5th Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Resources

This is a set of 5 December Holidays Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions. The resources are a perfect blend of learning and fun, designed to keep your students engaged during the winter season.

The comprehensive passages explore different holidays celebrated in December, providing a global perspective on holiday traditions.

The holidays covered include:

• Christmas: Help the students learn about the history, traditions, and significance of this widely celebrated holiday.
• Christmas Around the World: Allow the students to discover how Christmas is celebrated in different cultures and countries.
• Hanukkah: Let the students dive into the story, customs, and symbolism of this Jewish festival of lights.
• Kwanzaa: Help the students understand the principles, practices, and importance of this African-American and Pan-African holiday.
• St. Nicholas Day: Let the students explore the legend of St. Nicholas and how his day is commemorated in various parts of the world.

Each passage is followed by multiple-choice questions that test comprehension and encourage critical thinking.

To support educators, we’ve also included answer keys for all the passages, making it easy to assess student understanding.

This resource is ideal for reinforcing reading skills, improving comprehension, and broadening cultural awareness.

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Spark Your Students' Creativity with These Engaging Templates!

This resource offers 7 fun and engaging narrative writing templates to inspire your students' imaginations.

What's Included:

• 7 Narrative Writing Templates: A variety of templates to spark different writing styles and genres.

Benefits:

• Engaging and Fun: The templates provide a structured framework for writing while allowing for creativity.
• Improves Writing Skills: Helps students develop their storytelling abilities, vocabulary, and grammar.
• Sparks Imagination: Encourages students to think outside the box and explore different genres.
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Challenges students to analyze characters, plot, and setting.

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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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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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Engage students before winter break with holiday-themed math word problem task cards. 96 task cards to practice solving multiplication and division story problems available in digital and print options. Engaging winter-themed math activities for upper elementary students!

This bundle includes the following task card sets ⤵

① Multiplication & Division within 100 Story Problem Task Cards

② Multi-digit multiplication and division Story Problem Task Cards

③ Multiplicative Comparison Story Problem Task Cards

④ Division Interpret the Remainder Story Problem Task Cards

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➜ Do your students struggle to choose the correct operation when solving math story problems?

Solving word problems can be very challenging for students. These task cards provide real-world examples to practice and reinforce solving multiplication and division story problems. Perfect for math centers, intervention, distance learning, independent practice, or small group lessons.

➜ Are you looking for a holiday math activity that is rigorous and based on standards? 

These holiday-themed multiplication and division task cards are a fun way to get students in the holiday spirit but still focus on a critical math skill. Choose to use these for math centers or play a class game of Scoot before Winter break.

➜ Are you tired of coming up with story problems on your own?

Thinking of story problem questions on your own can take forever. SAVE TIME and ENERGY with these ready-to-go story problem task cards that provide students with real-world examples to practice and reinforce solving multiplication and division story problems. 

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96 Math Word Problem Task Cards available in the following formats⤵

⭐ Short answer task cards

⭐ Multiple choice task cards

⭐ Color printing

⭐ Black & White printing

⭐ Digital Task cards for Google Slides 

⭐ Self-grading Google Form Digital Task cards

⭐ Easel Activity

⭐ Answer Keys

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Who?

Use these multiplication and division task cards with your third-grade, fourth-grade, and fifth-grade students. 

An excellent resource for your upper elementary students to use during math centers! 

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WHAT’S INCLUDED:

★ 80 Short Answer Holiday-themed Task Cards ☃

• Students solve one-step multiplication and division word problems

★ 80 Multiple Choice Holiday-themed Task Cards☃

• Students choose between 4 answer choices
• Answer choices include the incorrect operation as an answer choice. 

★ 16 Challenge Task Cards (Short answer & Multiple Choice):

• Advanced multi-step math word problems include all four operations for students to practice solving more complex problems.

★ 8 Sets of Digital Task Cards for Google Slides

• Digital Short Answer Task Cards- editable text box for students to type answers directly onto the slide
• Digital Multiple Choice Task Cards- draggable pieces for students to box the correct answer and cross out the incorrect choices

★ 8 Self-grading Google Forms:

➞ Short Answer Self-grading Google Form

➞ Multiple Choice Self-grading Google Form

• SAVE TIME with NO PREP and NO grading! 
• Provide students with immediate feedback
• The answer key is already input into the form for you
• Effortlessly collect data on student performance. 

