LESSON: Christmas Around the World
Part 1: 1. In class talk about what students already know about how Christmas is celebrated in other countries.
2. Divide your class into 4 groups and distribute one of the following four scavenger hunts to each student in that group:
Group 1: Scavenger Hunt #1
Group 2: Scavenger Hunt #2
Group 3: Scavenger Hunt #3
Group 4: Scavenger Hunt #4
3. Students can visit http://www.sd71.bc.ca/sd71/edulinks/xmas/index.htm
Go to Sites for Students and visit one of the four Scavenger Hunt links and answer the questions on their printed out version.
PART 2:
5. Now students can sign up to study one of the following countries (these countries have been chosen by the availability of information on the Internet):
Australia Brazil Canada China Czechoslovakia Denmark France Greece India Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Nicaragua Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Spain Sweden United Kingdom Germany United States Switzerland
6. Hand out the sheet of questions that students can answer about their chosen country. Some students may have difficulty answering all the questions, depending on which country they choose.
7. Students can use the following sites to answer the questions on the sheets (these sites are all at the top of the worksheet or students can use the links on the SD #71 Christmas Page):
http://christmas.com/worldview
http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/
http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/
http://christmas-world.freeservers.com//index.html
http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
Part 1: 1. In class talk about what students already know about how Christmas is celebrated in other countries.
2. Divide your class into 4 groups and distribute one of the following four scavenger hunts to each student in that group:
Group 1: Scavenger Hunt #1
Group 2: Scavenger Hunt #2
Group 3: Scavenger Hunt #3
Group 4: Scavenger Hunt #4
3. Students can visit http://www.sd71.bc.ca/sd71/edulinks/xmas/index.htm
Go to Sites for Students and visit one of the four Scavenger Hunt links and answer the questions on their printed out version.
PART 2:
5. Now students can sign up to study one of the following countries (these countries have been chosen by the availability of information on the Internet):
Australia Brazil Canada China Czechoslovakia Denmark France Greece India Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Nicaragua Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Spain Sweden United Kingdom Germany United States Switzerland
6. Hand out the sheet of questions that students can answer about their chosen country. Some students may have difficulty answering all the questions, depending on which country they choose.
7. Students can use the following sites to answer the questions on the sheets (these sites are all at the top of the worksheet or students can use the links on the SD #71 Christmas Page):
http://christmas.com/worldview
http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/
http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/
http://christmas-world.freeservers.com//index.html
http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm