1. Christmas Tree Kindergarten No.327 (Warsaw,Poland) Polish Language Classes (Austin, USA)

2.  Exploring and comparing Christmas trees in different countries.  Developing an attitude of tolerance towards other traditions.  Broaden and increase the pupils’ knowledge about other cultures. Aims:

3. Participants Children and teachers from Warsaw and Austin (USA) Children`s parents Children`s age: 3 and up

4. Home based activities Class based activities Garden based activities Activities

5. Mind map: Christmas tree Gallery of Christmas Tree Farm – PowerPoint presentation Polish traditional decorations, christmas decorations What is missing – Flashcards Prepare handmade decorations –gingerbreads decorated with parents ; Counting 1-6 Prepare Christmas tree – hanging the decorations Make a photo of the tree and send it by email to Austin Compare two trees – using words: red, blue, yellow, green, white, orange, black, small, big Christmas tree in my house. Prepare Christmas tree with SmartBoard –children are preparing a tree in Paint; Christmas memory: memory cards made by children Class based activities

6. Looking for special trees in kindergarten’s garden Garden based activities

7. Making sweet gingerbread cookies

8. We were using SmartBoard to watch photos from Austin. We were comparing our christmas trees. Although we live so far away from each other our trees look the same.

9. Children were asked to take a photo of their own christmas tree. Home based activities

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