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T'was the Night Before Christmas (Poem)

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students read the poem T'was the Night Before Christmas, and then partner with another student to complete a poem of their own based on the original. The new poem has missing words and students fill in the missing parts of speech like a...
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Dear Santa Claus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch the video Santa Claus is Coming to Town and create letters asking questions to Santa Claus. Other students answer the letters of their classmates.
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Smells Like Christmas, Exploring the Nose

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners discover that the sense of smell helps us to enjoy life and explore unsafe conditions. They smell Christmas by making gingerbread ornaments.
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Sounds Like Christmas, Exploring Hearing

For Teachers K - 1st
Students see that the sense of hearing helps us learn from each other through communication. Also, students explain that sound can produce patterns. They engage in a wide variety of activities that focus on the sense of hearing.
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'Twasn't the Night Before Christmas

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners describe the elements that make up particular writers' styles. Small groups then choose an author, write something in his or her style, and invite other groups to play 'literary detective' in identifying whose style they have...
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Christmas in Other Countries: A Venn Diagramming Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students diagram similarities and differences in Christmas celebrations around the world, and compare and contrast their celebration of Christmas with the celebrations of others.
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Holiday Market Basket Information

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice with calculation of a price index using a fictitious market basket. They apply higher level problem-solving skills and develop an awareness of multicultural holiday rituals.
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Christmas Around the World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore Christmas celebrations in different countries. They create presentations giving information about Christmas celebrations in different countries. They compare and contrast traditional Christmas celebrations around the world.
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Tissue Paper Bows

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create holiday gift bows using tissue paper. They demonstrate creativity in making holiday bows using tissue paper. They demonstrate the ability to follow directions.
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The Christmas Countdown!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Combine an exploration of Christmas with a review of basic counting. Learners count to twelve using visuals relating to the holiday. As a follow-up activity, you could have your class create their own counting books and illustrate the...
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Christmas

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Christmas worksheet, students choose the correct word to label the pictures and complete a crossword. Students complete 2 activities.
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The Little Star: Learning About Christmas

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story, discuss how Christmas is celebrated, and construct a nativity scene.  In The Little Star lesson, students hear the story showing Christmas as a religious festival.  Students act out the story and discuss the...
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Christmas Exercises

For Students K
In this Christmas worksheet, students answer yes and no questions, and multiple choice questions about pictures they see about Christmas. Students complete 19 questions total.
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Reindeer Food

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create a Christmas activity by making reindeer food to sprinkle on their lawn on Christmas Eve.  In this Christmas lesson, students can also make apple cobbler and keepsake handprints.   
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Vocabulary Review #7 - Christmas

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary review #7 - Christmas worksheet, students interactively complete 10 sentences about Christmas by selecting the correct phrase with immediate online feedback.
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Vocabulary Review #89 - Christmas

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary review #89 - Christmas instructional activity, students interactively complete 10 sentences about the Christmas holidays in America and Britain, with immediate online feedback.
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Elves Number Patterns

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this number pattern worksheet, students study each row of numbers to complete the assigned pattern.  Students solve for 7 number patterns.
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Christmas Handwriting Worksheet

For Students K - 2nd
In this Christmas writing worksheet, students trace the word next to the picture that represents that picture. Students trace 4 words.
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Christmas Complete The Paragraph Puzzle

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Christmas complete the paragraph puzzle worksheet, students write in six missing words from the word list at the bottom of the page to complete the paragraph, with more puzzles and answers available online.
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Christmas Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students read a story about Christmas and answer multiple choice comprehension questions about it. Students complete 3 questions.
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Spelling Puzzle for Christmas

For Students K - 2nd
In this spelling puzzle for Christmas worksheet, learners read the clue, then color the letters to spell the answer, and write the answer word on the line.
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Christmas Synonym Lesson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the use of synonyms. In this synonym lesson, 2nd graders listen to a read aloud of Splendiferous Christmas and ring a jingle bell each time a synonym is used for a word mentioned in the book. They write synonyms on...
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Paragraph writing: Christmas

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
For this paragraph writing worksheet, students write a paragraph on how to wrap presents for Christmas. Students are given 4 prompts to do so.
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Christmas Tree: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition learning exercise, students trace the word "Christmas tree," write the word independently, and color the picture of a Christmas tree.