Christmas Around the World

Travel the world through Christmas stories! This unit features thirty-nine lessons for you to pick and choose from and will last you through two or three Christmas seasons.

“A Book A Day” studies use picture books as springboards to dive deeper into topics. Featured books cover countries across six continents. Links to interesting articles, short videos, and easy activities are provided to enhance your learning. I do my best to search out articles and videos created by people from that country. In addition, there is a craft idea on each page.

You’ll be able to answer such questions as:

• Where was Christmas banned?
• In what country do they have carp for Christmas dinner?
• What is Junkanoo about?
• Who is the Christmas witch?
• What are the origins of the Christmas tree?
• Who wrote The Night Before Christmas?
• What happens to the huge Rockefeller Tree after Christmas?

Let’s be honest. There is a lot going on during the holiday season. This unit is a buffet offering, not a checklist.

It is flexible to fit your needs:

• You can watch the book read-alouds on youtube.
• You can skip the books in favor of just reading the short blurb and articles.
• You can choose to only watch the short, accompanying videos.
• You can just do the easy crafts.

If gathering craft supplies is not for you, I’ve created a simple, streamlined craft to go with each lesson: A collection of handmade paper ornaments that you can customize according to the needs of the children in your home. All you need is the printout, a glue stick, hole punch, and string.

It is my prayer that this unit brings light and joy to your holiday season.

This is not a physical product. You will receive is a 72-page digital PDF download.