59 Christmas & Holidays Around the World Books for Little Learners
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The holiday season is the perfect time to explore holiday celebrations of other cultures! I love bringing in Christmas and holidays around the world books for my classroom! It is also the perfect time for the little learners in your class to share traditions from their cultures and build an inclusive environment! Use books and read-alouds during circle time with characters that feature and highlight characters with diverse backgrounds and experiences. When we teach about a holiday, we teach about what the holiday means to different people and the different ways families celebrate it.
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Holidays Around the World Books for Little Learners
Hanukkah Books
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel
Elmo’s Little Dreidel (board book)
Grover’s Eight Nights of Lights
8 Nights of Chanukah (board book)
Holidays Around the World Books for Little Learners
Kwanzaa Books
Holidays Around the World Books for Little Learners
Diwali Books
Holidays Around the World Books for Little Learners
Las Posadas Books
A Pinata in a Pine Tree (my favorite)
Holidays Around the World Books for Little Learners
Saint Lucia Books
Holidays Around the World Books for Little Learners
Chinese Lunar New Year books
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
If you need books about Christmas, check out this Christmas Booklist with over 25 books!
If you want to learn and reflect more about how you teach holidays in your early childhood classroom and Anti-Bias Education, check out this article from NAEYC Anti-Bias Education and Holidays: Making Thoughtful Decisions. It’s a quick and powerful read that is sure to inspire you!
For sensory and art ideas for a Holidays Around the World theme check out this post.
If you need math, literacy, and STEM centers for your Holidays Around the World theme, grab THIS unit. It has one-page fact posters, vocabulary cards, word banks, writing paper, brick block STEM cards, play dough cards, 2 math centers, and 2 literacy centers for each holiday.
Want to check out more of my favorite books for little learners? Check out my Book List Blog Series that features themed book lists to accompany your lessons! If there is a book list for a theme you need, just let us know so we can create it for you!
Check out this video for a preview of the Holidays Around the World Math and Literacy set.
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