Holidays

Focus question: "Why are customs and traditions important?"

 

 

Discuss
What are the big holidays in your country?

What is customary when you visit someone’s house?

Who pays for dates in your country?

Describe a typical wedding ceremony in your country?

Who is the traditional head of the household in your country?

Do you think it’s important to keep traditions?

Do you think young people keep traditions in your country?

Discuss
 What is a traditional common food in your country?

What is a traditional gourmet meal in your country?

What are traditional clothes in your country?

What are traditional musical instruments in your country?

What are the traditional symbols of your country?

Tell me a traditional children’s story from your country.

Can you sing a traditional children’s song?




Customs, and Traditions
Please write the meaning of the following words and then write a sentence using the word:

ceremony: _____________________________________________

Sentence________________________________________________________

traditional: _____________________________________________

Sentence________________________________________________________

custom: _______________________________________________

Sentence________________________________________________________

Text and Pictures above,
 bogglesworld.com/questions/Customs.doc

Holidays  K - 2 Theme
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/k_2theme/holiday.htm 

Holiday Stories
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/k2/holiday.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/holworld.htm

Holiday WebQuest
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage1_Modules/holiday/holiday.htm

Where did you come from?
A Family Tree PDF http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/winter/tree.pdf
 
A huge resource of links - includes Australian links.
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/christmaspage1.html
 
Links from:- http://www.primaryschool.com.au
Customs
Traditions
Holidays
 
Celebrations
http://www.ntlib.nt.gov.au/glis/educ/info_res/Bibs/TRbythemes/linksbytopic.htm#Celebrations
 
Great Site listing Customs Traditions and Holidays over the world
http://library.smsu.edu/resources/holidays.shtml
 
Australian Identity
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/prep10/csf/support/icts/Australian_identity.pdf
 
This WebQuest was designed to celebrate diversity in conjunction with Harmony Day in Australia and the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March).
http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/harmony/party/teachers.htm
 
Aboriginal Identity
http://www.users.on.net/~wayne_r/Aborigines/index.htm

 
Lesson Plan - Festivals
http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/hsie/ftp/Folder1/SunFestivalAct5.pdf
 
Family Web Resources
http://www.users.on.net/~wayne_r/SOCE/family_web_resources.html
 
Kids Party Traditions
http://www.kidsparties.com/traditions.htm
 
Australian Holidays
http://www.oztourism.com.au/ozhols.htm
 
Wayne
Nov 2005
 

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Wayne at R-7school info
Updated October 2005
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