Ancient Roots- Modern Holidays - Short histories of holidays celebrated in the United States source

German Festivals and Celebrations - Students learn about German culture through understanding Germany ways of observing advent, Christmas, St. Nicholas Day, and Easter source

Holiday Explorations - In this unit, students learn about holidays using the internet and they invent a new holiday for the classroom source

Holiday Traditions - A printable worksheet that asks students to match holidays and symbols source

Holidays - Links to WWW pages relating to common holidays source

Holidays and Customs - A printable graphic organizer that guides students in researching when and where holidays are celebrated source

Holidays Around the World - Six lesson plans about Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo, and Christmas source

Making a Holiday Timeline - Printable directions for making a timeline of holidays with your students source

Multicultural Calendar - Holidays from around the world are listed here with short descriptions. Browse by month, holiday, country or search by keyword source

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