It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

I love December in my classroom!  You are thinking, lady you are cah-razy.  I know, I know.  

But...BUT!  

I get to do a Christmas Around the World unit in Social Studies.  My {absolute} favorite!

I use Christina Bainbridge's Christmas Around the World 

And this year I'm combining in with What the Teacher Wants' Holidays Around the World unit.

Today we started by making our suitcases:

I made my own {as an example} too!  Love to color :)

Next week, we start our "virtual field trip" and the kids are so excited to add to their suitcases!  I told them that if they were well-behaved, we could do extra Social Studies.  Bribing them with extra work, haha!

TGI{almost}F!