Age: 7-8 years

Duration: 50 min

Objectives

• Share favorite holiday traditions using I think / In my opinion frames.
• Compare celebrations in pairs with two similarities and one difference.
• Write an opinion paragraph (5–6 sentences) with two supporting reasons.

Vocab

• favorite / celebrate / fun: "Chuseok is my favorite holiday."
• tradition / special: "We have a special tradition."
• holiday / festival: Include Korean and international examples.

Warm-up (5min)

Holiday picture splash — students name holidays and one activity each (eat songpyeon, get gifts, wear costumes).

Main Activity (40min): "Holiday Opinion Workshop"

Brainstorm 6 holidays on board. Students pick favorite — graphic organizer: holiday name, 2 reasons, 1 tradition detail. Pair compare: Venn diagram for two holidays. Draft opinion paragraph with topic sentence + 2 because reasons + closing sentence. Peer edit checklist: opinion word, because x2, capital letters. 4 volunteers read paragraphs — audience asks one follow-up question each.

Wrap-up (5min)

Illustrate one tradition from paragraph — caption with one opinion sentence.

Teacher Tips

• Honor diverse holidays — no assumption that Christmas is universal favorite.
• First full opinion paragraph — use graphic organizer heavily.
• Combines Lesson 01 because with Lesson 05 opinion frames in writing.