Lesson 5: Christmas

Getting Started

Questions to Explore

• How were families in the past dependent on the natural resources in their environment?

Facts and Definitions

• Exclamatory sentences show strong emotion or excitement.
• Interrogative sentences ask a question.
• Declarative sentences make a statement.
• Imperative sentences give a command.

Summary of Skills

• Interact with the text before, during, and after reading by asking questions. (LA)
• Identify and discuss similarities and differences in events, characters, and concepts across selections and support them by referencing the text. (LA)
• Produce work that follows the conventions of a particular genre (e.g., personal narrative, short report, friendly letter, directions and instructions). (LA)
• Demonstrate understanding by using a variety of complete sentences (declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory) in writing and speaking. (LA)
• Compose a draft of preliminary plans that conveys major ideas and maintains focus on a topic. (LA)
• Compose two or more paragraphs with: topic sentences, supporting details, and a logical sequence.

Materials

• Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Ingredients for your child's favorite Christmas dish

Introduction