1. Carrie Maynard
9-9-13 CI 350
Assure Method
A. Analyze Learners
S. State Objectives
S. Select Media & Materials & Methods
U. Utilize Media & Materials & Methods
R. Require Learner Participation
E. Evaluate & Revise
* I will be teaching holiday traditions to 4th graders. There are twenty students 11 girls, 9 boys.
There are 2 Muslims, 3 Jewish and 2 African Americans. The students are of average intelligence,
and range in age from 9-10 years old. The students range in races and cultural upbringings.
Although the students may share common knowledge of certain customs or traditions, it is
certain they will differ from other students family’s traditions.
*My objectives are to teach that not all holidays are celebrated the same way, but just because
they are different from what the student may know does not mean it is wrong. In order to teach
the children different customs I will offset the children and the customs they are used to, and
we can do this in a research project form. By letting the students particpate in group setting,
and hands on activites I can keep all the students engaged. I want the students to know
different customs, traditions, and cuisines from the different cultures by the end of the week
with a 90 percent accuracy.
* All students learn in a different way so to reach all the children I would start by again not
letting them do a project on the traditions that they currently practice with their families. Some
children learn better with visual aid so for them I would use posters of the different holidays,
and to use a power point presentation to show pictures of the difference in the cultural
traditions. Other children learn better with auditory learning activities so for these students we
could incorporate songs and stories, and let the children tell their classmates what they learned
about the other cultures holidays to see if that’s how the students do things in their homes. We
could use youtube viedos, make our own videos, or use a podcast to help with this activity. It
could be like an open discussion. Some children learn better with a more of a hands on method
approach. So to help these students we could let each student bring in an item that their
families use for their tradition and what it means to them. We could let all the students touch it
and ask questions about the item to help keep them interested and engaged. . My audience is
4th graders so to teach them the best way would be to let the Muslims learn the African

2. American traditions, the Jewish children learn the Muslim traditions, and the African American
children learn about the Jewish traditions. By offsetting the different traditions with the student
the children are learning and having fun. Using a project- based learning activity the kids are
having fun while learning. It makes the events relevant to them, and the activity is more likely to
stick with them.
* I will require all student to participate in all activities. I want all student watching videos,
participating in the making of any or all videos, and podcasts made. The videos will be for
classroom use only. There will be a rubric for the grading and learning particaption will be a big
part of the grade. Students cannot learn if the do not participate.