Christmas around the World

I have had the pleasure of joining Sara at Kovescence of the Mind in a product swap this month. I was so excited to be paired up with Lisa from Mrs. Spangler in the Middle, and she sent me her Christmas Around the World Flipbook & Mini Writing Project.

I’ve always found that my students need something to do that will keep them engaged and working hard during the last week before winter break. Otherwise, I have a class full of overly excited fifth graders, who tend to get a little wild in anticipation of Christmas and the time off of school. This project was perfect for the last week!

 

Students start by researching the Christmas traditions in 5 countries: England, Holland, Italy, France, and Germany. I paired my students up for this part and let them share a laptop to do their research.

 

Once everyone finished researching, I had them choose their favorite country and put them into groups of four. Each student then takes one section of the research on that country and writes a paragraph about it.

All of the paragraphs for each country are then organized on a poster, and shared with the class. I chose to have my students do a gallery walk to see each others’ posters. My class loved seeing how different countries celebrate Christmas!

Enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a copy of ALL of the products from our swap!