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Teachnology: December Holidays for Teachers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Looking for resources to add to teaching or learning about the holidays in December? Check out all the worksheets, activities, lesson plans and more offered by Teachnology.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: December Teacher Resource Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Utilize this extensive collection of lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, and much more to enrich teaching December holidays and themes.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Christmas and Other Holidays Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Christmas and many other November and December holidays around the world are explored through engaging web links.
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Read Works

Read Works: Let's Celebrate!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some less-known November and December holidays around the world. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Historyteacher.net: Winter Holiday History "Carol"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that uses holiday music as a way to explore historical events, people, or topics.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Christmas Day, December 25

For Students 3rd - 8th
Christmas traditions are unique to each family. But we share a common origin of this special holiday. Learn about the fundamentals of this celebration at this Library of Congress site.
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A&E Television

History.com: Kwanza

For Students 3rd - 8th
The History Channel provides basic information on the African American non-religious holiday of Kwanza. Celebrated for seven days, descriptions are given of the seven principles and the seven basic symbols.
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A&E Television

History.com: Saturnalia

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Happy Hanukkah

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a collection of essays from sixth graders in New York City about the holiday of Hanukkah. Read what Hanukkah means to them when you use this site.
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American Antiquarian Society: Visions of Christmas

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition that presents the history and traditions of the Christmas holiday through the years. Here you can discover the origins of Santa, the Christmas tree, and the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas".
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Cyber Kids: Happy Hanukkah

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of why Hanukkah falls on different days every year. Illustrates the differences between the Gregorian and Jewish calendars.
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Teachnology: Christmas Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Looking for resources to enhance teaching a unit on Christmas spend some time perusing the many worksheets, activities, lesson plans and more provided by Teachnology.

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