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5th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa lessons for Easel
Christmas Readers' Theater Activity: 3 Holiday Scripts to Improve Fluency
Christmas Readers' Theater scripts: Are you looking for something fun to do for reading during the week before Winter Break and Christmas? This set of three Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! A bonus page for teachers includes a page that lists the number of lines by characters and an explanation about how I schedule this to be a weeklong Readers' Theater activity.This BUNDLE contains three separate Christmas Readers' Theater scripts:1. Kris Kringle and the Seven Elves– Th
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts
Christmas Logic Puzzles, Holiday Word Puzzles, Brain Teasers and Number Problems
Fun, holiday (Christmas) themed logic puzzles, brainteasers, word puzzles and more. Brain exercises for the holiday that students love. Twelves challenging and fun puzzles to keep your students thinking right up to holiday break. I have included an array of challenging activities such as logic problems, word puzzles, number puzzles brain teasers and trivia! Print and Go Holiday Fun!Excellent and challenging holiday Christmas fun! All new products in my store are 50% off the first 24 hours. Be
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Bundle: Nine Reading, Math and Writing Resources
Christmas Activities: Ugly Sweater Project, Template, Sub Plans & Writing Prompt
Need no prep, Christmas art projects for your December bulletin board? Imagine these ugly sweaters in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers. A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Christmas art activities usin
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Christmas Ornament Art Project: Holiday Activity, Template, & Writing Prompts
Need no prep, Christmas art projects for your December bulletin board? Imagine these Christmas ornaments in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers. A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Christmas art activitie
Grades:
2nd - 5th
After Winter Break Activities {No Prep ELA Activities to welcome back students}
If your students love to ☺chat☺ as much as mine the day after Winter Break ⛄, leverage that excitement for a meaningful and fun writing activity! With these NO PREP welcome back from Winter Vacation activities, students first share with their classmates about their Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, New Year's Eve, and winter break activities to complete a "Find Someone Who" activity. Next, they discuss their vacation and complete a Venn diagram comparing the events of each partner's break. Finally,
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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3rd 4th 5th Grade Non Fiction Close Reading Christmas Holidays Around the World
Use these close reading passages to keep rigor and learning alive in your classroom, even as winter break approaches! These passages have a reading level between 860 to 1120 and are great for small group/guided reading. I have always found there tends to be a lot of Holidays around the World information for the younger grades, but not so much for the intermediate grades. Each passage includes 4 comprehension questions where students are asked to go back into their text and underline the suppor
Grades:
3rd - 5th
The Gingerbread Baby Gingerbread Man Trap STEM Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom this Christmas Season with Gingerbread Man Trap STEM Challenge!Students discover how to catch a Gingerbread Man as they design and build a their very own Gingerbread Man Trap! Increase problem solving and engineering skills through this engaging Christmas STEM challenge. An excellent companion activity to the book Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett.Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflectio
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Gingerbread READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Santa's Sleigh Christmas STEM Activity
Make learning fun with this Christmas STEM Challenge!The students receive a letter from the STEM elf that all of Santa's reindeer went on strike. In order for Santa to be able to deliver presents to the children, they will need to build him a wind powered sleigh using only the materials provided. This is an excellent activity to do just before Christmas break!This activity helps students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After t
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: December Holidays Christmas STEM Activities Bundle
Hire Me 5-Paragraph Persuasive Essay: Christmas Elf Argumentative Writing Prompt
Hire me, Santa! Kids write persuasive essays to apply for jobs as elves. Organizers and a mentor text support fourth or fifth grade students writing their first five-paragraph compositions. Open the preview to take a closer look.Instructional materials let you teach with confidence:Timelines for five, seven, or ten days of instructionFive pages of detailed lesson plansReference guide explaining the structure of a five-paragraph essay“The Giving Gift” – an exemplar to be used for analysis and mod
Grades:
4th - 5th
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study; Plus Digital Option
Fun, no-prep reading and writing interactive notebook for "The Best (Worst) Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson. Full of creative response questions for all of the chapters with vocabulary and clever reading response questions. "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" has been a classic for many years. With this interactive notebook; your students will use the notebook to respond to in-depth, but fun reading response questions and complete interesting writing activities for each each chapter.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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A Charlie Brown Christmas Lesson Plan
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"
Is there any better way to start a discussion of a holiday than by watching the Charlie Brown special about it? I use this in my ESL and EFL classroom every year to teach international students about the holiday and to get my students thinking about Christmas and the meaning of the holiday. Plus it's just fun to watch!
