GEOGRAPHY: Adopt A Friend For Christmas: Christmas Celebrations Around The World
By Geography and Math Made Easy
This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to 12th graders. Modifications can be made as needed. A fun and exciting Christmas holiday geography project to engage students in learning about winter holidays and traditions around the world. Implement this activity days prior to Christmas break to keep your students motivated and learning. Make every moment a teaching moment! Through this lesson, students will catch a glimpse into the life of another child, discovering how the winter holiday season is celebrated within their culture/country—whether it is Christmas, Kwanza, Ramadan, Hanukkah, or other winter holidays. Students will be introduced to various ways of life, from South America to Europe to Africa, and will gain an understanding of each winter tradition and celebration. Students will Adopt a Friend for the holiday Kwanza/ Ramadan / Hanukkah season and will explore ways of life during the holiday season. Note: (1) This is a research project. Will need a zip file reader to open the file. WHAT IT INCLUDES • Detailed Teacher Instructions • Suggested Introduction Videos (optional for lesson) • 9 Pages of Christmas Ornaments Reproducible (For Tree) • A Word File With Editable Ornaments • Christmas Ornament Reproducible Activity Sheet • Christmas Ornaments Reproducible (With Writing Lines) • Grading Rubric Note: This lesson calls for the instructor to supply an artificial tree or cut a large human-sized tree out of butcher paper. A
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