2nd Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Activities

From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish!

¡De enero a diciembre, los sets de escucha mensuales ahora están disponibles en español!

¡Solo imprime y reproduce! Agrega una actividad de música para la consciencia a cualquier temporada, festividad o unidad de estudio de un compositor. ¡Estas hojas de escucha también son grandiosas para sub planes – y con más de 150 piezas clásicas categorizadas de dónde escoger, hay un imprimible atractivo para toda ocasión!

También puedes ver la versión en inglés aquí: Classical Year

¡Hola, Enero! – Escucha de música clásica, Año Nuevo, Invierno

1. Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne, Ernest Tomlinson
2. Masquerade Suite, Aram Khachaturian
3. The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss
4. Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz,) Émile Waldteufel
5. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, Joseph Haydn
6. Concerto Grosso in C Major, Arcangelo Corelli
7. Piano Concerto in G Major, Maurice Ravel
8. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst
9. Symphony No. 1 (Winter Dreams,) Tchaikovsky
10. Waltz in D, Op. 9, No. 3 ("Country Waltz,) Franz Schubert
11. Suite De Symphonies, No. 1 (Rondeau,) Jean-Joseph Mouret
12. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major, Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach

Dulce Febrero, Escucha de música clásica, día de San Valentín

1. Liebesträume No. 3, Liszt
2. Piano Concerto No. 21, Mozart
3. Clair De Lune, Debussy
4. Romeo and Juliet Overture, Tchaikovsky
5. Violin Romance No. 2, Beethoven
6. Salut d'Amour, Elgar
7. Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninoff
8. Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Tchaikovsky
9. Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo), Mascagni
10. Fantasia No. 3, Mozart
11. Symphony No. 9, Schubert
12. Piano Sonata No. 3, Brahms
13. Bolero, Ravel
14. "Moonlight Sonata", Beethoven
15. The Moldau, Smetana
16. Serenade, Schubert
17. Romance in F Minor, Dvorak
18. Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn
19. Arabesque No. 1, Debussy

Marzo Esmeralda, Escucha de música clásica, Día de San Patricio

1. In Ireland, Sir Hamilton Harty
2. Londonderry Air, Harty
3. Symphony No. 3 "Irish," Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
4. Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, John Field
5. Piano Concerto No. 3, Field
6. Symphony in E Major "Irish," Sir Arthur Sullivan
7. Cello Concerto, Sullivan
8. Symphony No. 1, Stanford
9. Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Stanford
10. Irish Suite, Leroy Anderson

Sol de Abril, Escucha de música clásica, Actividades de Primavera

1. Where the Lemons Blossom, Strauss (title translations will vary)
2. Symphony No. 1 (Spring,) Schumann
3. The Four Seasons (Spring,) Vivaldi
4. Appalachian Spring, Copland
5. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46, Grieg
6. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Beethoven
7. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, Handel
8. Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov
9. Reflections in the Water, Debussy

Flores de Mayo, Escucha de música clásica, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Primavera

1. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky
2. Amarilli Mia Bella, Caccini
3. Daisies, Rachmaninoff
4. Five Flower Songs, Britten
5. Jardins Sous La Pluie, Debussy
6. The Rose, The Lily, The Dove, The Sun
7. Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies, Glazunov
8. Heidenröslein, Schubert
9. Roses from the South, Strauss
10. The Tale of the Stone Flower, Prokofiev

Junio Boscoso, Escucha de música clásica, Árboles, Williams + Más compositores

1. 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75, Sibelius
2. The Forest, Glazunov
3. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Bax
4. November Woods, Bax
5. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Wagner
6. Woodland Sketches, Macdowell
7. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams
8. The Enchanted Forest, Geminiani
9. Silent Woods, Dvorak
10. A Morning in the Woods, Ornstein

Julio Patriota, Escucha de música clásica, Día del Presidente, USA, Conmemorati

1. Hail to the Chief, Sanderson
2. Lincoln Portrait, Copland
3. Presidential Polonaise, Sousa
4. Maple Leaf Rag, Joplin
5. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn, Sousa
6. The Star Spangled Banner, Smith
7. The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa
8. The Invincible Eagle March
9. President's March, Filmore
10. America the Beautiful, Ward

Verano de Agosto, Escucha de música clásica, Tierra, Handel + Más compositores

1. The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
2. The Earth Prelude, Eiunadi
3. The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
4. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy
5. Water Music, Handel
6. River Flows in You, Yiruma
7. Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 ("Raindrop",) Chopin
8. Become Ocean, Adams
9. A Walk in the Forest, Blech
10. The Sea, Bridge

Días de Septiembre, Escucha de música clásica, Otoño

1. Our Town, Copland
2. Autumn Gardens, Rautavaara
3. String Quartet No. 15, Beethoven
4. November Woods, Bax
5. Symphony No. 10, Raff
6. Comes Autumn Time, Sowerby
7. The Seasons: Autumn, Glazunov
8. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, Wencheng
9. String Quartet in E Minor, Delius
10. Violin Concerto No. 14, Barber

