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• Arthur - "D.W. Thinks Big"
  Once again, Arthur gets to do everything. Mostly he gets to carry the ring in Aunt Lucy's wedding. "Why can't I carry the ring?" D.W. grumbles. "Because you're too little," Arthur reminds her. But D.W. gets her chance when the ring falls in between the church organ pipes. Suddenly it's a good thing to be little, because only D.W. can save the day!
• Dragon Tales - "A Crown for Princess Kidoodle"
  It's a very windy day in Dragonland and the dragons need to help Sir Doodle carry the crown to the ceremony so that Princess Kidoodle can become the Queen of the Doodle Fairies.

Do in Class

• Africa for Kids: Make a Mask - Make a Dogon ceremonial dance mask.
• Arthur: Appreciating Talents - Hold an awards ceremony to celebrate everyone's strengths.
• Arthur: Weddings Around the World - Explore wedding traditions through reading and role-play.
• Kids' Africa!: Adrinka Cloth - Create a ceremonial Adrinka Cloth to tell a story about your family.
• Maya & Miguel: Chinese Lantern - Explore an annual Chinese tradition with this fun craft.
• Maya & Miguel: A Cultural Celebration - Explore the Mexican ritual of Dia de Los Muertos or the Day of the Dead.
• Reading Rainbow: The Gift of the Sacred Dog - Start a new holiday tradition in your family.

Play Online

• Dragon Tales: Dragon Fair: Find the Shape - Complete 3 rounds of this online game about shapes and numbers to be eligible to receive an award at the Dragon Fair awards ceremony.

Read

• Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes
  By Nina Simonds; Leslie Swartz; Children's Museum, Boston; and Meilo So
  Published October 2002 by Harcourt
  This beautifully illustrated book contains lore, stories, recipes, and activities for a year of Chinese holidays. The book lists print and web resources for adults and young readers and includes a Chinese pronunciation guide. Activities and recipes are rated for difficulty.
• Nadia's Hands
  By Karen English and Jonathan Weiner
  Published February 1999 by Boyds Mills Press
  When Nadia serves as flower girl at her aunt's traditional Pakistani wedding, elaborate designs are painted on her hands with henna. Nadia is worried about explaining her hands to her classmates at school: what will they think when they see her? A gentle story about Pakistani-American culture for readers ages 5-8.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.