This best-selling holidays around the world unit has everything you need to teach your students about unique traditions and holiday customs in 18 countries around the world! This resource includes PowerPoint lessons with stunning photos, high-interest reading passages, a travel suitcase and passport, exit tickets, crafts for each country and much more!
Included in this resource is an 18-country teaching PowerPoint with Google Slides version, detailed lesson plans, assessments, reading passages, passports, holidays around the world suitcase folder, and 18 simple souvenir writing crafts. Thoughtfully designed to make planning, prep, and teaching a breeze with engaging activities, lessons, and resources to teach your students through the entire month of December.
The passages are designed for second and third grade students but can certainly be used in fourth grade and may also be helpful for higher ability first graders. The comprehension questions make it easy to use them in your small reading groups.
Included in the Holidays Around the World unit:
Lesson Plans | Teacher Guide | Unit Binder
Detailed lesson plans for winter holidays in each country with video and book links that focus on unique customs and holiday traditions in each country. Teacher’s notes and photo directions for each component of the unit.
Teaching Slides in PowerPoint & Google Slides
18 engaging lessons (8-10 slides each) packed with information and actual photos for each country, student activity slides, world maps, and craft example slides for:
- France
- England
- Italy
- Germany
- Mexico
- Israel
- Sweden
- Kwanzaa
- Russia
- Australia
- China (Chinese New Year)
- India (Diwali)
- Israel (Hanukkah)
- Indonesia (Eid al-Fitr)
- Saudi Arabia (Ramadan)
- Canada
- Kenya
- United States
Exit Tickets/Assessments
Easily differentiate with exit tickets in two formats: fill in the blank and short written response. Answer keys included. Digital included.
Reading Passages
Reading passages for each of the 18 countries enables you to extend the learning into your small groups. Text dependent questions follow each passage. The passage reading level is mid-year second grade to mid-year third grade. Digital passages and answer keys included.
Note: If you would like holidays around the world passages in 3 different levels ranging from 380L-740L with 2 types of questions for close reading practice CLICK HERE.
Comparing Customs Flap Book
Flap book templates and flag stamps to compare any 3 countries. Digital included.
Post Card Writing Crafts
18 Souvenir post cards decorated with simple crafts give students the opportunity for functional writing. These can also be done as stand-alone crafts without the postcards and are included in two styles:
- 1-page, no prep, color and cut version
- Individual templates to copy on construction paper
Passport
Includes fun passport pages and stamps for each country. A colorful digital passport is also included.
Suitcase Folder
Cover templates, world map, and inside pocket labels with photo directions.
Unit Binder
Binder tabs, dividers and spine, teacher guide, standards alignment pages, video links for each country, and teacher prep checklist.
Take your students on a holiday adventure to learn about Christmas holidays around the world and winter holidays in 18 different countries!
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This comprehensive Holidays Around the World resource has everything you need to teach a fun, engaging, and organized unit. Enjoy!
Happy teaching!
Linda Kamp
Around the Kampfire
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