Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Holidays
Fun module on American holidays provides students with one or more videos for special holidays in each month of the year and offers links to related resources, such as Veterans Museum and Memorial Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic...
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Holidays: Christmas
This site provides links and ideas for lesson plans about Christmas. Also provides basic information about the history of Christmas traditions in America.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Christmas
Kids learn about Christmas. The history and facts about this holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Christmas Traditions in France and Canada
This resource describes the differences between French and Canadian Christmas celebrations, in French and English. The embedded links in the text contain the most extensive information. Link to French version is at bottom of home page.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Boxing Day
Kids learn about Boxing Day. The history and facts about this holiday popular in England the day after Christmas.
Other
Mexico Christmas Traditions & Customs
A brief description of Christmas traditions and customs in Mexico.
Mayaco
Mayaco: Holiday Traditions
Good, thorough description of Christmas in a number of countries, including Spain and Mexico. Even includes a few holiday recipes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Christmas and Other Holidays Around the World
[Free Registration/Login Required] Christmas and many other November and December holidays around the world are explored through engaging web links.
Other
Christmas Traditions in Brazil
Each country celebrates Christmas in their own diverse way. Find out what the customs and traditions are like in Brazil.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Christmas in Mexico
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a fun way to for students to learn about Christmas in Mexico.
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Christmas World: Christmas in Kenya
Read about how Christmas is celebrated in Kenya. Includes photographs.
Mayaco
Mayaco: Holiday Traditions: Italy
Celebrating Christmas in Italy! Here's the lowdown on how Italians celebrate Christmas from decorations to special food.
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German Embassy: German Holidays
Learn about how Germans celebrate holidays and cultural traditions.
A&E Television
History.com: Saturnalia
Saturnalia, held in mid-December, is an ancient Roman pagan festival honoring the agricultural god Saturn. Saturnalia celebrations are the source of many of the traditions we now associate with Christmas.
Other
Holiday & Festival Activities Esl Kid Stuff
Nice variety of ideas, games, activities, songs, and recommended web resources related to Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Geared toward younger PK-3 English language learners.
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Le Diner De Noel
The Christmas Feast in Canada is rooted in traditions. This resource offers more information about this dinner, as well as interesting links to desserts, meats and drinks that are traditionally served at this time of year.
Read Works
Read Works: Nights of Light
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about seven different holidays that are celebrated with lights. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Funology: Holiday Arts and Crafts
This resource has crafts and activities for holidays. Ideas are listed by holiday. Most can be done with common classroom and household supplies with little adult help.
Read Works
Read Works: What's Cooking
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how different holidays are celebrated with different types of food. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
Other
Australian Traditions
A look at some Australian traditions, including Australia Day, St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, ANZAC Day, the Melbourne Cup, and how some of these traditions are different in Australia than in other nations.
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The Three Kings
In Spanish. Use this site to learn the history behind the Three Kings during Spanish Christmas. In this country, Santa Claus isn't the main attraction on Christmas.