Last week, we practiced our close reading skills by exploring the traditions Germany has to celebrate Christmas. The students have had a great time traveling around the world exploring different countries and their cultures in relation to the holiday season. While reading about Germany, we learned that the Christmas tree (or tannenbaum) originated in Germany, so it was only fitting that our STEAM activity had to do with that. The students had to collaborate to build the tallest Christmas tree they could using only toothpicks and a box of gumdrops. This required a great deal of following directions, working together, and problem solving. Check out our building skills!
We have been working on text dependent analysis while exploring holidays around the world. Our first stop was Australia. We learned how Australia's season is summer during Christmas which effects the way they celebrate Christmas. To end our lesson, we completed a STEAM activity which involved creating a ship that could hold as many people as possible, since many Australians celebrate Christmas with beach trips and BBQs.
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