Santa Claus Around the World

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


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by Martha Hartmann, LRC

This lesson will explore the Santa Claus traditions from around the world. Countries Canada, Germany, Holland and Japan. The students will research a country's tradition of their Santa Claus and write a short story about it. The story will go on a large country map matching each Santa story with the country for the whole class to see and read.

Introduction

Do you love Santa Claus?  Well, if you do, you are invited to explore the various Santa's from around the world. 

You will have the privilege of creating a short story that will show the class various Santa's from the countries of Canada, Germany, Holland, and Japan.  Each of you will contribute to our class world map by submitting a story about a country's Santa Claus tradition for all to read and see.

You must be willing to go where the evidence takes you, to investigate a country, and to search out the Santa Claus tradition from that country.