Month: December 2020

This week we visited the Philippines, China, India, Russia and wrapped up our holiday world travels at the North Pole.  We learned about the Parole that is used to decorate during the Christmas season in the Philippines, Chinese lanterns, and Russian Matryoshka dolls.

In India we learned about Diwali, the Festival of Light, and drew fireworks to represent it.

We ended up at the North Pole as our last stop and it was -36 there! Of course, after all our travels we were very tired so we had a bit of a break and watched The Grinch this afternoon.

Wishing all our families a wonderful Winter Break! Looking forward to seeing everyone in the New Year!

Our classroom is starting to look very festive as we study holidays celebrated around the world. So far we have visited Mexico, Brazil, Germany,  the Netherlands, France, and Italy. We get to see where the country is on a map, look at the weather, see some pictures of the country, learn about their holiday traditions, and how to wish others a happy holiday in the country’s language.

Brazil’s tinsel tailed bird and Mexico’s poinsettias.

The Netherlands clogs and France’s yule logs.

Just for fun we made some ornaments and created an aboriginal inspired winter scene. The Aboriginal art is done by Michelle Stoney, a Gitxsan artist.

We’re looking forward to continuing our travels until the Winter break!