Holidays Around the World
Countries, Continents, Maps - Global Lesson
  Computer Chitchat, by Mrs. Nasto
Home Dictionary Search Engines Landforms Maps Student Work

Global learning activity explore Countries around our world at Holiday time. 1st Read how other countries celebrate the winter holidays!
2nd Navigate Map sites:
Locate what continent the country is located in. 3rd Explore Landforms Can you Identify landforms in the country using map sites or Internet resources?
Optional Advanced Explore the weather site:
Research current weather country.
4th Try Follow Up Activity

 Countries

  1. France

  2. Italy

  3. Denmark

  4. Poland

  5. Greece

  6. Brazil

  7. Iran

  8. Japan

  9. China

  10. Australia

  11. New Zealand

  12. Germany

  13. Iraq

  14. Scotland

  15. Mexico

  16. Hungary

  17. India

  18. Sweden

  19. Ireland

  20. Netherlands

  21. Russia

  22. Spain

  23. South America

  24. Scandinavia

  25. Romania

  26. Countries Around the World, by Mrs. Nasto

More Resources
Holidays Around the World:

  1. How to Say
    Merry Christmas

    Around the World!

  2. Holidays Around the World

  3. Christmas Around the World 1

  4. Christmas Around the World 2

  5. http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/

  6. How Christmas is Celebrated Around the World

  7. Holiday Sites

Activities:

Write your own
Christmas Story

Write your own Christmas Story
 


Landforms Games

Landforms Quiz

*Kid's Search Tools
(K - 4th grades)

Search Engines


Country Watch

7 Continents:
 WorldAtlas.com

  1. North America

  2. South America

  3. Europe

  4. Asia

  5. Australia/Oceania Region

  6. Africa

  7. Antarctica

7 Continents:
 Atlas - Xpeditions
National Geographic

Map Sites

MapMachine

 
Word Central Dictionary
Stop Look Up Words learn how to say them and what they mean Use Word Central take Ownership of the Word!
Key Word or Copy/Paste

Click Here to Learn About Landforms:
Chitchat Landforms

More Resources on Landforms
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Basic Landforms

  1. islands

  2. peninsulas

  3. mountains

  4. valleys

  5. plains

  6. deserts

 
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More Landforms:

  1. basin

  2. bay

  3. cape

  4. delta

  5. gulf

  6. peninsula

  7. plateau

  8. river source/ river mouth

  9. sea

  10. strait

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Earth From Space

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Enchanted Learning Landforms

 

Explore the Weather!

World Weather

 


Follow Up Activity Microsoft Word Create Document with following Facts & Graphics:

  1. Country

  2. Holiday Fact

  3. Continent

  4. Landforms

  5. Insert Graphic use picture toolbar:
    Country
    Landform
    Continent

  6. Cite Resources: List URL's or Site Title

**Advanced Optional: Add Weather and Graphic for Weather.

Modified Activity:
Country & Graphic

Checklist to Print:

Use Spellchecker
Use Preview or Zoom
Send to Printer

Grades:

S1=Outstanding

S2=Above Average

S3=Average

SL=Still Learning

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Updated 10/26/2012