Octubre Fantasmal, Escucha de música clásica, Actividades de Halloween

1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach
2. Totentanz, Liszt
3. Mephisto Waltz, Liszt
4. Aquarium, Saint-Saens
5. O Fortuna, Orff
6. Gnomus, Mussorgsky
7. Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky
8. Der Vampyr, Marschner
9. In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg
10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas
11. Dance of the Knights, Prokofiev
12. Danse Macabre, Saint-Saens
13. Beethoven's Silence, Cortanza
14. Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven
15. Piano Quintet in A Minor, Dvorak
16. Lacrimosa, Mozart
17. Scarbo, Ravel
18. Lake in the Moonlight, Tchaikovsky
19. Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods, Saint-Saëns

Actividades de Escucha de música clásica de Acción de Gracias, otoño, Noviembre

1. Appalachian Spring, Copland
2. Awakening, Curiale
3. New England Holidays, Ives
4. Symphony No. 3, Copland
5. The Tender Land Suite, Copland
6. Quiet City, Copland
7. Green Hills, Alwyn
8. Song for Harvest Season, Ives
9. Turkey Trot, Bernstein
10. Badinerie, Bach
11. Divertimento, Bernstein
12. Autumn, (Four Seasons) Vivaldi
13. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Haydn
14. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, Mozart
15. Kinderszenen, Schumann
16. Piano Concerto No. 3, Beethoven
17. Pilgrims, Rorem
18. English Horn Concerto, Rorem
19. Autumn Legend, Alwyn
20. Festival March, Alwyn

Diciembre Festivo, Escucha de música clásica, Actividades de invierno

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
15. Winterreise, Schubert
16. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
17. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
18. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
19. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams

Incluye:

Guía de recursos de 1 página

Guía de clasificación musical (los estudiantes colorean de 1 a 5 estrellas)

Hojas de escucha

Hoja de escucha - ¡No hay respuestas incorrectas! Los estudiantes pueden notar cómo se sienten y lo que imaginan mientras escuchan una pieza musical seleccionada. Elige entre los instrumentos musicales, escenas de la naturaleza, colores y más.

Clima y sentimientos - El clima es un tema recurrente en la música clásica. ¿Una pieza musical le recuerda al oyente un día nevado o una alegre tarde soleada? Los estudiantes pueden seleccionar los símbolos meteorológicos que se les ocurran. ¿La música es alegre o triste? Un conjunto de personajes emocionales le permite a tu grupo elegir los sentimientos que mejor se relacionan con una pieza musical.

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Embrace the holidays with these hands-on art projects.  Perfect for the weeks leading up to Christmas, these seasonal cross-curricular art projects are ideal for the holiday season when schedule changes often occur.  Students will be engaged with these projects, with options for students who do not celebrate Christmas. 

This bundle includes 3 holiday resources: holiday lights, holiday ornaments, and poinsettias, for a total of 9 art projects.  

This resource includes: 

✅   Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions & photos for 9 projects 

✅   Project variations

✅   Facts about poinsettias & holiday lights

✅   Cross-curricular & literacy connections

✅   Templates for holiday lights, poinsettia, & ornaments

✅   Drawing guides for holiday lights &  poinsettia

✅   National Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas) for grades 2-5 (lights & poinsettia) & grades K-5 (ornaments)

✅   Behavior reflection for off-task students

✅   Instructions to use as a sub plan (ornaments)

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-Rachel R.

Use these projects to create artwork for display, make them on cardstock for cards for students to give to family, or just let your students’ creativity shine.  Set up centers and allow students to rotate through and create multiple projects.  

These projects are ready to go! All the work is done for you - National Arts Standards, step-by-step project instructions with photos, completed project examples & all the cross-curricular information needed. One project even doubles as a sub plan complete with instructions to use as a sub activity. 

Save time this holiday season and grab this bundle today. 

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Build reading skills and sight word fluency with these Gingerbread Girl Christmas Dolch pre-primer-3rd grade and noun high frequency word flash cards and posters! A fun, easy and enganging way to practice sight words that is perfect for school or homeschooling.

These Gingerbread Girl Christmas Dolch pre-primer-3rd grade and noun sight word flash cards and posters are excellent for students to practice reading high frequency words and improve sight word identification and fluency. They are also a fun and engaging way to practice reading skills at home as a homework distance learning tool to use for the mastery of sight words.

Gingerbread Girl Christmas Dolch Pre-Primer-3rd Grade and Noun High Frequency Words / Sight Word Flashcards & Posters make learning sight words fun and engaging. Help your students build better reading skills using these Dolch sight word flash cards for word work activities. These high frequency word cards can be used whole group, small group, in centers, for homework practice, or for word walls.

Sight words instruction is an excellent supplement to phonics instruction. Phonics is a method for learning to read in general, while sight words instruction increases a child’s familiarity with the high frequency words he will encounter most often. Sight word flashcards and posters can be used to introduce new words, practice previously taught words, and to practice in many different ways as listed below!

❤️Ways to use:

• Flashcard reading practice
• Word Walls
• Whole punched and put on rings in sets
• Games
• Centers
• ABC order
• Word Work
• Write the room
• Spelling with manipulatives or play dough or with the baseball letter cards from my store
• and many more!

The set includes a full page card for each word as well as a smaller flashcard for each word. These can be used at center time, small group instruction, or individual practice in order to increase sight word recognition.

Pre-Primer Word list: a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you.

Primer Word List: all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes.

First Grade Word List: after, again, an, any, ask, as, by, could, every, fly, from, give, going, had, has, her, him, his, how, just, know, let, live, may, of, old, once, open, over, put, round, some, stop, take, thank, them, then, think, walk, were, when.

