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Independent working time (15 minutes)

Instruct students to complete Part 2 of their interview worksheet independently.

Give students time to write sentences. For the lower grades, provide time and coloring materials for them

to draw an illustration to go with their writing.

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Differentiation

Support:

Give students a word bank of key words to use in their writing.

Provide sentence frames for students to use when sharing answers.

Invite students to work in a small, teacher-led group to complete the independent work.

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Enrichment:

Challenge students to write more sentences about their tradition. Encourage them to use more details, or

include an anecdote of a time that stands out in their mind.

Have students compare two of their favorite traditions in their writing and illustration.

Invite students to create a fall family tradition bulletin board in the classroom or the hallway, highlighting

the variety of traditions shared by students.

Instruct students to focus their writing on the meaning and origins of the tradition, rather than the facts

and details about how it is celebrated or honored.

Assessment (4 minutes)

Tell students that they will complete a sentence by speaking, writing, or drawing. Instruct students to

reflect on the traditions their classmates shared in today's lesson and think of a tradition they liked or

one they are curious about. Write the following sentence frames on the board:

I like the tradition of ____ because ____.

I want to learn more about the tradition of ____ because ____.

Review and closing (4 minutes)

Have students share the sentences they completed with a partner. Then, call on volunteers to share with

the group.

Remind the class that traditions are the beliefs and ways of doing things that are passed down from

grown ups to children, and traditions are honored for many different events and times of the year. Tell

students that they themselves could suggest a new tradition to do in their family. It is important to keep

old traditions alive by continuing to celebrate them, but it's always fun to add a new tradition. And

remember, a tradition can be something as simple as a trip to the park/movies after a special meal (e.g.,

Thanksgiving).

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Traditions are the beliefs and ways of doing things that are passed down from parents to children. 

Some traditions have been around for a long time, but sometimes people decide to start new traditions!