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This is a fun, holiday-themed
literacy unit that focuses on the Italian Christmas and Epiphany tradition of
La Befana, the Christmas witch. La Befana in Italy is much like Santa Claus in
the United States and other places.
Because it also focuses on
Epiphany, which falls on January 6th, it could be used in your
classroom after a traditional Christmas break.
This unit includes a teacher read-aloud
(a secular and non-secular version), a reader’s theater play (a secular and
non-secular version), expanding vocabulary practice (a matching game and
worksheets), hands-on activities, differentiated lessons, stationary, and more.
My students find it motivating and engaging, especially right before or after
the holiday break.
I.
Traditional Tale
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Version 1 (includes religious
references)
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Version 2 (secular)
II.
Reader’s Theater
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Version 1 (includes religious
references)
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Version 2 (secular)
III.
Expanding Vocabulary Activities
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Vocabulary Cards
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Fill-in-the-Blank
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Vocabulary ABC Order and Match Up
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Word Maps
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Vocabulary Sentences
IV.
Graphic Organizers
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Alphaboxes
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Select Two and Reflect
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Venn Diagram
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Story Map
V.
Writing Prompts
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La Befana and Santa Claus (compare
and contrast)
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Letter to La Befana (friendly
letter)
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Story Summary
VI.
Differentiated Resources
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Story Sequence (cut and paste)
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Venn Diagram (cut and paste)
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Story Summary (with transition
words)
VII.
Stationary
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Primary Lined Paper
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Intermediate Lined Paper
I hope you find this product
helpful! I have found it really helps get my students excited about the
research process and stay organized in the process. I give each of my students
a manila file folder as their “special research folder” during the project as
well, and they love using it!
If you have any questions, please
email me at [email protected]
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