Worksheet Title: Winter Celebrations Subject: Social Studies Grade(s): 5 Description: Your child will match the winter celebration words with phrases that tell something about them. Learning Objectives: • Learn words for winter celebrations around the world. Materials needed: • Computer with internet access • Paper • Pen or pencil • dictionary
Use your computer, dictionary or Encyclopedia to look up each of the words in the right hand column, and match those words to one of the phrases on the left.
Hanukkah _____
a. celebrated on December 25 each year
Winter Solstice _____
b. shortest day of the year
Kwanza _____
c. festival of lights celebrated in India
Boxing Day_____
d. honors values of ancient African cultures
Diwali _____
e. celebrated the day after Christmas
Christmas _____
f. Japan’s festival of lights
Ramadan_____
g. is an eight day celebration
Rohatsu _____
h. a month of fasting for Muslims
Answer key
Hanukkah __g___
a. celebrated on December 25 each year
Winter Solstice __b___
b. shortest day of the year
Kwanza __d___
c. festival of lights celebrated in India
Boxing Day _e___
d. honors values of ancient African cultures
Diwali __c___
e. occurs the day after Christmas
Christmas __a___
f. Japan’s festival of lights
Ramadan__h___
g. is an eight day celebration
Rohatsu __f___
h. a month of fasting for Muslims
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