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Merry Christmas - Kids Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/index.html
A collection of Christmas traditions, ecards, recipes, printable,
on-line stories and plays, crafts, party games, Christmas music.
- Merry
Christmas
http://www.geocities.com/holidayzone/christmas/index.html
What is Christmas?, action rhymes, arts and crafts, language activities,
poetry, secular Christmas
songs, songs for children. A primary activity site.
- Claus.com
http://www.claus.com/village.html
Activities, recipes and more.
Level:
Primary
- Welcome
to the North Pole
http://www.the-north-pole.com/
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Mrs. Claus's Workshop
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/claus/
Visit a web site made by a grade 2 class from their research on
reindeer. See their slide presentation and then take a reindeer quiz.
- NORAD
Tracks Santa
http://noradsanta.com/
Santa's Christmas Eve trip tracked.
Christmas
Research- Traditions
- Christmas
activity for grade 2 (with assistance), 3, or 4
Activity
sheet to download Word doc. (updated)
- Christmas
Around the World
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/around.html
Links to traditions in countries around the world.
- Christmas
around the world scavenger hunt
http://members.aol.com/gpitsley2/xmashunt.htm
Good for grade 4 classes.
- Multicultural
Calendar
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/
Holidays celebrated around the world sorted by month, holiday, country,
and author. Links are included.
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Christmas
http://www.soon.org.uk/christmas.htm
Summaries of Christmas traditions and links to celebrations around the
world.
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Christmas
http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/main.html
Click on Christmas.
- The
real story of Christmas
- World
Traditions- Select countries on the map of the world to read
about their celebrations
- Evolution
of Santa
- Christmas
Trees
- Yes
Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
- The
History of toys and games
Level: Junior, Intermediate
- Christmas
Traditions Around the World
http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
List of countries with their Christmas traditions.
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Urban
Legends Reference Pages: Christmas
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/christmas.asp
Try the Christmas Legends Quiz.
- Christmas
Around the World Page
http://www.santaclaus.com/world.html
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Christmas Around the World
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/around.html
Explanations of Christmas in countries with links on each page.
- Christmas
Around the World
http://northpole.net/world.htm
Short explanations of how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
- It's
Christmas
http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/
- Christmas
Celebrations Around the World
http://www.techdirect.com/christmas/cele2.html
- How
is Christams Celebrated Around the World?
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/denise/HowChristmasIsCelebrated.htm
Includes printable worksheet.
- Merry
Christmas in other languages
http://www.flw.com/merry.htm
Greetings in 350 languages with flags and maps available.
- Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year in many languages http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/christmas.htm
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Christmas Tree Information
http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/
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The Symbols and Traditions of Christmas
http://www.wilstar.com/xmas/xmassymb.htm
The star, Christmas tree, Mistletoe, Holly, Ivy, Poinsettia, Christmas
rose. text-based
Level:
Junior
- Brief
History of Santa
http://www.santalady.com/history.html
A description of the history of Christmas.
Level: Junior, Intermediate
- December
Celebrations
http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/december.html
Read about the many holidays celebrated around the world in December.
Level: Junior, Intermediate
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Winter Holiday Links
http://marilee.us/seasonal2.html
Includes: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's
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Christmas traditions in France and Canada
http://www.culture.fr/culture/noel/angl/noel.htm
Origins of Christmas, family celebrations, religious ceremonies, communal
festivities are listed.
- World
War I Christmas truce
http://www.worldwar1.com/heritage/xmast.htm
- The
Santa Claus Parade Turns 100
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/parade/index.html
The 100th running of the Santa Claus Parade in Toronto took place in
November. The parade, which has survived the great depression, two World
Wars and all manner of inclement weather is one of the largest productions
of its kind in North America and has run uninterrupted since 1905. From
1905 to 1981 the parade was staged by Eaton's Department Store and was
known as the Eaton's Santa Claus Parade. This virtual exhibit remembers
those first 77 parades.
Activities
- Activity
Village Holiday Pages
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_pages.htm
Lots of printable Christmas activities.
- Christmas
Coloring Pages
http://www.coloring.ws/christmas.htm
- December
Printables
http://atozteacherstuff.com/printables/month_dec.shtml
Primary activities
- Printable
December Calendar
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar/blank/2003/dec.shtml
- Gingerbread
Baby House
http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_house.htm
Printable house sections, character masks to compliment Jan Brett's
book.
- My
Christmas Alphabet Book
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag75.html
A printable mini-book.
- Printable
ornaments to colour by Jan Brett.
- Letter
to Santa
http://members.tripod.com/~grambk11/LetterToSanta.html
Printable note paper for letters to Santa.
- Christmas
Coupon Book
http://www.theideabox.com/Christmas_Coupon_Books.html
Have your students prepare a coupon book of gifts with no cost.
- Christmas
Around the World - A Christmas Play
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/christmas_play.htm
A reader's theatre or play script with links for music cited.
- Interplanetary
Christmas
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/planet-xmas-start.html
An activity for Grade 6 Ontario students. Worksheets and web links
included.
- Light
up the Holidays with a Good Book
http://cplrmh.com/booktree.html
- Build
a tree of books-- includes
directions. You may want to check with Health and Safety
before doing this in your school library (-:
- The
Christmas Story Tree
http://www.daniellesplace.com/HTML/freeChristmasLesson.html
The Christmas story and activities.
- Mini-Book
http://www.dltk-teach.com/minibooks/xmas/index.htm
'Twas the night before Christmas printable mini-book.
- Christmas
Stories
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/stories.html
Traditional stories to read.
- Christmas
Books
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/books.html
Books to borrow from your library. Curser down to the
bottom of the page to find Jan Brett printable page links.
- The
Charles Dickens Page
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/christmas.html
An overview of his novels, timelines, characters, illustrators of
the Dickens' era, biographies.
- A
Christmas Carol
http://www.literature.org/authors/dickens-charles/christmas-carol/
Five online chapters.
- Lesson
ideas on Dickens and Christmas
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dickens.html#chrcar
- Dickens
& Christmas
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/christmas.htm
- Dickens
Classic Electronic Bookshelf
http://www.classicbookshelf.com/library/Dickens/
Read books on-line by Dickens.
- A
condensed version of A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens
http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/gaslight/carol.htm
- A
Daily Dose of Dickens
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/daily.shtml
For those who enjoy the author's writing - a
daily quote by Dickens.
Games/Quizzes
- Christmas
Song game 1
Print the puzzles and see if you know the Christmas music.
Level: Junior
- Christmas
Trivia Quiz
http://www.familygames.com/features/quizzes/xmasquiz.html
Three quizzes available that you answer on-line and background information
is provided when you choose a response.
- The
Grinch Movie Quiz
http://www.inkweb.com/grinch/
Answer the questions then test your knowledge by sending an e-mail
o get the answers.
- The
history of toys and games
http://www.onenorthpole.com/ToyShop/ToyStory.html
Play a matching game to test your knowledge of Christmas toys of
years past.
Clip
Art
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Awesome
Christmas Clipart
http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/christmas/Christmas.cfm
Backgrounds, banners, clipart, coloring pages, fonts, icons, lines,
midis, theme sets, wallpaper.
- Christmas
Clip Art
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/clip.html
Lots of icons, and winter graphics.
Copyright
2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday December 2, 2007 8:13 PM
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