Includes partnering with a class in grades 2-4. Introduce the lesson by having students brainstorm examples of ceremonies or festivals in which water plays a role. It may be helpful to read aloud from I m in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor to reinforce the idea that a celebration isn t only connected to holidays or festivals. A celebration can also be a special memory about a place, event or experience. Students may give examples such as baptisms, blessings, water balloon fights at Fourth of July or family picnics, pool parties, etc.
Record answers from students on the board.
The retrieval chart will help them do this. Volunteer s name on the selected anecdotes and links. Next, have the students find Thailand using a world map or atlas. Discuss the location of this area in terms of country, region, hemisphere, and continent. Have students write down the physical location on their retrieval chart and, using the overhead retrieval chart, point out the other categories that they will be researching.