This comprehension and discussion lesson plan (with complete Teacher Notes, Answer Keys, and differentiated questions) involves a critical watc
Grades:
1st - 10th, Adult Education
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Elf Application Christmas Persuasive Writing Christmas Activities 5th grade
Persuasive essays meet Christmas whimsy in this differentiated project that lets you teach essay structure, revision, and creative writing to your older elementary students. They’ll choose from three open positions at the North Pole – Toymaker Elf, Reindeer Caretaker Elf, and Delivery Elf. Each job has very different requirements to appeal to the diverse personalities in your classroom. You’ll decide whether they should write simple one-paragraph essays or more complex five-paragraph essays comp
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Sequencing Cooperative Learning Activity for Thanksgiving, Christmas
Teach the importance of sequencing and following directions using recipes. Fun for the holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter, but use anytime. Lesson plan focuses on "How are following directions and sequencing events related?" Teacher directions included, with Activity Sheet, Essential Question and Activating Strategy, Activity Directions, Paragraph Reflection and Exit Ticket Summarizer. Includes a set of blank recipe cards for students to complete. Students work with a partner and find
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Christmas - Holidays Around the World PowerPoint with Easel
Christmas Holidays Around the World! PowerPoint slides and Easel Assessment. Merry Christmas! An overview of traditions and customs of the Christmas holidays in 20 different countries: Canada, U.K., Sweden, Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, China, Vietnam, Australia, India, Ghana, and the United States. Great introduction or follow-up to a Christmas Around the World unit. Animation and lots of interesting fun facts! Editable for you
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
A Christmas Short Story-Gratitude-Determining Theme for Reading Comprehension
Celebrate Christmas with this fun story that targets the theme of gratitude! Improve reading comprehension by inferring theme using text clues such as repetition and character actions. Story Synopsis: It's almost Christmas, and Sam has a long list of things he wants from Santa. But this year's meeting is different, and Santa has an important lesson for Sam to learn.This product is sold as a PDF file which includes: -Title Page -4-page realistic fiction story (1068 words)- Secret San
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3rd - 5th
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CHRISTMAS READERS THEATER WHOLE CLASS SCRIPT: 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Readers’ Theater or a Christmas choral reading activity- call it what you will, your grades 5-8 drama and ELA students will call it a fun lesson! This interactive "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" script is designed for the whole class to read. This keeps all of the students together in one place and fosters classroom community, rather than dividing the class into smaller groups reading in different locations. Make Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem interactive by having your students not onl
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS grades 5-8 FUN ACTIVITIES
Christmas Reading Activity, Holiday Commercialism Point of View
Holiday, Christmas "Commercialism" Critical Reading Activity! Critical thinking holiday reading activity in which students think about commercialism during the holidays. The students will read three editorials written by actual journalists from large newspapers. After the students read each editorial and analyze the writings of the author, they will answer eight response questions regarding author's tone, author's purpose, and much more. Great for persuasive text! One authors thinks that comme
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas Bundle: Nine Reading, Math and Writing Resources
Christmas Fictional Narrative Writing If I Were an Ornament... CCSS Grades 3-6
Unwrap the magic of Christmas with this Fictional Narrative Writing Lesson, designed to pair with any cherished holiday book, such as "The Christmas Ornaments" by Pamela Edge. Immerse your students in the enchanting tale of discarded Christmas tree ornaments, replaced by shiny new decorations. Cast aside and forgotten, they find themselves in a bargain bin at the humane society, clinging to the fading hope of once again adorning a Christmas tree. Transport your students to a world where ornament
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Fourteen Holiday Lessons BUNDLE Minimal Prep CCSS Grades 3-6
Theater Arts Costume Design Lesson with Nutcracker Ballet Characters| Christmas
This two-day lesson on costume design is focused on the Nutcracker Ballet characters and gives the students an opportunity to be costume designers. The students learn about costume design, view a video clip of The Nutcracker Ballet and design costumes for themselves as if they were in ballet. Suitable for students in grades 3 to 7, the product is broken in to two class periods, although it could be used for a one day exploration of the subject.The Teacher will need access to YouTube.com. Stud
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4th - 6th
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History of Christmas Advent Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Ignite Christmas Spirit with Engaging Christmas Advent Reading Comprehension Worksheets. Experience the magic of the Christmas season with these comprehensive print and go Christmas Advent reading comprehension worksheets, meticulously designed for busy teachers like you. Make the most of this joyous time while nurturing essential reading skills in your students. Dive into the history of Advent, unraveling its Latin roots and its profound connection to the Christmas story. Inspire students with
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Christmas Season Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle
Nonfiction Short Story: "The Christmas Tree Custom" - Find the Main Idea
This short nonfiction story tells students about the origins of the American Christmas tree tradition. Lexile 680 for grades 3-5.Use this for an emergency sub packet - story text, student questions, assessments - everything is included.This is a 22 page NO PREP nonfiction story unit for “The Christmas Tree Custom,” an original story. This nonfiction story teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess “The Christmas Tree Custom.” The Table of Contents makes finding informat
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Christmas Informational Texts: Unusual Traditions / The Secret Santa + More!
Teach students about unusual traditions, the art of giving, as well as the financial and environmental impacts of the festive season. Each article is accompanied by Common Core informational text-aligned and personal connection questions.1. Unusual Christmas Traditions Around the WorldExplore unique Christmas traditions from various countries, such as Japan's Kentucy Fried Chicken dinners, showcasing the diversity of global Christmas customs.2. The Environmental Impact of ChristmasExamine the en
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Christmas Grammar - A Christmas Carol Subject and Predicate - PDF & Digital
Grammar doesn't have to dampen your class's Christmas fun! These middle school Christmas grammar worksheets, themed for the season around Charles Dickens' classic story A Christmas Carol, will introduce students to the concept of subject and predicate - the building blocks of complete sentences. (It's a Christmas-Carol-themed version of my bestselling Subject and Predicate Sentence Writing Activities, and of course it's the perfect way to incorporate grammar into your A Christmas Carol Novel Stu
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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The Christmas Tree Tradition : Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passage
The Christmas Tree Tradition : Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension PassageElevate your students' holiday spirit with this engaging and educational reading comprehension pack about "The Christmas Tree Tradition." Designed for students in grades 3 to 6, this resource provides an informative reading passage, multiple-choice questions, true or false statements, and answer keys to test their understanding of this beloved holiday tradition.Inside this pack, you'll find:Informative Reading Passage:Dive i
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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