Ways to use Self-Grading Google Form

• Students can use printable task cards during centers and record answers on the record sheet. Next, students input their answers into the Google form to receive immediate feedback.
• Students can complete task cards directly in Google form with a task card image uploaded for each question.
• Formative assessment
• Choose to add, delete, or chunk questions over multiple days and use the Google form as an exit ticket. 

★ Student Recording Sheets in multiple formats

• Blank record sheet with numbers only
• Fill in the record sheet with word problem labels (scaffolding option)
• Spot in the corner to circle the operation used

★ Answer Key

• Formatted on the record sheet
• Included in Google forms

★ Easel Activity

• Self-checking multiple-choice task cards
• Short answer task cards with a text box for the answer

❄❅❆❄❅❆❄ Task cards have holiday and winter-themed math story problem questions with some questions about Christmas and Hanukah for December & January. 

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WAYS TO USE TASK CARDS in your classroom: Ideas for fun holiday math activities and other ways to engage students before Winter break**⤵**

• Play SCOOT- Place each card on a desk and give students the recording sheet. Students will scoot between stations as they solve problems. 

• Set up a scavenger hunt- place cards around the room as students do a gallery walk and work on solving problems in pairs or independently

• Four Corners for multiple choice- Determine which corner of the room will represent answers A, B, C, and D: display a digital version of the Task Card, give students thinking time, then students go to the corner of the answer they choose.

• Morning work, warm up, bell ringer- display task card digitally

• Small group guided practice- easily differentiate and scaffold in small math groups

• Mini lessons- guide and model how to solve word problems for students

• Independent practice during math rotations or math centers

• Partner work during math rotations or math centers

• Exit ticket or check for understanding using Google Forms

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HOW TO UTILIZE DIGITAL Task Cards?

➜ Project task cards on the whiteboard using the Google slides version

➜ Students complete task cards directly in Google Form (use as a checkpoint, assessment, check for understanding)- super easy NO PREP paperless option

➜Students complete task cards in Google slides or using the physical task cards, record answers on the record sheet, and then transfer answers to Google form.

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➞ Multiplication & Division Strategy Anchor Charts & Posters

➞ Valentine's Day Multiplication & Division Word Problem Task Cards

➞ Multiplication BINGO

➞ Math Review Jeopardy

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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

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• 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.

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  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!

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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**.**

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Keep your editing and revising practice fresh with seasonal task cards activities! With 108 task cards for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter your editing and revising practice and review will stay engaging for the whole quarter! You'll have a fresh set of grammar task cards for stations and activities ready to go!

Would it be nice to have options for traditional grammar task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards? Look no further. This versatile bundle of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter editing and revising task cards has your 2nd Quarter grammar practice covered. 

This Bundle Includes:

✅ 36 Thanksgiving fix the sentence task cards

✅ 36 Christmas fix the sentence task cards

✅ 36 Winter fix the sentence task cards

All the editing and revising task cards come in these 5 formats so you'll always have exactly what you need!

• Traditional quarter page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.

• Black and white printer friendly quarter page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.

• PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative structures.

• Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.

• Easel ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TeachShare.

Includes Practice for all these editing and revising skills:

• Capitalization
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Subject-verb agreement
• Dialogue
• Fragments and run-ons
• Usage

How to prepare the Thanksgiving, Christmas and Winter fix the sentence task cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

2nd Quarter seasonal editing and revising task cards in action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

• Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide the task cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards.

• Hang task cards on the walls or place in at a table to be completed as an ELA station activity.

• Use task cards as the content for your favorite game.

• Use task cards as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.

• Display one task card at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers

• Assign a few task card slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).

• Print the black and white task cards to assign as homework.

More Great Resources:

Nonfiction Text Structures Anchor Charts & Task Cards - Reading Skill Activities

Mixed Reading Skills Task Cards - 2nd Quarter - Thanksgiving, Christmas & Winter
Christmas Adjective Task Cards - December Grammar Practice & Review Activities

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Boost your classroom’s reading comprehension skills with this Ultimate Holiday & Seasonal Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle! This comprehensive bundle includes 32 engaging, themed passages perfect for Kindergarten to 2nd grade students. Each passage is paired with thought-provoking questions to assess comprehension and enhance critical thinking. With topics ranging from Kwanzaa and Thanksgiving to Winter Holidays, Human Rights, Food, Landforms, and much more, your students will enjoy learning about a wide variety of subjects.

