The Nutcracker Curriculum Guide

History

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• Let’s learn about how Christmas is celebrated across the world! {This link will take you to a wonderful site with many resources and ideas for varied countries including​ Jamaica and China.}

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• This mini-unit study​ on Christmas around the world includes the Netherlands and​ Poland.

• You could spend months on this 31-Day series on Christmas around the world at

        www.paradisepraises.com. So many ideas, lots of information, and links galore.
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• Here is a free printable passport to fill out each time you “visit” a country for

       Christmas.

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Geography

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• Visit the Nutcracker Museum site for a history of nutcrackers. The Nutcracker

       Museum is in Leavenworth, Washington. Maybe you live close enough to go on a
       field trip!
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• Here is a three minute video with the history of the story and the ballet.