Winter Holidays Resources for teachers, parents, and students. As we observe the holidays during the winter season, we are continuously searching for additional educational web sites containing resources. If you know of any, please send us a note.

Thanksgiving American Thanksgiving on the Internet A wonderful collection of resources. http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/ The Mayflower Web Pages By Caleb Johnson. Great information and Teachers Guide!! There is a lot of text, best for fluent readers Grade 3 and beyond. http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html The Plymouth Thanksgiving Story http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html A very informative collection of information, including some challenging observations. Not fancy but important! Includes: An introduction for teachers , The PLYMOUTH THANKSGIVING STORY , More information for teachers , A thanksgiving prayer from the Iroquois (Seneca) people , About Indian corn , Recipes from the Woodland Culture area and The story of the corn husk doll Teaching About Thanksgiving Lots of text, but extensive teacher resources and unit suggestions. http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/ lesson-plan.html Thanksgiving in American Memory Features primary documents from the Library of Congress. A possible tie-in for the the Grade 3 William and Mary unit or for Grade 4 or 5 Social Studies. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/ features/thanks/thanks.html Thanksgiving on the Net Good, clear information, but few pictures. Best for fluent readers. http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/ Virtual walking tour of Plimouth Plantation Includes a reconstruction of the European village occupied by the Pilgrims and a reconstructed Native American hamlet known as Hobbamock's Homesite. http://archnet.asu.edu/archives/historic /plimoth/plimoth.html A Virtual Tour of Plymouth Plantation Another tour with photographs of the reconstructed site. http://pilgrims.net/plimothplantation/ vtour/index.htm World Class Giant Pumpkins Can you have Thanksgiving without pumpkins? http://www.athenet.net/~dang/pumpkins.html Chanukkah Chanukkah Resources on the Web http://www.chabad.org/holidays/frame.asp?URL=6218 A project of American Friends of Lubavitch Ronald O. Perelman, Nat. Chairman. Advertised as the "Most Extensive Chanukkah Resources on the Web." Includes: Chanukah How-To, Story of Chanukah, Olive Drops Share a Mitzvah, Tales of Light, Chanukah Insights, Games and more. The History Channel: Hanukkah The History Channel: History and Traditions of Hanukkah http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/ holidays/hanukkah/index.html Yahoo listing: ...Hanukkah Even more sites including a chance to play "cyberdreidel" and more. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_ Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths _and_Practices/Judaism/Holidays_ and_Observances/Hanukkah/ Winter Solstice Winter Solstice Websites Science and folklore surrounding the winter solstice (December 21). http://www.religioustolerance.org/w_solsti.htm

New Year Yahoo Listing: ...New Year Many "New Year" resources, including links on different cultures' New Year observances. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_ Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/New_Year/ Christmas Christmas Around the World Visit over 30 different countries and see how they celebrate Christmas! http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/ Christmas Traditions Around the World Descriptions of traditional Christmas practices in many countries . Also learn to say "Merry Christmas" in more than 33 languages. Lyrics to popular Christmas carols as well. http://christmas.com/worldview A Victorian Christmas Featuring a collection of articles about Victorian Christmas decorating, entertaining, gifts, cards, and crafts. Everything needed to celebrate a 19th century Christmas. http://www.victoriana.com/christmas/ The History Channel: Christmas The History Channel: The History and Traditions of Christmas http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/ holidays/christmas/index.html Yahoo listing: ...Christmas A very extensive listing of both secular and religious Christmas resources. http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/ Holidays_and_Observances/Christmas/ Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Information Center Includes: What Is Kwanzaa?, The Symbols of Kwanzaa , Principles of Kwanzaa , and Schedule for Kwanzaa Celebration http://www.melanet.com/kwanzaa/ Kwanza Welcome Page A brief definition and other information about Kwanza. http://www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa/ The History Channel: Kwanzaa The History Channel: The history of Kwanzaa and the 7 symbols. http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/ holidays/kwanzaa/index.html Yahoo listing: Society and Culture:Cultures:African American:Kwanzaa Even more sites including a Kwanza bibliography and more. http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United _States/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_ Observances/Kwanzaa/ Presidents' Day Presidents' Day Bookmarks See this page of bookmarks devoted to the celebration of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and the American Presidency. http://mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd /features/presday.html Yahoo Listing: ...President's Day Links to many resources and activities. http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/ United_States/Society_and_Culture /Holidays_and_Observances/Presidents__Day/