This bundle is perfect for teaching students about diverse cultures, historical events, holiday traditions, and essential topics like cybersecurity, marketing, and animal rights. Ideal for use throughout the year, the passages also cover winter, fall, and other key seasons. Perfect for classroom activities, assessments, and independent practice!

Key Features:

• 32 nonfiction reading comprehension passages
• Covers holidays like Kwanzaa, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Cyber Monday, and more
• Topics on Diversity, Human Rights, AIDS Awareness, and Food (including Cotton Candy, Fruitcake, and Pumpkin Pie)
• Includes a variety of subjects like Landforms, Marketing, Winter Traditions, and Kindness
• Easy to print, with questions that reinforce learning
• Suitable for holiday celebrations, theme days, and special events

Enhance your classroom with this versatile bundle, which helps your students connect with the world around them through fun and informative passages. Perfect for creating engaging lesson plans, holiday-themed activities, or year-round practice!

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Are you looking for a great way to teach seasonal and holiday vocabulary in your EFL / ESL class? This discount bundle contains a full year's worth of flashcards, word wall, mystery pictures and word sudoku. NO PREP, just print and go!

It covers all the major holidays:

☻ Chinese New Year

☻ Valentine's Day

☻ Easter

☻ St. Patrick's Day

☻ Diwali

☻ Halloween

☻ Thanksgiving

☻ Christmas

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN EACH PRODUCT OF THIS BUNDLE:

♥ word wall cards in color and black & white

♥ flashcards in size A6 in color and B&W

♥ flashcards in size A4 in color and B&W

♥ 2 mystery picture tile puzzles

♥ 2 sudokus

♥ instructions

♥ teacher answer key

TIP 1: To print flashcards in size A5, set your printer to print 2 flashcards per page.

TIP 2: B&W flashcards can be used as coloring pages.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Mystery picture

♣ Print out 1 mystery picture per student.

♣ Students cut up the answer tiles and then place them on the correct question tiles to match the words with the definitions.

♣ They can glue the question tiles onto the answer tiles and color the picture too.

Sudoku

♣ Print out 1 sudoku per student.

♣ Students cut off the right side of the sheet along the dotted line and cut out the missing sudoku pictures. They glue them into the sudoku grid so that all 6 words appear in each row, column and 2x3 frame.

♣ Each word must appear in each row, column and 2x3 frame only once.

♣ Check with the whole class - students have to name in English all pictures in the given row, column or 2x3 frame.

OPTIONS FOR USE:

☻Independent Work

☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

☻Bulletin board

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Fun Polar Bear 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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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!

Get ahead of the game and save BIG this back to school with our Growing Bundle of Year-Long Editable Classroom Newsletter Templates! Designed for PreK-5th grade teachers, this bundle is your ultimate tool for enhancing parent communication throughout the entire school year. Available in both PowerPoint (PPT) and Google Slides, each class newsletter template offers a seamless, customizable experience that adapts to your unique classroom needs.

Why Buy Now? Right now, you can secure this Growing Bundle at a fraction of the final price! As each month’s editable newsletter template is added, the bundle’s price will increase. By purchasing now, you lock in all 12 months of beautifully designed, seasonal classroom newsletter templates at a significantly lower cost.

What's Included So Far:

• August (Back to School): A fresh and welcoming design that sets the tone for an exciting year ahead.
• September (Fall): Inviting colors and seasonal graphics that capture the essence of the season
• October (Halloween): Spooky and fun designs to kick off the fall season.
• November (Fall): Warm, autumnal themes to celebrate gratitude and harvest.
• December (Christmas): Festive and joyful layouts perfect for holiday communication.
• January (Winter): Frosty and cheerful designs that capture the magic of the winter season and keep parents connected.
• February (Valentine's Day): Sweet and festive designs filled with hearts and love to keep your parent communication warm and engaging.
• March (St. Patrick's Day): Lucky charms and green galore to brighten your newsletters.
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• May (Spring): Bright and breezy designs with sunshine and blossoms that celebrate the beauty of spring and keep parents connected as the school year winds down.

