Holidays Around The World Unit Christmas Around The World Passport Winter Kinder

Are you teaching a unit on holiday traditions around the world? This Holidays Around the World unit will help you engage and teach your students about different holiday traditions and customs around the world!

This 172-page learning resource teaches students about the holiday traditions of China (Chinese New Year), The United Kingdom, Ethiopia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Israel (Hanukkah), Mexico (Las Posadas), Sweden (St. Lucia’s Day), Australia, India (Diwali), and Kwanzaa. Each country/holiday includes a welcome sign, passport stamp, information sheet for teachers including holiday history and book, video, and music suggestions, a craft, an emergent reader, a text-based evidence reading passage, a comprehension check consisting of multiple choice and/or written response questions, and an answer key. Comprehension question checks include basic recall and higher-order thinking skills. The included passages can be used in a variety of settings -  whole group, small group, or independent work. The passages can also be used without the comprehension checks if desired.  Students will have a blast learning fascinating facts about different countries and holidays around the world while also learning geography skills!

Also included with this Holidays Around the World resource are unit instructions, a passport application, passport, passport ‘stamps,’ a suitcase craft to hold crafts made throughout the unit, a trip writing journal, and plane tickets for pretend travel!

Here Is What Is Included:

Unit Resources

• About This Resource
• Beginning the Unit Instructions
• Passport Applications (USA, Canada, Australia, Generic Template)
• Passport (also includes an editable version)
• Suitcase Craft
• Trip Writing journal
• Holiday Airlines Plane Ticket
• Christmas Airlines Plane Ticket

China (Chinese New Year)

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Paper Lantern Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

The United Kingdom

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Christmas Cracker Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Ethiopia

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Drum Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

France

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Shoe Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Germany

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Tree Puppet Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

The Netherlands

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Wooden Shoe Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Italy

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• La Befana Broom Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Israel (Hanukkah)

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Menorah Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Mexico (Las Posadas)

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Poinsettia Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Sweden (St. Lucia’s Day)

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• St. Lucia’s Day Crown Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Australia

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Sandman Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

India (Diwali)

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Diya Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

Kwanzaa

• Welcome Sign
• Passport Stamps
• Information Sheet
• Mkeka Craft
• Emergent Reader
• Reading Passage
• Comprehension Check
• Answer Key

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