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April Fools Web Quest

For Students 4th - 6th
How much does your class know about the history of April Fools Day? They'll use the Internet and five great questions to uncover the history and origin of this very silly holiday. Two web links are included, to make hunting for answers...
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Let's Celebrate Ramadan!

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the holiday of Ramadam. They listen to stories, create a class penny jar to collect pennies to give to a charity, and write a class letter to parents explaining about Ramadan and the penny jar.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the origins of a traditional Christmas song. They adapt historic lyrics to have meaning in their lives today and fabricate, write, and illustrate an accordion book or card. They compare this song to the words of other...
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British Christmas Crackers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, after researching the history and tradition of the British Christmas Crackers, other cultural traditions and Tom Smith, create a replica of the cracker. They also write a holiday message to include inside and share it with...
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Chanukah and Shabbot Challah Cover

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils examine the reasons behind why Chanukah is celebrated. As a class, they discover why the Sabboth is considered a more important holiday and why Challah bread is eaten. To end the lesson, they make their own Challah cover using a...
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Cupid and Heart Valentine Decorations

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners investigate the origins of the Valentine's Day holiday and the history of Valentine symbols. Using a variety of craft materials, they sculpt and create replicas using Valentine's Day symbols to create Valentine cupids and...
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Diwali Footprints

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students gather information about the Hindu festival of Diwali. They discuss Diwali traditions in India. Students work in pairs to create Lakshmi's footprint decorations to celebrate the holiday. They are told that Diwali, is the...
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Fireworks Finale Card

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate the chemistry of fireworks. They research and experiment with the visual patterns of explosive fireworks. They then write appropriate messages such as holiday greetings, thank you notes, and poetry on personalized...
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Fruitful Bounty

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the holiday of Thanksgiving and they work in small groups to find out what kinds of foods are grown and harvested during that time of the year. The information is used to create the...
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Glitzy Garland

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students recognize that Christmas is celebrated with different customs and traditions in various cultures. They gather information about Christmas garlands and other holiday symbols and decorations. Afterward, they create an original...
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Guy Fawkes Night

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Learners explore Guy Fawkes Day, a British holiday celebrated in November with bonfires and fireworks. They discuss the history of Guy Fawkes and the 1605 plans to destroy British Parliament. Students use construction paper to create a...
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Oodles Of Pumpkins

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the holiday of Halloween and focus upon the creation and origin of jack-o'-lanterns. They look through various resources and then observations are made of how pumpkins are grown. Then students create drawings with...
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Passover Picture Game

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss the history of the Passover celebration. They comprehend the preparations that go on in Jewish households to get ready for the Passover, including the Passover Sedar table. Students show their comprehension of the...
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Santa Lucia Crown

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify the countries, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Italy, that celebrate Saint Lucia Day and locate them on a world map. They research the Christmas holiday customs in these countries and represent their findings in a...
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Veterans Day Fact And Opinion

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students answer 10 questions about the Veterans Day holiday. Students decide if the statements given are facts or opinions.
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Mother's Day

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday worksheet, studies write an essay titled "My Mother." Students also create an acrostic poem and illustrate personalized coupons for their mothers.
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Gift Box and Christmas Carols

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this holiday worksheet, learners create a gift box by cutting, folding, and gluing a given pattern. Students also read lyrics and sing four Christmas carols.
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Christmas Word Unscramble

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday worksheet, students unscramble ten words related to Christmas. The Christmas words include holdy, elf, and gift.
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Toilet Paper Tube Advent Wreath Direction Sheet

For Teachers 1st - 4th
In this holiday instruction worksheet, students follow directions to make a toilet paper tube Advent wreath. They cover toilet paper tubes with construction paper and decorate it with greenery.
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Labor Day Alphabet Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
After teaching about Labor Day, learners arrange seven related vocabulary terms in alphabetical order. Look up other Labor Day resources by the same publisher to increase the value of this holiday-related worksheet.  
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Labor Day Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
Seven multiple choice questions review facts about Labor Day. Use this as a pre-assessment or quiz after a lesson on this special holiday as you teach it to your elementary classes.
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Christmas Syllables

For Students K - 1st
Readers say the word for the four Christmas images given. Then they listen for the syllables, count them, and circle the number that matches. There are four pictures with numbers. Use this theme to get in the holiday spirit!
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Description Paragraphs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young writers use the provided Halloween-themed template to record information gathered after researching a topic related to the October holiday. Six different expository text structures are suggested as a guide; however, information on...
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Thanksgiving Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving learning exercise, students read 10 words in a word bank that pertain to the Thanksgiving holiday. Students match these words with their meanings.

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