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Winter Holidays
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Scholastic Library Publishing and Grolier Online. Spread the joy of the season with articles and resources of various holidays celebrated at this time of year.
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Students will gain cultural understanding and build research skills by studying the roots of American and international holidays. They will showcase research in creative presentations and a collaborative class scrapbook.
December Standard
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
For Encyclopedia Americana subscribers: This exercise may be simple, but it's sure to get students excited about the holidays while they analyze informational text! Have students summarize one holiday's origins and traditions in a short writing piece.
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Don't forget that Grolier Online has a wealth of reference materials en español on our La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre database! This holiday share the article below with ESL or Spanish-Language Learners:
