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The story of Christmas around the world is shared in this HUGE bundle that includes 480+ coloring pages with copywork about Christmas in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden. Kids can discover all sorts of interesting facts about the way families in these countries celebrate Christmas, what they enjoy eating for special Christmas meals, and much more.
These units focus on faith, family, and food traditions and customs. There is no mention of Santa Claus or gift-giving traditions. A short introduction in each book highlights what the Christmas celebrations in the book have in common, and the end of each book focuses on thanking community helpers who don’t always get to take Christmas off to be with their families. It’s a great way to work some social studies, holiday fun, and handwriting practice into your day. You can even display the pages around the room when you’re finished. Two levels are available, Levels B and C. Ages 5-10.
*Please note that the Introduction and Community Thank You pages repeat in each volume, but each volume includes 100+ coloring pages about Christmas in five different countries with no repeated images or countries between volumes. The Story of Christmas Around the World Bundle includes 481 unique coloring pages with copywork.
Story of Christmas Around the World Coloring Book, Volume 1: The story of Christmas around the world is shared in this HUGE resource that includes coloring pages and copywork about Christmas in France, Sweden, Kenya, Brazil, and Spain. Students can discover what is often added to French Nativity scenes, what Swedish town builds a huge straw goat each year, which country enjoys nyama choma for Christmas, which country’s employees sometimes earn a 13th salary, and which country has a special Christmas character named Tió de Nadal, as well as what Le Réveillon, Les Treize, Fête des Rois (Epiphany), and St. Lucia’s Day are all about, plus so much more.
Coloring pages are broken down as follows: Introduction (6 pages), Christmas in France (27 pages), Christmas in Sweden (30 pages), Christmas in Kenya (14 pages), Christmas in Brazil (20 pages), Christmas in Spain (20 pages), and Community Thank You (15 pages). There are 132 coloring pages with large print or cursive, traceable copywork. 135 pages total.
Story of Christmas Around the World Coloring Book, Volume 2: The story of Christmas around the world is shared in this HUGE resource that includes coloring pages and copywork about Christmas in Germany, Egypt, Australia, China, and South Africa. Students can discover how German Christmas markets began and caught on all around the world, the history of popular German Christmas decorations, popular Christmas carols that began in Germany, why people in Egypt celebrate Christmas at two different times, how Carols by Candlelight got started in Australia, what Boxing Day is all about, what Christmas decorations are popular in China, why one Chinese city is sometimes called the “Christmas capital of the world,” what a Bring-and-Braai is, and much more.
Coloring pages are broken down as follows: Introduction (6 pages), Christmas in Germany (53 pages), Christmas in Egypt (8 pages), Christmas in Australia (24 pages), Christmas in China (15 pages), Christmas in South Africa (17 pages), and Community Thank You (15 pages). There are 138 coloring pages with large print or cursive, traceable copywork. 141 pages total.
Story of Christmas Around the World Coloring Book, Volume 3: The story of Christmas around the world is shared in this HUGE resource that includes coloring pages and copywork about Christmas in Mexico, Ethiopia, Italy, the Philippines, and Ireland. Students can discover what is often added to Mexican Nativity scenes, what a luminaria is, what game families play on Christmas in Ethiopia, what the most important part of Christmas decorations in Italy is, who the zampognari and pifferai are and what they do, how the Philippine tradition of parols began, and what “Little Christmas” is in Ireland, as well as what Las Posadas, Noche de Rábanos, Día de los Reyes, Candlemas, Timkat, and Simbang Gabi are all about, plus so much more.
Coloring pages are broken down as follows: Introduction (6 pages), Christmas in Mexico (33 pages), Christmas in Ethiopia (12 pages), Christmas in Italy (28 pages), Christmas in the Philippines (22 pages), Christmas in Ireland (21 pages), and Community Thank You (15 pages). There are 137 coloring pages with large print or cursive, traceable copywork. 140 pages total.
Story of Christmas Around the World Coloring Book, Volume 4: The story of Christmas around the world is shared in this HUGE resource that includes coloring pages and copywork about Christmas in England, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, and Russia. Students can discover what Christmas traditions began in England during the Victorian era, what a Christingle is, what the most popular Christmas food in Japan is, how Beethoven came to be part of Christmas in Japan, what happened in Halifax in 1917 that the people still remember today with a special Christmas tradition, how some villages in the Netherlands announce the beginning of Advent, what Dutch Christmas cookies are hung on the Christmas tree, why Christmas trees in Russia were once New Year’s trees, and why a Russian Christmas Eve meal might have twelve courses, as well as what Sinck Tuck and Le Fête du Roi are about, and much more.
Coloring pages are broken down as follows: Introduction (6 pages), Christmas in England (31 pages), Christmas in Japan (14 pages), Christmas in Canada (30 pages), Christmas in the Netherlands (21 pages), Christmas in Russia (20 pages), and Community Thank You (15 pages). There are 137 coloring pages with large print or cursive, traceable copywork. 140 pages total.
A note about coloring book levels:
Level A: Coloring pages include single word or phrase copywork (traceable print)
Level B: Coloring pages include full sentence copywork (traceable print)
Level C: Coloring pages include full sentence copywork (traceable cursive)
Pictures may vary or repeat between levels. Not all books are available in all three levels; new levels will be added as available.
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