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Free download Teach Christmas-themed vocabulary in English and Spanish (bilingual word pairs).
Includes: 20 English-Spanish vocabulary word pairs across 5 content pages, 4 pairs per page (e.g. Christmas/Navidad, Reindeer/Reno, Snowman/Muñeco de nieve,…
For each country: read a close-reading informational passage (highlighting key ideas, marking unfamiliar words), answer text-based and inferential comprehension questions, complete lapbook pages recording traditions/decorations/food, do a themed craft (e.g. a toilet-paper-tube Yule log for France, a pasta ornament for Italy), and glue a…
Includes: author's introductory teaching notes on grade-level use · printable passport booklet with instructions and stamp pages for each completed country
Look at labeled Christmas action pictures (e.g., a boy eating a gingerbread cookie, a girl singing a carol, Santa climbing down the chimney), tell what the children/Santa are doing, and match corresponding picture pairs; sheets can be laminated and cut apart for a matching center.
Includes: 2 pages of 8 labeled Christmas action pictures each (16 total), e.g. eating gingerbread cookie, singing a carol, ringing a bell, making a gingerbread house,… · instructions to laminate and use as a matching/center activity
Players sit in a circle and take turns drawing cards; a trivia card requires answering a Christmas-related question correctly to stay in the game, while special cards (e.g., 'Naughty List', 'Santa's Helper Pass', 'Christmas Miracle') apply other rules; the last remaining player wins.
Includes: objective/overview · materials/what-you-need list · setup instructions
Fold a file folder, cut out and glue in a front cover, retell the story as a comic strip, compare historical vs. modern Christmas traditions, and write a reflection on the meaning of the Christmas spirit.
Includes: lapbook fold/assembly instructions · front cover handout (favorite line) · Create-a-Comic retelling activity
Complete pre-viewing prediction/vocabulary activities, watch film clips or full films with a guided viewing worksheet, join post-viewing discussion, and complete creative writing/response activities per film.
Includes: 27 individual film lesson-plan PDFs (6-32 pages each) covering: A Boy Called Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story,…
Print the craft page, color the reindeer parts, cut out the pieces, hole-punch the indicated circles, and connect the limbs and moving parts with brads (paper fasteners) to create a jointed reindeer craft.
Includes: 5-step assembly instructions (print, color, cut, hole-punch, assemble with brads) · jointed reindeer craft template pieces · a 'Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer' variant craft template
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.
Includes: Activity 1: Decorating your Living Room (flashing tree lights) · Activity 2: Dancing Santa (costume animation + repeat loop + music)
Christmas-themed letter-writing activity where students fill in a 'Dear Santa' letter template describing their good deeds and Christmas wish list.
Includes: Cover page · How-to-use instructions page: describes 4 black-and-white pre-made letter sheets + 6 blank pages, and 4 colored pre-made letter sheets + 6 blank pages · Multiple pre-made 'Dear Santa' fill-in-the-blank letter templates with slightly varied wording across versions
Find and circle Christmas-related vocabulary words hidden in a grid.
Includes: word search grid with 16-word bank (carol, sleigh, hat, elf, reindeer, decorations, candy, Santa Claus, baby Jesus, candles, star, card, church, snowman,…
A pre-reading introduction activity for A Christmas Carol, teaching students the historical context (Victorian England, workhouses, child labor, Charles Dickens' biography) via a 'Deal or No Deal'-style fact-or-fiction game.
Includes: teacher instructions for printable folder-game version · digital game-play suggestions (assign numbers, online polling, breakout-room teams) · 32 individual fact/fiction statement cards/slides about Victorian England, workhouses, child labor, and Charles Dickens' biography
Choose a letter template, write a letter addressed 'Dear Santa' on the ruled lines provided, sign and date it, color/decorate the template, then cut out, fold, and glue together the envelope template, address it, and (per instructions) mail it.
Holiday Would You Rather Game The Holiday Would You Rather Game is a unique teaching tool that promises to engage students and keep them attentive. Designed for kindergarten through grade 6, the game merges learning and fun, ensuring both educators and students have an enjoyable experience.
Includes: 10 paired would-you-rather option slides (Gingerbread Cookies/Sugar Cookies; Eggnog/Hot Chocolate; Sing Christmas Carols/Hang Christmas Lights; Decorate a…
Free download Read numbered clues (across and down) and fill in Christmas-related vocabulary words in the crossword grid.
Introduce students to the poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' (The Night Before Christmas) through flexible, open-ended literacy and handwriting activities and a reindeer-matching game.
Includes: parent/teacher guide explaining pack contents and suggested uses · full two-page printable poem text · reindeer anatomy poster/labeling activity
Answer classroom discussion questions about the poem's narrator, structure, and plot details after the read-aloud, and participate in extension activities such as memorizing part of the poem, making mouse-footprint crafts, making a Santa hat craft, building a classroom fireplace display, and a 'nestled in their beds' bulletin board…
Includes: 9 classroom discussion questions with model answers · extension activity/craft ideas (memorize the poem, mouse footprint craft, Santa hat craft, classroom fireplace display, 'nestled in beds' bulletin board)
Roll one or two dice, count the dots, and colour in or dot (bingo dauber) the matching number on a game board; first player to cover all numbers wins.
Includes: instructions/set-up page · numbers-to-6 game board (two versions) · numbers-to-12 game board (two versions)
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.
Includes: Activity 1 - Decorating your Living Room (tree lights flashing, fireplace flames flickering, star twinkling, plus challenges) · Activity 2 - Dancing Santa (costume-change animation) · links to Scratch project templates hosted on scratch.mit.edu
A digital-and-printable escape room activity for use after reading A Christmas Carol, having students analyze how Dickens used and altered Victorian history to influence his characters and message, comparing fictional portrayal to historical account.
Includes: teacher setup/how-to-use instructions for digital Google Slides/Forms version and printable version · Puzzle #1: matching historical-influence events with an unlock-phrase spelling activity · Puzzle #2: linked-article reading with comprehension fill-in-the-blank unlock phrase
Dribble and pass a soccer ball to another team's collection bin while avoiding a defender ('Grinch'), performing a designated exercise to earn each trip.
Includes: lesson plan sheet (skill, learning target, equipment, standards fields) · game activity description · gym setup diagram
This resource is an interactive music game intended for the Christmas season. Students will work to get cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve night. Students will work through each slide and select the correct musical notes to gather the cookies for Santa.
Christmas Classroom Decor Kit - Fun, Festive, and Full of Laughter! Deck the Halls with LOLs with this hilarious Christmas Classroom Decor Kit . Download this merry mix of giggles and cheer today.Bring the joy and laughter of the holiday season into your classroom with this Christmas Classroom Decor Kit . This cheerful bundle is packed…
Includes: usage instructions page (print on cardstock) · numerous humor-themed printable posters/signs and mini gift tags with jokes and holiday puns (e.g. 'Uh oh! Too many cookies and toys this year. I got stuck in… · assorted 'Merry/Happy Christmas to my friend who...' gift tag templates for different recipient types (favorite teacher, best friend, vegan friend, etc.)
Forever June Digital Design LOOKING FOR SANTA CRAFTS FOR KIDS? Introducing my Countdown to Christmas Santa's Beard Activity! This simple to make xmas activity is an excellent resource for teachers of children in pre-k and Kindergarten classrooms, school aged students in grade 1-2. Works perfectly for preschool classrooms, toddlers in a…
Free download Write a letter to Santa Claus on the provided ruled lines under a 'DEAR SANTA:' heading.