In this fun and engaging activity pack, your students will love learning about the history of Christmas in the past and comparing it to how we celebrate Christmas today. Fact sheets and comprehension questions will guide students through the history of Christmas traditions, such as cards and present giving. Create a fun diorama and complete the flipbook for an exciting social studies lesson.
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This easy-to-use packet includes the following:
- Timeline Flashcards - so you can create a fantastic history wall display
- Sorting Activity with answer sheet
- 9 Reading Text and Comprehension Questions Sheets - covering major holiday traditions
- FlipBook - to record research
- Younger student flipbook with images to colour
- Diorama to create
What teachers say about this pack:
"I love exposing my students to the "then and now" lessons - the students were amazed at the differences in celebrations."
"My students enjoyed this resource. It is a nice learning tool for the holidays and how it matches up with history/social studies."
"My students being able to pick which topics they wanted to learn about. The print was larger and the questions gave plenty of space of written responses."
Then and Now Social Studies History of Christmas Traditions
File Info
PDF 45 pages
ACARA Alignment
Year 1 HASS
- how places change and how they can be cared for by different groups including First Nations Australians (AC9HS1K04)
- continuity and change between aspects of their daily lives and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods (AC9HS1K02)
Year 2 HASS
- how technological developments changed people’s lives at home, and in the ways they worked, travelled and communicated (AC9HS2K02)
Year 3 HASS
- causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes (AC9HS3K01)