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December Holidays Fact Hunt by Cindy O'Hora
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qu1 The Grinch says hi to Max!

 

 

first Christmas tree Which President brought the first Christmas tree

 

 

Druids druids use mistletoe

 

 

 

List three reasons to plant native plants in your yard or at your school.

 

 

 

 

dreidels are lots of fun What is a dreidel?

 

 

latkes are delicious What did they feed the horse when it wouldn't eat latkes? Try using the Find command to help you scan the page: Go Edit ... Find or (Macs - Go command key command key...f). Enter a keyword in the box. Hit the return key. To Find Again farther down the page use command ...g.

 

 

List three ingrediaents of latkes Name three ingredients used to make latkes.

 

 

 

New Hampshire question 8

 

Brrr! Where are my gloves? question 9

 

 

I feel like singing. question 10

 

 

 

I hope it is 100 percent. I hope it is 100 percent.

 

 

This is truly a gift. question 12

 

 

So simple to give love. question 13

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Many cultures celebrate this day. question 14

 

 

Iceland is a country located in the North Atlantic Ocean question 15

 

 

Jambo, Internet travelers! question 16

 

 

Things are not always as they appear. question 17

 

 

What is it? question 18

 

 

Good people will often rise above bad situations. question 19

 

 

 

 

20. What is myrrh?

 

21. In December, there is a decided preference for evergreen trees that have a pyramidal shape.
Why do they often grow in this shape?

 

 

22. Watch: Saving water for the holidays. What will you do?

 

23. Watch this video on Order of Operations. Now apply the principles to a different situation.
Create an order of operations for giving a gift.

 

Finally, write a mnemonic for your gifting order of operations.

Challenges:

 

Suppose you wanted to write a poem about a holiday in December.
How many English words rhyme with "holiday"? http://www.rhymezone.com/ Enter holiday in the blank box.

 

Listen to this remarkable December story from StoryCorps.

What role does mistletoe play in the ecosystem?

Calculate the cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas

Examine this web page. It is an example of ...

Holiday Extras:

Watch - A very funny compilation of holiday songs done by Indiana University's Capella Group @ TeacherTube

Think you know a lot about the story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? Try this puzzle

Online crossword puzzle about December Holidays. Here is a print version | Christmas song game

History of Christmas | Find out lots of fun facts about December - December facts hunt

Plants of Christmas video at TeacherTube

A Wartime Favor Brings a Special Gift listen to this remarkable story

Learn more about How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 12 Days of Middle School Spreadsheet activity

Read how Sally Saves Christmas with a young child

Find some facts about Chanukah

Explore December Civics | Fashioning frameworks for festive cookies

Iron Science Teacher - What would you do? Xmas Toys | Infinite Pine Tree Activity

Explore a science subject at Science Close Up gr 1-6

holly berries and leaves in a line

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