Take your pupils on a Christmas Around the World journey to 24 countries with this complete primary teaching resource. Explore global traditions, practise geography skills and record discoveries through an interactive PowerPoint, printable activities and a reusable mini travel passport.
What’s included?
1. Interactive PowerPoint
- 24 country destinations featuring traditions, photographs, flags, greetings and interesting facts
- Interactive map for exploring the countries
- Tradition matching challenge
- Christmas Around the World quiz
- Final discussion and reflection
- Content suitable for whole-class teaching or a shorter whole-school assembly
File format: PPTX (Interactive PDF version also included)
2. Printable Activity Pack
- World map and Map Detective geography challenges
- Passport and travel-themed recording activities
- Christmas Around the World scrapbook
- Postcard design activity
- Tradition matching and flag activities
- Christmas greetings matching activity
- Tradition sorting and comparison tasks
- Creative celebration-design activity
- Final travel challenge and reflection
File format: PDF
3. Reusable Mini Passport
- Traveller details and journey map
- Travel-stop recording pages
- Print-and-fold booklet instructions
- Additional country pages that can be printed as needed
- Journey-complete reflection certificate
- Designed to print, fold and slot together to make A6 sized passport - no cutting/sticking/stapling required
4. Additional Printable Resources
- Reference map showing all 24 countries
- Country outline graphics
- Printable country flags
- Passport stamps
- Tradition illustrations
5. Teacher Support
- Separate PowerPoint teacher notes PDF
- Teacher guide and suggested answers for the printable activities
- Teaching prompts and optional video links
Countries explored
Iceland, Mexico, Germany, the Philippines, Sweden, Australia, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Norway, Finland, Poland, Venezuela, Ukraine, France, South Africa, Czech Republic, Canada, Greece, Denmark, India, Honduras, Austria and the United Kingdom.
Learning opportunities
Pupils can develop:
- World-map and geographical knowledge
- Cultural awareness and curiosity
- Observation, comparison and discussion skills
- Reading, recording and creative thinking
- Understanding that traditions vary between countries, families and communities
The activities include opportunities for pupils to compare what they learn with other celebrations, traditions or customs meaningful to them, without assuming that every pupil celebrates Christmas.
Suitable for
Primary classrooms, Christmas topic work, geography, cultural learning, group activities, independent work, homeschooling and whole-school assemblies.
Use the complete resource as a themed learning sequence or select individual activities to suit your pupils and available time.
For teaching ideas, see our
Teacher Reference Pack
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