This Mini Unit is about Martinmas or The Feast of St. Martin. It includes a PDF with printable's and suggested activities for a mini unit study including creating a lantern, a geography page and a poem about this day. Martinmas is traditionally celebrated at the end of harvest season on November 11. This is great for Prek and early elementary!
 
 
This is the one in a series of lessons about holidays around the world.
 
What does this mini unit include?
Vocabulary worksheets
Make your own lantern
Video and book suggestions to enhance your learning experience
a letter M page
an Germany identification page
A poem we use to remember this holiday
a playdough mat
 
About this unit
 
This early elementary mini unit study will help your children to learn about this day of celebration and how it is celebrated in Europe and around the world. You and your child(ren) or students will learn about the symbols and traditions of this holiday!
 
I have suggested several books for your studies and there are many more resources out on the internet. You can also find many educational videos and resources out there for free.
 
Along with the worksheets provided there is a simple craft.
 
It will take about a day to complete this unit – but it can easily be stretched into 2 or 3 days of you would like to keep your learning going.
 
Core subjects: History, Language Arts, Handwriting