Classroom Ideas Archive - December

Diversity Ideas

Visit Scholastic.com for Ideas for Teaching About Cultural Diversity Through Celebrations which includes a lesson plan on December celebrations. Go to http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/unit_everybodycelebrates.htm for activities including:

• Celebrations of LaPosada in Mexico
• Hanukkah in Israel
• Kwanzaa in the United States

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[Posted on November 30, 2005]