Happy New Year Around the World! (Matching Cards with Facts, Script)

Want to include more world history and cultural celebrations into your lessons? This resource includes fact cards about how the following 27 countries celebrate New Year's Eve and/or Day:

1. Argentina
2. Australia
3. Belgium
4. Brazil
5. Canada
6. Chile
7. China
8. Denmark
9. England
10. France
11. Germany
12. Ghana
13. Greece
14. Haiti
15. India
16. Israel
17. Italy
18. Laos
19. The Netherlands
20. Nigeria
21. Scotland
22. Sierra Leone
23. South Africa
24. Spain
25. Thailand
26. The United States of America
27. Venezuela

Have the students conduct research to try and match the card featuring the name of the country (with that country's flag in the shape of the country) with the fact card about how that country celebrates the end of the year.

This resource include an answer key and a space next to each country's name so can assign each student a country and perform the facts like a reader's theater if you like!

These facts are based on a 2012 coloring book by Sylvia Walker called Happy New Year Around the World.