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Holidays Around the World

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Students explore how different holiday traditions are celebrated around the world. Scholars write a paper describing how they celebrate their own favorite holiday. Email partners, from different states and countries, share their information with each other. They complete a template of information concerning the holiday. Students create a presentation for the class.

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Grade
1st - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
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Research

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