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Holidays and Observances:
Looking at Diversity and Culture  
Subject Matter
Standards National Standards: National Reporting System of Adult Education standards are applicable here. These are the standards required by the 1998 Workforce Investment Act. See http://www.air-dc.org/nrs for details.
Media Components Although this unit can be very low tech, you can use media to enrich the lessons. Some of these Web sites provide very detailed lists of holidays from many cultures, including some obscure holidays. Here are some Web sites for the research parts of the unit.http://www.earthcalendar.net/2002/religions2002.html http://www.holidays.net/ http://www.holidayfestival.com/ http://www.web-holidays.com/ http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp? feature=holidays&page=html/holidays.htm&direct=yes Materials Foam core, poster board, or bulletin boards are needed for the displays the students make in the “Culminating Activity.” The displays and the artwork in Activity 1 will be more creative with construction paper, markers, crayons, and colored pens.Prep for Teachers Complete all the writing assignments yourself before asking students to do them. Review Web sites before sending students to the links. If you want to use books or other print materials for the research part of this, that requires some preparation. If your program has its own library, you need to gather some books about holidays, customs, and traditions. If you don’t have a library of your own, check out the local public library. Some libraries allow programs to take out deposit collections for your program’s use. |
