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🎉 Week 13: Fall Festival

Lesson Overview
Grade Level Grades 1-2
Duration 30 minutes
Curriculum Year B
STREAM Focus All Areas (Celebration)

Week 13: Fall Festival

🎯 Learning Objectives

STEM Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Share and demonstrate learning from the semester 2. Explain STREAM projects to others 3. Reflect on growth and favorite activities 4. Celebrate accomplishments

Faith Integration Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Express gratitude for learning opportunities 2. Celebrate as a faith community 3. Share joy with others

Week 13: Fall Festival

🙏 Faith-Reason Integration

Catholic Teaching Connection

Celebration in Community — The Church celebrates together! Our liturgical calendar is full of feast days and celebrations. Celebrating learning honors God who gave us minds to learn.

Scripture Connection

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." — Psalm 118:24

Saint Connection

St. Philip Neri — Known for joyful celebrations. He believed faith should be fun and that celebrating together builds community.

📚 Materials Needed

  • Student work portfolios

  • Display materials

  • "I learned..." certificates

  • Celebration supplies

  • Reflection sheets

  • Camera for photos

📝 Lesson Procedure (30 minutes)

Opening Prayer (2 min)

"Dear God, thank You for this semester of learning! Thank You for all the amazing things we discovered about Your world. Help us celebrate with joy and share with others. This is a day You have made — we will be glad! Amen."

Semester Reflection (8 min)

Remember what we learned:

Fall highlights:

  • 🔬 Nature observation and senses

  • 🤖 Dash Robot programming

  • 🗼 Tower engineering

  • 🐾 Animal habitats

  • 🏎️ Ramp races

  • 💻 Thanksgiving coding

  • 🎁 Gift making

Individual reflection:

  • What was your FAVORITE activity?

  • What did you learn that surprised you?

  • What was HARD but you did it anyway?

  • Who is one saint you remember?

Partner share:

  • Tell your partner your favorite memory

  • Listen to their favorite

Station Celebration (12 min)

Set up stations for sharing/playing:

Station 1: Robot Replay

  • Quick Dash Robot fun

  • Show what you learned

Station 2: Building Free Play

  • KEVA tower fun

  • See how tall we can go together!

Station 3: Art & Sharing

  • Draw your favorite STREAM memory

  • Share with others

Station 4: ScratchJr Play

  • Explore old projects

  • Make something fun

Rotate through and CELEBRATE!

Awards & Recognition (5 min)

Celebrate everyone:

  • Growth awards

  • Creativity awards

  • Teamwork awards

  • Perseverance awards

  • Wonder awards

Every student recognized for something!

Closing (3 min)

Looking forward:

  • "In January, we start fresh with new adventures!"

  • "Keep being curious over the break"

  • "Look for God's creation everywhere"

Prayer requests:

  • Anyone want to thank God for something specific?

Closing Prayer: "Thank You, God, for this amazing fall of learning. Thank You for our teachers, friends, and families. Thank You for robots, building blocks, and all the fun we had. Help us rest and play over the break, and come back ready to learn more. We love You! Amen."

📎 Home Connection

"We celebrated our fall STREAM semester today! Ask your child: 'What was your favorite STREAM activity this fall?' 'What did you learn?' 'What are you proud of?' Celebrate their growth and curiosity! Over the break, keep exploring: build things, ask questions, look at nature, and thank God for His amazing world."

✅ Assessment

  • Reflected on semester learning

  • Shared favorite memory/project

  • Participated in celebration stations

  • Expressed gratitude

Lesson Version: 1.0 — Year B | **