EDEL453 Spring2013 NicciSLEETER Unit 4 History DAY 5

Title of Unit: Christmas Around The World Title of Lesson: Germany Submitted By:Nicci Sleeter
A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This social studies lesson is designed for 2 nd grade students to learn about Germany at Christmastime. Everything you need in lesson is at the end B. Target Population: Grade Level: 2nd Grade Skill Level: students at all learning levels Grouping: whole group, individual, whole group C. Materials:
yellow construction paper stars or star stickers strips of green construction paper (1 of each per student)
1.5 x 2 1.5 x 3.5 1.5 x 5 1.5 x 6.5 1.5 x 8

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1.5 x 2 brown strip blue construction paper glue bingo dabbers/Do-A-Dot markers (in a variety of colors)
D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o H1.2.6 Explain why important events,people,and/or customs from around the world are marked by holidays
Student-Friendly Standards H1.2.6 I can explain why important events,people,and/or customs from around the world are marked by holidays
E. Procedure: 1. Explain that we are learning about Germany at Christmastime today and read the blurb at the end of the lesson. 2. Explain that the students are going to make German Christmas Trees.
3. Get supplies out and give to students

4. Have students organize their green strips in order from shortest to longest. 5. Place strips in middle of blue paper, with small spaces in between each. Glue down. 6. Glue the stem (brown strip) on the bottom and the star at the top. 7. Decorate with bingo dabbers/Dot-A-Dot markers
8. Have them take out suitcase so you can stamp their passport. 9. Have them fill out the paper for Germany about Christmastime that is in their Suitcase. 10.Together find Germany on the map to place dot. 11. CLOSURE: Explain why important events,people,and/or customs from around the world are marked by holidays
F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

I will use the country paper to measure the students understanding Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will know the students understood the concepts by how well they did on their country paper G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The easiest part of the lesson to teach would be having them fill out the paper. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most challenging part for me to teach would be making the information on Germany exciting. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I could follow up this lesson by doing another Germany at Christmastime decoration. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? The students who don't grasp the concepts I will pull aside and help them answer the questions. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? The part of the lesson I could change would maybe explain more on the country itself 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part would be getting the procedure done correctly.
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EDEL 453 - Spring 2013
Karen Powell- Instructor
Christmas in Germany
Christmas preparations often begin on the eve of December 6th. People often set aside special evenings for baking spiced cakes and cookies, and making gifts and decorations. Little dolls of fruit are traditional Christmas toys. Children leave letters on their windowsills for Christkind, a winged figure dressed in white robes and a golden crown who distributes gifts. Sometimes the letters are decorated with glue and sprinkled with sugar to make them sparkle. Germans make beautiful gingerbread houses and cookies. The German Christmas tree pastry, Christbaumgeback, is a white dough that can be molded into shapes and baked for tree decorations. In parts of Germany, people believe that the Christ Child sends a messenger in Christmas Eve. He appears as an angel in a white robe and crown, bearing gifts. The angel is called Christkind. There is also a Christmas Eve figure called Weihnachtsmann or Christmas Man, he looks like Santa Claus and also brings gifts. Some homes in Germany have several Christmas trees, and in all towns across Germany, they can be seen glittering and glowing. In Germany they hang up advent wreaths of Holly with four red candles in the center. They light one candle each Sunday and last on Christmas Eve. Children count the days until Christmas using an Advent calendar. They open one window each day and find a Christmas picture inside. In Germany the traditional visitor is the Christkindl who is the Christ Child's messenger. She is a beautiful fair-haired girl with a shining crown of candles who visits each house with a basket of presents. In some homes a room is locked up before Christmas. On Christmas Eve the children go to bed but are woken up at midnight by their parents and taken down to the locked room. The door is opened and they see the tree all lit up, with piles of parcels on little tables.
In Germany boys dress up as kings and carry a star round the village, singing carols. Submitted by Claudia Happel The German Christmas traditions are not quite like that. 1. Christmas preparations start before Dec. 1st, 2. December 6 is Nikolaustag, St. Claus day, you leave out a shoe or boot outside the door Dec.5 and the next morning you find presents (if you were a good kid) or a rod (if you were bad) 3. The Adventskranz (advent wreath) is not hung up but placed on a table lying flat, how could you light the candles otherwise... 4. catholic boys and girls dress up as kings for three kings day (jan. 6) they sing carols and collect money for donations to different projects

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1.5 x 2 1.5 x 3.5 1.5 x 5 1.5 x 6.5 1.5 x 8

3. Get supplies out and give to students

F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

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