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- 1st - 8th
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Students explore different cultures by researching holidays around the world, and comparing/contrasting their own customs to those of others; students then present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students compare their own special holidays and traditions and then use their imaginations to create their own holiday. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students compare and contrast the holidays of Songkran, a Thai holiday, with Easter. They write a cinquain poem about one of the holidays. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students research a variety of December holidays and create a chart comparing Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, and Ramadan. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss and compare national holidays in the United States and Canada. They make posters and T-charts analyzing Independence Day and Canada Day. Students find or draw pictures depicting how the holidays are celebrated with headlines and captions explaining each. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 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 »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students write in their journals to analyze the use of nostalgia. After reading an article, they identify aspects that are universal for holidays. They describe and examine their own memories of a specific holiday and interview someone who shares a similiar experience. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students study ways some holidays are celebrated in this country, and share their experiences, the lesson focuses on Bangla students' celebration of Eid, an important holiday in Bangladesh for the Muslim People. Students make a class book about Eid. All narratives and illustrations are included in a class book that becomes a resource guide for other classes studying about the holiday and the Bengali culture. Full Review »
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