Second Grade Word List: always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don't, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your.

Third Grade Word list: about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm.

Noun Word list: apple, baby, back, ball, bear, bed, bell, bird, birthday, boat, box, boy, bread, brother, cake, car, cat, chair, chicken, children, Christmas, coat, corn, cow, day, dog, doll, door, duck, egg, eye, farm, farmer, father, feet, fire, fish, floor, flower, game, garden, girl, good-bye, grass, ground, hand, head, hill, home, horse, house, kitty, leg, letter, man, men, milk, money, morning, mother, name, nest, night, paper, party, picture, pig, rabbit, rain, ring, robin, Santa Clause, school, seed, sheep, shoe, sister, snow, song, squirrel, stick, street, sun, table, thing, time, top, toy, tree, watch, water, way, wind, window, wood.

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A novel study unit covering The House Without a Christmas Tree By Gail Rock.

Included in Unit:

Novel Study Materials:

· Suggested Lesson Plans

· Daily Discussion Questions (with answers)

· Goals and Instruction Pages for Parent/Teacher

· Setting Worksheet

· Character Worksheet

· Conflict Worksheet

· Theme Worksheet

· Plot

· 3 Quizzes (Used weekly)- With Answer Key

· 2 Final Unit Test Options (Multiple choice or short answer)-With Answer Key

Vocabulary Materials:

· Goals and Teacher Instructions

· 3 Sets of Vocabulary Words

· Master definitions

· Student Dictionary

· 3 Crosswords

· 1 Vocabulary in Context Worksheet

· All Vocabulary Word Search

· Final Vocabulary Test

· Answer Keys

Recalling a Christmas Memory Project

Students will be able to use brain mapping worksheets to recall and answer the questions who, what, when, where, and why in reference to a Christmas memory. The project is a four-paragraph writing project.

Materials Included:

· Goals and Teacher Instructions

· Student Introduction Page

· Student Planning Page

· Grading Rubric

· Optional Writing Page

Christmas Tree Lot Project

Students will be asked to make a tree lot according to the student instruction page. Students will use special skills along with area and perimeter skills. A minor research component is included to research the types of trees to sell on their Christmas Tree Lot.

Materials Included:

· Goals and Teacher Instructions

· Student Introduction Page

· Student Planning Page

· Grading Rubric

· Optional Writing Page

· Christmas Tree Research Page

· Legends Page

· Elements and Pieces page

· 11x14 grid page

This bundle contains 3 elementary cross-curricular art lessons to get you through the holiday season.  These lessons are highly engaging, cross-curricular, & include literacy & cross-curricular connections, and project & material variations. 

This bundle includes the following:

This bundle is in multiple PDF files and includes: 

Christmas Art Projects Poinsettia

Art Projects Holiday Trees

Holiday Lights

This bundle is in multiple PDF files and contains 50 pages. It includes:

• Step-by-step instructions with photos for 12 projects (includes 5 holiday tree projects, 3 holiday lights projects, 4 poinsettia projects)
• Literacy & cross-connection connections
• Project & material variations
• National Core Arts Standards & TEKS
• Assessment ideas (holiday trees)
• Project reflection & discussion questions (holiday trees)
• Drawing guide (holiday lights & poinsettia)
• Instructions for creating painted paper with little clean up 

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Holiday Ornaments

Winter Landscapes

Winter Holiday Art Game

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Sub Plans Comic Strips

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What is Included:

Lesson Plan Pages

Literature Worksheets (Character study, Two Sets of Prediction Worksheets, and Plot Diagram Worksheet)

Vocabulary Work (General Vocabulary, Focused Vocabulary, Vocabulary Dictionary, Crossword, Word Search, Vocabulary in Context, and Vocabulary Quiz)

Final Project (Have students design a concert. They must have a theme, create a stage, costumes, and decorations, and select relevant acts)

Copy work (Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas songs)

Seven Crafts

6 Food Activities

BONUS: Christmas Song Battle (much like the march madness basketball tournament, you will start with your sweet 16 of either classic or modern Christmas songs, and then students will vote and battle it out until there is a winner).

Bonus #2: Single Digit Multiplication Worksheets (15 pages of multiplication practice)

" Winter Jigsaw Coloring Puzzles" is an engaging and creative activity pack designed for young learners. This unique resource combines the fun of jigsaw puzzles with the creativity of coloring pages. Children will delight in solving the jigsaw puzzles to reveal adorable images of Winter setting. After completing the puzzles, they can express their artistic skills by coloring the pictures in vibrant hues.

So why wait?

Grab these fun and educational printables now and give your child the gift of creative exploration this August. Happy coloring and puzzling!

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.
• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.
• No refunds as this is a digital product.

Holiday bundle includes 6 holiday Get Fit stories and editable word file overview handout with sight words lists:

1. Frank N. Stein’s Haunted House (October: Halloween)

2. Tom the Turkey Takes a Break (November: Thanksgiving)

3. A Veteran’s Day Celebration (November: Veteran’s Day)

4. The Vanishing Valentine’s (February: Valentine’s Day)

5. Lucky the Leprechaun Looks for Gold (March: St. Patrick’s Day)

6. Santa’s Missing Suit (December: Christmas)

Get Fit Action Stories: Frank N. Stein’s Haunted House

Get students exercising and moving as they follow along with Frank N. Stein's move to a new neighborhood, where he finds new friends to help make his house a home. Action words include: 

looked around
moped
juggled
skipped rope
frown
blow
shivered and shook
dropped to the ground
ran
slammed
quiver
danced
stood still
knock
jump
shook hands
waved
stepped to the right
boogied to the Monster Mash
shouted, 
“Happy Halloween!”

