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Decorated Primary Writing Paper
Spark inspiration with some special stationery. The featured page here comes with a clip art image of a candy cane and colorful wide lines made for young writers. See the materials tab for additional designs. Most of the pages in this...
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Moore vs. Livingston:Who Really Wrote 'The Night Before Christmas'
Students research an author and gather information that seems to support that person as author of The Night Before Christmas. They work in groups to gather the most solid evidence and they write a persuasive essay presenting their argument.
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Letters From Santa
Seventh graders practice the use of word processing software and writing skills. They read letters to Santa from a second grade class and compose an answer that is grammatically correct. Afterward, they cut and paste, save the file to be...
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A Letter to Santa
In this letter to Santa worksheet, students read the letter, answer multiple choice questions, put sentences in order, tick things mentioned in the letter, and more. Students complete 5 activities total.
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All About Santa: Alphabetical Order
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students read 16 words in a box. All words pertain to Santa Claus. Students put the words in alphabetical order.
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Santa ABC's
In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of Santa.
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Santa ABC's
In this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of Santa.
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Christmas Scene
In this artistic worksheet, students color a Christmas scene including Santa, his reindeer and a house top with vibrant Christmas colors.
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The Elf Project
Third graders research elves and create their own elf description which they use to write back to the first graders Santa letters.
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Naughty or Nice?
Students practice computer skills by generating Christmas lists and communicating with Santa using the Internet.
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NFE Christmas Quiz
Sixth graders explore the details of Christmas. For this Christmas history lesson, 6th graders participate in a bingo quiz on Christmas. Students complete a worksheet after the quiz.
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A Traditional Christmas in England
Ninth graders examine a Christmas in England. In this English culture lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students write an email to their teacher about their traditional Christmas in their house.
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Santa's Christmas Lights Maze
In this Christmas maze worksheet, students trace a path through the strings of lights to help Santa get to the Christmas tree.
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Christmas Puzzle
In this social studies worksheet, students find eighteen words related to the Christmas holiday. Words are related to decorating and secular celebration of Christmas. No religious terms are included.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Polar Express [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Chris Van Allsburg's illustrated children's book, The Polar Express, is provided on these pages. Eight narrators are needed in this activity.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: What, No Santa? A Christmas Play [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for What, No Santa? A Christmas Play is provided on these pages. Thirteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Northpole: Santa's Classroom
Visit Santa's classroom where you will find fun-filled and engaging activities, printable worksheets, interactive games, and more. A great resource for parents and teachers.
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History.com: How 25 Christmas Traditions Got Their Start
Christmas in America has been filled with traditions, old and new. Some date back to 16th-century Germany or even ancient Greek times, while others have caught on in modern times. Here's a look at 25 ways Americans have celebrated the...
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Santa Claus With Star
Cartoon of Santa Claus hanging on a star.