Christmas Traditions

Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion

 

Introduction:

In the United States, we refer to the man in a red and white suit as Santa Claus. We offer the greeting, "Merry Christmas!" In other countries different terms are used. Your mission is to find out how others say "Merry Christmas" and how they refer to Santa Claus.

 

The Task:

You will visit websites to find out the answers to the "Holiday Fun" worksheet. After the sheet is completed, you may do some fun holiday activities on the web.

 

The Process:

Print out the Holiday Fun worksheet.

At the computer:

 

Resources:

Christmas.com - Names for Santa

Other Site with Global Santa Names:

Who is Santa?

Other Sites with Global Merry Christmas words:

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Mrs. Claus's Kitchen

Christmas.com's World Famous Countdown 'Til Christmas

 

Evaluation:

 

Teacher Notes:

answer key

Author: Bunnie Brewer

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