Dec
21
2010
Holidays Around the World
Posted by mjacobson in Uncategorized, tags: History, holidays, Students
Here’s a “re-gifted” Holidays Around the World project from my classroom days. Some of the links are broken, but it was a neat activitiy that my 7th graders really enjoyed. While it’s probably too late now for you to incorporate this into your classroom activities before Winter Break begins, the links from the project offer good resources to curious kids (of all ages):
Winter “Holiday” History from the Pagans, Vikings, & Romans
- Winter Solstice: The Unconquered Sun
- National Geographic: Solstice Celebrations
- Yule – The Winter Solstice
- The History Channel on Saturnalia
Hannukah (Spell it as you like)
- Chanukah – on Web Holidays
- Chanukah – from the New South Wales (Australia) Board of Jewish Education
- The History of Hannukah, on chanukah.com
- How We Celebrate – Hannukah
Christmas
- The History Channel on Christmas
- The History of Christmas
- Christianity Today on the History of Christmas
- How Stuff Works – Christmas
Santa Claus
- The History of Santa Claus
- The Real St. Nicholas
- The History Channel on Santa Claus
- How Santa Claus Works
Kwanzaa
- Kwanzaa on Web Holidays
- The History Channel on Kwanzaa
- CNN on Kwanzaa (video)
- TLC Family on How Kwanzaa Works
Other:
- Santa Tracker from NORAD
- The Physics of Santa (SPOILER ALERT!)
- The Physics of Santa Proven (BELIEVE!)
Happy Holidays!
Matt
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