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**Francesca's websites:** **__Websites:__** - “NORTHPOLE.COM” [|www.northpole.com] I love this site. It has so many great resources on it from a Christmas countdown, an interactive portion for “santas secret village”, recipes, stories, and especially a section for teachers and students. The teacher resources have really nice calendar activities and stories. I could definitely see my group using ideas from the craft section-specifically the ornaments and memory cards. The site provides you with complete resources along with instructions. -“Welcome to the world of Hanukat” [|www.hanukat.com] This is a really cute and interactive site the uses hanukat- the Hanukkah cat- to explain what hannukah and Passover are. There is a great activity section that provides links to download educational activities like designing your own Dreidel, and also provides tradition Jewish recipes for latkes and Rugulach. It provides cute stories about Hanukat and coloring pages, and interactive treasure hunts that teach about Passover. I think that students would really enjoy using this website on the IWB to support learning. -“Education World” [] This website would be great as teacher resource to get ideas about teaching students about the December holidays. It provides ideas about Christmas and Hanukkah. It provides different links for different ideas. I particularly took interest on a section about “emphasizing giving-not the getting-this holiday season” and “holiday projects: classroom decorating”. The support on this website is endless and I think it’s a great resource to refer back to when brainstorming ideas for the classroom.

**Kristi's websites:** __**Websites:**__ - "Enchanted Learning" [] This website has ideas for crafts, cards, and decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays celebrated around the world. These activities can be used in centers. - "Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site" [] Children’s books related to winter. She gives a little summary about the book and gives an activity idea to go along with it. - "Holidays" [] Lesson plans, activities, books, etc., are given for many different holidays celebrated around the world.

__**Websites:** __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- "PreKinders Resources for Pre-K Teachers" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">http://prekinders.com/chrismas-theme/#print <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">This website is a great resource because it contains a ton of Christmas activities to do with our Kindergartners. It also contains rhymes and songs that can be sung in class, suggestions of books to read and plenty of printables to use as well!' <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- "Kinder Helper" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">http://www.kinderhelper.com/christmas.htm <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">This website has fabulous Christmas games and activity ideas! There are also multiple suggestions of songs to sing in class and when clicked, the lyrics pop up! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- "Teachers.net" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2642.html <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">THis website contains a unit plan for a unit on "Christmas Around the World." It has some great ideas that we can use in our own unit plan.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Websites:**__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Christmas Traditions Around the World -- **http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm** -- this is a website that holds a lot of information. It gives the viewer a list of countries, a good portion of them, and once you click on them it shows traditions, stories, or recipes of what that country does for Christmas! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Christmas Around the World -- **http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/** -- this is another website that shows several countries and gives a lot of background information on Christmas for that country. This includes seasonal weather, traditions, and why and how they celebrate Christmas including back then and now! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Christmas Around the World: Scavenger Hunts -- **http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/xmas_around.htm** -- this site holds 4 scavenger hunts for students to do that require the internet to search for the answers to questions about Christmas ideas and facts from other countries! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Santa Television -- **http://www.santatelevision.com/christmas/** -- is a website that has videos of traditions or celebrations from countries around the world. This gives the children a chance to see it instead of actually being there, it’s almost a hands on feel! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Holidays Around the World -- **http://www.naschools.net/teachers/rofeid2/holidaypg.htm#North%20Attleborough%20Public%20Schools** -- is a teacher made site that holds a lot of useful information on Christmas around the world and other holidays plus background information. It has facts, activities and resources for teachers to really teach their students about certain holidays! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Christmas Around the World -- **http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Christmas_Around_the_World/index.shtml** -- this site is more toward a teacher site used to help with lesson plans, resources, and arts and crafts. The resource sections are good for children to go to for information because each one holds something different i.e. songs and plays, traditions, or celebratio
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Amanda's Websites: **