Christmas Around the World

 

Christmas Around the World

Group Project 

Task:

Welcome to the Christmas Around the World webquest. You will learn about the many different ways people around the world celebrate Christmas. You will gather information so that you can make a poster and present the information to your class.

Procedure:

Your teacher will divide you into groups. Each group will be assigned one of the following countries to explore.

Sweden
Italy
Russia
Germany
Mexico
England
Australia

Each group will use a posterboard or large sheet of construction paper to display their answers. Divide your paper/posterboard into 4 sections and label each section. Put the name of each group member on the back of your paper. Use the example below to set up your paper:

1. Gift Bringer
2. Food
3. Customs
4. Greeting

Research Questions:

1. Gift Bringer 2. Food
3. Customs 4. Greeting
Click on the question number above
to go to your questions and links.

1. Who is the gift bringer? (Put your answer in box #1 on your paper. Use complete sentences.)

  • What is his or her name?
  • When does he or she bring presents?

Click on the name of your country in the box above to find the answer to your question.

 

2. What foods do they eat to celebrate? (Put your answer in box #2 on your paper. Use complete sentences.)

  • Describe the foods and draw pictures of them. Be sure to label the foods.

Click on the name of your country in the box above to find the answer to your question.

 

3 . What are their Christmas customs? (Put your answer in box #3 on your paper. Use complete sentences.)

  • Draw a picture of one customs or symbol that is used for decoration. Label the drawing.

Click on the name of your country in the box above to find the answers to your questions.

 

4 . How do they say "Merry Christmas"? (Put your answer in box #4 on your paper. Use a complete sentence.)

How "Merry Christmas" is said in different languages.

Swedish, Italian,Russian

German, Spanish (Mexico), English

 

Evaluation:

When your group has finished, evaluate your project by asking these questions. Remember that you will be graded as a group.

  • Did you divide your poster into four rectangles to display your answers?
  • Did you answer all the questions fully?
  • Did you report you research to the class?

 

 

Rubric

3 points
2 points
1 points
0 points

1. Poster

Correctly divided, neat, info in correct rectangle

Correctly divided,
readable, info in rectangles but not necessarily correct

Incorrectly divided or messy, info in rectangles but not necessarily correct

Incorrectly divided, messy,
info not in correct rectangle

2. Answers to questions

Full, correct answers to all questions

Full, correct answers to most questions

Partial or incorrect answers to questions

Missing answers to 2 or more questions

3. Report to class

All information given, well presented

Most information given, well presented

Some information given, adequately presented

Little information given, or poorly presented

 

Conclusion:

Now you have learned about Christmas celebrations in other countries. As you celebrate your Christmas, you might think about the many different ways people all over the world celebrate this holiday.

 

When you are done:
You might want to try one of the following links:
Holiday Word Find #1,

Gift tags to color and cut
Tree Puzzle
Build a Snowman

Christmas Break

Decorate the tree

Idea borrowed from: http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/oneco/Christmas/christmas.html

 
Last Modified: Saturday, Jun. 13, 2009
 
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