CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ELA BUNDLE | Winter Holiday Christmas Around the World

SAVE 20%!...Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep,32-page Christmas and Winter Holiday Reading, Writing, and Research ELA Unit! It includes learning opportunities to understand the history of American Christmas Traditions like the Christmas Tree, Wreath, and Christmas Stockings. Students can then write in response to what they’ve read (narrative, informative, and opinion prompts included), then use online research to compare/contrast the Christmas or holiday traditions of two countries of their (or your) choice. It is such a great way to keep them engaged, develop cultural understanding, and learn something relevant at the same time!

The following Christmas and Winter Holiday Traditions ELA Resources are included:

Christmas Traditions Reading Comprehension

•American Christmas Traditions nonfiction reading passage

•CCSS-aligned questions (with answer key) to go with the passage

Christmas Traditions Writing Bundle

•3 Writing Prompts (1 narrative, 1 informative, 1 opinion) that go with American Christmas traditions passage

•Revising and editing checklists for each type of writing are included.

•Color-coding Chart: Students color code writing to ensure it has all required elements...and help the teacher with grading!

•13 Writing Papers: Stripe tree in corner (BW & Color), Christmas Dots, Christmas Dots with Star, Ornament with lines (big and small), Santa Polaroid with lines, Seasons Greetings, Christmas Squares, Santa Sign with lines (big and small), Reindeer with lines

Christmas Around the World Compare Contrast Research Sheet

•Students compare and contrast the holiday traditions of two countries of their/your choice. They can use the Internet to research and complete the compare/contrast chart. It includes space to answer Who, What, Where, When, Why, and a Fun Fact about these holidays as well as

what they have in common.

•List of Suggested Countries to Research

•Suggested Website Links to use for research

***THIS IS A BUNDLE, SO THE SEPARATE ACTIVITIES SOLD ON TPT ARE ALL BUNDLED TOGETHER. THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES A BONUS FILE WHICH IS THE SAME THING, BUT EVERYTHING IS TOGETHER IN ONE FILE. THIS MAY BE EASIER FOR YOU TO ACCESS AND ORGANIZE ***

Ways to Use

•Pick and choose which activities you want to do...or do them all!

•Have a Christmas Traditions Celebration Day...or week...or month!

•Set up stations around your room.

•Rotate from room to room to complete one activity in each room.

•Do one activity each day for a week.

•Do activities as a whole class.

•Can even be used by a sub!

Related Resources

Check out the “Christmas and Winter Holiday” section of the Megan Memories store for these related resources:

Christmas and Winter Holiday Resources:

• American Traditions Reading Comprehension
• Writing Bundle
• One Day Research
• Christmas Around the World Research Project
• Christmas Card Creation Stations
• STEM Bundle
• Activity Sheets
• ELA Bundle: Reading, Writing, Research
• MEGA Unit!

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