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The Polar Express Experience
Explore the holiday classic "The Polar Express" with a variety of activities.
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Recycled CD Christmas Ornaments
Young scholars make painted ornaments out of recycled CD's.
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Wooden Starflakes
Students create wooden "Starflakes" for the Holiday season in this excellent lesson suitable for the elementary level Art class. Resource links are provided for introuctory activities involving basic snowflake creations and ideas on...
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Chinese New Year
Students investigate the celebration of Chinese New Year. In this Chinese New Year lesson plan, students discuss their favorite holiday before listening to a read aloud about Chinese New Year. They make red envelopes that are filled with...
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Fun in the Sun
Students freeze colored water. In this art lesson, students take the blocks of ice out of the freezer, put the blocks into a small pool and watch the ice melt.
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Printing Practice: Happy Holidays
In this printing practice worksheet, learners practice tracing and writing the phrase "Happy Holidays," then color a picture of a Christmas tree. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Picture Yourself in an Ornament
Students create an ornament with their photo inside of it. To create the personal memento, students observe demonstrations and follow directions. Students experience making a craft and giving the memento to a family member.
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Making Valentine's Day Cards
Students construct Valentine's Day cards. In this holiday instructional activity, students use felt, construction paper, markers, and glue to create unique Valentine's Day cards.
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Seasonal Notepad Gift
Students use technology to create a notepad gift. They practice following directions and helping each other. They share their notepad with the class before giving it to a relative as a gift.
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Digital Storytelling PowerPoint Lesson
Students investigate traditions by creating a PowerPoint Presentation. In this holiday tradition lesson, students research their favorite holiday tradition using a computer. Students utilize their data to create a multimedia...
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Toyland, Toyland Word Search
In this simple word search learning exercise, students search for a total of 12 "toy" words, such as bear, car, doll, game, etc. Link to related pages is given.
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What's Inside My Memory Bag?
Learners write sentences and illustrate pictures that relate to special mementos they bring to class.
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Eat and Be Merry - Planning a Mexican Posada
Students plan their own fiesta. They study information about a "posada"
and explain the significance of a pi??ata. Afterwards, they construct a pi??ata to be used for end-of-unit party. in addition, they read a story and answer questions...
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Sense of Place Through the Eyes of an Inuit Children's Author
Students read books by Michael Arvaaluck Kusugak to explore life in the Artic Circle. After reading the books, students compare and contrast life in the Artic Circle to life in the United States. They write and illustrate a story about...
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Funology: Holiday Arts and Crafts
This resource has crafts and activities for holidays. Ideas are listed by holiday. Most can be done with common classroom and household supplies with little adult help.