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Holidays Around the World Unit – 15 Holidays Around the World Lessons

$30.00

Explore holidays around the world with this highly engaging and time-saving social studies unit! This World Holidays Unit is designed to boost student engagement while making lesson planning easy for teachers.

With 15 lessons and over 250 pages of resources, this comprehensive Holidays Around the World Unit helps students discover 15 holidays celebrated in countries around the globe through meaningful, hands-on learning.

Students will stay excited and involved with a variety of activities, projects, games, and crafts that bring global traditions to life while building cultural awareness.

Just print or assign digitally and start teaching! Each lesson includes clear directions and ready-to-use materials, making it simple to implement with minimal prep.

Explore holidays around the world with this highly engaging and time-saving social studies unit! This World Holidays Unit is designed to boost student engagement while making lesson planning easy for teachers.

With 15 lessons and over 250 pages of resources, this comprehensive Holidays Around the World Unit helps students discover 15 holidays celebrated in countries around the globe through meaningful, hands-on learning.

Students will stay excited and involved with a variety of activities, projects, games, and crafts that bring global traditions to life while building cultural awareness.

Just print or assign digitally and start teaching! Each lesson includes clear directions and ready-to-use materials, making it simple to implement with minimal prep.

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Unit Details

  • A 4-week-long comprehensive unit about holidays around the world for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students

  • Over 250 pages of lessons, informational texts, projects, activities, and crafts about holidays around the world

  • 1 bonus file including world holiday slides, a world holiday traditions kick-off lesson, and a final passport project (only available to those who purchase the unit)

You’ll Receive:

  • 15 Holidays Around the World Lesson Plans

  • 27 Engaging Informational Texts about World Holidays

  • Learning Objectives and Materials Lists

  • More than 70 engaging activities, crafts, games, flipbooks, and more!

  • High-Investment Discussions

  • Writing Prompts and Writing Pages

  • Standards-Aligned Writing Rubrics (Narrative, Informative, and Opinion)

  • Answer Keys and Student Samples

  • 15 Slides with authentic images of each holiday

  • Final Passport Project

Holiday Lessons Included

  • Lesson 1: Holidays around the World

  • Lesson 2: New Year Around the World

  • Lesson 3: Lunar New Year

  • Lesson 4: Lantern Festival

  • Lesson 5: Holi Festival

  • Lesson 6: Easter Traditions

  • Lesson 7: Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur

  • Lesson 8: Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr

  • Lesson 9: Diwali Festival

  • Lesson 10: Day of the Dead

  • Lesson 11: Hanukkah

  • Lesson 12: St. Lucia Day

  • Lesson 13: Las Posadas

  • Lesson 14: Christmas Around the World

  • Lesson 15: Kwanzaa

  • Lesson 16: Final Passport Project

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why should students learn about holidays around the world?
Learning about global holidays helps students build cultural awareness, empathy, respect, and understanding of traditions and beliefs.

Q: What holidays are included in this unit?
Students explore celebrations and traditions from over 15 countries, cultures, and religions around the world. See the ‘Holiday Lessons Included’ section for more details.

Q: How do you teach holidays respectfully in the classroom?
This unit focuses on cultural understanding, traditions, geography, and historical context while encouraging respectful discussion and inclusion.

Q: Is this unit aligned with Common Core writing standards?
Yes! Each lesson includes a narrative, opinion, or informative writing prompt designed to support Common Core writing standards for upper elementary students. The unit also includes writing rubrics to help teachers assess organization, evidence, creativity, and written communication skills across social studies and ELA instruction.

Q: Is this holiday curriculum appropriate for elementary students?
Yes! The lessons are designed specifically for upper elementary learners using age-appropriate language and activities.

Q: Can this unit be used during December or all year long?
Yes! While many teachers use it during the holiday season, the lessons can support multicultural learning throughout the year.

Q: Can homeschool families use this holidays around the world unit?
Yes! The flexible format works well for homeschool instruction and independent learning, although you may need to adapt group activities.

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Total Pages 250 Pages
Answer Key Yes w/ Rubrics
Teaching Duration 4 weeks