Holiday Book Companions for the Whole School Year

I have put together some of my favorite literature units for you in one handy bundle. I have gathered together holiday book units that are a hit with my own kids. You will have each holiday covered. We all know that sometimes you need to take a little break from regular schoolwork near the holidays. With this literature unit, you can read about the holiday and then pass out the worksheets to make sure the kids are still getting some educational standards covered. Easy as pie!

Chinese New Year

The Nian Monster

• 2 comprehension worksheets
• Sequencing worksheet
• Vocabulary worksheet
• Cause and effect worksheet
• Creative writing worksheet
• Context clues/verb worksheet
• 4 pages of task cards (4 cards on each for a total of 16 cards)

Groundhog's Day

Groundhogs Dilemma

• comprehension worksheet
• 2 vocabulary worksheets
• sorting worksheet
• retelling/matching worksheet
• retelling/make a comic strip worksheet
• 3 pages of task cards (4 cards on each for a total of 12 cards)

Valentine's Day

Valenstiens

• 2 comprehension worksheet
• Adjective worksheet
• Similes worksheet
• Capitalization and proper noun worksheet
• Pronoun worksheet
• Explanatory writing prompt to go with a Valentine's Day art project

St. Patrick's Day

How to Catch a Leprechaun

• Instructions on how I used the STEM activities
• Photos of my class participating with the STEM activities
• 2 comprehension worksheets
• 1 vocabulary worksheet
• 1 retelling worksheet
• 2 pages (8 task cards) for critical thinking/ creative writing
• 2 pages (8 task cards) for math related questions
• 3 stem activities with worksheets, a full color poster and B&W poster for each activity plus smaller price lists for the students’ tables

Easter

How to Catch the Easter Bunny

• Instructions on how I used the STEM activities
• Photos of my class participating with the STEM activities
• 1 comprehension worksheet
• 1 vocabulary worksheet
• 1 retelling worksheet
• 2 pages (8 task cards) for critical thinking/ creative writing
• 2 pages (8 task cards) for math related questions
• 3 stem activities with worksheets, a full color poster and B&W poster for each activity plus smaller price lists for the students’ tables

Halloween

Moldilocks and the Three Scares

• 1 comprehension worksheet
• 1 cause and effect worksheet
• 1 adjectives worksheet
• 1 strong verbs worksheet
• 1 synonyms worksheet
• 1 comparison worksheet
• 1 story map 2 ways - students can write the answers, or I have included a cut and paste option
• 1 fill in the blank silly story
• 1 story form for students to write their own recipe
• 2 sheets of task cards (8 total)

Day of the Dead

Gustavo the Shy Ghost

• 1 comprehension worksheet
• 2 vocabulary worksheets
• 1 character analysis worksheet
• 1 retelling worksheet
• 2 friendly letter worksheets
• 1 non-fiction Day of the Dead reader
• 1 comprehension worksheet for the non-fiction story
• 1 context clues worksheet
• 1 art activity to design your own sugar skull

Thanksgiving

The Great Thanksgiving Escape

• 1 comprehension worksheet
• 1 story elements worksheet
• 1 retelling worksheet
• 2 vocabulary worksheets
• 1 strong verbs worksheet
• 1 prepositional phrases worksheet
• 1 comparison worksheet
• 1 plan your own scape activity. 3 worksheets to help students design their plan.

Hanukkah

Hershal and the Hanukkah Gobblins

• 3 comprehension worksheets: two about the story, and one about the non-fiction selection offered at the end of the story.
• 1 goblin description worksheet
• 1 worksheet for strong verbs
• 1 fiction vs. non-fiction worksheet
• 1 retelling worksheet
• 1 creative writing activity, "Describe Your Own Goblin"

Christmas

Santa in the City

• comprehension worksheet
• context clues/ vocabulary worksheet
• vocabulary word crossword puzzle
• problems/solutions worksheet
• write your own solutions to the problems in the story
• prepositional phrases worksheet
• creative story writing prompt worksheet
• pages to create a story elements mobile
• instructions on how I used the STEM activity
• photo examples of the STEM solutions
• STEM activity planning sheet and response sheet

* Answer keys are included for all of the worksheets

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