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Unwrapping Reading
Guest readers rip off the holiday wrapping paper and read aloud the book inside! The teacher prepares for the activity by wrapping a variety of books in wrapping paper. Guest readers are invited to unwrap a book and read aloud to the class.
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Winter Holiday Activities Extravaganza
Students define culture and explore elements that are part of the custom or culture of a place. In this holiday lesson, students identify the cultures they participate in. Students identify the differences in people's cultures....
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Too Many Tamales
Learners investigate Mexican holiday celebrations and compare them to American Christmas holidays. They conduct a Mexican Christmas Scavenger Hunt. The lesson uses a streaming video in order to engage students in the main objectives.
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Jingle Bells
In this holiday worksheet, students color in a picture of Christmas carolers. Students also read a part of the Jingle Bells song.
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Toilet Paper Roll Nativity Scene
In this Christmas craft worksheet, students gather materials and follow directions to construct a Nativity scene out of toilet paper tubes.
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Wild Christmas Reindeer
Students listen to the children's story "The Wild Christmas Reindeer" while using the pictures from the story to help analyze the plot. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students discuss the text and pictures of a...
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Nativity Word Search
In this Christmas word search worksheet, students read 9 words in a word bank that pertain to the Nativity story. Students find these words in a word search.
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Reindeer Word Search
In this Christmas word search worksheet, students read 9 names of Santa's reindeer. Students locate these in a word search puzzle.
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Manger Scene: Away in a Manger
For this Christmas coloring worksheet, students examine a black line drawing of the Nativity scene in the manger of Bethlehem. Students color the picture.
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Printing Practice: Happy Holidays
In this printing practice worksheet, students 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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The School Holiday Calendar
Various Muslim holidays and their meanings are researched and your students will predict whether or not they should be recognized on the New York City school calendar. An extension could be to write a letter to the Mayor about their...
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Mardi Gras
Learn about the festivity of Mardi Gras with a series of reading and writing assignments. As class members read a passage about the history of Mardi Gras and the way it's celebrated around the world, they answer comprehension questions,...
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We Wish You a Merry Something, America
In this we wish you a merry something, America activity, 8th graders read or listen to a paragraph explaining that the term merry Christmas is not politically correct in America. Students discuss 4 warm up topics, complete pre-reading,...
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Holidays, Christmas-Part 2
In this foreign language worksheet, students select the correct word from a pair of given alternatives. All of the 10 sentences are about Christmas. Students are directed to select the most natural sounding choice.
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Candy Cane Bookmark
In this Christmas activity worksheet, students read the story of Jesus the Gentle Shepherd on the candy cane bookmark. Students may use this as a Christmas present.
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Lesson: Journey of a Tree
Third graders explore the operation of a Christmas farm and how trees are shipped. After taking a tour of a Christmas tree farm and researching transportation, location and cost issues, 3rd graders create a map to show the distribution...
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This is an Angel
In this Christmas worksheet, students are provided with a picture of a tree ornament to decorate. Students will fill in the ornament with writing or words to depict the statement, "This is an angel."
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Card Boxes
Young scholars build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art lesson for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the lesson can be modified for...
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Nativity Play
Students participate in a play. In this Christmas lesson, students act out the Nativity. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Angel Coloring Worksheet
In this coloring activity, students will be given an angel with wings and a halo. Students will use color to fill in the angel and complete the statement, "Christmas is..."
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Fill in the Blank Winter Songs
In this winter songs worksheet, students read (or sing) the words to 7 popular winter or Christmas songs. Then students fill in the blanks in the same songs, trying to remember the missing words.
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Everybody Fiesta: A Unit on Hispanic Celebrations
Students study Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Three Kings Day. They research the holidays on the Internet and write compare/contrast essays. Using Microsoft Word to type their essays, they incorporate images that represent the holidays.
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All About Santa Word
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Santa Claus. Students spell 20 words.
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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.