Monday, November 26, 2018

Introduction

This lesson started with a DonorsChoose match offer to fund a project that taught Visual Art and Civics in a single lesson.  My first co-teaching thought was the Social Studies teacher right down the hall, Randi Richie.  We decided to create a project that would help students learn more about citizenship, holiday traditions around the globe, and give them the opportunity to practice a little kindness.  The finished product will be given to Pueblo Meals on Wheels to go out with holiday meals.  We hope this lesson will give students the opportunity to learn about more than an academic subject area.

Monday-Holiday Symbols

Headspace Meditation on Kindness

Directions
Slides 1-5
  • Choose symbol
  • Carve stamp

Tuesday-Christmas Around the World

Christmas Around the World Video

Directions
Slides 6-7
  • Finish carving
  • Stamp card
Christmas Around the World Google Slides

Wednesday-Citizenship

Directions
Slides 8-9
  • Warmup on citizenship
  • Decorate card
  • Write note inside about a holiday tradition

Thursday-Kindness

Directions
  • Present cards
  • Watch TED Talk on Kindness
TED Talk-Kindness Orly Wahba

Student Samples