Share Your Ideas!
What have you done to simplify Christmas?
What has helped to lower expectations?
How have you kept finances under control?
How have you been able to help others?
Do have a useful link to share?
Here are ideas that have been shared by others:
Music CD gift exchange
Pick FIVE songs, burn them on a CD. Then choose on of two options:
With this CD, and as part of the gift, attach a letter explaining your song choices (see an example):
Look at other Christmas traditions
Currently, my students are working on a project in which they can choose to research various aspects of different cultures. In light of the holiday season, some of them have chosen to do their projects on the Christmas traditions that various cultures participate in. So, we have been researching Christmas traditions on the Internet. one of the articles they found (www.redenvelope.com/gift-guides/world-christmas-traditions) has a lot of valuable information on Christmas traditions around the world. They would like to suggest it!
Submitted by Tania Morrison and the 9th grade class at Green Mountain Central School District in Vermont
What has helped to lower expectations?
How have you kept finances under control?
How have you been able to help others?
Do have a useful link to share?
Here are ideas that have been shared by others:
Music CD gift exchange
Pick FIVE songs, burn them on a CD. Then choose on of two options:
- Choose five songs that remind you of the person you drew
- Choose five of your favorite songs
With this CD, and as part of the gift, attach a letter explaining your song choices (see an example):
- Why those songs remind you of them
- Why these songs are your favorite
Look at other Christmas traditions
Currently, my students are working on a project in which they can choose to research various aspects of different cultures. In light of the holiday season, some of them have chosen to do their projects on the Christmas traditions that various cultures participate in. So, we have been researching Christmas traditions on the Internet. one of the articles they found (www.redenvelope.com/gift-guides/world-christmas-traditions) has a lot of valuable information on Christmas traditions around the world. They would like to suggest it!
Submitted by Tania Morrison and the 9th grade class at Green Mountain Central School District in Vermont
