Lesson Plan

History of Christmas Trees Lesson Plan: Bigs Edition

Weigh primary sources, argue who was first, and measure how much a cut branch drinks.

This is the Bigs Edition of Christmas Trees: one ready-to-teach week written just for grades 7-8. Every day follows the same rhythm: Reading on Monday, Writing and Words on Tuesday, Science and Math on Wednesday, a Hands-on Project on Thursday, and Show and Tell on Friday.

The big question: How do we know where a tradition began, and what can the evidence really prove?

The Week

• Mon: Read the Sources (Reading) • Tue: Who Was First? (Writing & Words) • Wed: How Much Does It Drink? (Science & Math) • Thu: Build a Conifer Key (Hands-on Project) • Fri: How a Custom Spread (Show & Tell)

Teaching more than one level? The all-levels edition of Christmas Trees has Littles (K-3), Middles (4-6) and Bigs (7-8) in one file, so siblings or a mixed classroom can study the same topic together.

Perfect for homeschool families, grade 7-8 classrooms, co-ops and substitute plans.

What's inside

• 5 ready-to-teach days for Bigs (grades 7-8), about 90 to 120 minutes a day
• Lab sheet: Water Use Lab
• Sequence cards (The Early Timeline) and a cut-and-sort page (Weigh the Evidence)
• Writing page: Who Put Up the First Tree?
• Hands-on project: Build a Dichotomous Key
• Word search, crossword, scramble and secret code puzzles
• 8 fact cards, 9 vocabulary cards and a book list of 4 titles
• A certificate and an answer key for the grown-up

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