Holidays Around the World
Informational (nonfiction), 1,679 words, Level T (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Subject
Word Work	Common Suffixes

Book Summary

People around the world express themselves most joyfully through their holidays. This book takes a look at many of the major holidays that take place from November through March—one of the busiest holiday seasons. Students will learn through sensitive text and photographs how kids just like them celebrate Hanukkah, Ramadan, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, Holi, and the international celebration of the new year.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
• Use the reading strategy of comparing and contrasting to understand text
• Identify complete and simple subjects
• Make and understand words with suffixes -ion and -tion

Vocabulary

• Content words: Christmas, dreidel, Hanukkah, Holi, Kinara, Kwanzaa, menorah, New Year ornaments, Ramadan, shamus

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Pocketbook Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level T Answer Sheet