Traditions around the world

Not only is Winter Holidays Around the World week fun and exciting, but it is also a wonderful way to teach compare and contrast holiday traditions with their own and appreciate the diversity in the class and world community.

As this new infographic reveals, Saudi Arabia has banned Valentine's Day altogether, but there does exist a black market for red roses; and in Japan, its customary for women to give gifts to men only.

This holidays around the world lapbook is a great way to teach kids about holidays in different places. There are six different holidays included in this lapbook. This lapbook pairs perfectly with a holidays around the world unit. Once they complete the lapbook, there is a place for them on the back to describe what their family Christmas is like. Grab this wonderful holidays around the world lapbook today. #holiday #Christmas #kids #teaching #learning

In the following activity students may work individually/ in pairs/groups.They should read the Christmas traditions cards and then match them with the countries. Hope it's useful! - ESL worksheets

Learn about different Christmas traditions by exloring these fun Christmas around the world activities for kids.

Check out Week 1 of our Around the World Crafts for Kids. We are sharing fun kids crafts from Saudi Arabia, Brazil, India and China this week.

Create awareness of the different cultures and traditions of people worldwide with these fantastic crafts that children will have fun making. Celebrate diversity while giving children the opportunity to understand the world they live in better. Explore these unique and engaging around-the-world crafts that will get children excited and creative. Conclusion Learning about the different ... Read more

From the poop man in Catalonia to the wine-drinking witch in Italy, discover some weird and funny Christmas traditions around the world.