Holiday Reading Adventures
If a character donates toys without telling anyone, what can you infer about their personality?
They are generous or selfless
This winter holiday celebrated the Jewish Festival of Lights.
What does the word "generosity" mean in a holiday story?
Kindness or giving.
A giant feast eaten on Christmas Eve is a tradition on this French capital.
Paris
When Sarah went to visit her family during the winter break, she had to fly across the world's largest ocean. What ocean did she fly over?
The Pacific Ocean.
A story describes snow falling "like feathers from the sky." This is an example of what figurative language?
Simile
This Asian winter celebration celebrates family reunions, honoring ancestors and welcoming good fortune for in the spring.
If a text says a celebration was "ancient", what does that mean?
This country celebrates the holidays during the summer season
Australia
Santa dropped a present into the world's largest river. What river can we find the present floating in?
Which point of view uses "I" and tells the story from one character's perspective?
First person
This holiday is celebrated with lights, food, and fireworks in India.
Diwali
A custom passed down over time.
Using a map, what area of the Earth experiences winter in December?
The Northern Hemisphere
Ted says he is going to go visit friends in the two most populated states in the US. What two states is he going to go visit?
California (~39 million people) and Texas (~31 million people)
Why do people study holidays from different cultures?
To understand others traditions and beliefs.
Give me a synonym for the word "festive"
Joyful, celebratory, etc.
Presents were just delivered to the smallest country in the world. What country holds this title?
Vatican City (area of just 0.17 square mile)
8 big islands but 137 total islands
"Santa's super slight slips swiftly through the snow." What is this an example of?
Alliteration
Personal diary, interview, etc.
Give me an antonym for the word "vacation"
Work, school, etc.
The darkest places on Earth during the winter months lay in this region (or give me an example of a place).
Arctic regions (Svalbard, Norway/Barrow, Alaska/North Pole)
Religions like Judaism and Islam both prohibit the consumption of what meat?
Pork