Alabama Social Studies SS24.2.13b
The Standard
- SS24.2.13
- Explain how national historical figures and celebrations relate to fundamental democratic principles.
Describe the purpose and significance of commonly observed holidays, commemorations, and celebrations.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name whom or what a holiday remembers or celebrates. They explain why people observe it and give one way people mark the day.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain that Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors his work for equal rights. They can explain that Memorial Day remembers people who died in military service. They can name a way people mark either day.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think every holiday is a birthday or just a day off school. They may say Memorial Day honors all veterans, rather than those who died while serving. They may assume every family celebrates the same holidays.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, ask: “Who does Memorial Day remember, and why might people place flags at graves that day?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs match holiday cards to short fact strips, then place the matched cards on a paper calendar.
Read about a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service project, then ask, “How does helping others connect to what Dr. King worked for?”
Play holiday clue bingo: read “remembers service members who died,” and have students cover Memorial Day and explain their choice.
Have students ask someone at home about a holiday they observe, if any, and record why it matters to them on a class chart.
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Related Standards
- SS24.1.12c
Identify festivals and observances celebrated in the community and state, and describe their historical origins.
- SS24.3.4
Locate and describe the significance of state and national symbols, landmarks, and monuments.
- SS24.1.12
Utilize primary sources to examine the significance of individuals, cultures, celebrations, and historical events within the community and state.
- SS24.K.3
Identify and explain symbols, customs, influential individuals, and celebrations associated with the home, school, community, state, and nation.
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