For Any Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Handouts

"This resource is packed full of good stuff, especially with the new updates. I don't feel like I do a very good job of teaching dance/music in our Arts Ed strands, so this was a handy resource as a way of guiding my teaching. I was surprised just how into the Nutcracker my students got!" - Nadine F.

Print & Play! Do you need fun and colorful music centers for Christmas? Add these engaging activities to your Nutcracker unit! This bundle contains listening sheets and a music note-matching activity.

These printable "The Nutcracker" Listening Sheets will add some festive cheer to your class party, homeschool meetups, or holiday family fun!

Bundle Benefits:

• Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
• Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
• Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
• Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Nutcracker Suite
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Musical Selections: (two pages per piece)

01. Overture

02. The Christmas Tree

03. March

04. Gallop And Dance Of The Parents

05. The Presents Of Drosselmeyer

06. Grandfather Dance

07. Clara And The Nutcracker

08. Battle with the Mouse King

09. In The Christmas Tree

10. Waltz Of The Snowflakes

11. The Magic Castle On The Mountain Of Sweets

12. Clara And Prince Charming

13. Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

14. Coffee (Arabian Dance)

15. Tea (Chinese Dance)

16. Trepak (Russian Dance)

17. Dance Of The Reed Pipes

18. Polichinelle (The Clown)

19. Waltz Of The Flowers

20. Pas De Deux (3rd Movement contains "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")

21. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

22. Grand Finale

The Nutcracker Mindful Listening Activity Sheets

Music Rating Guides - full color/black & white

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a pleasant sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

The Nutcracker Bingo Game (38 pages)

Add this Bingo game to your Nutcracker unit or winter sub plans! Students will enjoy racing to find Clara, the Mouse King, Godfather Drosselmeyer, and more! There are also a few festive objects like cupcakes and ornaments. Great for printing on Astrobrights paper!

"My students LOVED playing Nutcracker BINGO. It was a great activity to use after we learned about the history of and read a version of The Nutcracker. They were extremely engaged, and it was a great review of characters and dances from the ballet/story." - Rebecca M.

The Nutcracker Music Note Matching Game/Center (24 pages)

Learning to read music can have many benefits for students. These colorful music note-matching cards and posters are easy to set up and fun to use! Note-matching games are a great activity for both individual and group learning. They are easy to set up and can be adapted to different skill levels, making them suitable for learners of all ages.

"This was a fun match-up game for my students! They had a fun time with this for a last day soft start!" - Jean

More Nutcracker Resources!

Nutcracker Fairy Tale Story Listening Sheets (★ NEW!)

The Nutcracker Listening Sheets

The Nutcracker Listening Sheet Preview

El Cascanueces (En Español)

The Nutcracker Word Search

The Nutcracker Performance Journal

The Nutcracker Scene List

The Nutcracker Number Writing

The Nutcracker Activity Bundle

The Nutcracker Bingo Game

The Nutcracker Blank Sheet Music

The Nutcracker Music Notes Match

The Nutcracker & Festive December Bundle

Looking for cards and gift tags to give your students all year long? Grab this bundle of greeting cards to celebrate your students on different occasions throughout the year. Occasions included: back to school, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter Holidays, Valentine’s Day, and the End of the Year.  

Make creating memorable personalized gifts easy throughout the school year with these ready-to-print and editable greeting cards, thank-you notes, and gift tag labels for students. With over 50 designs to choose from, these cards will surely put a smile on your students’ faces. 

Every set of greeting cards includes an editable option to customize each card by adding your name. Please note that the images and design aren’t editable. 

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CARDS INCLUDED IN BUNDLE:

Back-to-School Cards & Gift Tag Labels

8 Designs:

★ Bee- "Buzzing with excitement to BEE your teacher!”

★ Watermelon- “This year will be one in a melon.”

★ Llama- "Excited for a LLAMAZING school year.”

★ Cactus- “I can’t wait to watch you grow this year!”

★ Astronaut- “This year is going to be out of this world!”

★ Dinosaur- “This year is going to be DINO-MITE with you in class!”

★ Box of Crayons- “Here’s to a COLORFUL school year!”

★ Turtle- “Looking forward to a TURTLEY awesome school year!”

Printing options:

• 4 per page 5.5" x 4.25" postcard style
• 9 per page 3.5” x 3” 
• 2 per page foldable card (5.5” x 4.25”) 
• Color printing only

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Halloween Gift Tag Labels

4 Designs

★Black cat with a witch hat inside a pumpkin with text, Happy Halloween!

★Dog with a ghost costume trick-or-treating with text, Happy Halloween!

