The winter holidays provide a perfect opportunity to learn about other cultures. Check out these activities and bring a bit of multiculturalism into your classroom.
#1: Have your students read about how different cultures celebrate the winter holidays. There are several online collections including: a) The North Pole.com, The Holiday Spot.com, and Santa's.net can provide you with short readings about countries around the world. ETC's Winter Holiday write up describes various celebrations within the U.S.
#3: Check out this poster with ways to say Merry Christmas around the world.
#4: Bake cookie recipes from around the world. Check out recipes and have students make the cookies with you if you have access to a kitchen. Or, have students take the recipes home, make them there, and return to class for a taste test. Baking will help students with their reading of process charts and fractions in math.