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From: Walter McKenzie [mailto:mrmck@staffnet.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 5:16 PM
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Subject: [I.T.] Christmas Resources <November 20, 1999>
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November 20, 1999
Christmas is a magical time of year for children. The excitement and
anticipation are unparalleled in the course of the year. No matter what our
age, it is a time of cultural and family tradition. This makes it a
fruitful topic for integration in the classroom. This week’s edition
provides a variety of ways to use the Christmas theme to integrate with
technology across your curriculum.
It was great meeting folks in Long Beach! Thanks for stopping in and
introducing yourselves! Classroom Connect is doing its big east coast
conference next Spring in Philadelphia. Plan on attending – you won’t
regret it!
Celebrating December Around the World -
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/december.shtml
Education World offering on ways to incorporate the holidays into your
classroom; includes ideas from articles and websites to help you plan
effectively
Clip Art - http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/clip.html
Got the unit in motion but looking for free images you can use on your web
pages, newsletters, activity sheets and letterhead? Check this out!
Christmas Around the World - http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
Extensive listing of traditions from various countries to aid your students
in their research; scattered banner advertising can be distracting but it
doesn’t discount the wealth of information this site has to offer.
Christmas Around the World -
http://www.bonus.com/bonus/card/christawor.html
Bonus.com’s Netscooter site keeps students in a protective environment as
they research various nation’s traditions and even post their own articles
on what they have researched to add to the collection; just up and running,
but the collection is sure to grow as December approaches.
Christmas on the Net - http://www.holidays.net/christmas/
Excellent overview of the history and traditions of Christmas; includes an
animated calendar, music files, a message board, free mailing list, and a
searchable WWW holidays directory.
Christmas Sheet Music -
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6955/music.htm
Downloadable files of many of your favorites, useful whether you want to
play them on the piano or simply have the lyrics handy; there is supposed
to be a new site for 1999 with quadruple titles
<http://www.econnlink.com/cstreet>, but as of today it is not up yet.
Christmas Traditions in France and Canada -
http://www.culture.fr/culture/noel/angl/noel.htm
Available in French and English, a joint effort from Canada and France to
present the traditions of these nations in consort: family traditions,
religious traditions, community celebrations, and coverage of the Middle
Ages, the 15th through 18th centuries, and the 19th and 20th centuries.
Creative Christmas Ornaments -
http://craftsforkids.about.com/kidsteens/craftsforkids/library/weekly/mcurr
ent.htm
Sharon Osborn at about.com has put together this interactive tree which
takes you to different Christmas craft sites you can share with your
children; she’s putting out another issue on Christmas crafts this coming
week so stay tuned!
Elves in Black - http://christmas.com/html/eib.html
OK so your kids still don’t buy the whole Santa tradition, but they can
have fun with this site; kind of a Men in Black take-off on the Santa myth
by “protecting the Spirit of Christmas”; great potential here for creative
writing and multimedia projects!
Guess the Carols - http://www.users.sccoast.net/tecteach/carol/
Fun game of matching picture clues to Christmas Carol titles; not
interactive, but a separate answer key is provided and the pics are easy on
the eyes.
Homepage for the Holidays - http://www.merry-christmas.com/
“There’s no place like homepage for the holidays….” All kinds of links on
recipes, movies, music, art work, games, kid’s activities and even the
opportunity to e-mail Santa Caus.
Mimi’s Christmas Cookie Archive - http://www.christmas-cookies.com/
Dozens of downloadable recipes you can use with your students; links to
lots more resources.
Pageant of Peace - http://www.nps.gov/htdocs4/whho/pageant/index.htm
Celebrates the lighting of the National Christmas Tree (scheduled to take
place December 8th) and offers some background on the pageant concept plus
photographs of past National Trees – from the National Park Service.
Party Games and Ideas -
http://hometown.aol.com/SantiKlaus/KidsPartiesXmas/HolidayFunPg6.html
Puzzles and games you can use in your classroom this December for
Elementary and Middle School aged students.
Santa Claus.com - http://www.claus.com/
Games, activities and links for kids all surrounding the coming of
Christmas; presented like the Christmas village at the North Pole ,there is
a never=ending array of kid-safe activities here…..many with an educational
bent.
Santa Tracker - http://www.santatracker.com/
Give this site your e-mail address and receive regular updates on what is
going on at the North Pole; as the holidays get closer, you can visit the
site to see preparations and even watch Santa launch the sleigh on
Christmas eve!
Santa’s Secret Village - http://northpole.com/main.html
Another version of a clickable graphics-based online village with lots of
activities for Christmas; this one you have to be a little more careful of
because there are some links to commercial products included.
Trees and More - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hort/trees.html