Help students learn about different cultures, celebrations, and faiths with this holiday research assignment. Students will work in pairs to research 1 of the 16 suggested holiday and/or cultural celebrations. Students could also choose to research a local holiday or cultural celebration. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e. Google Classroom.
To support the research process a graphic organizer is provided with prompting questions, and a space to record research. Students will present their research findings in a slideshow format to their classmates. This assignment is an informative and interesting way to cover the research, writing and oral presentation curriculum expectations.
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Resource Includes:
-Teacher Instructions
-Student Assignment Sheet with 16 suggested holidays
-Standards-Based Rubric (Levels 1 – 4)
-Points Based Rubric (50 marks)
16 Suggested Holiday Options
-Bandi Chhor Divas
-Boxing Day
-Chinese New Year
-Christmas
-Diwali
-Eid al-Fitr: Feast of Breaking the Fast
-Eid al-Adha: Feast of the Sacrifice
-Hanukkah
-Holi
-Kwanzaa
-Leap Year
-New Year
-Omisoka
-Réveillon
-Rosh Hashanah
-Québec Winter Carnival
*space to add your own significant holiday or cultural event
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