Holidays Around the World

For December Social Studies, we traveled around the world studying how other countries celebrate Winter Holidays. We often began by reading a book or watching a short video from that country. We then examined the flag from that country and read a sheet describing the traditions and culture, usually focusing on food. Next, the students recorded information that they learned on the back. We marked the country on the correct continent on our individual maps and also on our "World" Bulletin Board along with the flag and a picture associated with that country. The commonality among all of the Holidays was the special time spent with family and friends.