Happy Creek Investigation: Christmas Date: December 15

Step 1: Inquire and Make Connections Step 2: Investigate

Student Desired Outcomes: Books:

To make Christmas crafts and art projects. Happy Birthday Jesus

To learn more about Jesus and the Christmas story. A Star for Jesus

To decorate Christmas Trees. Humphreys First Christmas

To make a Santas Workshop and the North Pole. The Christmas Baby

To write a Christmas story. Who is Coming to Our House?

To retell the Christmas story. God Gave us Christmas

To act out the Chrstimas story with puppets or Berenstain Bears The Very First Christmas
costumes.
The Crooked Christmas Tree
To Write the Room. Step 4: Create and Discuss Project.
The Animals Christmas Eve
To read lots of Christmas books. How will students share what they have learned?
J is for Jesus The Sweetest Story Every Told
Describe a culiminating project they will create. Will
To add Christmas words to our word ring.
it be individual,
Christmas in the small
Mangergroup or whole group project?
To decorate the weaving frame with Christmas bulbs, You may wish to give students more than one
garland. Nativity-
project toWhat do you
choose; for see? (TPT)mural, book, art,
example,
model, sculpture, play, video, etc.
To play Christmas activities on the smartboard and Christmas Emergent Read (TPT)
ipad. + Other Stories
To do some Christmas baking. Students can share at meeting times what theyve
Technology
learnt about Resources:
Christmas in other countries. Parents
To make hot chocolate. can come in and
Christmas Countingshare their Christmas
Activities traditions.
Powerpoint (TPT)
To learn more about what other countries do to Christmas Smartboard Fun Math (TPT)
celebrate Christmas.
Step 3: Organized Information Learned Students can
Christmas act out The
Smartboard Nativity
Math (TPT) story with puppets
To countdown the days till Christmas. or as a skit which can be videotaped. They can also
Students will come together and organize their retell the story
Christmas Aroundusing
the the nativity
World set pieces.
Powerpoint: France
To make a sleigh
documentation
Step 5: ride.
from
Present their
and investigations.
Reflect They to
(Allow students can (TPT)
create
presenta Graphic
their Organizer
projects to (web
thefor
rest map, bubble
of the class, map,
To use the smartboard more counting and pattern Christmas Around the World Powerpoint: Italy
brace map,
another can/have/are
class or parents.) chart) Flow Chart, Graph,
making. Students can make a Christmas craft of their choice.
(TPT)
Anchor Chart, KWL, etc.
To write a letter to Santa Christmas Around the World Powerpoint:
StudentsQuestions
will present their stories to the children at England
Driving by Students: Students(TPT)
can make a Christmas book/story. It could
meeting times and their puppet shows/plays at
center
What time.
does the North Pole look like? Video, The KingChristmas
be about what is Born. means toFrancis)
(Brother them. These
can be shared at meeting times. They can also
write a letter to Santa Claus.
How do you wrap Christmas presents?
Within their meeting groups, students can create a
graphic
can organizer
FORMATIVE
How to document
ASSESSMENTS:
we decorate what
Student
a Christmas tree they
withlearned
candy? Possible Experiences:
about Christmas.writing, questioning, observation
documentation, The students
Baking, can Wrapping
Research, decorate the rooms Building,
Presents, with
What Christmas words
and annecdotal notes.can we use to make a word
Students can make Christmas ornaments,
Decorating, garland
Crafts, Literacy etc.
(Vocabulary
hunt (ReadWrite the YES
Room)or No
? graphs about the
following questions
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: Student development for reading, writing, stories),
What happened the
documentation, day Jesus was
presentation, born?
rubric, and writing Numeracy (Christmas patterns, counting, ten
Did you decorate your house for Christmas? frames), Learn about Christmas in France,
reflection on learning.
How do people in other countries celebrate England and Italy.
Did you write a letter to Santa Claus?
Christmas?
Did you
How can wish someone
we keep Merry
track of the Christmas?
days till Christmas?
Do you
Can have
we use Christmas
the pyjamas?
smartboard more?
Do you
Can go towith
we play mass atnativity
the Christmas?
set and tell the
Christmas story?
Did you do any Christmas baking?