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Clay Pot Snowmen
Students create "clay pot" snowmen using clay pots, glue, mitten scraps, paints, and markers in this early-elementary Art lesson. The lesson may take 1-2 days depending on the amount of time it takes for the undercoat of each snowman to...
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Winter Holiday Celebrations
Students understand how holidays revolve all around light. In this winter holidays lesson, students find the similarities and differences between the winter holidays. Students discuss the winter solstice and how it relates to the holiday...
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Holiday Card Grammar
Students examine variety of holiday cards to recognize and write basic parts of speech. They then write new greetings for the greeting cards.
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Around the World
First graders match pictures of customs and traditions to the correct countries they come from. In this customs and traditions lesson plan, 1st graders will have already previewed many customs and traditions from around the world. Then...
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Holidays in Kansas
Students identify holidays celebrated by different cultures in Kansas and create a timeline of when they started to be celebrated. In this Kansas holidays lesson plan, students create a timeline wall in their class for each holiday.
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Transportation System of a Tree
Students examine the transportation system of a tree and the speed with which nutrients and water move. Cross sections of the samples used are examined in class for experimental results.
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Kwanzaa in the Classroom
You can teach your students about Kwanzaa using these interesting lessons.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Christmas Scavenger Hunt
This is an outline for a Christmas Scavenger Hunt activity using 333 vocabulary words pertaining to the season. It also provides links to Christmas word puzzles.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Word Search Template: Christmas Word Search
Vocabulary practice or just for fun, use this seasonal template for creating a word search. Make your search in a small grid or large and select whether the activity will be done virtually or printed out.
Other
Catholic Culture: Catholic Activity: Carnival or Mardi Gras
Maria Augusta Trapp explains the origin of the time of feasting and revelry between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, the seasonal celebration of Mardi Gras, which marks the beginning of Lent. Article also touches on the related tradition of...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Play: The Mystery of the Missing Munchies
Short play about the holiday season that students can perform. Click the teacher page for discussion and extension activities.