1st Grade Instructional Guide

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Use sentence frames and word banks :

○​ “In my culture, we celebrate ___ during ___. We ___ to celebrate.” ○​ “This symbol means ___ to me.” ●​ Model and practice turn-and-talk routines to share personal stories.

●​ Create a paper lantern ○​ Video 1 ○​ Video 2 ●​ Paper Candle Craft ●​ Fireworks Craft

Extension

○​ Video 1 ○​ Video 2 ●​ Take a class walk around the school and discuss different flags or symbols you might see on your walk ●​ Take a field trip to the school flag pole and discuss the colors and symbols they see ●​ Show and Tell: Have students share pieces of their culture. These could be songs, dances, artifacts, or languages ●​ Culture Fair: Reach out to your community and parents to see if anyone is willing to share a piece of their culture with the class, grade, or school ●​ Field Trip: Schedule a field trip to an art or history museum ●​ Grade-Level Assembly: There are many college and community organizations that put on dance and music performances for schools. ●​ Interview a class guest (family member or community helper ●​ Create a family tradition book or recipe card to share at home ●​ Conduct an interview with a family member about their holiday traditions and turn it into a timeline or artifact collection ●​ Make a class traditions quilt —each student contributes one square representing a family tradition ●​ Track and chart daylight hours over several weeks ●​ Compare seasonal holidays across hemispheres (e.g., summer Christmas in Australia) ●​ Host a Cultural Celebration Showcase where students share their flags, final projects, and explain their meaning