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Connecting math with Christmas is easy, because Christmas is part of real life, and real life involves math. One starting point is this quick Christmas Ornament Craft. This idea lets you combine measurement and counting with holiday decorating. Here are some faves from around the web: The Christmas… Continue reading
Christmas in Ghana is a religious holiday, and also a joyful harvest celebration, since it happens when the cocoa harvest comes in. People go to visit their friends and the week before Christmas is filled with revelry. On Christmas Eve, kids have a nativity play while drummers and singers… Continue reading
Sweden is a Scandinavian country, the source of over one million immigrants to the United States in the 19th century. Learn about Christmas in Sweden with the customs of St. Lucia’s day, Swedish inspired ornaments, and some graphing. St. Lucia’s Day, December 13th, is the beginning of Christmas in… Continue reading
Switzerland has four national languages: French, spoken in the West; German, spoken in the largest part of the country; Italian, spoken in the South; and Romansh, which is not an official language as the other three are, but which is spoken in some places in the East of the country.… Continue reading
Chanukah Fever by Mama Doni is a fun and sassy collection of holiday songs for kids. Most of the teachers we know use “The Dreidel Song” every year if they talk about Chanukah in the classroom, but Mama Doni brings us everything from talking blues to disco. There are some… Continue reading
…a what? Long ago, millers were very important people in any village. A mill would take the grain farmers grew and grind it into flour or meal so people could bake with it.This essential step in the progression from raw materials to finished goods makes a good lesson in economics,… Continue reading
Tisquantum, commonly called Squanto, was a Patuxet man who helped the Pilgrims survive in their new home. The Patuxet were members of the Wampanoag Confederation who lived in what is now Plymouth. Nothing certain is known of Squanto until 1614, though some historians believe that Squanto had gone to England… Continue reading
Since we focus on integrated lessons with activities from across the curriculum, there’s history in most of our lesson plans. For your convenience, we’re providing a list here of lesson plans that focus more narrowly on a particular time period. As we add lesson plans, we’ll add to this… Continue reading
“Renaissance” in French means “rebirth,” and the Renaissance was a time of rebirth for the arts and sciences. Signs of Renaissance began in Italy in the 14th century, and the time period is generally agreed to extend to the 17th century. There is of course overlap between the Middle… Continue reading
