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Feliz Navidad: A Mexican Christmas Unit

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in interdisciplinary activities related to a Mexican Christmas celebration. They inquire about Christmas in Mexico through story, Spanish language, song, art, and dance.
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Christmas Around the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the customs used in Czechoslavakia and Mexico regarding Christmas.
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Making an Angel

For Students Pre-K - K
In this Christmas worksheet, students follow picture instructions to create an angel. Students cut and paste paper parts and add cotton to make Christmas angel.
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Holiday Words to Find!

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this Christmas activity worksheet, students use the 20 holiday terms in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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"Christmas Comes to Moccasin Flat"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the life of the author of "Christmas Comes to Moccasin Flat". They also discuss the piece of literature and what Christmas means to them. In groups, they discuss how the novel ends.
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Decorate Your Christmas Tree With The Grinch and the Whoville Whos!

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Dr. Seuss decorations worksheet, students color and cut out 5 ornaments for a Christmas tree. All ornaments depict characters from the movie based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss.
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Recycle Christmas Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students cut out pictures from old christmas cards. In this art lesson, students glue these pictures on paper createing a collage.
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Christmas Truce

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research the Christmas truce during World War I. In this social studies lesson, students discuss World War I and the Christmas Truce. Students write a response about the truce.
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A SLICE OF CHRISTMAS FROM PIECE O' CAKE DESIGNS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create Christmas quilts with the basics of hand appliqué while working on one 1950s Santa block and examine how to make that cute pieced "quilt," how to draw Santa's cheerful face, and how to manage the smaller appliqué pieces.
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Getting Green for Christmas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their family's particular spending habits for a holiday they celebrate, research the financial expectations of retailers during the holiday season and at other times during the year.
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Christmas Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore writing using literary terms. In this Christmas poetry lesson, students write a poem about a Christmas tree or a snowman using at least one example of each: metaphor, simile, and personification.  
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Picture Prompt: Penguins And Christmas Tree

For Students 4th - 6th
In this picture prompt worksheet, students write an original story after being shown a picture prompt of penguins and a Christmas tree. Students choose from a variety of word banks to write their original stories.
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Little House in the Big Woods Chapter 4 Christmas

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts activity, learners learn 4 new vocabulary words from Chapter 4 of Little House in the Big Woods. Students read the words with their definitions; there are no questions to answer.
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Giving with Imagination

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Demonstrate gift giving as an act of caring about someone versus gifts for show (or gifts from the purse). Elementary learners practice giving gifts from the heart by creating a poem for someone special to them.
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Curled-Paper Winter Holiday Cards

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Pupils research a winter holiday and create unique holiday greeting cards. After learning about their chosen holiday, they use the paper-folding technique called quilling to make one-of-a-kind cards.
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Hoot for the Holidays: Felt Owl Ornament

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Get ready for the holidays with a felt owl ornament project. Younger and older kids will love this simple craft, and it offers a great way to practice sewing skills. Final products can vary depending on use of decorative ribbons,...
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Classroom or Large Space Activities

For Teachers K - 2nd
The 24 activities detailed in this packet are designed to get kids up and moving with a minimum of chaos. A great resource to have on hand for drama classes and content courses.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Many people are familiar with the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland, but long before it was an animated movie, Lewis Carroll's story was a beloved book. An eBook gives readers access to an early edition of the story. The text...
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Books for Teaching about Cultural Diversity Through Celebrations

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learn about different holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, La Posada, by listening to stories. After reading about each holiday, they participate in a discussion and complete a fun activity.
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Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read and analyze Truman Capote's autobiographical short story, "A Christmas Memory." They discuss writing styles, conduct Internet research on Truman Capote, write a book review, and write a short story based on one of Truman...
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Food and Languages of the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with the German pickle, part of the Christmas celebration in Germany. In this German pickle lesson, 3rd graders listen to the story of the German pickle and its significance to the German Christmas...
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The Juicy Stuff Matters

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars explore and practice the strategy of summarization and scaffolding while mastering how to recap the details from a story and/or singling out what is important to recall from a story. They summarize the book, "How the...
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Hark, the Herald Atheists Sing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a one minute interview on their classmates views on religion and holiday traditions. They read an article about how Americans celebrate Christmas in different ways. Creating in-depth questions, they practice...
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Welcome to Seuss Squares

For Teachers 1st - 5th
This PowerPoint reviews works by Dr. Seuss. The interactive game requires players to answer plot questions about Fox in Socks, Cat in the Hat, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Lorax, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. 

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