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Introduction

As the harvest season approaches, this is a great time to learn about different cultures as well as  geography,  agriculture, and astronomy.

In addition to our articles and resources on harvest festivals around the world, we have put together a list of lesson plans that may be useful for classroom use.  

We plan to create our own lesson plans and materials for the home and classroom. We welcome your input as well.

 

Lesson Plans

 

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Golden Legacy Curriculum: Lunar Calendar

bulletEducator's Guide to Succoth from Virtual Jerusalem.com
bulletChinese Moon Festival from the Angier School in Newton, MA
bulletMulticultural Unit from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: 

Sukkoth, Chinese Harvest Moon Festival, African Harvest Festivals, Halloween, Winter Holidays in response to the winter solstice: Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza, Three Kings’ Day

bulletJohnny Appleseed Hunt
bulletFrom the book, Moon Cakes to Maize: Delicious World Folk Tales, Activities and questions on food and culture
bulletLesson about the moon from LearnOnline
bulletPhases of the Moon from Newton's Apple
bulletMoon folktales and lesson plans: including Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Native American
bulletWhere food crops originated?
bulletHarvests Around the World from Success for All: compare cultures, celebrate the harvest, learn geography and more.
bulletLesson plan on planets from Scholastic.com
bulletLesson plan on the moon from Scholastic.com

 

 

 

 

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