Les célebrations du mois de décembre

I have created this booklet with inclusivity in mind. Given that not all students celebrate Christmas in December, I thought that this booklet would be fun and educational for all students coming from a variety of different backgrounds. In this booklet I have included St-Nicholas and Krampusnacht, Hanukka, St-Lucia, Boxing Day, Kwanza, Omisoka and Eid Al-Fitr. This resource is great for shared-reading activities or for centres. It is very versatile because you can easily adapt it to your classroom needs. It is also great for when you have a supply teacher.

This resource is recommended for Junior/intermediate French Immersion. It could also work for senior depending on the classes’ French levels. I have personally designed this resource with a Grade 5/6 classroom in mind. I have linked aspects of community and identity in the grade 6 Social Studies curriculum as well as government in the Grade 5 Social Studies curriculum. Students therefore not only have the opportunity to read about a variety of different celebrations celebrated in December (that are not Christmas), but they also have the opportunity to research a variety of aspects of these celebrations and communities that these celebrations occur in.

Since the booklet is quite lengthy, I normally divide my students up in groups during the second week of December and I assign a reading + comprehension and research questions to each group. I then get each groups to present the celebration to the class and I collect their section of the booklet.