrated at the end of winter.
 c. Its a big party before Lent, a time of reflection for Catholics. Carnival/Mardi Gras takes
place on a Tuesday.
d. They celebrate by wearing costumes, seeing large parades, and lots of dancing.
14.) The students will be asked to go back to their tables. The teacher will explain that they will
make their own Carnival mask. Already prepared will be the mask base. This is half a paper
plate with a craft stick glue to the side for students to be able to hold. There will be holes cut out
for their eyes already. Before starting students should write their names on the back of their
mask. They will be given glue, feathers, crayons, and markers to decorate their mask. The
amount of time this takes depends on the student. Be prepared to start directing students to fill
out their graphic organizer.
15.) Once students have finished their masks, students will be able to discuss how they decorated
their mask with others at their tables. They can even have a small parade around the room while
the teacher plays music.
16.) Students will be directed to fill out another part of their passport. They will label Brazil by the
airplane and then write or draw what they learned about Carnival. The teacher will have the
words Brazil and Carnival written on the board.
17.) The teacher will ask them what was something they learn about Carnival and Holi.
18.) The teacher will also ask if we have any type of celebrations that we celebrate in the United
States that are like the ones we learned about today.
19.) The teacher will then let students know to turn in their passports because they will be using
them tomorrow to learn about two more holidays from around the world.
Assessment Daily Lesson Plan Assessment:

Students will be assessed in the following ways:

Observations of the students responses to the guided questions during the reading of the text
and as they participate in class discussion. The teacher will make a note about how the students
participated in making the mask and their Holi celebration.
The teacher will make anecdotal records in her notebook while she walks around the classroom,
assessing the students understanding of the concepts while they create their own Holi
celebration and create their masks, and fill out their graphic organizers and participate in
discussion.
 ***Materials that will be used for assessment and examples of tasks and projects must be included with
the lesson plan.

Resources/Materials
Books/Digital Resources:
Flanagan, A.K. (2003). Carnival; Holidays and Festivals. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.

This colorfully illustrated nonfiction book is filled with historical information, customs, unusual facts,
and symbols of Carnival. It explores the change Carnival has gone through over time and the different
ways it is celebrated around the world. A glossary is included along with resources and activities for
Carnival.

Marshall, Y.T. (2016). Kemans First Carnival. Ontario, CAN: Garnalma Press.

This is fictional story, written by Yolanda T. Marshall, is about Keman, an 8-year-old boy who
experiences Carnival for the first time. The story follows Keman as he learns about the Carnival Festival
rituals like picking a flag to wave, the variety of Caribbean foods, and people dancing in costumes.

Google Inc. (2017). Google Art & Culture. (5.0.3) [Android]. Retrieved from:
https://play.google.com/store/apps
This app should be used in a guided manner, the teacher should also have reviewed what will be looked
up before and add stories or images to their favorites for easy viewing. One of the ways that this can be
used is to show images to students for events like Holi, Obon, and Carnaval which are holidays they
might not know a lot about. For instance, The Shade of Holi provides images that students can connect
and be able to discuss as a class what they are seeing. They also offer a video with the images moving
which would give all students a better idea of what was happening visually.

Materials:
Doc-cam or pictures to present to the class as discussing.
 Computer connected to a projector for website viewing
Art Supplies of your choosing; crayons, markers, colored pencils, paint, etc.
1 large sheet of paper for Holi activity
Color Powders for throwing on each other or paper
Paper plates cut in half
Craft Sticks for Handles
Colorful feathers
Glue
Passport (Appendix I)
Exceptionalities ESOL: SLIDE (Show, Look, Investigate, Demonstrate, Experience) & TREAD (Tell, Read, Explain,
Ask/Answer, Discuss)
Gesture when leading a discussion.
Show Pictures of what is being discussed or explained.
Demonstrate (model)- how to fill out the passport and how to write the name of the place.
Read Read the book to the students, providing a word vocabulary so they can follow along
Explain- Explain the instructions to fill out/color the passport.
Ask/Answer Use simplified, leveled questions in order to get desired responses from students.
Beginner level yes/no questions, intermediate level restricted tense questions, advanced level
complex tense and mood questions
Increase wait time in between responses

Students with Learning Differences:

Show Pictures of what is being discussed or explained.
Demonstrate (model) how to do the Holi activity and the Mask actitivy
Demonstrate (model)- how to fill out the passport and how to write the name of the place.
Read Read the book to the students, providing a word vocabulary so they can follow along
Explain Explain the instructions to the students about the Holi activity and the Mask Activity
Explain- Explain the instructions to fill out/color the passport.
Increase wait time in between responses

Gifted/Talented:
Provide more opportunities for them to learn:
 Have them write responses for each activity.
Provide them with another book that is related to each holiday/celebration.
Lesson Extensions Students will be asked to go home and talk to their parents about holidays they celebrate and how they
could be celebrated in other places as well.

Tomorrow, we will further the discussion of holidays around the world by learning about Obon and
Thanksgiving.