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Celebrating the Holiday Season with Data-Filled Resources

Bring some statistical cheer to your students with these resources full of festive facts from the Census Bureau?s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program!

Dive Into Festive Fun Facts for the Holiday Season!? Shopping season is underway. Prepare for the holidays with our Fun Facts. Did you know there were about 4,000 department stores in the United States in 2021? This and other holiday-related statistics such as the number of U.S. hobby, toy, and game stores are in our Holiday Season Fun Facts handout. Students can also learn which country led the way with U.S. imports of Christmas decorations and the median earnings of first-line supervisors and retail sales workers. Are you ready for the holidays?

Take a Walk in a Census Bureau Winter Wonderland! Students can test their knowledge with this Kahoot! game that showcases festive Census Bureau data on things like U.S. businesses that primarily sold toys and games, the state with the most skiing establishments and more holiday-related data.

Learn About U.S. Holidays With Census Bureau Data Kahoot Game! How much do you know about the holidays? Test students? knowledge with this Kahoot! game that ties Census Bureau statistics to holidays celebrated across the United States.

Plan ahead. Check out our Wreaths Across America Day (December 19) resource for teachers!

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