L.O: To explore links between other languages, cultures and identities.
I wonder, how is Nadolig celebrated around the World?
Beth wyt ti’n meddwl?
1. How is Christmas celebrated around the World?
Let's find out more! (Click the BBC image!)
Watch the video, find 3 facts about how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico.
Watch the video. Find 2 facts each for Mexico, Japan and Iceland and how those counties celebrate Christmas.
Open the document below. Summarise some similarities and differences between how they celebrate Christmas compared to the U.K.
2. What do you do to celebrate Christmas?
Bullet point 3 things that you do at Christmas.
Explain your family traditions and why they are important to you.
Explain your family traditions, why they are important to you and why Christmas is an important time for many communities across the World.
3. How can you visualise Christmas?
Create a Christmas bauble to show your Christmas traditions.
Create a Christmas bauble to show the traditions of a different country of your choice.
Design a bauble that shows two different countries traditions.
4. Beth ydy dy hoff traddodiad y Nadolig? (Christmas Tradition). Use the flash cards to help!
Fy hoff traddodiad y Nadolig ydy....
Fy hoff traddodiad y Nadolig ydy.... achos mae'n...
Fy hoff traddodiad y Nadolig ydy.... achos mae'n... ond dw ddim yn hoffi... achos mae'n...
5. What can we figure out about Christmas?
Choose your chilli from the chilli tray!
6. How do you say ‘Happy Christmas'? (Click image)
Use the 'Google Translate' app and practise saying 'Happy Christmas' in 3 different languages.
- Write them down
- Say them to your friend, can they guess the language?
Below are two images. What inferences can you make about the traditions being shown in the image?
Image 1:
What can you see in the image?
What country do you think this tradition is in?
What do you infer their tradition is based on what you can see?
Image 2:
What can you see in the image?
What country do you think this tradition is in?
What do you infer their tradition is based on what you can see?