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Social Studies — Kindergarten

Goal 4, Objective 4.02

Goal 4

The learner will explain celebrated holidays and special days in communities.

Objective 4.02

Identify religious and secular symbols associated with famous people, holidays, and specials days of diverse cultures.

Resources aligned to this objective

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First Americans of North Carolina and the United States
This lesson will use shared reading, center time, hands-on projects, and journal writing to help learners discover facts about first Americans, particularly those in the region that is today North Carolina, while at the same time developing their English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Social Studies and English Language Development)
By Adriane Moser.

Lesson plans on the web

Culture goggles: Same holy land, different holidays
Students visit the Culture Goggles exhibit in National Geographic's Xpedition Hall, where they will select a religion to see how a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Egyptian symbols and figures: Hieroglyphs
Introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs and tomb paintings. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Egyptian symbols and figures: Scroll painting
Introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs and tomb paintings. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Packing the Pilgrim's trunk: Personalizing history in the elementary classroom
In this lesson, students investigate the Pilgrims—who they were and why they came to America. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Weeping camel: Finding rituals in our daily lives
In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify characteristics of traditional and modern rituals found in different cultures. Through reading stories about rituals, students identify some of their characteristics. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic