This year we are doing something different, no forced learning, but fun Christmas themed learning as we “visit” other countries and learn how they celebrate Christmas, or if they celebrate something different for the holiday season. We are doing Christmas Around the World.
Christmas Around the World
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As we try to fit so much learning into the school year, December is often a month of either relaxed schooling or forced schooling. As the month brings the colder weather, snow and kids want to be outside playing, or they are excited for family visits and, for the jolly one himself to visit, Santa.
This year we are doing something different, no forced learning, but fun Christmas themed learning as we “visit” other countries and learn how they celebrate Christmas, or if they celebrate something different for the holiday season. We are doing Christmas Around the World.
I have created these for use by grade kindergarten through grade 2. Use for your age group can be adjusted by added more reading and perhaps writing practice.
I have created a min book for each of the countries we’re visiting, a passport for them to add information such as the country visited flag ornaments for your children to color, cut out and add to your tree. We will be adding a paper tree to a wall for the holidays and purpose of Christmas around the World.
Canada – Germany – China – Switzerland – Sweden – Mexico – Russia – Italy – Australia – Switzerland
Books to Read
Around the World books:
Christmas Around the World – for young children
Christmas Around the World – Usborne young reading – we skipped a little bit of this book, skipped around the religious parts.
Christmas Around the World Crafts
Books about Christmas in different counties:
Christmas in Russia
Christmas in Switzerland
Christmas in Australia
Christmas in Mexico
Christmas in Sweden
Christmas in China
I’ll be adding more information as well go along. But to get you started here are our mini books, color-able ornaments, and passports.
