Dec. 11-15, 2023
Students will learn about the Christmas tradition of Iceland where people give their friends & family gifts of books on Christmas Eve.
Google Map of Iceland Iceland's flag
Click to open in a new tab, show Iceland on map in relation to
where we are.
The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis, which can be seen in Iceland
The first two pages of the story show and mention the Northern Lights.
K-6 If students want to know more about the Northern Lights:
Show All: K-6
More info: K-3
More info: 4-6
Arkansas is bigger in land area than Iceland.
2022 population of Iceland: 372,899
2022 population of Arkansas: 3,045,637
Show both of these videos to all classes: first, the informative video on the left, then The Christmas Book Flood video on the right.
AFTER the lesson above, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade classes may do the following:
Read on myOn Work on LexiaCore
Read on Epic! Work on Prodigy
or CREATING on Code.org
AFTER the lesson above, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade classes may do the following:
Read on myOn Work on LexiaCore
Read on Epic! Work on Prodigy
or CREATING on Code.org or Scratch
AFTER the lesson above, Ms. Carroll's kindergarten class should do the gift activity I have left. On the left side, they should draw/write what gifts they would like to give someone. On the right side, they should draw/write what gifts they would like to receive. Students may take their completed (or partially completed, if they run out of time) paper with them when they leave the library.
If students finish early, you may show some/any of the videos below. You may also give brain breaks as needed with the directed movement activities.
Additional Holiday Stories & Activities:
I have also included several holiday stories for you to enjoy over your break! There are stories about Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah, as well as drawing, crafts, and dance videos! :) Happy Holidays! :D (The video thumbnails below may take a moment to load. Please be patient! They will come up in a second.) :)
Brain Breaks/Movement Activities:
Lesson Plan:
