About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
• Compare and contrast information
• Understand subject-verb agreement
• Understand how to place words in alphabetical order

Materials

• Book -- World Holidays (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Vocabulary, compare and contrast, subject-verb agreement worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: Chinese New Year, Christmas, dreidel, Hanukkah, Holi, kinara, Kwanzaa, menorah, mkeka, New Year, Ramadan, traditions