“Do all the countries around the world have the same customs and traditions

at Christmas?”

English Teacher - Rosa RodríguezLevel: Primary 5th

Christmas Around the World

Webquest

Christmas is one of the most exciting holidays of the year. We all have traditions and customs that help us to look

forward to this time of the year. But it would be wrong to assume that it is only celebrated among the Christians.

With the world becoming a global village, Christmas is now celebrated in many countries around the world.

During this webquest, you will learn

about Christmas customs and traditions

in some countries around the world.        

I hope you like it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!    

Your Mission: Investigate the customs of another country and report back.

Objective: Upon completion of the webquest students will be able describe the

celebration of Christmas in other cultures and will create a power point

presentation to share with the class.

Introduction

Traditions are an important part of the culture of a group of people. One of our traditions is the way we celebrate holidays, such as Christmas.

There is no ideal Christmas;

 only the one Christmas you decide to make

as a reflection of your values,

desires, affections, traditions. 

Do other countries celebrate the way we do?

Do their celebrations include gifts, decorations, special music and food?

Task Your mission is to find the following information for the country you are sent to:Name of countryHow do they say "Merry Christmas"Location (on a map )Flag Reason for celebrationGifts (including who brings them)Decorations Pictures and things that people do on

Christmas eve and christmas daySpecial Food drink &/or MusicDescribe the weather during the

celebration time.

When you have explored these traditions create a power point to share with the class.

Form groups of four students.Choose a country.

Search the information related to the country your

group has chosen.Prepare a PowerPoint of your

country because when you finish it, your group will make an oral presentation to your

partners.    

Process

Step 1: Follow the links provided to learn the traditions of the country you have been sent to.Step 2: Take notes about the customs you will need to report on.Step 3: Create a power point to share with the class which explains each of the areas listed.Step 4: Your power point should have at lease 10 slides: a title slide, an introductory slide, five or more slides describing the customs and a concluding slide.Step 5: You will need to include at least 4 graphics and a transition between the slides. Sound and animation are not required but may be included.

The students will click on links related to the Christmas traditions in other countries. The

students will then create a power point presentation containing their findings. After all projects are completed the students will present

their findings to the class.

Resources

Step 1 : Use the links below to begin your travels.

Maps & Flags

Traditions More Traditions

Clipart about Christmas

SYMBOLS, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Resources Continued:http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas/index.html

Christmas Around the WorldChristmas Celebrations

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/index.html

http://www.happywink.org/christmas-day/multiculturism-santas.html

http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/xmas_cnt.htm

Step 2 : Congratulations!

Now that you are a world traveler and have completed a power point, share

your findings with the rest of the class.

Beginning Satisfactory Excellent Score

PowerPoint Presentation

Slides15 pointsThere are 1 – 3 slides.

30 pointThere are 4 –7 slides.

50 pointsThere are 8 - 10 slides. 50

Bullet points 2 points0 – 3 slides have building bullets. May have spelling / grammatical errors. Content may not be logically organized.

5 pointsMost slides have bullets that build. May have few spelling and/or grammatical errors. Content is logically organized.

10 pointsAll of the bullets on each slide build. No spelling or grammatical errors. Content is logically organized. 10

Graphics or

Video

0 pointsThere are no graphics or video.

10 pointsThere is only one graphic.

20 pointsThere are at least two graphics or one graphic and a video. 20

Fonts

0 pointsThere are no words

5 pointsFont is too hard to read or is not suited with slide or background colours.

10 pointsFont is colourful and appropriate.

10

Resources and External link

0 pointsNo resources or external links were listed.

5 pointsNot all resources or external links were listed. External links worked.

10 pointsAll resources and external links were listed. External links worked. 10

Total Score 100

Evaluation

ConclusionWell done! You have finished the job. Now you have

learnt how to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages, the origin of Christmas Trees, what "crackers"

are and many other things about Christmas Customs.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!You are ready to answer correctly the following question:

 “Do all the countries around the world have the same customs and traditions at Christmas?“