Dec. 9, 2009: O Tannenbaum!

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Activities:

1. Draw a Christmas tree on a piece of paper. Cut out newspaper pictures of one thing, such as toys, and paste them as decorations on your tree.

2. Circle all the Christmas trees you see in the comics and ads in your newspaper.How many did you find?

3. Ask friends if they use real or artificial trees. What did you learn?

4. Why is it important to (a) have trees grown in every state, (b) shape trees as they grow, (c) get trees to sales lots quickly, and (d) recycle trees?

5. Research how different cultures decorate holiday trees. How have decorations changed over the years? Write about your findings.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Students understand customs and traditions of their own culture. (Social Studies: Culture)
  
  (standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)