National Holidays

1st Grade Social Studies: National Holidays

NC Standard: 1.H.1.3 Explain why national holidays are celebrated (Columbus Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr, Memorial Day, and Presidents Day)

Do you ever wonder why we celebrate specific days? It's all apart of history! Today we will explore some of our most famous national holidays and why they are important to us as a country. 

Today's Goal:

To explore and learn more about our national holidays and why they are celebrated.

Task: Pick 3 of the National Holidays listed below

• Columbus Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Martin Luther King jr. Day
• Presidents Day

Steps:

1. Pick 3 different national holidays from the list on the Tasks page.

2. Browse on the provided websites given to you below.

3. Find out: what your holiday is, why is it important, and why it is celebrated?

Information Sources:

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/national-holidays-around-world/

http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/

To turn in:

1. You will create a poster on your 3 favorite national holidays.

2. Make sure to include:

• The name of your holidays
• When they are celebrated 
• Why they are celebrated
• Why they are important

3. When you are finished, make sure to write your name on the back and turn it in on my desk.

4. After we are all finished, we will have a gallery walk around the room to learn more about our nations holidays.

National Holidays are very important! They are significant times in history for us to remember!

Questions to think about:

1. Would our world be different if we didn't have these days?

2. If you were president, what type of holiday would you create? What day would it be? Why is it important to you?

If interested in learning more about our National Holidays try playing this game using the link below:

https://www.havefunteaching.com/resource/third-grade/happy-holidays-national-holidays-activity/

Ms. Bailey Waddell

1st Grade Social Studies

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