CHRISTMAS WEBQUEST

A Cyberhunt in teams!

This is a Xmas activity prepared by the English teachers in IES Emili Darder.

You will visit different websites to find out the answers to the Christmas webquest.

There are links to the different places where you can find the requested information. You will have the opportunity to know about Christmas traditions and to visit some very funny pages at Santa Claus’s village.

After all the questions in the sheet marked with “” are completed,  you may do some fun holiday activities on the web..

1.- In English speaking countries THEY offer the greeting "Merry Christmas!" In other countries different terms are used.

 Your mission is to find out how other countries say "Merry Christmas" and which tradition they have instead of Santa Claus. You will have to visit some pages:

For Christmas expressions: Click HERE

For Santa’s alternatives: CLICK HERE  

2. All around the world adults and children sing songs, play games, decorate trees, eat foods and give presents at Christmas time but each country has its own way of celebrating.

Student task:

Investigate how Christmas is celebrated in other parts of the world and .....

Design a Christmas the way you would like it to be.

First

Go on a trip around the world to see how other children celebrate Christmas.
 

In your suitcase put all the ideas you like from around the world. Open the suitcase and print off the page to see how this can be done. Choose the things you would most like for your Christmas.

Are you ready?

Click below to start your journey.

SANTA'S NET

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD

Now you are ready to collect ideas from other children. See if you can choose each item from a different country.

NEXT

Now that your suitcase is full of Christmas ideas, design your presentation "My Christmas".

Present your choice in one of the following ways:

a) KidPix slide show

b) Inspiration mind map

c) PowerPoint