Practice/assess coordination, comprehension, fitness, following directions, listening, and sight words with Get Fit Action Stories. Use for daily warm-ups, rainy day indoor activities, PE, reading, and learning styles. Fun and enjoyable for all!

Get Fit Action Stories: Tom the Turkey Takes a Break

What happens when Tom the Turkey decides not to participate in Thanksgiving? This active learning book includes listening and sight words that are physically acted out when read aloud. Get fit while reading and learning! 

Action words include:

1. gobbled and hopped
2. yelled, “Stop!” 
3. sat on the ground
4. Shake a leg 
5. wave your hand
6. jumped up and down
7. gobble, gobble…
8. shook hands
9. stretched and yawned
10. looked around
11. frowned
12. smiled
13. ran
14. stood frozen
15. remained frozen
16. shaded his eyes
17. Beep, beep
18. wriggled
19. yelled, “Happy Thanksgiving!”

Includes short story elements that can also be taught. Meets CCSS for assessment of listening, following directions, sight words, vocabulary, and more...Have fun exercising and learning with Tom the turkey!

Get Fit Action Stories: A Veteran’s Day Celebration

What is Veterans Day? When does it fall each year? What kinds of celebrations honor our veterans? Students get an introduction and definition of Veterans Day, plus why it is different than Memorial Day. Then, get ready to join the parade! Play ball, watch fireworks, and thank a veteran for serving!

Get Fit Action Stories combine reading, sight words, listening, speaking, directions, and physical education into one assignment. It's a fun, physical learning adventure!

Action Words included:
1. salute
2. clap
3. Miss America wave
4. struts
5. moves a scepter up and down
6. twirl
7. toss
8. catch
9. plays a violin
10. toots a horn
11. beats a drum
12. pedal
13. flip hamburgers
14. toss salads
15. swing bats
16. hit homeruns
17. yells, “Ewwwww” then
“Awwwww”
18. “Thank you!”
19. salute
20. “Happy Veterans Day!” 

Get Fit Action Stories: The Vanishing Valentines

What happened to Ms. Vee's Valentine's Day cards? Exercise and read along to uncover the Valentine's Day mystery with this Get Fit Action Story.

Includes:
Directions
Example
Action Word List

Actions include: 
1.look up and down
2. picked flowers
3. Boo-hoo! Wah-wah!
(cry)
3. magnifying glass and looked
4. jumped rope
5. cooked
6. fly
7. winked
8. close our eyes
9. count to ten
10. lifts weights
11. prowls under rocks
12. bounces 
13. hold on to your heart
14. delivered
15. “Happy Valentine’s Day!” 
shouts

Meets CCSS reading guidelines. Great for building motor skills and reading skills. Students will enjoy learning and exercising with The Vanishing Valentine's story! 

Get Fit Action Stories: Lucky the Leprechaun Looks for Gold

Can Lucky find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? What happens when he runs into Mr. Dragon? Can a leprechaun and dragon become friends? Exercise and practice sight words on Lucky's journey to find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. 

Includes:

Directions
Sight Words and Exercise List:
dance a jig
hunt rainbows
eat
sleep
watch for rainbows
looks up
jumps
points and yells “There’s a rainbow!”
runs
tiptoes
sidesteps
skips
sits
rests
cheers, “Hip-hip hooray!”
waves a club
link arms and dance a jig
shake hands
share the gold
Wish your friends 
“Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

Excellent for bad weather days, physical education classes, ELA sight word practice, motor coordination, and visual imagery skills. Fun and engaging! Meets CCSS.

Get Fit Action Stories: Santa’s Missing Suit

Where is Santa's missing red suit? Help Evie the elf as she recruits other elves, reindeer, and snowmen to help find Santa's red suit. Will Santa's famous yearly trip be delayed?

Each page contains action word(s) for students to physically act out. Words include: 

1. snored
2. danced a jig
3. hummed
4. checked and double checked
5. shook hands
6. whistled
7. looked under
8. tiptoed
9. pawed
10. searched
11. made snowballs
12. tossed
13. hop
14. shook their heads and yelled, “No!”
15. jumped up and down
16. slowly cracked open the door
17. peeked
18. waved
19. shouted, “Ho, ho, ho…Happy holidays!”

Meets CCSS for speaking and listening, reading foundation skills, and physical education. Have while learning and searching for Santa's missing red suit!

This fun and interactive bundle offers everything you need to teach geometry concepts to your students. With engaging PowerPoints, a helpful anchor chart, and plenty of practice opportunities, your students will love learning about triangles and quadrilaterals.

What's Included:

• PowerPoint Presentations: Two engaging PowerPoints covering triangles and quadrilaterals, complete with visuals, explanations, and examples.
• Anchor Chart: A visually appealing anchor chart summarizing the key properties of triangles and quadrilaterals.
• Practice Worksheets: A variety of practice worksheets to reinforce learning and assess understanding.

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❤️Looking for engaging movement-based activities? Get out those wiggles, learn vocabulary words, and practice listening skills with this growing bundle!

