UNIT 1 BRIDGES TO SOCIAL STUDIES DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • To build reading fluency, in groups of four, have students take turns reading the text aloud. Have them alternate by sentence or paragraph. • Ask students to identify all of the countries mentioned in the text to create a list. (the United States, South Korea, India, Mexico, Japan) Then have students work together to find all of the countries on a world map. Have them make observations about the locations and share any background information they have about them. Amplify Ask students to revisit Activity D where they created their own holiday. Have them create a card with a paragraph and visual as shown on the sample holidays (like Children’s Day). Then, have them share the art and text in a small group and vote on which holiday they would enjoy celebrating the most and why. Instructional Routine: Social Studies p. Txxxiii Celebrating Our Stories Essential Question: How do nations and cultures celebrate their histories? • Preview Have students preview the lesson. Ask: What is the title of the lesson? What is the title of the reading? What are subheads in the reading? Ask students to make predictions about what they will learn based on this information. • Participate in academic discussions Use the Essential Question as a warm-up. Ask students to work in small groups to list as many holidays and traditions as they can that celebrate history. • Culture note Be aware of diverse cultural backgrounds in the classroom and encourage students to share information about traditions and holidays that may be unfamiliar to others. Also note that not all US holidays and traditions will be familiar to all students and may need explanation. ANSWERS Sample answer: Nations and cultures celebrate their histories with holidays and traditions. A • Read and comprehend social studies texts Have students listen to and whisper read the text. Then arrange students in pairs to alternate reading sentences or sentence chunks aloud to each other. • Determine the meaning of words as they are used in a social studies text Point out the glossary terms at the bottom. Ask students to find the words in the text and study the context of the sentence to understand the meaning. For example, say: Find the word independence in the text. What clue word helps you understand its meaning? (birthday) • Apply knowledge of Latin affixes Write universal on the board and begin a word web, asking students to connect the word parts to cognates or related terms, such as united, unique, universe, and unicorn. Ask students to identify the meaning of uni- (one) and brainstorm other words that use the prefix. Ask them to explain how the meaning one contributes to the overall meaning of each word. • Make connections Divide students into groups to discuss each celebration. Ask them to answer the following questions about each: Do you celebrate this holiday? How do you celebrate? If not, do you know any information about it? • Connect to theme Ask: How does the information in this text connect to the unit theme of identity? Elicit that our cultural heritage also contributes to our identity. EXPLORE AND LEARN A Read about special cultural celebrations around the world. Every person is a part of many different stories. As individuals, each of us has our own story. But we are also a part of the stories of our families, our cultures, and our nation. Nations celebrate their stories with holidays. Holidays honor important people and events in the past. Some holidays even look forward to the future. INDEPENDENCE DAY Many nations celebrate their birthdays. In the United States, Independence Day is celebrated on July 4 with parades, picnics, and fireworks. In India, Independence Day is celebrated on August 15. Many people fly kites with the colors of the Indian flag. South Korea has two holidays—on March 1 and August 15—to celebrate the country’s independence! HONORING ANCESTORS The Day of the Dead is a special holiday in Mexico on November 1 and 2. People honor their ancestors by celebrating with family, friends, food, music, and dancing. In Japan, the holiday Obon occurs between August 13 and 15. People make special meals and put out paper lanterns to welcome their ancestors back home. CHILDREN’S DAY The United Nations established Universal Children’s Day in 1954 to promote togetherness among children worldwide and improve children’s welfare. Children’s Day is celebrated on different days around the world, and each country has its own traditions. But it is usually a happy day to celebrate children. Children may get presents, have school performances, or play games together. HONOR the PAST CELEBRATE the FUTURE honor to recognize as special independence freedom universal found or practiced everywhere GLOSSARY ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do nations and cultures celebrate their histories? ? AND BRIDGES TO SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT 1 32 Celebrating Our Stories BLC23_SE_LB_U01_032-033_BSS.indd 32 8/30/21 12:18 PM 32 | Teacher’s Edition • UNIT 1
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