December of a time of celebration. Why not take this opportunity to explore multicultural celebrations?  A world of activities focused on traditions can be found at Christmas Around the World.   Learn about Kwanzaa, the world's fastest growing holiday, at Habari Gani? -- What's the News?  Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights explores the Hanukkah story.  The Activity Place is chock full of Christmas activities, songs, recipes, and games.  A variety of teaching ideas can be found at Holidays Around the World: A Festival of Lessons.  An online presentation, Christmas Around the World explores the celebration of this special holiday through many countries or tale a Christmas Virtual Field Trip.   Kiddy House offers songs, customs, themes and more. Just for fun take a look at Twas a Computer Christmas

Testing Information

December is also a time for Gateway Exams and End of Course Tests for schools on Block Schedule as well as time for semester exams.  Take time to review and prepare for exams. 

• Tips for Better Test Taking

• General Test Taking Strategies

• Test Taking Tips are provided at this site, including ways to reduce test anxiety as well as tips for parents.

• Twas the Night Before Final

• Gateway test review and practice strategies from Internet4Classrooms

• Tennessee Gateway Item Sampler

• Tennessee Algebra I from Glencoe

• Practice Gateway Test from Memphis City Schools

• Practice Problems for Gateway Algebra

Along with the many holidays celebrated in the month of December,  snow is another anticipated winter event.  What is SNOW?  Where does it come from?  Is it true that no two snowflakes are alike?  Investigate snow through all the educational disciplines.  Visit TeacherVision to find the answers.  Other places to investigate snow include:  Wilson A. Bentley  The first man to photograph a snowflake; ReadWriteThink;  Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Malingerer Writing  Lesson plans for ALL ; Electron Microscopy Snow Page; The Science of Snow; History - The Ice Ages; Snow Literature; Snow - Health and Sport; and Snowman Tales. For humorous look at snow visit Snowman Jokes!

Events in December:

• December 7 - Pearl Harbor
• Communicate With Your Kid Day
• December 16 - Boston Tea Party

• First Flight Celebration The celebration of the first flight by Oliver and Wilbur Wright.

   

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