✏️These movement cards are the perfect way to give your kiddos a fun brain break, for transitioning between activities, or for starting your day with a little fun and laughter!

✏️Great for your preschool, kindergarten 1st or 2nd grade students!

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Sea Animals Movement Cards

Safari / African Animals Movement Cards

Back to School "Step Forward" Movement Cards

Safari - Write the Room

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Hanukkah - Write the Room

Earth Day - Write the Room

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This no-prep printable holiday activities bundle includes SIX holiday products! These activities are most useful for 2nd-3rd grade, but you can take a look at the previews and individual files to assess the appropriateness for your grade level or class.

These are links to holiday literacy activities included in this bundle:

• HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES NO PREP
• THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES NO PREP
• CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES NO PREP
• VALENTINE’S DAY ACTIVITIES NO PREP
• ST. PATRICK’S DAY ACTIVITIES NO PREP
• EASTER ACTIVITIES NO PREP

This packet includes the following:

• various writing prompts
• note papers with various topics
• word unscrambles
• sentence unscrambles
• main idea and details for use with any book
• holiday nouns and adjectives
• ABC order
• compare and contrast
• newspaper templates
• and more!

NOTE: THESE FILES NOW INCLUDE A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

As of 10/24/20, this bundled product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of each packet. The mini-books are the only activities from these files that are not included in the digital version.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive--no outside links to worry about!

These files can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides™.

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Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Copyright © Kirsten’s Kaboodle. All Rights Reserved.

• Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY.

• Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden.

• If other teachers would like copies of this product, please direct them to my store.

• You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website for download (free or paid).

• Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

• You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way.

• Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.

This There Was an Old Lady activities bundle now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the file for the link and instructions.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a.... by Lucille Colandro BUNDLE contains five literature companion files.

The following files are included in this bundled purchase (click on each link to see the individual Old Lady product):

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A BELL

THERE WAS A COLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED SOME SNOW

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A ROSE

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A CLOVER

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A TURKEY

Each file contains a Flip Book, Mini-Book, and Retelling Sticks. These activities are perfect for Kindergarten through 2nd Grade (please check the previews to make sure that the level of difficulty is appropriate for your own class)!

Flip Books include the following:

• COVER
• True or False
• My Favorite Part
• ABC Order
• Rhyming Words
• Writing a Friendly Letter
• Sentence Unscramble
• Sequencing

Each Mini-Book includes:

A minimum of 8 (half-sheets) pages and students trace the first few words of the sentence on each page, but are required to write their own words on most page. Black and white pictures are provided for students to use as illustrations for this mini-book (if desired).

Retelling Sticks Include:

8-10 labeled circles with pictures in black and white (if students want to color them) as well as the SAME 8-10 sticks in full color.

NOTE: There are answer keys where appropriate. Thank you for checking out this BUNLDED literature companion for There Was an Old Lady!

NOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

As of 2/17/21, this product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet. The mini-book and retelling sticks are not included in the digital version.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive--no outside links to worry about!

These files can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides.

Are you interested in additional Literature Units or Holidays products?

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Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Copyright © Kirsten’s Kaboodle. All Rights Reserved.

• Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY.

• Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden.

• If other teachers would like copies of this product, please direct them to my store.

• You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website for download (free or paid).

• Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

• You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way.

• Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.

The Ultimate Christ-Centered Christmas Bible Lessons Bundle!
This comprehensive, money and time saving bundle is your ONE STOP SHOP for teaching the Christmas story to children, with engaging, Bible-based lessons and activities that focus on the true meaning of Christmas!

✨Each lesson and activity pack includes:✨

• A Mini Book for kids
• A Teacher Lesson Book for read-alouds
• A hands-on Activity or Game
• A fun Craft
• No-Prep Printables for easy use

This bundle is designed to last throughout December as you celebrate Christmas and Advent with your students. PERFECT for:

• Sunday School Teachers – Bible lesson and activities
• Homeschool Parents – Morning basket enrichment
• Christian School Teachers – Bible lessons and Christmas-themed activities

✝️
Why You’ll Love This Bundle:

• Save ⭐EVEN MORE- NOW 40% DISCOUNT!⭐ Buying this bundle gives you a significant discount compared to purchasing each lesson individually.
• Christ-Centered Lessons: Each lesson is rooted in the Bible, making it easy to focus on the true reason for the season.

✨What’s Included in the Bundle:✨

• Part 1: Mary & Joseph
  This lesson covers Mary, Joseph, the angel, and Elizabeth, and how God worked through them to bring His Son to earth.

• Part 2: The Birth of Jesus
  This lesson tells the story of baby Jesus’ birth, the shepherds’ visit, and the role of the prophets Anna and Simeon in recognizing the Savior.

• Part 3: The Magi Seek the King/The Wise Men
  This lesson focuses on the wise men (Magi) following the star to find and worship the newborn King, Jesus.

Bonus Resources:☝️

• Nativity Coloring Book: Follow the First Christmas story with Bible verse-based coloring pages—perfect for extra classroom activities or homeschool enrichment.
• Christmas Paper Wreath Craft: A simple, meaningful craft that teaches the true meaning of Christmas.
• The Legend of the Candy Cane: A fun way to present the Gospel through the story of the candy cane! Includes posters, candy grams, bookmarks, and coloring activities.

