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Welcome students to this page especially made for you in order to help you with your Christmas/Holidays around the world project.
Below I have included for you all a slide show with the song "All I want for Christmas is" in order to put you guys in the holiday spirit. Below there are several video clips I have provided you with and I feel it would be a good idea for you to watch them and see if you get any ideas for your project.

Note: **In order to watch the videos I have provided below you will need to mute the sound coming from the slideshow and the way this can be done is by clicking the button at the top of the slideshow that looks like a speaker just once. If you are having difficulty ask me to come over and help.** media type="custom" key="4974831"


 * Monday **

**Student Activity # 1:**
===** Review the videos below in order to begin your learning of the different celebrations people have instead of Christmas all over the world. Write a page on the differences and similarities you have found between your holiday, whether that may be Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza or another and one of the holidays found in the videos below. **===

===__//Note: Remember that the origins of each holiday are different and many stem from different religious beliefs. Please be respectful and courteous of what others believe as well as what you believe.//__===

This video below talks a little about why Hanukkah is celebrated and why the Menorah is a symbol for this holiday, just like the Christmas trees is a symbol for our holiday.
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This video below talks about what Kwanza is and the seven principles of Kwanza.
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Tuesday

 * Student Activity # 2:

Below are three websites with many different crafts for you to choose from. Your assignment is to pick a website and then pick one of the craft projects and complete them in class. All materials will be provided in class and all crafts must be finished within the class period. We will then as a class hang them outside the hall of our classroom for all to see.

Kwanzaa Activity:** **[]

Hanukkah Activity:** []


 * Christmas Activity: []

Wednesday Student Activity # 3:

The following websites below have different quizzes on Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza. Pick the one your presentation will be on and complete the quiz. This is not a graded activity but a fun activity so that you can see the many facts about the holiday you are researching. Write down some of the facts as they will be valuable to put into your presentation later on.

Christmas Quiz []

Kwanza Quiz []

Hanukah Quiz []

Thursday Student Activity # 4

Hello students as today is Thursday and tomorrow presentations are due the activity I have chosen for today is for you to locate a video online that shows a common practice that is done within the holiday you have chosen to research. For example, if you were researching Christmas you could find a video of a family eating all together or opening Christmas presents or it could be something that was done in the past but is not practiced anymore. It can also be a cartoon video that is showing a practice done in this holiday. __//Remember that the video you choose will have information that you can put into your PowerPoint presentation.//__

Some helpful sites in finding videos can be found below.

Some helpful key words :**
 * Hanukkah Traditions, Kwanzaa Traditions, Christmas Traditions
 * Hanukkah games
 * Menorah Lighting
 * Santa Claus
 * Passover

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Friday
 * Student Activity # 5**


 * Students will be working with the software Kidspiration if enough time is available after their presentations. Students will need to open up the software on one of the classroom computers or laptops borrowed from the library and be responsible for making a web for each of the holidays they have researched. //For example, one will be of the celebration they take part in and then another will be made for the one they are researching.// Students will be assisted in class by the instructor with the software or any other questions that come up. This chart will then be printed out in class and students will take it home as an aid to help them write their rough draft for the essay on how this project has broaden their horizons on holidays and how people celebrate differently for different causes. Students are responsible for bringing back the webs and handing them in on Monday.**