Recognize personal, religious, and national celebrations of various American cultures (i.e., Independence Day, Columbus Day, Native American or American Indian Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, or Thanksgiving). 5.1.3

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1. Culture Goggles: Same Holy Land, Different Holidays - See how a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. Students will also look at how people with different beliefs celebrate winter holidays. This lesson uses two-minute digital sound clips to describe cultural celebrations.
2. Hanukkah Resources - Internet4Classroom page of Hanukkah links
3. Hispanic Heritage
4. Holidays Around the World: a Festival of Lessons - a lesson planning article from Education World
5. Kwanzaa Resources - Internet4Classroom page of Kwanzaa links
6. Major Holidays - information about holidays throughout the year
7. Memorial Day
8. Other Holidays - Internet4Classroom page of other holidays
9. Veteran's Day and Memorial Day - a large number of links from Vicki Blackwell

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