This digital library lesson covers countries and cultures from all over the world! Includes Christmas, Hanukkah / Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Pancha Ganapati, Boxing Day, and more!
This product is a combination of a Digital Storytime and a Digital Bulletin Board. It is designed to complement a read-aloud, and the actual read-aloud story comes from you!
Needed to open and edit: Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint; ability to open PDF documents
This lesson is completely editable in Google Slides and PowerPoint, and includes:
- 70-slide lesson presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint + Google Slides
- All text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use.
- 22 slides are for the lesson and/or class discussion
- 44 slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
- All 16 recommended books in the presentation are also listed on a separate “Recommended Reads” list.
- The list is great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for high-quality, elementary level books about Christmas and other December holidays.
- All titles were selected specifically for Grades K-6 and received positive professional reviews.
- Detailed explanation of how I have used themed library lessons like this one for story time on the “Specials” rotation. (10 pages, PDF)
- Google Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
- Instructions on how to set up PowerPoint slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)
- Detailed prep instructions and lesson plan (2 pages)
22 Storytime and Class Discussion Slides include:
- Storytime song slide – “Jingle Bells”
- Sign language slide and how-to sign link – “holiday”
- Overview of December holidays: Christmas, Hanukkah / Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Pancha Ganapati, Boxing Day, and Las Posadas traditions
- Every slide in the presentation is illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos, including students with diverse skin tones.
44 Digital Bulletin Board Slides include:
- Includes facts and definitions about December holiday traditions and customs: shammash, menorah, 8 days of Hanukkah, eggnog, artificial vs. real Christmas trees, snowy climates, world’s tallest Christmas tree, Epiphany / Three Kings’ Day, La Befana, King’s Cake, mistletoe, and “ugly” holiday sweaters.
- “Complete the Christmas Carol” activity slides (5 slides)
- 16 visual booktalks; includes picture books, fiction novels, and nonfiction books.
- 6 “Did You Know?” slides
- 1 True or False question slide
- 3 Trivia questions with answers
- “Would You Rather?” and “This or That” question slides
- World record and kid-friendly Christmas joke slides
- Vocabulary words: evergreen and Epiphany
- This week’s birthdays
IMPORTANT! Due to copyright law, read-aloud videos of the December holiday-themed books are NOT included. You will have to record yourself reading the book, or do a live stream of the read-aloud for students to access the book. If your library owns an interactive ebook that has audio read-aloud, you could also share how to read or access it through your online catalog or ebook management platform.
Standards Addressed:
AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.
- Inquire – C.1. – D.1. – D.3.
- Include – A.3. – B.1. – C. 2. – D.2.
- Collaborate – D.1.
- Explore – A.1.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10.
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