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By Clodagh
Christmas Writing Around the World: An Interactive Experience for Year 3-6 Students
"Christmas Writing Around the World" is a fun, interactive map tool designed to immerse students in the festive traditions of Christmas from various global perspectives. This engaging digital experience allows students to explore and discover Christmas traditions from six countries: Australia, USA, Canada, Mexico, France, and the UK.
This simple Christmas activity lets students click on the markers scattered around these countries, revealing a story from the perspective of a child in that specific location. Each story details their unique Christmas traditions, foods, and other special aspects of their holiday celebration, including what the weather is like during Christmas. Students will get to learn about the warm, sunny Christmas in Australia, the snowy festivities in Canada, and the charming customs in Mexico, France, the USA, and the UK.
As they navigate the map, students can zoom in and out, making the experience more interactive and engaging. Each click reveals a vivid and authentic account of Christmas celebrations, allowing students to compare and contrast different cultural practices and understand the diversity of holiday traditions around the world.
To use this resource, simply download the HTML file and either upload it to the students' drive for individual exploration or present it as a whole-class activity. The texts are easy to read for Year 3-6 students, making it the perfect introduction for a project, study, or for comprehension questions.
This activity serves as an excellent introduction to recount writing, providing students with inspiring examples for their back-to-school holiday writing projects. By reading these captivating stories, students can learn how to structure their own recounts, incorporating details about traditions, foods, and special moments.
"Christmas Writing Around the World" not only broadens students' cultural understanding but also enhances their global awareness and recount writing skills. They will delight in the colourful tales of Christmas celebrations from around the world, making it a memorable and enjoyable learning experience that brings the joy and spirit of Christmas into the classroom.
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Need more Christmas activities for your upper elementary/primary classroom?
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Christmas Activity Booklet
Easter Activity - Easter Around The World
By Clodagh
Easter Activity - Easter Around The World - Immerse your students in learning about the traditions at Easter all around the world
Dive into the vibrant Easter traditions across the globe with our interactive map tool and explore different Easter traditions from the perspective of children around the world. Each marker will lead you to a story about Easter highlighting culture and customs in the following countries:
- Italy
- Spain
- Greece
- Phillipines
- Mexico
- Ethiopia
- Germany
- Brazil
- USA
- Australia
Easter Traditions Around the World: An Interactive Writing Activity
This unique, digital resource offers students a captivating journey through the festive Easter customs of Italy, Spain, Greece, the Philippines, Mexico, Ethiopia, Germany, Brazil, the USA, and Australia.
You will also receive a PDF of all the stories and a Compare and Contrast Easter Activity for students to compare the traditions of two countries or compare their own Easter experience to another countries.
Engaging and Educational Easter Exploration
Click on interactive markers to unveil stories from children in each country, sharing their local Easter celebrations in a recount writing style. This immersive experience not only enriches students' understanding of global cultures but also enhances their literacy skills by exposing them to diverse recount writing examples.
What's Included:
Ideal for Literacy Centers and Cultural Education
Perfect for literacy centers, this Easter activity is designed to broaden students' cultural horizons and encourage them to compare, contrast, and appreciate the diverse ways Easter is celebrated. It's an excellent resource for teaching recount writing, enhancing global awareness, and adding a colorful, educational twist to your Easter festivities.
Looking for more Easter activities? Check out these as well…
Easter Activity Booklet
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Easter-Activity-Booklet-10832380
Easter Math Activity - Easter Cafe
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Easter-Math-Activity-Easter-Cafe-10856688
Easter Activity Project
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Easter-Activity-Project-Years-3-6-10847740
By Clodagh
Looking to heat up your persuasive writing lessons? Need your students to further develop their critical thinking skills when developing arguments? Look no further to than Persuasive Writing Hot Seat to spice up your lessons!
With over 30 topics, your students will be challenged to come up with 3 arguments to support the persuasive writing topic... whether they agree or not! These simple persuasive writing topics are perfect to get your students mind tickings, their critical thinking skills activated and foster a healthy sense of competition!
You will receive:
Persuasive Writing Hot Seat Powerpoint Presentation
A Powerpoint presentation of the Persuasive Writing Hot Seat game so you can use this as a whole class activity. You could play with mini whiteboards, put one student at a time in the 'hot seat' or put on a timer to see who comes up with 3 good arguments first. This could be a great warm up for your persuasive writing lessons!
Persuasive Writing Hot Seat Task Cards
Integrate these Persuasive Writing Hot Seat Task Cards seamlessly into your literacy rotations or as a warm up for your persuasive writing lessons! These cards are completely versatile for you to play 'hot seat' however best suits your class.
Enhance your persuasive writing lessons with 'hot seat' and watch the spirit of debate come alive!
Looking for more Persuasive Writing resources? Check out this project here!
Persuasive Writing Project
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Happy persuasive writing!