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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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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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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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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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This is an Angel
In this Christmas worksheet, learners 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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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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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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Culture Differences
Sixth graders research and collect data about different holidays celebrated in Taiwan. In groups, they discuss what they have learned and discuss differences between eastern and western culture.
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Santa's List Sums (F1)
In this addition chart worksheet, 1st graders help Santa find the total number of boys and girls on the streets listed in the chart. Student find the sum of the boys and girls for the 17 streets.
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Santa's List Sums (H3)
In this addition chart worksheet, students help Santa determine the number of children on the 17 streets listed in the chart. Students find the sums of the boys and girls by adding the numbers in the hundreds.
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Santa's List Sums (F4)
In this addition chart worksheet, students help Santa find the number of children for the 17 streets. Students find the sum of the boys and girls on each street to complete the chart. Students add numbers in the thousands.
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Adverbs of Frequency Xmas Traditions
In this grammar worksheet, students, working as a team, fill in twenty-two blanks with missing adverbs to make each phrase or sentence grammatically correct.
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Holiday Exercises
In this interactive holiday worksheet, students view 20 symbols of various holidays and match the correct name of the holiday to the symbol.
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Holiday Words
In this holiday words worksheet, students review, define and discuss sixteen key terms associated with the holiday Christmas. Students locate each of the terms in a word search puzzle.
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Prepositions of Time
In this prepositions of time worksheet, students put a preposition of time in front of days of the week, months, holidays, times of day, and more. Students complete 70 problems.
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Winter Holiday Ideas
Students celebrate winter holidays. In this winter holidays lesson, students have a Hanukkah party and make latkas, celebrate Christmas by making Christmas tree cones, and observe Kwanzaa with a special activity. A game, a song, a...
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The Christmas Train to Ft. Lincoln
High schoolers solve the mysteries of why Karl Vogt and Erich Braemer were on the Christmas Train. They review the definitions of the terms constitutional, human rights, due process, discovery, and the writ of habeas corpus. They review...
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Mary and Joseph
In this religious coloring activity, students examine a black line drawing of Joseph, Mary and Jesus traveling by donkey. Students color the picture.
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RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND DIVERSITY
Students analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.
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Fitness Santa
Students draw Santa involved in activities that they think would keep him fit as an assessment activity.
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Foam Trees/Ornaments
Students create foam ornaments and/or miniature trees using fun foam, glue, buttons, rick rack or pasta, and gold string in this early-elementary school Art lesson. Suggested adaptations for younger and older students are provided.
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Light Bulb Santa
Students create light bulb Santa's using old light bulbs, acrylic paints, ribbon, and cords in this art instructional activity for the second through eighth grade classroom. This is a great activity to do before winter break. A picture...