23 results
Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RI.7.1 activities
Christmas Reading and Writing Bundle: Holiday Activities, Assignments, Slides
Christmas Reading and Writing Bundle: Holiday Activities, Assignments, Slides: Use this bundle of high-interest Christmas activities to engage your ELA students in reading and writing in December leading up to the break. With ready-to-use activities, assignments, slideshows, and more, you will be totally prepared to improve your students' ELA skills with a holiday twist! What Teachers Are Saying About These Christmas Reading and Writing Activities: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was the BEST Christmas resource
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
"Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" Christmas Reading Activities with Article
Create a beautiful holiday tradition in your middle school ELA classroom with this "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" Christmas reading activity! Introduce your kids to this beautifully-written perspective on the existence of Santa and the meaning of Christmas. A lovely opportunity to discuss the meaning of the holiday spirit with students. Great for skeptical middle-schoolers, but honestly, my juniors and seniors enjoyed it too! No Prep. Includes answer key and suggested discussion quest
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
A Christmas Carol: Non-Fiction Reading Activity
Need to add non-fiction into a Christmas Carol or holiday-themed unit? Want to add some controversy to your class before winter break?Use this 2-day lesson connecting literature and modern articles to assess CCSS RI.1 and W.9 in your ELA classroom. Themed around the question “Have we REALLY learned anything from Scrooge?”, the articles and corresponding questions ask students to think critically about the theme of the novella and whether or not society is carrying out Scrooge’s lesson. (Though t
Grades:
8th - 11th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: A Christmas Carol: Unit Bundle with Random Acts of Kindness
Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension - Nonfiction Assignments
Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension - Nonfiction Assignments: Teach your students about how Christmas is celebrated around the world with traditions, practices, and customs from different countries with this ready-to-use resource! The countries covered are China, Colombia, Denmark, and The Congo. This fun and engaging resource is an excellent cross-curricular activity that connects well with social studies and exposes students to other cultures many of them may not be familiar with.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Winter Holidays Around the World Walking Tour | Christmas Gallery Walk Activity
Take your students on a walking tour or gallery walk around the world to see how Christmas and other Winter Holidays are celebrated. This low prep resource will keep students engaged and learning as you wrap up the semester. Introductions, key topics, and vivid images help students make comparisons between their own celebrations and those of others from around the world. Resource Includes:Information cards and centers content for 10 LocationsStudent handouts for note-takingWrap-up questions for
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Modern World History Interactive Lessons Bundle Walking Tours & More
Complete Digital Novel Unit- "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
Complete Digital Novel Unit- "A Christmas Carol" by Charles DickensJust in time for the Christmas season! Super easy to implement and can easily be differentiated for different levels of readers! No prep, ready to roll unit!Includes:-pre-read activities (with a nonfiction twist!)-class starters/quickwrites-act by act standard based focus questions-tone/mood activities-figurative language activities-recommended vocabulary list with vocab activities-Grading rubric for the digital workbook so stud
Grades:
6th - 8th
Ugly Christmas Sweater Mystery Reading Passages & Escape Room | CSI
Are you looking for a fun and engaging reading comprehension activity for the holidays? Check out this popular themed escape room and have your students unlock the "Mystery of the Swiped Sweaters!"Get your students thinking and using their analytical skills with GATER Educator's "Case of the Swiped Sweaters"! Through puzzles and challenges, students will use deductive logic, inference, forensics, and common sense to solve this mystery. Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- “Proces
Grades:
5th - 7th
CCSS:
Also included in: Ugly Christmas Sweater Activity Pack | Math, Reading & Writing
History of Christmas Reading Informational Text, Quiz, & Writing Activity
An informational text, reading comprehension, close reading, ready-made quiz that's automatically graded, and holiday journal prompts.... this has it all! The digital & printable resource is exactly what you need for your students to have a fun and engaging lesson prior to Christmas Break! It includes everything you need with ZERO PREP! You can share the link and go or print!Check out the video preview to see more!***SAVE 20% by purchasing this in the GROWING Holiday Bundle!***Your students
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Christmas Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities Bundle
Secret Santa Logic Puzzle: A Clue by Clue Critical Thinking Game
Enjoy this holiday-themed logic puzzle that gets students using critical thinking skills. Five friends have a Secret Santa party. Can your students follow the clues to figure out which gift everyone got and who their Secret Santa was? Perfect for practicing using process of elimination, evaluating evidence, deducing, and mathematical reasoning.This logic puzzle makes a great warm-up activity, filler, or fast finishers activity. It can also be a fun holiday game. Or fit into a unit on critical th
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Also included in: Holiday Mysteries and Puzzles Bundle: Four Critical Thinking Activities
Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension Nonfiction Assignments Digital
Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension - Nonfiction Digital Assignments: Teach your students about how Christmas is celebrated around the world with traditions, practices, and customs from different countries with this ready-to-use digital resource! The countries covered are China, Colombia, Denmark, and The Congo. This fun and engaging resource is an excellent cross-curricular activity that connects well with social studies and exposes students to other cultures many of them may not b
Grades:
6th - 9th
Christmas Project Based Learning | Plan a Cookie Exchange Party | Close Reading
Make learning fun this DECEMBER with GATER Educator's, Plan a COOKIE EXCHANGE Party, an engaging and fun project-based learning activity!Engage students in close reading, math skills, and COOKIE EXCHANGE comprehension while they create their perfect holiday celebration.All of the extra work is done for you. Simply print the NO PREP pages, and let your students make the decisions in this fun Project-Based Learning CHRISTMAS Unit!Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activi
Grades:
4th - 7th
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus: A Short Study for the Common Core
The classic response to a little girl's honest question has become one of the most famous editorials of history. It offers rich vocabulary and an argument for students to study and discuss. The study includes questions matched side-by-side with the text for close reading. Writing is embedded as well.