Coming Soon:

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• ✅️ September (Fall Kickoff): Added 8/29/24
• ✅️ January (New Year): Added 9/09/24
• ✅️ February (Valentine’s Day): Added 9/13/24
• ✅️ April (Spring): Added 9/21/24
• ✅️ May (End of School): Added 10/07/24
• June (Summer Prep): Ready by 11/29/24
• July (Summer Fun): Ready by 12/20/24

Why You'll Love It:

• Editable in PPT & Google Slides: Every class newsletter template is fully editable in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, allowing you to tailor each monthly or weekly newsletter template to fit your class newsletter format perfectly.
• Year-Long Parent Communication: This yearlong classroom newsletter bundle ensures consistent, effective communication with parents, keeping them informed and engaged all year.
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Don’t miss out on this incredible deal! Grab the Growing Bundle of Year-Long Editable Classroom Newsletter Templates now, and ensure your parent communication is beautifully crafted, month after month, all year long.

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Secondly, we have a funny Christmas play that revolves around the town of Bootown, where all the Boos love Christmas. In fact they love Christmas so much it is all they talk about! However, a mysterious outcast lives to the North of the town; this outcast hates Christmas and anything to do with the festive time of year. This outcast is called the Grouch! The play follows the story of Mary-Boo and her family as they open up to the Grouch, and try to show him what Christmas is all about. However, the Grouch has his own plans to ruin Christmas for the town, and steals all the presents on Christmas eve. He has a change of heart however when he hears the town enjoying Christmas even though he had stolen all of the presents. His heart grows and he quickly returns the gifts and takes part in all the festivities.

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Thirdly, we have a play script for A Christmas Carol, however it is a modern remake that is based in a school - with the head teacher being Ebenezer Scrooge - you can change the names of the characters to teachers in your school, or to rhyme with teachers in your school as I did (if they have a sense of humour)! There are song recommendations throughout the script, with a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and modern songs. There are 20-22 speaking parts, with additional non-speaking roles too.

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Then, we have a funny play called Santa's Successor. The script follows the story line of a man who accidentally disrupts Santa's deliveries and has to take over his route before finding his way to Santa's work shop. He then slowly starts turning into Santa, which everybody else finds hard to believe! There are song recommendations throughout the script, with a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and modern songs. There are 20-22 speaking parts, with additional non-speaking roles too. The play is around 40-50 minutes long.

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And finally a play script for A Christmas Carol; it is a traditional version that follows Ebenezer Scrooge's hauntings through the night of Christmas Eve. There are song recommendations throughout the script and roles for 20-22 speaking parts.

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Links to the individual play scripts are below:

• Holly the Christmas Elf
• Santa's Successor
• A Christmas Carol (A School Remix)
• A Christmas Carol (Traditional Version)
• The Grouch

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Bring the joy and significance of the Advent and Christmas season into your classroom with our comprehensive Advent and Christmas Resource Bundle!

This all-inclusive collection features interactive activities, lesson plans, and engaging materials designed to deepen students' understanding of the birth of Jesus and the traditions surrounding this holy time.

Perfect for teachers seeking to enrich their curriculum, this bundle caters to diverse learning styles and encourages creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Bundle Components

• Advent Maze and Note-Taking Page for Mini-Posters

  • Engagement: Start your unit with a fun and interactive maze that allows students to engage with seasonal themes.
  • Double-Sided: Print the maze double-sided for added interactivity.
  • Note-Taking: Use the accompanying note-taking page for students to summarize their thoughts.
  • Differentiation: The open-ended format encourages drawing, writing, and coloring, focusing on comprehension rather than strict completion.

• Advent & Christmas Vocabulary Game Cards

  • Excitement: Add energy to your classroom with ready-to-print Catch Phrase game cards.
  • Vocabulary Review: Ideal for reviewing Advent and Christmas vocabulary and key biblical names.
  • Versatile Use: Can be incorporated into brainstorming sessions or group games to reinforce vocabulary and critical thinking.

• Advent & Christmas Hexagons for Discussion

  • Collaborative Learning: Encourage small group discussions using 40 printable hexagons to make connections between various concepts and terms related to the season.
  • Deeper Conversations: Promotes deeper discussions about Advent and Christmas themes.
  • Challenge Advanced Students: Allows more advanced students to explore complex connections and insights.

