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8 Winter Holidays to Teach to Your Students
Bring global celebrations to life in your classroom this season! 🌎✨
In this episode, I’m sharing 8 winter holidays celebrated around the world that are perfect for teaching cultural awareness, geography, and world traditions — all while keeping your students engaged and inspired. These holidays span from October through January and include hands-on classroom ideas you can use right away.
🎉 Here’s what we’ll explore:
1️⃣ Diwali
2️⃣ Día de los Muertos
3️⃣ Hanukkah
4️⃣ Las Posadas
5️⃣ Christmas
6️⃣ Kwanzaa
7️⃣ New Year’s Eve/Day
8️⃣ Three Kings Day/Epiphany
Perfect for:
Upper elementary teachers (Grades 3–5) looking for multicultural holiday lessons, social studies activities, or winter-themed projects that go beyond Christmas.
Resources Mentioned:
Blog Post - Episode 114
🕯️ Winter Holidays Around the World Unit
🎄 Christmas Around the World Unit
📖 The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie DePaola
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7th Grade Texas History Guided Curriculum (Growing Bundle)
A TEKS-aligned Texas History curriculum designed to make planning simple and instruction engaging. Organized units, ready-to-use lessons, and ongoing updates as new units are added!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/7th-Texas-History-Grade-Social-Studies-Curriculum-GROWING-BUNDLE-TEKS-Aligned-15062423
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By Kirsten Hammond, The Southern Teach LLCBring global celebrations to life in your classroom this season! 🌎✨
In this episode, I’m sharing 8 winter holidays celebrated around the world that are perfect for teaching cultural awareness, geography, and world traditions — all while keeping your students engaged and inspired. These holidays span from October through January and include hands-on classroom ideas you can use right away.
🎉 Here’s what we’ll explore:
1️⃣ Diwali
2️⃣ Día de los Muertos
3️⃣ Hanukkah
4️⃣ Las Posadas
5️⃣ Christmas
6️⃣ Kwanzaa
7️⃣ New Year’s Eve/Day
8️⃣ Three Kings Day/Epiphany
Perfect for:
Upper elementary teachers (Grades 3–5) looking for multicultural holiday lessons, social studies activities, or winter-themed projects that go beyond Christmas.
Resources Mentioned:
Blog Post - Episode 114
🕯️ Winter Holidays Around the World Unit
🎄 Christmas Around the World Unit
📖 The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie DePaola
Let's Connect!
Listen/watch on YouTube
Shop TPT Resources
Website
Amazon
Mentioned in this episode:
7th Grade Texas History Guided Curriculum (Growing Bundle)
A TEKS-aligned Texas History curriculum designed to make planning simple and instruction engaging. Organized units, ready-to-use lessons, and ongoing updates as new units are added!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/7th-Texas-History-Grade-Social-Studies-Curriculum-GROWING-BUNDLE-TEKS-Aligned-15062423
5 Social Studies Guided Notes
Get guided notes covering 5 common social studies topics that are low-prep and easy to use as reference guides, anchor charts, and more!
Grab the Free Guided Notes!