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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Social Studies — Kindergarten

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.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

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Aligned lesson plans

Resources on the web

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)
Provided by: National Geographic
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)
Provided by: National Geographic
Animals of the Chinese zodiac
In this lesson from the EDSITEment website, students learn about the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. As well as developing their knowledge of Chinese culture, students learn to recognize symbols and describe different human character traits. From this... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment