Holiday Resources

Check out resources for the holidays below:
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Holidays Throughout the Year

• Multi-Cultural Calendar - http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/
  Students from around the world describe the different holidays they celebrate.  by month, holiday, or country.
• Ethnic and Religious Dates for 2004 - http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/ethnic.html
  Organized by month, (Dec. 2003 is at the bottom), there are links to additional information on most of the major holidays celebrated.
• Monthly Holidays and Celebrations - great resource!

December Holidays

Christmas

• Christmas Themed Activities - http://www.northpole.com/Overview/Teacher.html - printable and online, mostly reading and writing related, K-5
• Christmas Around the World Activity- http://teach.fcps.net/trt18/christmas_around_the_world.htm
  Work in groups or alone to re how different countries celebrate
• Christmas Around the World - 4 online scavenger hunts
• Christmas Customs Webquest  - http://www.newarkcity.k12.oh.us/rtb/Christmas.htm
  Compare France, Spain, Mexico, and Germany - upper elem. to middle level
• Winter Holidays Around the World Webquest - http://www.dixie.fcps.net/WebQuests/Winter_Holidays.htm
  Focuses on Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanzaa - elementary level
• Suggested Reading for Christmas Around the World- http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1885.html
  Includes a booklist
• Christmas Around The World - http://christmas.com/worldview/
  Includes music, recipes, features and lots of information
• Christmas Around the World - http://www.northpole.net/world.htm
• Christmas Celebrations Around the World - http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
• December and Winter Holidays- http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/December%20Holidays.htm
• Mystery, Mayhem, and Mistletoe - writing mini-mysteries for Santa (3-5) webquest
• Claus.com - just for fun
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Hanukah

• Hanukah Chanukah Resources - http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/holiday/chanukah.htm
  List of sites from Picadome elementary school
• Hanukah Games - http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/hanukkah/games.htm
• Spin the Dreidel Game - http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/hanukkah/hanukkah.htm
• Basic Info on Hanukkah - http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chanukah/about.html 
• Virtual Chanakah - lots of great resources and activities
• Torah Tots - http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanuk.htm 
  Includes several coloring pages, an in-depth explanation of the holidy, an online spin the dreidel game that could be used as a class activity, and an online paint picture
• Dreidel Patterns - http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/pattern.html http://216.90.96.108/holidays/hanukkah/pattern.htm 
• Dreidel Game - http://216.90.96.108/holidays/hanukkah/dreidel2.htm 

Kwanzaa

• Kwanzaa Resources - http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/holiday/kwanzaa.htm
  List of Kwanzaa sites from Picadome elementary school
• Kwanzaa - http://www.kidskourt.com/Holidays/KwanPage.htm Learn about the basics of Kwanzaa
• Kwanzaa Tic Tac Toe - http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/kwanzaa/tictactoe/index.html
• Seven Principles of Kwanzaa - http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/kwanzaa/kwanzaa.htm
• Weave a Kwanzaa Mat - http://www.bry-backmanor.org/holidayfun/matt.html 
• Kwanzaa Songs (and other info) - http://www.umkc.edu/imc/kwanzaa.htm 
• Kwanzaa Printables - http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/kwanzaa/print.html 
• Kwanzaa Gift Boxes to print - http://www.homeandoffice.hp.com/hho/cache/633-0-0-225-121.aspx

January Holidays

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• January Holidays - http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/JanuaryHolidays.htm
  Links for New Year's, Winter and MLK for elementary level. Provided by Barbara Barr, TRT.
• Timeline of the Life of MLK, Jr. Webquest- http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Webquest- http://www.fayette.k12.il.us/techcurr/shayla/mlk.htm
• 5th and 6th Grade MLK, Jr. Webquest - http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/F02X2/hauser/mlkwq/mlk_student.htm
• Interactive MLK Timeline - http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/interactive_chronology/
  Very good resource with info, pictures, documents, and sound http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/  (main link)
• I Have a Dream Fill in the Blank - http://www.windmillworks.com/games/dream.htm
  Fill in the blanks to this famous speech and check your answers.
• Life Overview - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
  Brief overview with links to handouts from Enchanted Learning.

February Holidays

• February Holiday Links - http://teach.fcps.net/trt4/February.htm
  (compiled by Barbara Barr)
• Black History Month Resources - http://teach.fcps.net/trt2/links/black_history_month.htm

November Holidays

• Thanksgiving Resources - http://teach.fcps.net/trt2/links/thanksgiving_resources.htm