new year’s day - seed learning
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New Year’s Day
Culture Readers: Holidays
Level2 - 3
Activity Pack
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Date: Name:
1. Julius Caesar introduced a new calendar / noise in 46 BCE.
2. Julius Caesar was the leader / dish of Rome a long time ago.
3. Many people light promises / fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
4. People in Spain eat twelve grapes at midnight / resolution on New Year’s Eve.
5. In Denmark, people break leaders / dishes on New Year’s Day.
6. Many people like to make noise / fireworks on New Year’s Day.
A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures.
B Circle the correct vocabulary words.
calendar dishes fireworks midnight promise resolutions
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Vocabulary
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1. New Year’s Day is in December.
2. People in Greece eat a special cake for the new year.
3. Germans eat a sweet treat shaped like a cat on January 1st.
4. Square things will bring money in the Philippines.
5. On New Year’s Day, people think about the future.
True False
A Read and check ().
Comprehension
B Choose the correct sentence for each picture.
a. Exercising more is a common New Year’s resolution.
b. People go to Times Square in New York on New Year’s Eve.
c. Some people think making noise will make bad luck go away.
d. A long time ago, the new year began in March.
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3.
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4.
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Graphic Organizer
Compare the ways people celebrate New Year’s Day in other countries withNew Year’s Day in your country. Which celebrations would you like to try?
Spain
(your country)
-eat at midnight-wear red underwear
grapes red underwear is lucky
Country Activity Food Other Information
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A Complete the survey. Use the sample answers as a guide. If you are at school, ask two classmates. If you are at home, ask your family or call two friends.
Survey
B Share one of your partner’s answers with the class.
My partner was .
He/She told me that an activity he/she likes to do is .
He/She also told me that a food his/her family eats on New Year’s Day is
. He/She told me what he/she likes
about New Year’s Day. He/She likes .
2. What is a food that your family eats on New Year’s Day?
A food my family eats on New Year’s Day is fish.
1. What activity do you like to do on New Year’s Day?
3. What do you like about New Year’s Day?
My Answers Partner 1 Partner 2
1.
2.
3.
An activity I like to do is play cards.
I like being able to spend the day with my family.
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Team Project
A Choose one of the topics below to research.
B Write three or more interesting facts about your topic. Then share your information with the class.
New Year’s Fireworks
New Year’s Foods
New Year’s Parties
New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Eve
Our Topic:
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
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Date: Name:
A We learned that Julius Caesar made a new calendar. Here is some information about calendars. Read it aloud.
Learn More
B Write the answers.
All About Calendars
The first Roman calendar had 10 months.
Each month had 30 or 31 days.
Then Julius Caesar made the Julian calendar with 12 months.
It had only 355 days.
Next, Gregory made the Gregorian calendar.
It has 365 days and 12 months.
Many countries use the Gregorian calendar.
Would you like to make a calendar?
1. How many months did the first Roman calendar have?
2. Who made the Julian calendar?
3. How many days did the Julian calendar have?
4. Which calendar are we using now?
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Date: Name:
Color the flags. Draw your country’s flag.
Art
Spain
The Netherlands
The United States
The Philippines
Greece
Denmark
Germany
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Vocabulary List
Write the words you learned from this book with their meanings.
Word Meaning
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Book Report
3 Interesting Things I Learned
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2 Expressions I Learned
1. Expression
Sentence (p. )
2. Expression
Sentence (p. )
1 Question I Still Have
Book Title
Author
Star Rating
Reason:
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Date: Name:
1. Julius Caesar introduced a new calendar / noise in 46 BCE.
2. Julius Caesar was the leader / dish of Rome a long time ago.
3. Many people light promises / fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
4. People in Spain eat twelve grapes at midnight / resolution on New Year’s Eve.
5. In Denmark, people break leaders / dishes on New Year’s Day.
6. Many people like to make noise / fireworks on New Year’s Day.
A Write the vocabulary words under the pictures.
B Circle the correct vocabulary words.
calendar dishes fireworks midnight promise resolutions
4.
1.
2.
5.
3.
6.
Vocabulary
dishes
promise
midnight
fireworks
resolutions
calendar
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Date: Name:
Graphic Organizer
Compare the ways people celebrate New Year’s Day in other countries withNew Year’s Day in your country. Which celebrations would you like to try?
Spain
(your country)
-eat at midnight-wear red underwear
grapes red underwear is lucky
Country Activity Food Other Information
The Netherlands
Greece
The United States
Germany
Denmark
The Philippines
- burn Christmas trees
- light fireworks
on New Year’s Eve- have a big party- count down at midnight- light fireworks
break dishes
- eat round food- wear clothes with
round designs
Vasilopita (a kind of cake)
black-eyed peas, pork, rice
Glucksschwein
coin in Vasilopita bring good luck
in New York - a big ball drop
breaking dishes bring good luck
round things bring money
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Date: Name:
1. New Year’s Day is in December.
2. People in Greece eat a special cake for the new year.
3. Germans eat a sweet treat shaped like a cat on January 1st.
4. Square things will bring money in the Philippines.
5. On New Year’s Day, people think about the future.
True False
A Read and check ().
Comprehension
B Choose the correct sentence for each picture.
a. Exercising more is a common New Year’s resolution.
b. People go to Times Square in New York on New Year’s Eve.
c. Some people think making noise will make bad luck go away.
d. A long time ago, the new year began in March.
1.
3.
2.
4.
b
d
a
c
ComprehensionVocabulary
Answer Key
Learn More
© 2020 Seed Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.
Date: Name:
A We learned that Julius Caesar made a new calendar. Here is some information about calendars. Read it aloud.
Learn More
B Write the answers.
All About Calendars
The first Roman calendar had 10 months.
Each month had 30 or 31 days.
Then Julius Caesar made the Julian calendar with 12 months.
It had only 355 days.
Next, Gregory made the Gregorian calendar.
It has 365 days and 12 months.
Many countries use the Gregorian calendar.
Would you like to make a calendar?
1. How many months did the first Roman calendar have?
2. Who made the Julian calendar?
3. How many days did the Julian calendar have?
4. Which calendar are we using now?
The first Roman calendar had 10 months. / 10 months
Julius Caesar made the Julian calendar. / Julius Caesar
It had 355 days. / 355 days
We are using the Gregorian calendar. / The Gregorian calendar
Graphic Organizer
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Date: Name:
Color the flags. Draw your country’s flag.
Art
Spain
The Netherlands
The United States
The Philippines
Greece
Denmark
Germany
Answer Key
Art