What are some ideas you have for sharing the winter season with your students?
I usually briefly introduce all the winter holidays (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Solstice, New Year's) and let them share about their holiday traditions. I like to share with my students' traditions from my family and explain the uniqueness of family traditions within the holidays. I sometimes share recipes (especially cookies).There are lots of videos on holidays. I often use: https://www.elcivics.com/hanukkah-lesson-1.html
Of course, there are the holiday parties with winter songs, too. I find they really like to know the words to the popular seasonal songs, especially if they have children, so I often teach several of the common songs.
This year, if I was in the classroom, I was thinking about making construction paper ornament cutouts and having students write wishes on them and then put them on a paper tree on a bulletin board or on an actual tree. I think this would let them participate in the holidays in a non-religious way (some of you may disagree).
