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Middle school Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa ELA test prep thematic unit plans
Advent Booklet - Complete Advent Unit (53 pages)
This 53 page booklet is sure to be an asset to your Advent activities. This booklet explores the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. The booklet includes an introduction to Advent and provides week long activities for EACH weekly them. It also includes some additional activities including a word search, poems, etc. I was not able to include the whole booklet in the preview - It was too large and it would take a long time to load. I hope that you will consider this unit - it is sure to prov
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Activities - Reading Passages - Story Elements - Narrative Writing
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE - Upper Elementary December Christmas Passages that are CCSS aligned with the ELA literature and narrative writing standards. We've added a Google Classroom Option to our popular product. The unit focuses on the reading skill of story elements of inferring character traits, Plot Development, and Theme. This unit is great to use for teacher observation because of the included lesson plans and rigorous activities. You will keep your students engaged during this challengi
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Types of Characters and Characterization Powerpoint
This is a fun, engaging lesson for teaching CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION that your students will be sure to enjoy!
Activity contains:
* EDITABLE 20-slide powerpoint
* 9 entertaining video examples (**PLEASE NOTE: Many of these videos come from youtube, please ensure that you district has access prior to purchasing. If you notice that a link no longer works, please let me know and I will update it with a new link.)
* 11 Illustrated definitions that can be printed for adorable word wall po
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Winter Project Based Learning - Design a Gingerbread House For Sale Math
This winter project based learning unit combines gingerbread house math and writing into one fun and engaging gingerbread house for sale activity! Perfect to keep students engaged in learning around the holidays and winter break.Please click on the green PREVIEW button above to see more details of what is included in this resource.This writing and math pbl unit is broken up into 6 sections:1- Design Your House - students research gingerbread house designs, purchase supplies and calculate the tot
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Grades:
4th - 6th
"Dear Santa" Letter - Persuasive Writing Essay for Christmas
This is "Dear Santa - Persuasive Writing Essay" perfect writing project to do with your class during the month of December. It is common core aligned for grades 4-6 and is a great way to teach your persuasive, opinion, and argumentative writing standards. It will help teach students how to write a 5 +1 Paragraph Essay.This topic will be fun for your students and will help them be excited and about writing persuasive essays! In here you will find everything you need to help walk your students thr
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Comedy Drama Bundle - four Christmas plays
Christmas Comedy Drama Bundle is a collection of four original humorous plays that are suitable for reader's theater, classroom skits, or as a performance for a large audience. In The Christmas Rush, many last-minute shoppers hit their frustration point as they wait in a checkout line at a store behind an easygoing, unhurried shopper, who holds them up with his unintentional delays. In The Truth of the Matter, several characters pass along a story about a man who slipped and fell while out colle
Grades:
5th - 8th
Winter Holidays Around the World
This is a collection of 15 reading passages perfect for close reading. Each passage covers a different holiday celebration from various cultures around the world. Also included are graphic organizers to help with comprehension. The activities hit several informational reading standards as well.Holidays included:MawlidSt. Nicholas DayBodhi DayDhanu SankrantiSanta Lucia DayLas PosadasHanukkahWinter Solstice FestivalsNochebuenaChristmasBoxing DayKwanzaaNew YearEpiphanyLohriGraphic Organizers:Compar
Grades:
5th - 7th
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study Unit
This exciting and colorful unit includes 60 pages of lesson plans and activities to use with your classroom novel study of Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Activities included are aligned with 4th grade Common Core Standards.
The Herdman children will have your students gasping in shock and rolling with laughter throughout this fun and playful Christmas story. It's a great way to keep your students engaged while counting down the days until winter vacation!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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The History of Christmas-The Nativity Comprehension Packet
This is the newest addition to my History of Holiday packets. This packet was created to go along with the Christmas Story about the birth of Jesus. It includes: •The History of the Christmas Story: Read the bible passages and/or the kid-friendly translation to your students to teach them about the history behind the First Christmas.•Comprehension Questions: See what your students remember by asking them comprehension questions about the passage. Available with and without picture choices.•Chris
Grades:
1st - 8th
Also included in:Â The History of Holidays Bundle
December Adapted Books (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Santa) | Special Ed
8 interactive DECEMBER thematic books with 2 levels -- perfect for early learners!Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with your students with this set of Holiday Adapted Books! Includes holiday counting books (1-10) and lessons about Santa, dreidels, and holiday vocabulary! Each book includes a matching component on each page to keep students engaged and interacting with their work. Perfect for special education, early childhood, ELL, homeschool, and speech therapy.*** You SAVE when you p
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Also included in:Â Adapted Books Bundle | Year-Long | Seasonal | Special Ed
5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle | Middle & High School | Printable & Digital
Are your students writing their first 5-paragraph essay? Or maybe your class is full of struggling writers? Guide your students through their essays with this highly scaffolded 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle!This 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle includes everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph essay--from essay structure to writing theses to creating a Works Cited page. With lots of built-in review, short lessons, and step-by-step outlines included, your secondary
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Winter Bucket Drumming
This is built from one of my favorite teaching units – bucket drumming karate, and my desire to bring it to a winter concert setting! The students love showing off their skills, and so do I! My favorite thing is to use popular winter and Christmas songs that I already own and have the students play along! Each song features instructions as well as lyrics and suggestions for how to play along from start to finish (and passing actions if appropriate), followed by a practice rhythm slide for stu
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Grades:
K - 8th
Holiday / Christmas Social Skills, Pragmatics, Manners game Speech therapy
After my Thanksgiving version of this activity was fairly popular amongst my students, I decided to make a Christmas / holiday-themed version. This activity is great for students on the Autism spectrum and students with social deficits to practice manners and general social problem solving. To make it more fun for them, I came up with a simple game format (please see below).
