Christmas Around the World🎄

Let’s play the game to learn about world geography along with Santa!🎅

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

• Acquire geographic knowledge.
• Gain a deeper understanding of different Christmas cultures in foreign countries. Respect and appreciate diverse cultures.
• Conduct group discussions. Improve communication skills and build teamwork.

ACTIVITIES AND INSTRUCTION

• Continents and Countries: Learn about the continents and countries of the world by dragging the arrow and matching the countries' names with the map.
• Google Santa Tracker-- Map Quiz: Drag the pieces to the corresponding place. The name of the country will show up if correct. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can get before time ends.
• Google Santa Tracker-- Holiday Traditions: Select the pins on the map to learn about Christmas traditions in different countries.
• Group Discussion: Discuss various ways to celebrate Christmas in groups. Teachers can use the participate mode in myViewBoard to divide the board and provide space for students to share their thoughts.

💡Originals Content Tips:

• Use the Infinite Canvas tool to hide the countries' names outside of the page.
• Use the set hyperlink feature to redirect to a selected page.
• Use the set hyperlink feature to input links to Google Santa Tracker’s online games.
• Use participate mode in myViewBoard to divide the board and provide space for students to share their thoughts.