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Students print, color, cut out, and glue/assemble various Christmas craft projects (e.g., decorate a Christmas tree, make a Santa paper bag puppet, design a Christmas stocking, candy cane, wrapping paper, gingerbread man, or ornaments); students may optionally complete a writing extension describing their project, a…
Draw a rough draft of a snowman design; construct 10 small and 10 large equilateral triangles (body/head), 6 rectangles (hat), and 1 hexagon (hat) using a ruler and compass, or use provided premade shape templates; cut out and glue the shapes together to build and color the snowman; optionally create a legend…
Follow step-by-step instructions (with accompanying video tutorials) to build Scratch programs: e.g. making Christmas tree lights flash, making Santa dance with a repeat loop and music, and 3 further Christmas-themed coding activities of increasing difficulty, completing extension challenges after each.
Students cut out and assemble the provided snowman template pieces, using cotton balls and glue between layers for a 3D effect, and add googly eyes and a marker-drawn crooked smile.
Assemble a flipbook by cutting along dashed guidelines and stapling pages together; discuss and choose a favorite country as a group of 4; each of the 4 group members researches one topic (gift-bringer, foods, customs, or language) for that country using a provided website (santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm) and answers…
Read a nonfiction passage about Arctic foxes (physical traits, diet, habitat, adaptations, life cycle, predators), complete a differentiated 3-2-1 worksheet, complete a vocabulary matching worksheet, fold and complete a brochure project including a directed drawing, and complete a final comprehension quiz (9 multiple…
Calculate possible piggy-bank totals, set a shopping budget, then add/subtract decimal gift prices for four people without exceeding the budget.
Arctic Animal Styro-Prints - Art Project and Presentation Get your students excited about art and the arctic with this fun lesson! Students will learn about life in the arctic circle including what types of people live there, what the environment is like, what kind of animals live there and much more! The PowerPoint…
A holiday craft template for building a 3D gingerbread house model by coloring, cutting, and pasting/folding paper pieces.
Choose a location, snow project, tools, and a good deed from provided categories, write a narrative about the snow day adventure, then self-edit using a checklist (capitalization, punctuation, spelling).
Christmas-themed letter-writing activity where students fill in a 'Dear Santa' letter template describing their good deeds and Christmas wish list.
Over 5 days: watch a daily video, complete an independent or read-aloud reading, do a worksheet/graphic-organizer or discussion, and complete a daily activity (KWL chart, video notes, drawing/coloring pages, and a final poster/lapbook/interactive-notebook project).
Open provided Scratch project templates online, add code blocks to make sprites (tree lights, fireplace flames, star, Santa) animate, run/test the program, and attempt extension challenges.
Experience the captivating tale of The Snow Queen through this The Snow Queen Lapbook Project designed for Grades 3, 4, and 5 students, homeschoolers and EFL/ESL learners. This meaningful resource is created for reading classes, reading centers, fairy tale units, reading comprehension projects, and so much more!…
Use picture and word clues to research and answer questions on topics such as Christmas markets, Nikolaustag and Krampus, Christmas Eve/Day/Boxing Day observances, Epiphany/Sternsinger customs, traditional foods (Lebkuchen, Stollen, Spekulatius, Christmas goose), and the history and spread of the German Christmas tree…
Read learning pages about foxes, complete a true/false exit-ticket quiz on fox facts, choose and glue together a head/body/tail from three fox types (red, arctic, fennec) representing different adaptations, cut and paste matching fact labels, and complete optional guided coloring/drawing worksheets.
Templates for making Christmas pop-up greeting cards with 'Merry Christmas' messages.
After the teacher reads the book aloud and leads discussion using provided questions/answers, students complete a mix of activities: cut-and-glue crafts (build a snowman, snowball-in-pocket pocket craft, story crown), word/picture matching, sequencing/cutting practice, reading a short nonfiction passage about how…
Printable paper-craft templates for making 3D Christmas paper balls/ornaments in holiday character designs.
Discuss and sketch ideas about animal homes; read the first few chapters of the book with an adult and discuss guided questions; watch two linked videos and discuss how animals survive winter; go on a nature walk to find/sketch possible animal shelters and make a poster about them; build an animal shelter from natural…
Read 16 fact cards placed around the classroom to answer scavenger-hunt questions on a recording sheet, then document findings on writing templates and in an assembled flipbook/interactive notebook.
Color and trim ornament pieces, glue them together following a picture aid, add eyes and mouth details, personalize the ornament with extra designs, then draw and color a picture of the finished craft on a reflection page.
Holiday-themed craft in which students spell/build their name (or an elf's name) using letter templates while practicing letter recognition, spelling, and fine motor skills.
Watch suggested videos, read passages, complete graphic organizers/worksheets (KWL chart, video notes, life cycle diagrams, investigation sheets, comparison charts, timelines), color pages, and create a final poster/lapbook/notebook project.