• Engaging Advent PowerPoint Presentation

  • Introduction Tool: A fantastic resource for introducing students to the meaning and symbolism of Advent.
  • Informative Slides: Features 23 informative slides covering the tradition of Advent and the significance of each candle on the wreath.
  • Foundation for Discussions: Serves as an excellent foundation for discussions and activities, ensuring students grasp the importance of actively waiting during this season.

• Advent Wreath Poster and Holy Family Readers Theater Skit

  • Visual Tracking: The Advent Wreath Poster helps students visually track their Advent journey.
  • Engaging Skit: The Holy Family Readers Theater skit brings the stories of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to life, perfect for grades 4-11.
  • Reflection Materials: Includes a coloring page and worksheet for reflection after the performance, connecting students emotionally and spiritually to the narratives.

Benefits of the Advent and Christmas Resource Bundle

• Comprehensive Learning: A variety of activities and materials to create an engaging learning environment.
• Deepens Understanding: Helps students reflect on the significance of Jesus’ birth and the themes of Advent.
• Fun and Spirit of the Season: Engages students while fostering a joyful classroom atmosphere.

This Advent and Christmas Resource Bundle is an essential addition to your classroom this holiday season. Prepare your students to explore these important themes while having fun and enjoying the spirit of the season!

French Lessons for Christmas - Noël - BUNDLE SETS 1 and 2

Theme 1: Quand je me réveille le matin de Noël...

Theme 2: Qu'est-ce que je vais offrir comme cadeaux de Noël cette année?

This is a week-long French Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary acquisition program. Save 20% with this bundle.

The previews show images from Christmas Set 1, but they'll give you a great idea of how both programs run!

Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

Ways you can use this program:

✎ Enhance your program by practicing a little every day.

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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!

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Three great Winter Holiday Lessons (each is also sold separately):

LESSON #1 Winter Holiday Christmas Cards - Video, eCards & Paper

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The Winter Holiday Greeting Card Unit gives teachers and students three fun options to choose from to create a holiday project to share. Tutorials and projects are included for:

• Video eCard utilizing Kizoa (www.kizoa.com)

• Animated greeting card utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint

• Printable paper card, designed in Microsoft Word

Kizoa is a free Web 2.0 tool which allows students to create and edit videos online, as well as create ecards, photo collages, and edit photos. They can then share their finished product online or by saving it to their computer. No download is required to use the product, making it easy for teachers who are not able to download software on classroom computers to still give their students a choice in learning. The quick start tutorial included with the lesson is intended to help students get started with the program and then use the resources within the program to refine their creations. General project instructions and expectations, along with a grading rubric are also included.

They can also utilize Microsoft PowerPoint to create an animated greeting card. A complete, step-by-step instruction guide is included, along with the project expectations and rubric.

The third option is a more traditional paper card, created in Microsoft Word. A complete, step-by-step instruction guide is included, along with the project expectations and rubric.

Choose one for your students or let them choose! This is a great activity for that week before Winter Break

Files Included with this Lesson

• Teacher Notes and Resources

• Quick Getting Started Guide: Kizoa Tutorial for Students

• Video eCard Project Expectations & Rubric for Kizoa

• Animated eCard in Microsoft PowerPoint: Step-by-Step tutorial

• Animated eCard in Microsoft PowerPoint Project Expectations & Rubric

• Winter Holiday Printable Card in Microsoft Word: Step-by-Step tutorial

• Winter Holiday Printable Card in Microsoft Word: Student Expectations & Rubric

LESSON #2 - Winter Holiday WebQuest & Puzzles

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Three short activities with a Winter Holiday theme that your middle school students will love! Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are covered in a WebQuest / Internet Scavenger Hunt that help students understand the traditions of the different holidays.

There's also two activities that don't require computers: a word search puzzle with a Winter Holiday theme and a fun "How Many Words Can You Make?" activity that is great to play as a competition with teams.

Created for middle school, these lessons will work for upper elementary as well. Each lesson takes approximately one (50 minute) class period.

