Cultural Awareness

Winter celebrations of some sort are common in many cultures. Take some time to identify how different cultures celebrate different events. If you are unsure about which cultures to explore first, I would identify the heritage of your students first. There will most likely be students of German or Irish descent as well as Hispanic, African American, Asian, among others.

Put your students into groups and let them explore holiday celebrations in their assigned culture. Have a share session for groups to present and even make a culturally specific recipe to share with the class.