Website Wednesday
December Holidays
Christmas at Worldview
http://www.christmas.com/worldview/
Learn the origin of Christmas traditions and how Christmas is celebrated
around the world.
(Grades K-12)
December Holidays around the World
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/holidays.htm
A giant links site that connects to Christmas sites around the world.
(Grades K-12)
Christmas Around the World
http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/index.htm
Visit over 30 countries and find out how they celebrate the holiday.
(Grades K-12)
Holiday Stories and Poems
http://www.night.net/christmas/poems12.html-ssi
Some of the familiar favorites are here, along with a great selection
of lesser-known pieces to share with your class during the holiday season.
(Grades K-12)
Cultural and Historical Holiday Resources
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/christmas.htm
An amazing list of resources for every classroom. (Grades K-12)
Global Goodwill Holiday Project activates
http://teacher.scholastic.com/holiday/index.htm
Get the facts about more than 20 holidays from around the world. Share
your own holiday traditions and goodwill messages with kids around the
world. (Grades K-8)
Virtual Hanukkah
http://www.virtualchanukah.com/
Hanukkah stories, recipes, games and more. (Grades K-12)
Kwanzaa for Kids
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/kwanzaa/kwanzaa.htm
Scroll down for lots of activities and ideas for celebrating Kwanzaa.
(Grades K-8)
New York Public Library Recommended Holiday Reading
http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/reading/index.cfm
Click “Recommended Reading” then scroll down to “Celebrations- Holiday
Reading”. (Grades K-12)
Holidays Around the World
http://www2.worldbook.com/students/feature_index.asp#world
Click “Holidays Around the World” under the World History and Culture
heading. Learn how people of different countries celebrate the holiday
in various ways. (Grades K-8)
How Christmas Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm
The complete guide to Christmas traditions. (Grades K-120
A Victorian Christmas
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/vic-xmas.htm
A wealth of information about 19th century holiday traditions. (Grades
K-12)
December Teaching Calendar
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/activitycalendars/2003/dec.shtml
This online tool allows you to find out what happened on a
certain day in December in history, and then to link to other
sites to further develop that theme. (Grades K-12)
Santa Claus’ Christmas Around the World
http://www.santaclaus.com/world.html
Information about how different cultures and countries celebrate the
holidays. (Grades K-12)
Holiday Crafts
Fingerprint Bell Ornament
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/fingerprint.html
Gingerbread Garland
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/season/feature/famf127decorate/famf127decorate8.html
Reindeer ornaments
http://kinderart.com/seasons/reindeer.shtml
Snow Folks
http://kinderart.com/seasons/snowfolks.shtml
“Stained Glass” ornaments
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/sglass.html
3D Paper Stars
http://www.highhopes.com/3dstar.html
Cookie Recipes
http://cookie.allrecipes.com/
Over 3000 recipes!
Webquests
Christmas Customs Around the World
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/nbarkhou/christmaswq/
(Grades K-8)
Christmas Around the World
http://www.hssd.k12.wi.us/FG/4/Siech/xmaswebq.htm
(Grades 4-8)
Scrooge for Mayor
http://www.coollessons.org/Dickens.htm
(Grades 6-12)
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