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Holidays on the Net

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Activity Description

Use this site to teach your students about American and religious holidays including historical and factual information as well as holiday-related activities.

Preparation

Preview the website.

How-To

  1. Select "Our Celebrations" and then "Complete List of Celebrations" from the menu on the left side of the page.
  2. Select the holiday from the list.
  3. Select and print articles and/or activities.

Teacher Tips

  • Can be used to teach cultural knowledge, support diversity, share celebrations, do research or project-based learning activities.
  • Break students into groups with multiple reading levels allowing the lower level reader the opportunity to participate in this activity.

Program Areas

  • ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

  • Low
  • Intermediate
  • High
  • All Levels

Tags

reading, Christmas, cross cultural activities, Easter, Father's Day, Halloween, holidays, holidays on the net, hyperlinks, interactive, Martin Luther King, Mother's Day, online materials, online resources, President's Day, project-based learning, reading, research, stories online, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.