Power Point template
• Here are some ideas for setting up your
PowerPoint for the
• Christmas Around the World Project.
Remember: Add pictures and animation for interest,
don’t focus on pictures and gimmicks alone.
Title page
Insert Your Country
and your name
Traditions
• List 1-3 traditions from your
Country. This is a good place to
write a paragraph to explain each one.
• There may be 3-5 slides on traditions
and activities.
Continuation of Traditions
• List another tradition and explain it.
For example: Caroling
Traditional Music
• Example: Christmas music is played in most
public areas from Thanksgiving until Christmas
day. Some radio stations even devote their
entire day of broadcasting to nothing but
Christmas music.
Activities
• Explain Activity 1
For instance, hanging
stockings over the fireplace.
Why do we do this?
Activity #2
• Add a common activity
and explain.
Example: baking
and decorating
cookies.
Symbols or Crafts
Use 3-4 slides to show
different symbols or crafts
associated with the holidays in your country.
Things like:
Santa and his reindeer
Candles or wreaths
Advent calendars
Gingerbread houses
Candy canes
Another Symbol
• Symbols don’t necessarily need much
explanation. They are usually recognizable
and only need a caption.
• Like this
Snowangel
Craft #1
• A common craft during the holidays is to make
a handmade ornament.
• Choose one or two that would show the
feeling of the holidays for the country you are
studying.
Special Foods
• This is a page that usually needs very little
writing other than to identify the dish.
• You can have several different foods on one
page. Such as turkey and fruitcake
Any Special Clothing or Outfits
• Some countries wear different clothes during
the holidays. Show us.
Special Stories or Beliefs
Stories differ, so tell us what you found out. For instance
in Australia, it’s Summertime. Kissing under the
Mistletoe comes from England, and the Poinsettia plant
comes from Mexico. Are there beliefs behind these?
What are some special beliefs or
stories of Santa? Pere Noel,
Papa Noel, or the Christmas
Gnome are all different names
for St. Nicholas. What does the
name mean in your country?
The Ending
Try to close your presentation smoothly.
You might say something like:
I hope you enjoyed this and learned
something you otherwise wouldn’t have
known about my country.