The Winter Holiday Show: A Multi-Species Celebration Musical Play

Common Core and Other National Standards

History/Social Studies

• National History Standards 1 and 6 for K-4th
• National Social Studies Standards 1 and 4

Language Arts

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:

K and 1st: Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Word Recognition 2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition 3rd, 4th, 5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency

Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use - K, 1st,2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity: Range of Text Types for K-5th

Fine Arts

National Music Standards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8 

K-4th National Theater Standards 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 

K-4th National Dance Standards 1 and 2 for K-4th

Vocabulary

partridge
turtle dove
French hen
spared
domesticated
down comforter
edible
fowl
hypnotized
celebration
craze
arranging
manic
phase
latke
defrost
league
boughs
holly
don
apparel
troll
Yuletide
blazing
obnoxious
hibernating
savory
masterpiece
menorah
hora
dreidl
shed
beaver dam
outfitted
carbs
abs
pecs
burly
seams
nose job
buff
Latvia
peril
Hebrew
“A great miracle happened there.”
slumped
expand
foil
kinara
principles
kin
figgy pudding
expert
bunk
handbook
trunk
subsection
flunk

Vocabulary From Stage Directions

mock
instrumental
disbelief
phony
fanfare
style
striking
pose
slickly
salivation
creeping