La+Navidad

Connections: 3.1 Comparisons: 4.1 Communities: 5.1 ||
 * ==Established Goals (National Standards):== ||
 * Culture: 2.1,2.2


 * ==Essential Questions:== ||
 * * How is Christmas celebrated in Mexico? ||


 * ==Desired Understandings:== ||
 * ===Students will understand that...===
 * many Mexican Christmas customs are based on their religious traditions.
 * there are some similarities and many differences between the way Mexicans traditionally celebrate Christmas and the way we do in the U.S. ||

La Navidad= Christmas ¡Feliz Navidad!= Merry Christmas! el pastor= shepherd las posadas= inn la iglesia= church
 * ==Key Knowledge and Skills:== ||
 * ===Students will know that...===


 * Mexican Christmas lasts several weeks from mid-December until the beginning of February.
 * many Mexicans reinact Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in a processional called "Las Posadas".
 * many Mexican Christmas customs come from their Catholic traditions.
 * more than 90% of Mexicans belong to the Catholic church.
 * Mexican Christmas celebrations often involve lots of food and going to church (mass) frequently.
 * traditionally they do not open their gifts until January 6

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=__Lesson Activities and Assessment Resources:__=

1. Use Chico Chile booklets for grades 1-6th 2. Las Posadas DVD 3. Show video clip [|Las Posadas Video Clip] 4. Sing "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" in Spanish [|iBand Feliz Navidad] La Navidad Culture Project Wiki