# Lesson 164: Family celebrations

🟡 SOCIAL STUDIES (40 Lessons) • 🟢 A. About Me and My Family

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## Objective

I can talk about family celebrations, name simple traditions, and show respect for different ways families celebrate.

## Materials

- Paper for a small "Family celebration" page
- Pencils, crayons, or markers
- Optional: photos or drawings of a family celebration

## Mini-lesson — Family celebrations

A celebration is a special time when people come together to share, smile, and sometimes have food & music.

Examples of family celebrations

- Birthdays with cake or a small party.
- New year, festivals, or holidays.
- Welcoming a new baby or a family visit.

Things we might do at celebrations

- Eat special food together.
- Listen to music or dance.
- Wear special clothes.
- Give gifts or cards.
- Say kind words like "Happy birthday!"

Short celebration sentences

- "We have a party."
- "We eat cake."
- "We play music."
- "We dance together."

Not every family has the same celebrations. We never say one way is better. We listen and show respect.

Picture strip: Simple family party

## Guided Practice — My family celebration

You will make a small page about one family celebration.

1. At the top of the page, write: "My family celebration".
2. Choose one celebration, such as a birthday, holiday, or other special day your family has.
3. Draw a picture of your family at the celebration.
4. Under the picture, write or trace one short sentence such as "We have a party." or "We eat cake."
5. Add small labels for things you see, like "cake", "music", "gifts", or "dance".
6. Practise reading your page aloud to an adult.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Trace
Pen

## Practice — Sharing our celebrations

Use your page to share about one family celebration in a kind and respectful way.

1. Sit with an adult or with your family. Take turns sharing your pages.
2. When it is your turn, say: "In my family we celebrate _____ . We _____ ."
3. Listen carefully when others talk. Look at the speaker and stay quiet.
4. After each person speaks, you may say a kind sentence such as "Thank you for sharing" or "That sounds special".
5. Notice how some celebrations are the same and some are different. All can be important.

## Quick Check — Family celebrations

Answer each question about celebrations, sharing, and respect. These questions do not judge any family or culture. They talk about kind choices.

1) What is a celebration?

A time when people must be angry. A special time when people come together. A test you do alone.
Celebrations are special times together.

2) Which could be part of a family celebration?

Eating a special meal together. Breaking toys on purpose. Pushing people in line.
Sharing food is a common celebration activity.

3) Your friend says, "In my family we dance at new year." What is a kind reply?

"That is silly." "My way is better." "That sounds fun."
We respect how other families celebrate.

4) Which short sentence talks about a celebration?

"I throw food." "We have a party." "I break my toys."
A party is a type of celebration.

5) At a birthday, what is a kind thing to say?

"Happy birthday!" "I do not like your party." "My party is better."
Kind words help people feel happy and included.

6) Some families give gifts. Some do not. What should we remember?

Only gift parties are real celebrations. Your way is always the best. Families can celebrate in different ways.
We do not judge families for how they celebrate.

7) During a celebration, what is a respectful choice?

Talk loudly over someone giving a speech. Listen when someone is speaking. Push to be first every time.
Listening shows respect at special times.

8) Your family and your friend's family celebrate different holidays. What is a kind thing to do?

Ask questions and listen. Say their holiday is wrong. Laugh at their special clothes.
We can learn about each other's celebrations with respect.

9) What might help you remember a celebration?

Forget everything that happened. Throw away all pictures. Draw a picture of the special day.
Drawing is a simple way to remember special times.

10) Why is it good to learn about different celebrations?

So we can say who is best. So we can understand and respect each other. So we can copy people without asking.
Learning about others helps us show respect and kindness.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can name at least one family celebration. Student can describe one or two simple traditions (food, music, clothes, or gifts). Student uses short sentences to talk about celebrations. Student shows respect when hearing about other families' celebrations.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can talk about my family celebrations and listen to others. 🙂 I can share some things about celebrations, but I want more practice. 😅 Talking about celebrations still feels a bit tricky.

#### Next time I will practise…

Saying short celebration sentences Listening kindly to other people's celebrations Drawing or writing about a special day
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