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Christmas Around The World Thematic Unit. Teach across the curriculum!

Part One of our Christmas Around the World Thematic Unit is filled with time-tested, quality activities that are strategically linked to Core Standards. It is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy, math, social studies, creative writing, word wall, and guided reading.

Part Two Features The Countries of:

• India

• Sweden

• United States of America

• Bahamas

• Peru

• Israel

• Mexico

• China

• Italy

• Scotland

The activities include:

Literacy Activities

• Sweden: St. Lucia Reading Nonsens Words

• USA: Decorate Away: Blending Phonemes

• USA: Decorate Away: Blending Phonemes or Phoneme Segmentation

• Bahamas: Junkanoo: Using Common Nouns in Complete Sentences

• Israel: Identifying Letters or Decoding Words

• Italy: Befana’s Toys: Changing Initial Sounds to Make New Words

• Mexico: Poinsettia Race: Naming Letters Quickly

• China: Christmas Lanterns: Writing Alphabet Letters

Math Activities

• India: Diwali Day: Identifying and Comparing Numbers

• Sweden: St. Lucia Day Deliveries: Composing Teen Numbers.

• Peru: Fiesta de Navidad: Classifying and Sorting Objects

• Scotland: The Mischievous Elves: Identifying Numbers

Songs and Fingerplays

• India: Little Clay Lamp

• Sweden: Lucia Day

• USA: Ring Your Bells

• Peru: Fiestas de Navidad

Art Projects

• India: Clay Lamp

• Sweden: Star Hats, St. Lucia Wreaths

• USA: A Gift for Mom & Dad

• Bahamas: Starfish Santa

• Israel: My Star

• Italy: My Ceppo

• Mexico: Poinsettia Construct

• Scotland: Shape Elf

Kitchen

• Australia: Pavlova

• Peru: Panettone

Writing

• Country Word Walls

Guided Reading

• Around The World: Sight Word Reader

• Class-Made Book: Around the World

© Kathy Crane

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