Christmas Around the World Printables

Christmastime is always the time of year when I am looking to take a break from our homeschool curriculum and celebrate the season with some fun holiday-themed lessons. This year, we will be exploring world cultures and geography with these fun Christmas Around the World printables! I can’t wait to share this fun resource with you, because it will make your Christmas unit so easy.

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What You Need:

• The Christmas Around the World printables (get them below!)
• Basic school supplies like crayons or markers (optional)
• Everything else is included in the printable pack!

Favorite Christmas Around the World Books

Supplement your Christmas Around the World unit with some fun picture books. I love adding picture books to our units because it helps my kids understand what life is like in other countries. Check out these book recommendations about different holidays around the world:

We love to choose books with colorful photographs like these. They keep kids engaged during the holiday season and interested to read more.

Prepare

This Christmas Around the World unit is easy to use because it requires almost no prep. This means that you will have more time to spend enjoying learning with your kids when you homeschool through the holidays, since you will be spending less time scouring the internet for the perfect resources.

• Gather your supplies.
• Print the Christmas Around the World unit.

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Christmas in Different Countries

Studying the Christmas celebrations in different parts of the world is a fun way to help kids understand different cultures. Here are some fun facts to add to your lesson plans. You can check off these countries on a printable passport as you study them.

Language

Christmas is a fun time to learn about different languages by learning how people in various countries say Merry Christmas.

For example, families in the Netherlands say Prettige Kerstdagen. In the Philippines they say Maligayang Pasko, and in Mexico, they say Feliz Navidad.

A fun social studies lesson would be to use the printable worksheets to create graphic organizers showing a traditional Christmas greeting in each language.

Decorations

Although many countries decorate with Christmas trees and Christmas lights, each country has its own unique Christmas decorations and holiday traditions as well.

The city of Naples, Italy is known for its beautiful nativity scenes. Families wait unit Christmas Eve of add the baby Jesus to their nativity scene.

Families in Mexico decorate with piñatas for Las Posadas. The piñatas often have seven spikes which represent the seven deadly sins.

Traditional Characters

Although Santa Claus is a popular Christmas character around the world, he goes by different names in different cultures. He is called Sinterklaas in the Netherlands and Father Christmas in Ireland. Most Christmas traditions agree that he comes from the north pole to deliver presents on Christmas morning.

Some cultures have some unique and interesting Christmas characters. La Befana is a kind witch who brings presents to kids in Italy on Ephiphany. Irish families honor St. Stephen on December 26th, St. Stephen’s day.

Food and Treats

Christmas customs around the world tell us that although many families eat Christmas dinners, the foods they serve are different.

Kids in the Philippines celebrate Noche Buena with a roast pig, while families in Germany enjoy stollen, a Christmas fruit pastry. You can even learn more about Christmas in Germany for kids by finding a recipe to try to make one at home!

Christmas Traditions

Each country has different Christmas traditions that make their celebrations unique and special.

Families in the Philippines celebrate 9 days of Christmas with church services every night leading up to Christmas Eve. One of kids’ favorite traditions in Italy is to travel from house to house dressed as shepherds singing Christmas songs. They are remembering the shepherds who came to visit baby Jesus.

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How to Use the Christmas Around the World Printables

This printable unit study includes a set of fact posters for each country. These fact posters are perfect for your family to use to discover the traditions of each country! You can print the posters and put them in a binder to read, or hang them up on your walls to decorate.

The posters are also available in black and white. These posters make a great coloring book!

The unit study also includes a mini book for each country. Print the mini books, cut out the pages, and staple them along the side to make a book. Kids can color the pictures and read through the book to review the information they are learning.

Worksheets to Help Kids Remember

The Christmas Around the World unit study also includes worksheets to help kids remember what they are learning.

Fun notebooking pages include a graphic organizer to help your child take notes on each country. They will be studying the decorations, traditional characters, food and treats, and Christmas traditions in each country. The notebooking pages also include space to record each country’s location, flag, traditional dress, and language.

The unit study also includes short answer questions for kids to practice reading comprehension, and bonus journaling pages for each country.

Adapt the Christmas Around the World Unit Study for Your Kids:

These Christmas Around the World worksheets can be used by kids in any grade level. Here are some ideas to adapt them for your whole family.

For Younger Kids:

Read the Facts Together.

Kids who aren’t reading yet will enjoy hearing the information read aloud. You can print a black and white copy of the pages for younger kids to color while they listen to you read to them. This is a great way to introduce new cultures to younger kids!

For Older Kids:

Add some research.

Older kids can expand on what they are learning with some research of their own. Check out a book about each country from the library, and invite your child to use the journaling pages to record facts they learn when they read the book.

Compare and contrast.

These printables are perfect for helping kids practice the critical thinking skills of comparing and contrasting. Ask kids questions like, “How is Christmas in Italy the same as Christmas in the United States?” “What do kids in Germany do to celebrate Christmas that is different from kids in the Philippines?”

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Supplies for Your Christmas Around the World Printables

Laminate your printables and write on them with a dry erase marker so you can use them again and again!

What Your Child Will Learn from the Christmas Around the World Printables

In this unit study, kids will learn about each country’s:

• Location
• Flag
• Language
• Decorations
• Traditional Characters
• Food
• Treats
• Christmas traditions

Get the Christmas Around the World Printables!