Global Holiday Passport – Holiday Around the World Lesson

Description

Take your students on a global learning adventure with the Global Holiday Passport – Holiday Around the World Lesson + Printable Packet & PowerPoint (Grades 6–12)! This comprehensive, no-prep resource includes a full PowerPoint lesson AND a complete print-only student packet, giving you everything you need for an engaging, standards-aligned cultural lesson.

Students “travel” across six major global celebrations—Diwali, Hanukkah, Ramadan/Eid, Christmas (global variations), Kwanzaa, and Lunar New Year—while completing a Global Holiday Passport filled with symbols, meanings, traditions, and cultural reflections. The PowerPoint guides the lesson visually and conceptually, while the printable packet provides hands-on, paper-based activities with zero device use required.

The lesson is intentionally designed for secondary learners (grades 6–12), balancing high engagement with academic rigor. Perfect for ELA, Social Studies, Advisory/SEL, multicultural units, or December/January lessons. Every worksheet shown in the preview is INCLUDED in the download, along with the full slide deck that matches.

⭐ WHAT’S INCLUDED

📌 Full PowerPoint Lesson (as shown in preview)

• 25+ slide deck walking students through each holiday

• Discussion questions

• Symbols, traditions, and historical context

• Compare/contrast prompts

• Reflection and exit ticket slides

• Standards, objectives, and essential question

• “Passport Stamp” slides for each holiday

📌 Complete Printable Student Packet (no computer work required)

All pages from the preview PDF included:

• Passport cover page

• Passport pages for all 6 holidays

• Guided notes

• Compare & contrast organizer

• Group discussion response sheet

• Higher-order thinking writing prompt

• Symbol & vocabulary matching

• Exit ticket

• Fun fact/reflection boxes

• Student-friendly formatting for print

⭐ SKILLS COVERED

✔ Informational comprehension
✔ Cultural awareness & global literacy
✔ Evidence-based discussion
✔ Compare/contrast analysis
✔ Reflective + explanatory writing
✔ Vocabulary + symbolism
✔ SEL: perspective-taking & social awareness

⭐ PERFECT FOR

• Middle & high school (6–12)

• Social Studies + ELA

• Multicultural holiday lessons

• December & January activities

• Advisory/SEL

• No-tech classrooms

• Sub plans

• World cultures units

⭐ NOTES

✔ This resource includes both the PowerPoint AND the student packet.
✔ Student work is 100% print-only.
✔ Teacher instruction is supported through the slide deck.
Each purchase includes 2 downloads per customer.
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