Perfect for Busy Teachers!
This bundle will keep your class engaged and focused on the Bible all December long with easy-to-use lessons and fun activities.

⭐No Fluff, Just Bible Truths!

I’m committed to providing Bible stories told in a simple, child-friendly way, with no unnecessary fillers—just pure Biblical truths. Watch your little ones grow in their faith and excitement for God's Word!

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

You may also enjoy my other Christmas Resource--> THE JESSE TREE

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I pledge to do my best to keep these lessons Biblically accurate without any added detail or dramatization. I want them to be simple yet in depth enough for you and your children/students to have many spirit led discussions on their faith in Jesus**.**

Capture the festive magic of Christmas while engaging your students in joyful learning experiences with this Christmas Bundle! This comprehensive package encompasses a variety of writing activities, graphic organizers, class books, number sense exercises, and dynamic hands-on activities for both literacy and math. Enjoy substantial savings and promote differentiated learning as students showcase their skills in literacy and math.

Explore the holiday spirit with the following exciting activities included in this bundle:

1. Christmas Word Problems Kindergarten 1st Grade, Addition and Subtraction Encourage problem-solving skills with festive number stories and word problems.
2. Christmas Tree Two-Letter Word Match/ Bingo**:** Make learning fun with an enthralling bingo game featuring Christmas trees and ornaments.
3. Christmas Class Book, Christmas Wishes for Family and Friends: Foster a heartwarming atmosphere by creating a Christmas class book filled with wishes for loved ones.
4. Santa Ten Frame Match**:** Engage students in matching ten frames to the correct number and number words up to ten, offering options for various game formats.
5. Christmas Tree Number Fun- Representing numbers to ten**:** Celebrate the season by having students represent numbers in different ways on adorable Christmas Trees.
6. Winter Sleigh Ride Number Fun~Representing numbers to 20**:** Enhance numerical comprehension with activities exploring number words, tally marks, counting dots, and ten frames.
7. Christmas Counting Towers: Develop counting skills as students stack connecting cubes on the appropriate numbers.
8. Counting On Christmas Style, worksheets, differentiated, kindergarten, 1st, 2nd: Progressively challenge students to count on from any given number with differentiated worksheets.
9. Reindeer Race to Read Short Vowel/ Nonsense Words: Build fluency and reading skills by having fun with short vowel words and nonsense words.
10. Christmas Writing Prompts: Ignite creativity with festive writing prompts that capture the holiday spirit.
11. Write the Room, Christmas: Immerse students in the holiday spirit with a delightful "Write the Room" adventure, searching for Christmas-themed words.
12. Christmas Thank You Cards & Gift Tags: Perfect for the season, these cards and tags are ideal for expressing gratitude and creating holiday gifts.

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Wishing you a Wonderful Holiday Season!

Sort between word families with this Christmas tree themed sorting center. Print the trees and ornaments on card stock. Laminate the pieces for durability. Students will sort the ornaments onto the correct tree. There is a page included for students to record their sorting. This product is available in color and in black and white.

The following word families are available in this packet:

LONG VOWELS

-ade

-age

-ail

-ain

-ake

-ale

-ame

-ape

-ate

-ave

-ay

-each

-eal

-eam

-ean

-eat

-eck

-eep

-eet

-ew

-ide

-ight

-ike

-ind

-ime

-ine

-ite

-ive

-oat

-oke

-old

-ole

-one

-ool

-oom

-oon

-oot

-ope

-ote

-ow

-ue

-une

-ute

SHORT VOWELS

-ab

-ack

-ad

-ag

-am

-amp

-an

-and

-ang

-ant

-ap

-ash

-ask

-at

-atch

-eck

-ed

-ell

-elt

-en

-end

-ent

-est

-et

-ick

-id

-ig

-ill

-in

-ing

-ip

-ish

-ist

-it

-itch

-ob

-ock

-od

-og

-op

-oss

-ot

-ub

-uck

-ug

-ump

-un

-ung

-unk

-ush

-ut

To see a free sample, please check out the following link:

Word Family Sorting Christmas Freebie

The following products are available in this bundle:

Christmas Ornament Long A Word Family Sort (AGE/AKE/ALE/AME/APE/ATE)

Christmas Ornament Long A Word Family Sort (ADE/AIL/AIM/AVE/AY)

Christmas Ornament Long E Word Family Sort (EACH/EAL/EAM/EAN/EAT/ECK/EEP/EET)

Christmas Ornament Long I Word Family Sort (IDE/IGHT/IKE/IND/IME/INE/ITE/IVE)

Christmas Ornament Long O Word Family Sort (OAT/OKE/OLD/OLE/ONE/OPE/OTE/OW)

Christmas Ornament Long U Word Family Sort (EW/OOL/OOM/OON/OOT/UE/UNE/UTE)

Christmas Ornament CVC Short A Word Family Sort (AT/AM/AG/AD/AP/AN)

Christmas Ornament Short A Word Family Sort (AB/ACK/AMP/AND/ANG/ANT/ASH/ASK/ATCH)

Christmas Ornament Short E Word Family Sort (ECK/ED/ELL/ELT/EN/END/ENT/EST/ET)

Christmas Ornament Short I Word Family Sort (ID/IG/ILL/IN/IP/IT)

Christmas Ornament Short I Word Family Sort (ICK/ING/ISH/IST/ITCH)

Christmas Ornament Short O Word Family Sort (OB/OCK/OD/OG/OP/OSS/OT)

Christmas Ornament Short U Word Family Sort (UB/UCK/UG/UMP/UN/UNG/UNK/USH/UT)

Make your kids’ Christmas or winter time celebration unforgettable with our Christmas Catastrophe Printable Escape Room. Featuring 12 puzzle challenges that reveal a final secret code, this fun and engaging printable game will be a huge hit for kids ages 7 - 12. Puzzle variety includes a cryptogram, a pictorial sudoku, directional code puzzles, mystery word puzzles, and many more. Whether you’re planning a pumpkin-themed party for winter or for Christmas, a birthday celebration, or just need some rainy-day activities, this game is perfect for you!

