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Reasons for celebration


What are the reasons we celebrate?

There is no specific reason why people celebrate. 
Depending on the beliefs, cultures, age, family background everyone will give many reasons to celebrate. 


This unit has important ATLs that we are trying to develop. 
Social 
They worked in groups and learned how to communicate and build social connections with each other. They learned to respect different perspectives and used context and roles using dialogues. 

Communication
Role-play enhances language skills by using dialogue and vocabulary relevant to the role that they are portraying. It is especially beneficial for English Language Learners.

Through role play we were able to target these skills while exploring the Line of Inquiry on Reasons for celebration.


Each group prepared a short role play and act out how they would respond or what they with do with the given situations. 

Scenario 1: It is Christmas!
" We will sleep early, brush out teeth and wait for Santa to come. Then, we will open presents the next day."

Scenario 2: You’ve got a perfect score in your Math test! 
"I will tell my mommy that I got a perfect score! We will go out and eat our favorite ramen."

Scenario 3: Your friend moved to a different country.
"I will talk to my friend in video call. We will tell stories about what is happening in our school. I will send her card for her birthday."

Teacher Questions:
Is there are need to celebrate? 
Why would you want to celebrate? 
What would you do or what would you expect to happen? 

  • We love food and we need to eat.
  • We want to be happy.
  • We get presents.
  • Our friends and family are there.
  • Preparing before the events or celebration is fun! We decorate, we plan the food and the place for the party.
  • We REMEMBER things, people and talk about them.
  • We want to have fun.
  • We get excited.
  • We talk to each other.
  • We build relationships.
BOOK DAY!


Book Day is a celebration that also defines the culture of Preschool Class. 
We always start our day with a read-a-loud since Day 1 in Preschool. We never miss the chance to sit together, read together, and celebrate the magic that an open book brings! 

We were fortunate to have these lovely parents come to class and read to the us books from their home language. 


.... in Japanese


.... in Dutch

Looking forward to sharing 'Who we are' at DSKI Culture Week on March 26-29!












 

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