★Cutie ghost with a witch hat with text, Have a Fab-boo-lous Halloween!

★Candy corn cutie with text, No tricks, just treats! Happy Halloween!

Printing Options:

• 4 per page 5.5" x 4.25" postcard style
• 9 per page 3.5” x 3” 
• 16 per page (2.7” x 2”) 
• Bonus: full-size coloring sheets
• Color and black & white printing

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Thanksgiving Cards & Gift Tag Labels

8 Designs:

★Colorful turkey with text, Happy Thanksgiving!

★Colorful turkey holding sign with text, Happy Thanksgiving!

★Three laughing pumpkins with the text, Happy Thanksgiving!

★Laughing pumpkin with the text, Happy fall!

★Three acorns with the text, Happy fall!

★Scarecrow with the text, Thankful to have you in class!

★Pumpkin pie with the text, So thankful for you! Happy Thanksgiving!

★Thanksgiving cutie clipart with the text, Thankful for you!

Printing Options:

• 2 per page foldable card (5.5” x 4.25”) 
• 4 per page 5.5" x 4.25" postcard style
• 9 per page 3.5” x 3” 
• 16 per page (2.7” x 2”) 
• Bonus: full-size coloring sheets
• Color and black & white printing

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Winter Holiday Cards & Gift Tag Labels

20 designs:

★Snoman in a snow globe with text, Let it snow!

★Candy canes with text, Happy Holidays! (x2 designs)

★Snoman in a snow globe with text, Happy Holidays! (x2 designs)

★Gingerbread cutie with text, Happy Holidays! (x2 colors)

★Snowman cutie with text, Happy Holidays! (x2 colors)

★String lights with text, Happy Holidays! (x2 designs)

★Menorah with text, Happy Hanukkah! (x2 designs)

★Snoman in a snow globe with text, Warm wishes! (x2 designs)

★Snoman with text, Warm wishes! 

★Gingerbread cutie with text, Warm wishes! 

★Gingerbread cutie with text, Merry Christmas!

★Hanging ornaments with text, Merry Christmas!

★Car driving with Christmas tree on top with text, Merry Christmas!

Printing Options:

• 2 per page foldable card (5.5” x 4.25”) 
• 4 per page 5.5" x 4.25" postcard style
• 9 per page 3.5” x 3” 
• 16 per page (2.7” x 2”) 
• color and black & white printing

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Valentine’s Day Cards & Gift Tag Labels

16 Different Cards

★ Single dinosaur teal- "You're a Dino-mite Student!"

★ Single dinosaur pink- "You're dino-mite!"

★ Two dinosaurs- "You're dino-mite!"

★ Mailbox- "You've got mail!" (x2 color options)

★ Astronaut: "You're out of this world!" (x2 color options)

★ Robot "Beep! Bop! Boop! That's Robot For... 'Happy Valentine's Day!"(x2 color options)

★ Two robots- "Happy valentine's Day!"

★ Jukebox- "For the record, you're amazing!"

★ Jukebox- "For the record, you rock!"

★ Candy- "You're a treat to have in class!"

★ Cookies & candy- "You're a treat to have in class!"

★ Cupcake- "You're so sweet!"

★ Spaceship "You're a blast!"

Printing Options:

• 4 per page 5.25" x 4"
• 9 per page 3.5” x 3” 
• 2 per page- foldable holiday cards
• Color printing only

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End-of-Year Cards and Gift Tag Labels

16 Different Cards

★ Popsicle- "Stay COOL this summer!”

★ Popsicle- "Thanks for being so COOL this year!”

★ Taco- "Let’s TACO ’bout summertime!”

★ Taco- “Let’s TACO ‘bout an amazing year!”

★ Llama- “Wishing you a LLAMAZING summer!”

★ Llama- “Thank you for being LLAMAZING this year!”

★ Dinosaur- “Wishing you a DINO-MITE summer!”

★ Dinosaur- “Thank you for being DINO-MITE this year!”

★ Unicorn- “Wishing you a MAGICAL summer!”

★ Unicorn- “Thanks for a MAGICAL school year!”

★ Jukebox- “I hope your summer ROCKS!”

★ Jukebox- “This year ROCKED with you in class!”

★ Ice cream cone- “Wishing you a super SWEET summer!”

★ Ice cream cone- “It was so sweet having you in class!”

★ Turtle- “Wishing you a TURTLEY awesome summer!”

★ Turtle- “Thank you for a TURTLEY awesome year!”

Printing Options

• 4 per page 5.5" x 4.25" postcard style
• 9 per page 3.5” x 3” 
• 2 per page foldable card (5.5” x 4.25”) 
• Color printing only

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