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Christmas Movie Lesson Plan Mega Pack — 27 Classics for All Grades!
Provide 27 ready-to-teach, 2-hour movie-based ELA lesson plans covering popular Christmas films for elementary through high school classes.
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Plan Christmas lessons around stories, films, songs, traditions and movement. Choose a structured lesson sequence and check any books, videos or equipment needed before class.
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Santas vs Grinches PE Game
PE game/lesson plan that teaches soccer dribbling and passing skills through a Christmas-themed generosity game.
Stories & films
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol – Elementary English Lesson Plan
2-hour elementary ESL/English lesson plan built around 'The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol' (2011 short film), teaching Christmas vocabulary, emotion words/opposites, past-tense grammar, and story retelling with themes of kindness and sharing.
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PE Christmas Game
A Christmas-themed PE lesson plan teaching team-building and strategy skills through a relay game where students role-play Santa and his reindeer delivering presents.
Stories & films
A Christmas Carol (2009) – 2-Hour Film Lesson Plan & Worksheet
A 2-hour English/literature lesson plan built around viewing Disney's 2009 motion-capture animated film A Christmas Carol (directed by Robert Zemeckis), teaching themes of redemption, social responsibility, and transformation, and comparing the film to Dickens' original text.
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Stories & filmsTraditions & culture
Santa Claus ESL Reading Comprehension - Christmas reading worksheet
An ESL reading comprehension lesson about the origins of Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas history), building vocabulary, reading comprehension, discussion, and creative writing skills.
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Stories & films
The Christmas Gift Short Story | Beginner Lesson Plan
The Christmas Gift Short Story | Beginner Lesson Plan is an ideal teaching resource for educators seeking to engage their students in the joy of reading and comprehension. This easy-to-use lesson plan targets second to fourth-grade students, fitting perfectly within their learning capacity. It's a great fit for public school teachers,…
Movement & PE
Claus-fit Christmas PE Activity
A Christmas-themed team fitness circuit for PE class combining strength, cardio, and teamwork skills.
Elf for Hire: A Persuasive Writing Unit
Elf for Hire: A Persuasive Writing Unit is an engaging way to get your students excited about writing during the holiday season. Students will be writing about why they should be Santa's helper!
Stories & filmsSongs & listening
"The Polar Express" | Picture Book Study
Sure, here's the revised version: ``` The Polar Express Picture Book Study This is a comprehensive educational resource designed to extend student learning beyond the pages of the beloved picture book, The Polar Express.
Stories & films
"The Sweet Smell of Christmas" | Picture Book Study
A companion picture-book study for 'The Sweet Smell of Christmas' by Patricia Scarry, offering discussion questions, sensory-themed extension activities, crafts, and early literacy activities.
One-Point Perspective Christmas Towns
Teaches students to use one-point perspective drawing technique to create a Christmas-themed winter town landscape.
Traditions & culture
A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS Gr. 4-6
A Celebration of Christmas Gr. 4-6 A Celebration of Christmas Gr. 4-6 is a comprehensive teaching resource designed to immerse students in the captivating world of Christmas customs around the globe.
Stories & films
A Holiday Play: A Miracle at Christmas
A Holiday Play: A Miracle at Christmas - An Engaging Educational Resource A Holiday Play: A Miracle at Christmas is a compelling instructional tool targeted toward Grade 3 to Grade 5 educators.
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A Holiday Play: An American Christmas
A Holiday Play: An American Christmas A Holiday Play: An American Christmas is an engaging educational resource. It's perfect for 3rd to 5th graders but can be flexible for additional grade levels based on your student's abilities and…
Traditions & culture
Christmas Around the World Lesson
A reading lesson describing how Christmas is celebrated in 13 different countries, followed by comprehension questions and a discussion prompt.
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Traditions & culture
Christmas Around the World Packet
A multi-country reading, writing, and craft unit teaching students about Christmas traditions in different countries (Mexico, Italy, Russia, France, Brazil, Germany, America per the cover list) through close-reading passages, comprehension questions, lapbook pages, and crafts.
Stories & films
Christmas Endless Creative Writing Prompts
Provide a low-prep, reusable Christmas-themed creative writing unit using the 'Somebody Wants But So Then' (SWBST) story structure with character cards, graphic organizers, and rubrics.
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Christmas Food in France - A lesson on French culture - Distance Learning
Product Overview: The product, Christmas Food in France - A Lesson on French Culture - Distance Learning, is a comprehensive teaching resource designed to enrich students' understanding of French culture.
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Christmas Literacy-Language Book Companion Packet
Provide speech-language/literacy book companion activities for three Christmas-themed picture books, supporting emergent literacy, AAC/complex communication needs, and language delay/disorder intervention.
Stories & films
Christmas Narrative Writing Guide!
Christmas Narrative Writing Guide! Ideal for educators from both public schools and home schools, this Christmas Narrative Writing Guide is a beneficial teaching resource apt for the holiday season.
Songs & listening
Christmas: Figurative Language Song
Teach figurative language (similes, metaphors, alliteration, vivid verbs, adjectives) by analyzing the lyrics of a Grinch-themed Christmas song, then have students apply the technique in their own creative writing.
Stories & filmsTraditions & culture
December Holiday Customs
December Holiday Customs: A Comprehensive Teaching Resource December Holiday Customs is a comprehensive, ready-to-print PDF resource developed to assist elementary school teachers in shaping culturally-aware and well-rounded students.
Stories & filmsSongs & listening
French Christmas skit - Listening and reading comprehension 3 - Noël
French Christmas Skit - Listening and Reading Comprehension Resource This educational tool aims to boost language proficiency through a festive dialogue, titled 'Une Tradition Familiale', between two individuals.