Name(s): Alyssa Croulet Subject: Social StudiesGrade: 3rd Lesson Topic: France Holiday’s

Integration of Learning Outcomes Students will be able to give key facts about the French holidays that they

studied during class Students will be able to display strong interpersonal skills while participating in a

group of their peers Students will be able to create a timeline of the Holidays in France over a 12-

month year Students will be able to create a tally chart based off of the holidays from France

that their peers found the most interesting

StandardsPA:

8.4.1.C Identify holidays and ceremonies of selected world cultures. CC.2.4.3.A.4 Represent and interpret data using tally charts, tables,

pictographs, line plots, and bar graphs. 6.2.3.E Describe the effect of local businesses opening and closing.

NCSS: V. Individuals, Groups, Institutions- (B.) Give examples of and explain group

and institutional influences such as religious beliefs, laws, and peer pressure, on people, events, and elements of culture;

Vll. Production, Distribution, & Consumption- (H.) Describe the relationship of price to supply in demand.

Anticipatory Set students will discuss in their group a holiday that they celebrate here in the

United States that they think may be celebrated in France The group will decide on two to record up on the smart board Class as a whole will narrow down the list to 3 holidays that are celebrated in

the United States and in France

Procedures Students will count off in their table groups by 5 (each group has 5 students) All of the 1’s in the classroom will go together to work, all of the 2’s will go

together to work, all of the 3’s will work together, all of the 4’s will work together and all of the 5’s will work together

When the students get to their new groups they will be assigned 1 holiday that happen in France

Group 1 All Saint’s DayGroup 2 May DayGroup 3 Bastille DayGroup 4 Victory in Europe DayGroup 5 Ascension Day

After being assigned the holidays the groups will use resources provided by the teacher to learn about the holidays

After 7 minutes, the groups will switch and they will learn about the next two holidays (group 1 will go to 2, 2 will go to 3 etc.) The students will do this until everyone has gone to each group

While the students are in the groups learning about the holidays they will be creating a timeline of the holidays that are celebrated in France throughout the 12-month year.

While in the group that learns about May Day students will be prompted to think about how the price of the lily of the valley may be more expensive on that day compared to every other day in the year because of the demand of that flower on that specific day.

The students will also be prompted to think about how these holidays effect the culture and people of France.

Students will be prompted to think about how public holidays effect local businesses.

After the students create the timelines of the holidays in France throughout the year they will compare it to a timeline of public holidays that are observed in the United States

After the students have learned about each holiday they will create a tally chart that lists the holidays that were learned about. The students will go around and take a poll to see which holiday was found the most interesting in the class.

Differentiation This lesson meets the needs of students who are linguistic learners because they

students are reading about each holiday. By reading the short passages about the holidays the students are able to gather the information that is being presented.

This lesson meets the needs of students who are visual learners by using a timeline to graph out where the holidays fall throughout the 12-month year in France. This allows the students to see how the holidays fall throughout the year.

Closure At the end of the lesson the teacher will ask the students to write down one

holiday that they learned about and a brief description of what that holiday means. The teacher will collect this before the class moves on to the next subject.

Formative / Summative AssessmentFormative:

The teacher will collect the students’ timelines of the holidays as well as the papers of the holiday they learned about and the brief description of the holiday and the tally charts. This will give the teacher a general idea of whether or not the students understood the lesson and were able to meet the goals that were set at the beginning of the lesson.

Materials / Equipment

Passages about each holiday that the students can learn from Photos from each holiday Paper for the students’ timelines Paper for the students’ tally charts Pencils Timeline of the United States Holidays

Technology

- smart board

All Saint’s DayAll Saint’s Day, also

known as “Toussaint” which is short for “Tous les Saints”, is a day that takes place in autumn on the 1st of November. It is a catholic tradition of honoring the dead. All Saint’s Day falls on the day after Halloween, which is another name for “All Hallows Eve”. Relatives

of the dead usually gather to go to the cemetery together to visit the grave of a deceased loved one. Families are known to put chrysanthemum

flowers on the grave and light candles to wish happiness in the after-life. There are also special church services that people can attend.

May DayMay day is also

known as “Fete Du Travail”, or Labor Day. It is a bank holiday which means that banks and schools are

closed. On this day a flower called “Lily of the valley” is s old everywhere on the streets of France on the 1st of May. The lily of the valley is known as a symbol of springtime and good luck. Most shops and convenience stores are closed on this day.

The tradition of offering lilies of the valley dates back to May 1st, 1561, when King Charles the 9th of France received a lily of the valley as a lucky charm. He then created a tradition to offer a lily of the valley each year to the ladies of his court. The flowers are now a more general token of appreciation between people. Students often give them to their teachers.

Bastille Day

Bastille Day is the French national holiday and is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. It is also known as “Fete Nationale”. This holiday is in memory of the destruction of the Bastille Fortress on July 14th, 1789. The de

struction of the wall was an important event in the French history. On July 14th, 1790, tens of thousands of Parisians (or people of Paris) gathered in order to celebrate the unity of the new French Nation.

There is a huge parade that happens on Bastille day, consisting of 4,000 soldiers, 240 horses and 460 vehicles as well as about 100 aircrafts. The parade starts at the Arc de

Triomphe and goes to the Palace de la Concorde. Every city and every village in France take part in the celebrations of Bastille Day.

Victory in Europe DayVictory in

Europe Day is a national holiday in France, known as “Victoire 1945” or “La Fete la Victoire

”. This day is important in France because it marks

the end of World War ll in Europe. On May 8, 1945 Germany surrendered to the allied forces. In France it is a day of celebration and remembering that is done with church services, ceremonies and parades.

French flags are hung from the tops of poles and wreathes are laid during ceremonies at Monument Aux Morts in each village, town and city. Schools, post offices, banks and many businesses are closed on this day.

Ascension DayAscension Day is

celebrated by the Christian churches forty days after Easter. This day always falls on a Thursday and the celebration is known as “le jeudi de l’Ascension” which translates to Ascension Thursday. This day celebrates the day that Jesus is taken to heaven. This was a symbol of the end of Jesus as a physical being and the beginning of Jesus as a spiritual being.

Ascension Day in France is associated with a long weekend and because it

is a public holiday, offices, shops and schools are closed. The first time the holiday was celebrated was in 1801. Ascension Day in 2017 will happen on May 25th.