Christmas Around the World Activities for Kids

Christmas Around the World Video for Kids

Here is a video with a humorous twist and Marco Polo!

Christmas Around the World Song for Kids

You may also like this printable Christmas Around the World Vocabulary Packet from our Teachers Pay Teachers store:

Activities include:

word banks,

word scrambles,

letter shapes,

matching definitions,

crack the codes,

word searches,

crossword puzzles,

sentence writing,

alphabetizing,

creating words with number tiles,

dig deeper (vocabulary graphic organizer),

story writing,

writing papers

and a research project.

There are a variety of activities for easy differentiation!

These printable worksheets work well for December emergency sub plans.

The 30 words include:

advent

dreidel

gelt

Buon Natale

epiphany

Hanukkah

carol

fasting

la befana

Christmas

Feliz Navidad

Las Posadas

custom

festival

menorah

mistletoe

poinsettia

tradition

nativity

shepherd

wassail

nisse

Sinterklaas

winter solstice

pavlova

St. Lucia Day

wreath

piñata

tinsel

yuletide

You may also like these free printable Christmas activities from our TpT store:

The ELA sampler worksheets include crack the code, a word search and a creating words work word activity.

The 8 words include:

aroma

blizzard

holiday

icicle

ornament

ritual

tidings

yule

Answer keys are included.

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Honoring Veterans Day Activities for Kids

We can begin honoring Veterans Day in our classrooms by teaching kids facts and history of the holiday. This video is approximately two minutes long and gives students a nice overview of the holiday.

Activity 1:

After the video, ask students to summarize the video in 20 words or less on their paper and/or draw a picture that represents Veterans Day.

You may guide the students in a discussion with the following questions:

Activity 2: 

(Scroll down for 30 printable task cards, which include these questions and more.)

Questions:

1. When is Veterans Day?
2. Who are we honoring?
3. What was this holiday originally called?
4. What did the holiday commemorate?
5. When was Armistice Day first celebrated?
6. What were some ways in which it was celebrated?
7. What happens at 11 AM every Veterans Day?
8. When was the name changed?
9. Has Veterans Day always been in November?
10. What is the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day?
11. Approximately how many living Veterans are there in the US?
12. What fact or event stood out to you from this video?

Answers:

1. November 11
2. Men and women who have served or are serving in the US Armed Forces, including unknown soldiers
3. Armistice Day
4. Truce between the Allies and Germany in WWI on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
5. On November 11, 1919
6. Businesses closed, parades, gatherings
7. A Color Guard ceremony for all branches of the military and Tomb of Unknown Soldiers in Arlington National Cemetery
8. 1954 to honoring all veterans, not just those in WWI
9. No, for a short time 1968-1975 it was moved to October for more vacation time
10. Memorial Day is for those who have died, and Veterans Day is for all those who have or currently are serving.
11. Approximately 21 million
12. Answers vary

Activity 3:

Students may complete a free printable Veterans Day puzzle activity. 

Click HERE to download and print it.

Activity 4:

Have students read classroom resources or conduct their own research to write their own "Top 5 Facts about Veterans Day". This free printable sign is an example.

Click HERE to download and print the sign:

Activity 5:

Veterans Day Assembly: Organize a school-wide assembly where veterans can share their experiences with students.

Activity 6:

Thank You Cards: Have students create handmade thank you cards for veterans in the community. Encourage students to write letters of support to troops serving overseas.

Activity 7:

Veterans Day Art: Encourage students to create patriotic artwork, such as flags, eagles, and stars.

Activity 8:

Veterans Day Poetry: Have students write poems about veterans and their contributions.

Activity 9:

History Lesson: Teach students about the history and significance of Veterans Day. Read books about veterans and their experiences, followed by discussions.

Activity 10:

Guest Speakers: Invite veterans to speak to the class and answer students' questions.

Activity 11:

Service Project: Organize a service project, like collecting items for care packages to send to active-duty troops.

Activity 12:

Storytelling: Have students interview family members who are veterans and share their stories. Record video interviews with veterans and watch them in class.

Activity 13:

Musical Performance: Practice and perform patriotic songs or have a musical assembly.

Activity 14:

Flag Coloring Contest: Hold a flag coloring contest, with prizes for the most creative designs.

Activity 15:

Community Parade: Participate in or watch a local Veterans Day parade.

Activity 16:

Soldier Silhouettes: Create life-sized soldier silhouettes for a hallway display.

Activity 17:

Flag Ceremony: Conduct a flag-raising or flag-lowering ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance. Teach students about proper flag folding, etiquette, and display.

Activity 18:

Veterans Day Quizzes: Organize fun quizzes or trivia games related to Veterans Day.

Activity 19:

Collage of Heroes: Create a classroom collage featuring photos and information about different veterans. Display with pictures and stories of family members who are veterans.

Activity 20:

Soldier's Care Packages: As a class, assemble care packages for deployed troops.

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You may also like the following paid resources from our TpT store:

Foldable Veterans Day Thank You Card for Kids to Make

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Veterans Day No Prep Worksheets

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Veterans Day Facts Task Cards

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(Includes the questions listed above and more!)

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Veterans Day Crossword Puzzle

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Winter Sports Activities for the Classroom

The National Endowment for the Humanities is a government website that has a nice write up about the first modern Olympics. 

What is super interesting is that you can also find first-hand reports from years of Olympic events through over 5 million digitized pages of U.S. historical newspapers. 

Photo from Pixabay.com

Fascinating!

Click HERE to read more from this website.

You may also like this free download for your students:

Free Research Project to Compare Ancient Greece with Modern Day Olympics

Students will need to use classroom resources or conduct their own research.

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For a list of all the winter sports played in the Olympics, visit the official Olympics website HERE.

For example, if students wanted to learn more about curling, they could find the definition, equipment needed, the latest news, and featured athletes.

Photo from Pixabay.com

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If your students have a new inspiration to play some winter sports, they may play online.  Don't worry, you can make it educational as well.

For example, your students could play a ski jumping game HERE.

Activity Ideas:

1. Research ski jumping. When did it begin in competition? How do the athletes train? How fast to they go? How are they judged.

2. Create math word problems using ski jumping stats.

3.  Research and conduct experiments on how snow is made.

4. Engineer your own miniature ski (car) jump. Who can make the car go the farthest?

5. Plan an online game with ski jumping. When you are finished, write a creative story about your adventures. Add details to make it more real and interesting.

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Free Winter Sports Writing Papers

These writing papers may be used for note-taking, creative writing, letters to Olympians and more!

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Pyeongchang is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It’s known for Odaesan National Park. What else can your students learn about South Korea?

Research Paper for Any Country

This is a great activity to research the country in which the Olympics are being held.

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The New York Times also identified ways to use winter sports, specifically the Olympics, to teach across the curriculum.

Some ideas included writing activities, global politics, design and fashion, geography, physics, and more. For detailed ways to integrate these ideas into your curriculum, visit the article HERE.

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