On Christmas Eve, Santa’s Workshop is filled with holiday cheer as the elves finalize gifts and prepare for Santa's journey. However, Santa realizes he’s misplaced a special gift he crafted for Mrs. Claus. The gift is locked in a box, secured with a four-digit code he can’t remember. Fortunately, Santa left clues hidden around the workshop, and young detectives have only one hour to solve the puzzle, find the code, and unlock the box. Santa encourages them to work together to ensure Mrs. Claus receives her surprise in time for Christmas.

Our escape room game is designed to be easy to set up and play, with no props or complicated instructions required. Kids can complete the puzzles individually or in small groups, making it a great activity for classrooms, youth groups, team-building exercises, or family fun. With our escape room kit, you'll have everything you need to create an exciting adventure for your little ones from the convenience of your classroom or the comfort of your own home. So why wait? Grab your copy today and let the fun begin!

This experience is fuss-free and requires no cutting, folding, or taping. It’s virtually no prep and allows you to start experiencing the excitement of an escape room from the comfort of your home or classroom.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE DOWNLOAD?

PDF game guide (8.5 x 11)

12 puzzle challenges

Recording sheet

Set up instructions

Frequently asked questions

Hint cards

Gameplay: 30 - 60 minutes

Ages: 7 - 12

Number of players: As many as you want!

*Basic math skills required.

Total Pages: 26 pages

Answer Key Included

Teaching Duration 45 minutes

Tags: Printables, Party Games, Christmas, Escape Room

Fun Popcorn day Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

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WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

Fun Snowflakes Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

Feel free to let us know how we're doing in the Ratings & Comments section.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

You need this Ultimate Christmas Bundle to get through the chaos of the month of December. It's chockful of games, writing & drawing activities, including Would You Rather that will keep elementary and middle school students busy when they finish their work! Perfect for use throughout the month of December to help celebrate the Christmas holiday!

I made these creative activities because I needed independent work that I could use in my classroom that I knew students would actually LIKE doing!

What's Included:

December Early Finishers Packet This monthly packet features like puzzles, games, and SEL-centered drawing and coloring activities. They'll love the fun games they can play with a partner quietly, or anything from the selection of 20 fun pages of independent, challenging puzzles and creative activities this packet offers!

Would You Rather Christmas Edition This class game is a fun way to get your students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Questions are fall-themed and related to Christmas. All you need to do is project the questions on the board to get the fun started, no other prep is needed!

Found Your iPhone - Santa/Grinch Edition With this character cell phone analysis activity, students will make inferences using what they know about either Santa or the Grinch. The engaging design of this cell phone activity will ask students to "snoop" through a phone they found, peep their text messages, playlists and even check their most recent location history. This literary analysis activity can be used during the holidays for a fun activity that's in keeping with the holiday spirit.

Christmas Greeting Cards Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these cards they can color! Perfect for teens and secondary students who may not have the time or patience to make a card. Choose from 5 design options for the cover of the card. Cards print double-sided. This card is cute and a fun way for students to share the Christmas spirit.

Letter to Santa Help your students celebrate Christmas by writing a letter to Santa! Choose from 2 different design options - black and white and color. These letters are a fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Christmas Coloring Pages Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these coloring pages! Choose from 3 different design options. These pages are a cute and fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Gingerbread Reading Comprehension You may be in full swing with your holiday or Christmas celebrations, but do your students need practice to identify the elements of a story? This Gingerbread-themed worksheet with an original reading passage titled, "Gingerbread Adventure is designed to give your students an opportunity to practice identifying story elements, sequencing, and reading comprehension.

Secret Santa Questionnaire and Tracker These student gift questionnaires and trackers will make it a smooth process! Students will list three wishes on the form and write their names. Collect the slips, fold and have students select their Secret Santa. Use the handy tracker to match up the student they are gifting so there is no confusion. These print-and-go forms are a fun and easy way for students to participate in a gift exchange this Christmas without the stress!

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

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Just Print and Play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? Students can detail their listening experience with emojis, checkboxes, and a space for drawing/notes! Also great for music sub plans or brain breaks!

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 popular classical music composers
• 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

What's Included:

Emoji Rating Guide (14 emojis to choose from, color and b&w)

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

Checkbox options:

Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

The 'Inspiration Box' can be used for:

Drawing/doodling, journaling, notes, poetry, etc.

Hello, January!

1. Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne, Ernest Tomlinson
2. Masquerade Suite, Aram Khachaturian
3. The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss
4. Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz,) Émile Waldteufel
5. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, Joseph Haydn
6. Concerto Grosso in C Major, Arcangelo Corelli
7. Piano Concerto in G Major, Maurice Ravel
8. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst
9. Symphony No. 1 (Winter Dreams,) Tchaikovsky
10. Waltz in D, Op. 9, No. 3 ("Country Waltz,) Franz Schubert
11. Suite De Symphonies, No. 1 (Rondeau,) Jean-Joseph Mouret
12. Brandenburg Concerto, No. 4 in G Major, Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach

Sweet February

1. Liebesträume No. 3, Liszt
2. Piano Concerto No. 21, Mozart
3. Clair De Lune, Debussy
4. Romeo and Juliet Overture, Tchaikovsky
5. Violin Romance No. 2, Beethoven
6. Salut d'Amour, Elgar
7. Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninoff
8. Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Tchaikovsky
9. Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo), Mascagni
10. Fantasia No. 3, Mozart
11. Symphony No. 9, Schubert
12. Piano Sonata No. 3, Brahms
13. Bolero, Ravel
14. "Moonlight Sonata", Beethoven
15. The Moldau, Smetana
16. Serenade, Schubert
17. Romance in F Minor, Dvorak
18. Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn
19. Arabesque No. 1, Debussy

Emerald March

1. In Ireland, Sir Hamilton Harty
2. Londonderry Air, Harty
3. Symphony No. 3 "Irish," Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
4. Nocturne No. 4 in A Major, John Field
5. Piano Concerto No. 3, Field
6. Symphony in E Major "Irish," Sir Arthur Sullivan
7. Cello Concerto, Sullivan
8. Symphony No. 1, Stanford
9. Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Stanford
10. Irish Suite, Leroy Anderson (American composer)

April Sunshine

1. Where the Lemons Blossom, Strauss (title translations will vary)
2. Symphony No. 1 (Spring,) Schumann
3. The Four Seasons (Spring,) Vivaldi
4. Appalachian Spring, Copland
5. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46, Grieg
6. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Beethoven
7. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, Handel
8. Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov
9. Reflections in the Water, Debussy

May Flowers

1. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky
2. Amarilli Mia Bella, Caccini
3. Daisies, Rachmaninoff
4. Five Flower Songs, Britten
5. Jardins Sous La Pluie, Debussy
6. The Rose, The Lily, The Dove, The Sun
7. Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies, Glazunov
8. Heidenröslein, Schubert
9. Roses from the South, Strauss
10. The Tale of the Stone Flower, Prokofiev

Woodland June

1. 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 75, Sibelius
2. The Forest, Glazunov
3. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, Bax
4. November Woods, Bax
5. Forest Murmurs (Siegfried,) Wagner
6. Woodland Sketches, Macdowell
7. The Five Sacred Trees, Williams
8. The Enchanted Forest, Geminiani
9. Silent Woods, Dvorak
10. A Morning in the Woods, Ornstein

Patriotic July

1. Hail to the Chief, Sanderson
2. Lincoln Portrait, Copland
3. Presidential Polonaise, Sousa
4. Maple Leaf Rag, Joplin
5. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn, Sousa
6. The Star Spangled Banner, Smith
7. The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa
8. The Invincible Eagle March
9. President's March, Filmore
10. America the Beautiful, Ward

August Summer

1. The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
2. The Earth Prelude, Eiunadi
3. The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
4. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy
5. Water Music, Handel
6. River Flows in You, Yiruma
7. Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 ("Raindrop",) Chopin
8. Become Ocean, Adams
9. A Walk in the Forest, Blech
10. The Sea, Bridge

September Days

1. Our Town, Copland
2. Autumn Gardens, Rautavaara
3. String Quartet No. 15, Beethoven
4. November Woods, Bax
5. Symphony No. 10, Raff
6. Comes Autumn Time, Sowerby
7. The Seasons: Autumn, Glazunov
8. Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake, Wencheng
9. String Quartet in E Minor, Delius
10. Violin Concerto No. 14, Barber

Spooky October

1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Bach
2. Totentanz, Liszt
3. Mephisto Waltz, Liszt
4. Aquarium, Saint-Saens
5. O Fortuna, Orff
6. Gnomus, Mussorgsky
7. Night on Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky
8. Der Vampyr, Marschner
9. In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg
10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dukas
11. Dance of the Knights, Prokofiev
12. Danse Macabre, Saint-Saens
13. Beethoven's Silence, Cortanza
14. Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven
15. Piano Quintet in A Minor, Dvorak
16. Lacrimosa, Mozart
17. Scarbo, Ravel
18. Lake in the Moonlight, Tchaikovsky
19. Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods, Saint-Saëns

Calm November

1. Appalachian Spring, Copland
2. Awakening, Curiale
3. New England Holidays, Ives
4. Symphony No. 3, Copland
5. The Tender Land Suite, Copland
6. Quiet City, Copland
7. Green Hills, Alwyn
8. Song for Harvest Season, Ives
9. Turkey Trot, Bernstein
10. Badinerie, Bach
11. Divertimento, Bernstein
12. Autumn, (Four Seasons) Vivaldi
13. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Haydn
14. Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, Mozart
15. Kinderszenen, Schumann
16. Piano Concerto No. 3, Beethoven
17. Pilgrims, Rorem
18. English Horn Concerto, Rorem
19. Autumn Legend, Alwyn
20. Festival March, Alwyn

Festive December

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
15. Winterreise, Schubert
16. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
17. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
18. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
19. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams

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