![]() These can still give your classroom that fun seasonal theme, without being Christmassy. Everyone can design their own snowman and talk about why they’re different. For your classroom display – make it winter theme.It’s just going to be a little different than what you thought, and I’m here to share some ideas. And there’s no reason for us not to do this. DecorationsĪ lot of us love to decorate our classrooms to get into the Christmas spirit. And you can still have fun games like playing musical statues and head, shoulders, knees and toes. You can play fun party music instead of Christmas music. Just adapt it a little bit.Ĭan it be a ‘Friendship Party’ or a ‘Winter Break Party’ or even just a simple ‘End of Term Party’ – it can still have the same aspect of treats for students to eat. “But, what about my class Christmas party? I don’t want to cancel that!” That’s ok. This is a very common question that I get. ![]() Can they make a snowman, snowflake, polar bear etc. When making Christmas crafts or decorations – just add a winter theme. Our students can get so creative on their own – there’s no need to overthink this. Instead of providing pictures of Santa – provide other craft items like hearts, pom poms, paint, crayons. It’s not a Christmas card – maybe it can be a simple ‘Thank you’ card to their parents, or an “I love you” card. You do not need to exclude your students from this! Just change the name of them. CraftsĪ lot of us, naturally, will make Christmas cards with our students to send home. Or if there are a few students in the school who are going to be exempt, they can go somewhere else together and have fun activities, play games and have a non-Christmassy afternoon. They may decide to keep the student home. When this happens, just give advance notice to the family. But, there’s also going to be some things that just are Christmassy and can’t be changed. There’s going to be a huge amount of things that you can adapt to help ensure the student(s) is included as much as possible – as well as the rest of your class. Talk about what holidays they do and don’t celebrate, how and why. If you’re going to be talking about different holidays and religions – invite people in to talk to your students and share their lifestyle. You can talk about how some people celebrate lots of holidays and some people don’t celebrate any. But, they may be happy for you to teach about different holidays around the world – like Hanukkah, Christmas etc. They may not want their child to take part in Christmas activities. Ask them what they are and aren’t ok with.įor example. Whether you invite them in for a chat, email them or talk to them over the phone. Talkĭon’t be afraid to speak to your students families. And if you have something that has worked really well for you, please share it in the comments down below. Please read below the best tips/advice that I have found so far. They are part of this religion and will already have found ways – and spoken to other families as well – to still ensure that their child is involved, and also about alternative ways to celebrate. Why? Because they are full of knowledge that will help make your life easier and less stressful. That’s the biggest secret and most important piece of advice. And this is where I’m going to share the most important piece of advice that I can offer you. ![]() ![]() Some families will allow things that others don’t. Please bear in mind that there is no blanket for everyone. I decided that the tips and information that I was sharing, would probably be best put into a Christmas and Jehovah’s Witnesses blog post to give other teachers ideas for how they can involve and celebrate everyone. This year, I have been inundated with messages and emails from teachers worrying about Christmas, and how to celebrate it in their classroom when they have a Jehovah’s Witness student(s). And also makes an effort to ensure that they are providing the best possible education, while respecting everyone around them. The thing that I have always loved about being in education and schools, is how much more inclusive everyone gets each year. A question I get asked and see all the time is what to do about Christmas and Jehovah’s Witnesses in the classroom.
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