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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students consider how the world events of the past year have impacted their perceptions of this holiday season. Each student then explores one general theme related to his or her feelings about the season by creating a news-based collage. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine ways in which holiday television specials reflect some of the religious, historic and cultural themes of the holidays on which they focus. They create their own holiday television specials in groups, each focusing on a holiday. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine how they greet the holiday season and participate in a class discussion to explore the ongoing debate on how best to celebrate the holidays. They read and discuss an article, and write a personal essay. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students use the internet to gather information about holidays around the world. They create a calendar with all of the holidays outlined and calculate the percentages of countries who celebrate each one. They design a greeting card to celebrate one holiday. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students make a list of all of the national holidays and explain why we celebrate them. They create a holiday based on their culture, gender, or generation and then debate and defend the creation of their holiday in class. They create a greeting card for their holiday. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students brainstorm a list of nouns and adjectives that go with a specific holiday. They access teacher designated websites to find words that rhyme with or are associated with their list of holiday words. They word process a poem using a number of words from their lists, and add clip art before saving and printing the document. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students explore the holidays of Christmas, Thanksgiving, and their birthdays. They watch and discuss a PowerPoint presentation, read a variety of resource books and complete graphic organizers comparing and contrasting the holidays. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students research winter holidays celebrated around the world, both religious and cultural. Twelve specified components of holidays are given to guide the research. Students develop both a physical and an electronic presentation representing their research. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students participate in a game of Holiday Bingo then discuss Holiday foods and problems from these foods. They review a list of ideas on how not to overeat during the holidays and review ways to cut down on fat in typical holiday dishes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students research one of two Mexican holidays, Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo. They present important facts about the holiday to the class and host an in-class celebration that reflects the dress, music, food, and traditions of that holiday. Full Review »
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