Files Included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Fun Facts about the Winter Holidays WebQuest Activity

• Fun Facts about the Winter Holidays WebQuest Answer Key

• Word Search Puzzle – the Winter Holidays Vocabulary

• Word Search Puzzle – the Winter Holidays Vocabulary Answer Key

• How Many Words Can You Make Puzzle – Winter Holidays

• How Many Words Can You Make Puzzle – Winter Holidays Answer Key

LESSON 3: Winter Holiday Pixel Art in MS Excel or Google Sheets

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Need a fun way to introduce Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets to upper elementary or middle school students? This great lesson lets students learn the basics of Microsoft Excel (or Google Sheets) as they create pixel art using the program. First, they'll create a quick pixel art from a given example and then they'll create their own! These are also fun lessons to use if you just need something for a one day lesson.

I've used this with 7th and 8th graders who used their free time to create even more art! I hope your students have as much fun as mine did learning Excel or Google Sheets!

Files Included

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Introduction to Pixel Art Lesson (Microsoft Excel project) with tutorial

• Introduction to Pixel Art Lesson (Google Sheets project) with tutorial

• Legends and Sample Pictures for 6 Additional Pictures

• Full Excel (2016) editable files for all pixel art projects (note: these can be opened in Google Sheets too)

Includes instructions and samples for these pixel art designs:

Example Pictures and Legends

Easy Picture 1: Christmas Package

Easy Picture 2: Stocking

Easy Picture 3: Menorah

Additional Pictures and Legends

Picture 1: Candy Cane

Picture 2: Christmas Packages 2

Picture 3: Christmas Stocking

Picture 4: Wreath

Picture 5: Christmas Tree

Picture 6: Gingerbread Man

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PURPOSE: These 5 Google Slide lessons provide digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for 5 classic stories: THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, KIDNAPPED SANTA, BURGLAR’S CHRISTMAS.

GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

PDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson! These printables include Connotation and Grammar sort, Word Study, and Vocabulary Quiz with optional word bank and answer key.

EACH Google Slide Lesson:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text. (See Individual lesson for vocabulary words)

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Parts of Speech:** Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

6. **Grammar Review & Sort** Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

7. **Connotation Review & Sort** Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

8.**Context Clues Sentences:** Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

9.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

10**PDF file** 9 organizers, activities, and quizzes

11 **Fun Fact** video link are inserted throughout to bring important elements of the story into context and aid comprehension

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion/prediction

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

This bundle is also available in PowerPoint!

Enjoy -from Kiwious About Vocab!

Fall Word Wall Bundle

This set includes 150 Words for the Fall Season. The Word Wall Activity Set has also been included.

Word Wall Sets Included

Back to School (30 words)

Halloween (30 words)

Thanksgiving (30 words)

Christmas (30 words)

Word Wall Activities

These activities can be used for any word wall. This set includes five activities.

1. Word Wall: Acrostic Poem: Students will design an acrostic poem using words from the word wall.
2. Word Wall: Spray the Word, Don't Say It: Students will define the word, draw a picture, and provide the synonym and antonym on aerosol cans.
3. Word Wall: Design Your Word Search: Students design a word search using the words on the word wall.
4. Word Wall: Roll an Activity: Students will complete an activity according to their roll number.
5. Word Wall: Clue Maker: Students will provide clues to the target word (word wall words).

Gift your readers a festive holiday bookmark they can color, either ready-to-print or customized with each student's name! This huge bundle of editable bookmarks lets you celebrate all the holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter. These bookmarks make great gifts, are perfect for a quick and relaxing social-emotional learning activity on the days leading up to or following a hectic holiday, and can even be used on a bulletin board or as name tags on a desk. Each of the 6 resources within the bundle includes a Google Slides document with 20 pages, designed with 4 different bookmarks per page. The first 10 slides are ready to print, while the last 10 pages can be customized with student names. That’s a whopping 120 pages of bookmarks in all!

Editing and printing these bookmarks is very easy. Just double-click where it says name and type in a student's name. Then select your preferred font and color, and stretch the Word Art box to your desired size.

Perfect for . . .

• SEL
• Fast finishers
• Centers
• Name tags
• Bulletin Board
• Time filler
• Inspiring reading all year long

Includes:

Halloween Bookmarks

Thanksgiving Bookmarks

Christmas Bookmarks

Valentine’s Day Bookmarks

St. Patrick’s Day Bookmarks

Easter Bookmarks

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Editable Name Coloring Bookmarks

National Poetry Month  Interactive Bookmarks

Mother’s Day Interactive Bookmarks

Reading Bookmarks

Grammar Bookmarks

Writing Bookmarks

Poetry Bookmarks

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