This version has 36 different scenarios related to the holidays, present etiquette, and general manners.
CONTENTS (all P
Grades:
K - 8th
Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Activity Pack
'Twas the day before Christmas break and you need something else to do.... There are several activities included in this packet that you can use in your study of the famous poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas, also known as A Visit from St. Nicholas, by Clement C. Moore. Included are 2 versions of the poem. The first is written using numbered lines. This could be used for partner reading, fluency, or as a way of directing students to particular lines while choral reading or discussing the po
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Christmas ELA Writing and Short Story Bundle
Holiday Worksheets | Basic Skills | No Prep Pack | Special Education
Holiday worksheets for special education basic skills review. Perfect for those tough weeks right before Christmas break, vacation review homework packs, Home School, Homework, Preschool and Kindergarten review, and more! Includes all must-have, must-practice basic skills. Great for morning work, busy work, or goal work! Just PRINT & GO!SAVE OVER 30% by purchasing this easy to use, low prep printable activity inside the December Activities Bundle!SAVE 30% OFF WHEN YOU ORDER THE YEAR-LONG NO
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Also included in:Â December Activities Bundle | Special Education
Scary Story Collection for Middle School: Escape Room, Task Cards, Printables
This spooky collection of fiction reading comprehension passages combines several standards so that students have an opportunity to practice their skills without isolating each standard. Each fictional story has descriptive characters and settings, drawing your students into the mystery. This unit will reinforce skills that you have taught. Students will use their skills to solve the mysteries (demonstrating comprehension of the text). What your students will discover: Was Dracula real or just a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Holidays Roll Say and Color Articulation
Kids LOVE my roll, say, and color articulation resources, and this holiday-themed resource will be just as popular! Students receive 36 opportunities to practice each target sound, and I've created a review worksheet to go along with it! You won't be disappointed with this purchase!
NOTE: This product is included in my Articulation Roll, Say, and Color Bundle. If you have already purchased or plan to purchase the bundle, then do not purchase this product.
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Grades:
K - 6th
Also included in:Â Holiday Speech Therapy Bundle
PARCC Test Prep Literary Analysis Task Mermaids
This is a simulation of the Literary Analysis Section of the PARCC Test. Included are two passages, with a total of 7 (14 total) A/B type questions requiring evidence to support your answer.
2 Writing Prompts similar to practice test published by PARCC is included along with Rubrics for grades 4-6, published and available online from PARCC.
Writing Prompt 1- Address a common theme
Writing Prompt 2- Address/retell from different point of view
This is designed to be used to show students th
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3rd - 7th
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Christmas in Brazil powerpoint
Recently updated!This is a powerpoint that you can use when you are studying Christmas around the World. I have included pictures and customs, including maps, food, traditions and other interesting information. I have added videos and songs to enhance to learning.My students love to learn how others around the World celebrate holidays.
Grades:
K - 6th
Robert Frost Poems
Thanks for checking out my Robert Frost Author Study and Poem Analysis Packet. So many students (and teachers) shy away from poetry, because they don’t know what to do with it. Well, this packet is designed to help teachers teach and students understand. You will find a short bio on Robert Frost. Knowing the story behind the poet’s life will help students understand the purpose and tone. Also included are 6 poems written by Robert Frost. These poems are intended for 5th – 8th graders – the
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4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Famous Poets Analysis Bundle: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, & Stevenson
January Vocabulary Unit- Boardmaker
January symbol supported vocabulary unit for Special EducationThis vocabulary unit works on seasonal words using boardmaker symbols. BUNDLE INCLUDES:- 12 Word Wall Cards- 12 picture/ word Flashcards- 12 picture only Flashcards- 24 Cut and paste sentences- 2 File FoldersWHAT ELSE IS INCLUDED?+ 56 pages of monthly curriculum+ Tips for classroom use+ Familiar boardmaker visualsHOW DO YOU USE THIS RESOURCE?+ Drives instruction for the entire month+ Targets vocabulary goals for students with special
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Also included in:Â January Activities Bundle | Special Education
Holidays and Christmas Around The World Activities HUGE BUNDLE
December is here and we are all feeling a little burnt out. Want to keep your students engaged and learning during December? You'll love this diverse resource that is PRINT AND DIGITAL. This unit is a great way to integrate reading, language arts, writing, social studies, languages, and art. You and your class will have a BLAST!Take your students on a winter holiday celebration throughout the world! Students will create a journal suitcase of the countries they "visit" during the winter holidays,
Grades:
2nd - 8th
December Vocabulary Unit | Boardmaker | Special Education
December symbol supported vocabulary unit for Special Education. This vocabulary unit works on commonly used monthly and seasonal words using Boardmaker symbols. BUNDLE INCLUDES:- 12 Word Wall Cards- 12 picture/ word Flashcards- 12 picture only Flashcards- 24 Cut and paste sentences- 2 File FoldersWHAT ELSE IS INCLUDED?+ 56 pages of monthly curriculum+ Tips for classroom use+ Familiar boardmaker visualsHOW DO YOU USE THIS RESOURCE?+ Drives instruction for the entire month+ Targets vocabulary go
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Also included in:Â December Activities Bundle | Special Education
The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
A perfect tale for the winter season, this classic short story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, makes the perfect holiday text for my gifted 4th grade students. It has been rewritten to suit the reading level of upper elementary students and includes a wide variety of vocabulary words, intentional literary elements, and loads of figurative language. The literary elements I pair with teaching this text are plot (mainly for the surprise ending!), summarizing, and irony. We spend between 1-2 we
Grades:
4th - 6th
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