Winter Holidays Christmas Around the World Music Traditions Activity Lesson
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Explore winter holiday and Christmas music culture and traditions from around the world! This activity will take your students on an engaging tour of diverse winter holiday and Christmas music customs, and learn about the global instruments used in traditional holiday music!
Your students will learn about diverse music holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world, and journey to ten notable countries. This activity is a perfect way to promote cultural diversity around the holidays! Students will have a blast traveling around the globe, from North and South America to Africa, and Europe to Asia!
This activity can be used as an engaging stations activity that gets students moving and recording answers on a "passport." It can also be used as a printable packet that is completed independently, in small groups, or as a whole class.
All pages are provided in the standard 8.5x11 paper size, in both color and black and white versions! Teacher and student instructions are included, as well as an answer key. A list of suggested songs from each country is included as well.
Featured countries include:
- Argentina
- China
- Ethiopia
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Spain
- United States
- Zimbabwe
This activity is perfect for use during the winter holiday season! It works great in music classes, as well as social studies and language arts classes!
You might also be interested in the Winter Holidays Christmas Around the World Music Traditions Posters and the Music Around the World Activity!
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