The study includes:
1. Text with questions in annotated style.
2. Defining vocabulary with questions to facilitate understanding of the vocabulary.
3. References to Biblical scriptures (as p
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
STEM: Christmas Around the World
Christmas learning...Christmas fun! This project uses Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory to offer students a variety of activities to complete a holiday research project. Student choice in both topic and activities makes this a highly motivating project.
Unit Includes:
Intelligence Theory Tic-Tac-Toe board assignment
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Handout
Project Handout
Tic-Tac-Toe Project Board
Requirements/Homework Schedule
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
Middle School ELA Drawing Conclusions and Inferences Game
It's the most wonderful time of the year...Christmas! It's time for caroling, presents, and bonding with family members, but oh no! The Robinson's have a problem! Grandma Robinson's cookies are missing that she made for her daughter-in-law's Christmas Bake Sale! Can your students help Janet Robinson and Grandma Robinson find the suspect? Let your students be the detectives in this drawing conclusions and inferences game! Game Includes:DirectionsCharacter Profile Picture (6)Profiles (6)Scenario
Grades:
6th - 7th
Types:
Also included in: Drawing Conclusions and Inferences Growing Bundle
Christmas Close Reading Comprehension Passages | Christmas ELA Activity
This Christmas Close Reading Lesson and activity is the perfect resource for teaching students the basics of close reading skills during the busy holiday and winter season! This resource includes a week of close reading activities and lessons. A teacher guide and detailed instructions are included to make prep a breeze! Students will be required to use close reading skills to practice comprehension strategies such as:⭐Finding the main idea⭐Determining word meaning⭐Citing textual evidence⭐Drawing
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
Hanukkah Reading Comprehension | History of the Dreidel
Hanukkah Reading Comprehension | History of the DreidelThis Hanukkah-themed reading comprehension resource is the perfect way to teach your students about a traditional symbol of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. In "History of the Dreidel," students will learn how the tradition of the game began and will follow its evolution all the way to modern times.This informational text is filled with fascinating facts and history about the Dreidel. A pre-reading summary and pre-reading questions will orient
Grades:
7th - 8th
Types:
The Origins of Modern Day Christmas
Google Slides presentation with assignment at the end.This presentation briefly explains the origin of Christmas, including the Christian viewpoint and how it eventually intermingled with Pagan holidays. Assignment at the end can either be a group project or individual.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
St. Nicholas Day | Reading Comprehension | History of St. Nicholas Day
St. Nicholas Day | Reading Comprehension | History of St. Nicholas DayUncover the historical and cultural significance of St. Nicholas Day with this comprehensive reading comprehension resource! Designed to enlighten students about this important holiday, the package offers an engaging passage that dives deep into the roots, traditions, and symbols associated with St. Nicholas Day.Within this resource, students will explore a meticulously crafted passage that unravels the history and significanc
Grades:
7th - 8th
Types:
Christmas Traditions History Activity Scavenger Hunt with Easel Option
Are you looking for a Christmas activity that will keep your students engaged and learning before the Christmas holidays? If so, this scavenger hunt can help.In this hunt students will learn who created the first advent calendar with doors, why bells are popular Christmas decorations, how red and green came to be thought of as the colors of Christmas, and more.To complete the hunt, students are required to read 16 short passages to find the answers to questions on their worksheet. Hide the card
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
Also included in: Christmas Traditions History Scavenger Hunts BUNDLE
Christmas Traditions History Activity Scavenger Hunt 2 with Easel Option
Are you looking for a Christmas activity that will keep your students engaged and learning before the Christmas holidays? If so, this scavenger hunt can help.In this hunt students will learn who started the tradition of putting gifts in stockings, who introduced Santa Claus to America, what bird was replaced by a partridge in a pear tree in the classic Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas, and more.To complete the hunt, students are required to read 14 short passages to find the answers
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
Also included in: Christmas Traditions History Scavenger Hunts BUNDLE
Character, Reading, Research Activity for the Holidays - Secret Santa Stockings
In this holiday activity, students design stockings and choose gifts for characters, authors, historical figures, scientists, artists, or others being studied in classes. This gets students thinking, reading, and researching about their gift recipients. After their analyses, students write paragraphs that provide rationales for their gift choices. To meet the needs of diverse learners and student age groups, there are several handouts to choose from.This 21-page resource includes:handout with s
Grades:
6th - 9th
Christmas around the World Making Inferences Passage Questions for Middle School
These making inferences passage questions for middle school are based on our Christmas around the World rap song. Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities detailed below. The song for this activity follows Santa Claus around the world while learning about Christmas celebrations in Mexico, Ethiopia, and Japan.*Note: This product is a digital, Google Forms reading activity for use in Google Classroom. If you would like the paper-base
Grades:
5th - 7th
Types:
Multicultural Holiday Research Project
If you need something for those few days before winter break that has the students engaged in something fun, have them learn about other holidays they might not know about! This activity requires collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking--the 4C's of 21st Century Learning! Students will research and learn about 1 of 10 holidays celebrated during December/January and present their findings to the rest of the class.
Included are the student handout, resource links page, a
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Showing 1-23 of 23 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands