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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core W.7.4 pdfs
The Gift of the Magi Short Story Unit - Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages
This "The Gift of the Magi" Short Story Unit contains a 50 page close reading unit on “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Perfect for a short story interactive notebook, this Gift of the Magi teacher guide contains Gift of the Magi comprehension questions, teacher friendly answer keys, Gift of the Magi activities, vocabulary words, foldables, close reading resources, graphic organizers, creative writing, and essay activities are all included. All activities are classroom tested and include creat
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Christmas Reader's Theater and Reading Literature Toolkit for Grades 4-8
The Show Must Go On is a Christmas reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating the holiday season into your language arts instruction. This 13 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!The Christmas reader's theater resource includes:7-page script with 13 different charactersContext clue worksheet for word work4 read
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Christmas Writing Activities Middle School Prompts Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are your students on Santa's naughty list? This writing activity will keep your students engaged during the pre-holiday excitement as they write a persuasive friendly letter to Santa convincing him that they really don't belong on the naughty list! Creative and fun!What teachers are saying about this resource:"THE BEST UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED! So comprehensive, works students through editing, examples and just sets them up for a perfect end product if they try their best the whole way through th
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Short Film Christmas Poem The Lost Letter ELA Activities Literary Devices
Have some fun before Christmas break! Here's a short film poem narrated by Kate Winslet, The Lost Letter. This is a poem of a lonely elder lady who wrote a letter to Santa as a child. But, the letter had been lost in the chimney for decades. She grew up angry, not knowing why Santa hadn't answered her request for a friend until she met Henry, a young boy who was determined to bring Christmas cheer into her life. *Students can practice fluency by reading along with the narrated poem, then complet
Grades:
4th - 8th
It's a Wonderful Life - Literary Essay Writing (Christmas Activity)
This 10 page, Christmas themed assignment offers students the opportunity to practice the Literary Essay based on their response to the critically acclaimed film, "It's a wonderful Life". This assignment requires no prep and is a fantastic student led assignment which, after initial class discussion, should require very little prompting from teacher.
Assignment includes:
1. A brief introduction to the movie
2. A note-taking form to use while watching the movie
3. Instruction about literary th
Grades:
5th - 12th
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STEM Christmas Craftivity - Imagine It...Design It...Create It...The North Pole
STEM Project Based Learning! Common Core Learning with holiday fun!
Geometry, Measurement, Graphing, Design - so many math skills!
Reading, Visualizing, Persuasive Writing - so many ELA skills!
Project Based Learning Unit Designed and Ready to Go!
There has been an earthquake at the north pole which has destroyed Santa's Workshop and entire North Pole Community.
Students are enlisted to design and create their own north pole while following the requirements laid out by Santa, the Elves
Grades:
4th - 12th
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas Movie Companion Pack/ Lesson Plan
This is a companion pack to accompany How the Grinch Stole ChristmasThis is targeted for grades 6-8 in ELA.INCLUDES:9 Total Activities- Figurative Language- Sequencing/Predications - Fillable Plot Diagram - Generating Questions - Short Constructed Response Questions - Extended Constructed Response - Characterization Activity- Heart Map- Making ConnectionsReady to print!Check out my other Christmas related activities:Would You Rather Writing PromptsChristmas AnalogiesFrosty the Snowman Movie
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: The Grinch: BUNDLE
CHRISTMAS WRITING PROMPTS | Winter Bulletin Board Narrative Informative Opinion
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 25-page Christmas and Winter Holidays Writing Prompts! It includes everything you need to celebrate Christmas and Winter holidays with your students! Students will read about American Christmas traditions, and write responses to what they’ve read, Revising and editing checklists and 13 holiday-themed writing papers are also included. All CCSS writing standards are addressed. The following resources a
Grades:
3rd - 12th
18 PAGES: Winter Break Activity Book and Journal with Mental Wellness Check-Ins
As teachers, we know that not all of our students are safe, well-fed, or happy at home. This packet should give teachers a little peace of mind that our students will have a bit of entertainment and an outlet for their feelings over Winter Break.This product includes:A cover page and title page18 daily pages with an activity (word search, coloring, art, etc.) and a wellness check-in (gratitude, mental check, stretch, etc.)Similar productsSnowman prefix/suffix and winter bulletin board decor BUND
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Christmas Writing Lesson Holiday Scene Descriptive Writing Activity
Looking for an engaging Christmas and or winter holiday writing activity leading up to the break? This zero-prep Christmas season descriptive writing lesson and activity is sure to be a hit with your middle school students! This resource walks students through what descriptive writing is, its importance and gives them an opportunity to practice using it through the use of imagery by creating a "snapshot" of a given Christmas/holiday season scene. In this descriptive writing activity students a
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA Christmas Winter Activities Holiday Bundle
Character, Reading, Research Activity for the Holidays - Secret Santa Stockings
In this holiday activity, students design stockings and choose gifts for characters, authors, historical figures, scientists, artists, or others being studied in classes. This gets students thinking, reading, and researching about their gift recipients. After their analyses, students write paragraphs that provide rationales for their gift choices. To meet the needs of diverse learners and student age groups, there are several handouts to choose from.This 21-page resource includes:handout with s
Grades:
6th - 9th
Writing About a Snowpal: Short Story Creative Writing Assignment, Middle School
This creative writing project is perfect for engaging middle school students during the winter holidays or on a snowy day. Students will have the opportunity to create a snowpal protagonist, develop a setting, and outline a plot for their stories. The resource includes story writing graphic organizers to assist students in structuring their narratives. An editing and revising checklist for self-assessment encourages students to check their work closely before starting their final drafts. Include
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Holiday Writing Bundle for Middle School Language Arts
Hanukkah Writing Prompts | Hanukkah Activities (Chanukah)
Looking for engaging Hanukkah writing prompts? A printable and a digital version for Google Slides are included! Students will think and write about all things Hanukkah: how to celebrate Hanukkah, its traditions and food, symbols of Hanukkah (menorah, dreidel, gelt) and much more!SAVE 20% AND GET THIS SET IN THE BUNDLE.How to use this writing packet?The packet contains narrative, informational and opinion writing prompts for middle school and high school. Use as writing activity (paragraph pract
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Prompts for Daily Use Yearlong
Visual Writing Prompts Practice Narrative Writing Christmas Themed Mini Set
Visual Writing Prompts Practice Narrative Writing Christmas Themed Mini SetDevelop your students narrative writing skills by including these engaging visual writing prompt cards, worksheets and/or slides into lessons. Students will complete a series of worksheets using the one visual writing prompt as inspiration. Once completed, students select another visual writing prompt card and start the process again. Alternatively, slides can be displayed on the IWB as a whole class/small group activity
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5th - 8th, Higher Education
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Christmas Writing Prompts
Christmas Writing Prompts (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Grade). • 11 Prompts on 5 Worksheets.• Need a holiday writing bundle? Click HereWith adult guidance, the prompts support at least 20 Common Core Writing standards for each grade 3-7.Preview same as Download.Dialogue• Pictures with Santa.• Mrs. Claus saleswoman.Suspense• Santa oversleeps.• Choose a topic.• Santa's dry cleaner has both good and bad news.Expository• Christmas customs.• Wish list vs. gratefulness.Humor• Beach Santa.• Gift return
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Reading Assessment
Winter Holiday Roll-a-Dice Short Story Writing
Get your students excited about writing and school when they are itching to get out on winter break. This is a great activity to do during the last week before break or to use on last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the steps of rolling the dice and getting their story selections, then planning their story, and finally writing their story. For older students, you can let them work their way through the writing process a little more independently. While I
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Fall/Winter Holiday Roll-a-Dice Short Story Writing Bundle
Elf Factory Employee Manual (Functional Writing Assignment for Middle School)
This fun activity is perfect for winter holidays or a snowy day! Students use their imagination to create an employee manual for an imaginary elf factory. With 11 inside pages to create, students get significant practice with writing functional text. Clear instructions are provided to help students assemble their manuals, and page-by-page guidelines are also included to help students write their text. This engaging writing prompt allows students to have fun while writing functional text! What’s
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
Christmas Line Art
**Integrated Lesson: Art and Writing**
Art lesson on the art element of LINE. Students fill in the outline of a Christmas tree with different LINE PATTERNS. Students can personalize their work by adding their name to the design.
Writing lesson has 2 POETRY options: acrostic or couplet poem.
Great for holiday season!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Elf Factory - Elf's Diary (Personal Narrative Writing Assignment/Middle School)
Let your students be creative while writing from first person point of view with this fun winter-themed assignment that is perfect for a snowy day! Students write five diary entries from an elf’s point of view. The first four entries have writing prompts to give students content ideas. Students can choose their own topic for the last entry. An extra lined page is included for students who need more room to write their entries. This resource encourages creative thinking while giving students prac
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle of Language Arts Writing Resources for Middle School
Christmas Short Story Writing Activities
I created these activities as a fun way to get my students to be creative before the holidays. These activities are also great to use right before the holiday break to get into the holiday mood. This activity packet consists of four different writing activities that you can connect back to the Common Core State Standards and one activity just for fun. Each writing activity also has a creative, artistic aspect where the students will get to draw and color something related to the short story they
Grades:
3rd - 10th
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FREE - Christmas Writing - 2 Prompts (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Christmas Writing - Story Elements - Tools for Common Core - Dialogue Prompts (Gr. 3-7). In this free sample: 2 Christmas dialogue writing prompts (pdf). • Use for morning work, homework, or a language mini lesson. Christmas Writing is part of the larger Writing Bundle: 223 Year-Long Prompts, which includes the following: • 223 Prompts on 69 Worksheets. • Includes 9 editing prompts & 4 grammar worksheets.• Download zipped in PDF & editable Word.• Organized into two formats: p
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Running Records
Elf Protagonist Graphic Organizer for Short Story (Grades 5-8)
This story writing graphic organizer encourages creativity by having students develop a protagonist’s character. Students can write a short story after filling out the graphic organizer. Include it with your other winter narrative writing prompts. Great for a snowy day or for any other time that you want to give your students a creative writing assignment with a fun theme to spark their interest!What’s included in this resource:Graphic organizer that includes the following: Space to describe the
Grades:
5th - 8th
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