1. Cut the paper globe and worksheet. Fold the worksheet as shown below:
2. Cut the paper globe along the dotted line. Glue each half to each side of the worksheet. This will be your front cover!
3. The booklet features 11 Christmas traditions from different countries, so you can write something like “Chistmas Around the World”, or any other title you can think of, in the space provided. Feel free to decorate it!
4. Now look at this Christmas tree with 25 words. Classify them according to their last vowel sound, writing them under the correct column.
5. Use these words to complete the 25 gaps in the booklet. Bear in mind that the texts for each country follow an AABB rhyme scheme, which should help you choose the right words. TIP: start with the gaps that already have a rhyming word in one of the lines (see Italy, South Korea, Norway, Greece or India), and then work on the rest.
(NOTE TO YOUR TEACHER: you can of course make the activity easier by providing a few of these words).
6. (Oh, this is just something for busy teachers! Skip it and go to step 7).
ANSWER KEY:
1. cheer, 2. here, 3. tow, 4. delight, 5. night, 6. stage, 7. unfold, 8. sweet, 9. meet, 10. embrace, 11. space, 12. wave, 13. brave, 14. flight, 15. past, 16. fast, 17. arrive, 18. rage, 19. flood, 20. love, 21. near, 22. dear, 23. star, 24. call, 25. enthrall
7. Look at the pictures and match them with each country by writing the name of the country in the space provided. Notice that some of them may be used for more than one country, but you need at least one for each of them! Who said life was easy?
8. Draw the pictures where they belong in the booklet!
9. Complete the last square by writing about a Christmas tradition of your choice. Can you make it rhyme? Get ready to share it with your classmates!
10. What’s your favourite Christmas tradition in the booklet, anyway?
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