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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RL.5.5 resources
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Study: Digital + Printable Book Unit
Are you looking for a fun and easy book activity to do this Christmas season? Look no further. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson Novel Study contains activities in print-and-go and digital formats. Lessons include vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, skills, and fun activities.✨ DIGITAL RESOURCESThis novel study includes links to the digital components of this unit. Boom Learning is used for multiple-choice, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank qu
Grades:
4th - 6th
'Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading and Language Activities
Need some high-interest Christmas activities with meaningful practice of core standards? Want to take advantage of the holiday energy in your classroom?These ten activities based on the classic poem, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, are the answer! These activities can be used together in a unit, or each can be used independently of the others. Pick and choose the activities that fit your needs! Contents include: background information about the poem, a vocabulary activity using the dictio
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas ELA Digital Escape Room - Common Core Aligned
Going into Christmas break can have students rowdy and make it hard to engage them in anything academic. This READY TO GO Common Core aligned Escape Room will have students reading, answering questions, and eager to collaborate. All you have to do is literally share the link with students, and they are all set! This product includes:4 TasksTask 1: The Tale of Christmas Stockings - Chronological OrderTask 2: Why Santa Chose Reindeer – Reading ComprehensionTask 3: Farmer Felton’s Tree Farm – Plot
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE: Reading Comprehension
A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Activities Unit for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade
Unwrap the gift of poetry! A lively slideshow uses “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to teach structural elements and similes. Then third, fourth, or fifth grade students identify verses, stanzas, rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language in three additional poems in this fun unit.Open the preview to take a closer look at the introductory slideshow and printable/digital worksheets.First, display “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and read it aloud.Second, introduce structural elements of poetry.Vers
Grades:
3rd - 5th
December ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
This collection of December and Christmas ELA activities includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students during this festive month. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the seasonal themes of December and the holidays!Included in this ELA Activities Bundle:• Christmas Close Reads for Big Kids• Digital North Pole Job Application• The Show Must Go
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4th - 7th
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Christmas Reading and ELA Digital Activities | Twas the Night Before Christmas
Do you need a fun, interactive Google Slides comprehension activity that will engage your upper elementary or middle school students and save you time? Your students will love this digital activity that goes along with one of the most famous Christmas Poems of all time- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas! This activity can be assigned in Google Classroom for students to complete. A teacher guide and answer key are included to ensure this is a no prep, stress free activity for you!Skills Covered:⭐T
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5th - 8th
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Unit: Digital and Printable
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Novel Unit - Keep your students engaged and motivated in December with this digital and printable novel unit based on The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The unit is aligned to the Common Core Standards and is full of engaging activities that are perfect for the weeks leading up to Christmas break! The unit contains a digital and printable version of the following The Best Christmas Pageant Ever novel unit activities:Herdman Character Trait activityChristmas Pageant
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Christmas: Reading, Writing, & Math Activities Bundle
Readers' Theater - Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)
This Reader's Theater Script is easy to follow and is based off of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. This is written at a level that 4th, 5th, and 6th graders can enjoy. During the holiday season I have enjoyed completing many projects with the text. One of my favorite projects is available here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Christmas-Carol-and-How-the-Grinch-Stole-Christmas-Foldable-1524086If you need extension projects or differentiated instruction, these Bloom's Taxonomy cho
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Winter Stories Bundle - A Christmas Carol
Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant Activities in Digital and PDF, Needs and Wants
Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant is a beautiful book to share with your students to demonstrate the importance of needs and wants as well as helping others. This comprehension focused unit includes lots of options for before, during, and after materials in both PDF and digital using Google Slides TM. HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THE SILVER PACKAGES UNIT:The materials can be used in many ways. You can use the book as a mentor text for writing about the theme of helping others, in guided reading groups,
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3rd - 5th
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Snow Day Poem | Figurative language poem
This fun, rhyming snow day poem is full of figurative language including similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration. A worksheet about the figurative language in the poem is included.Please see the preview before purchasing.Check out these winter resources:Winter Logic PuzzlesWinter Partner PoemsWinter Reading Passages and Comprehension QuestionsYou may be interested in my other figurative language resources:Simile and Metaphor PracticeFigurative Language Anchor ChartsFigurative Langu
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Bundle
Teaching Reading with Animated Short Films Christmas | Digital + Printable
If you are looking to add some high interest activities to your lessons this Christmas season, try using animated shorts to teach reading skills. The unit includes 43 activities to use with 43 Christmas themed videos. All short films will be added to a webpage on Book Units Teacher for easy access. The link to this webpage will be included in the purchased product. This product includes both digital activities for Google Slides plus printables.Free Samples are found in the preview.This resource
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Teaching Reading with Animated Short Films Digital + Printable Bundle
5th Grade Christmas: Math and ELA Christmas Activities Bundle
Keep your students motivated and focused on 5th grade standards during the Christmas season with this 5th Grade Christmas Math and Literacy Activities Bundle! It has everything you need for reading, writing, and math all in one place!This bundled set of 5th grade Christmas activities includes ready to go reading, writing, and math including: 12 Fifth Grade Christmas Themed Math Games7 Christmas Math Scoot GamesA 5th Grade Christmas Novel Unit based on the book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by
Grades:
5th
Christmas Ornament STEM Activity | Includes Literature Connection
Are you looking for a fun Holiday STEM activity that your students will enjoy? I have the one for you! It connects to the books The Carpenter’s Gift by David Rubel. Christmas Ornament Challenge will give students the opportunity to design an ornament and learn about the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The Carpenter's Gift connections to the ornament challenge and also shows students the importance of building. Your students will love designing, creating, and engineering. Students will pro
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM December Bundle | Christmas STEM Activities
Teaching Reading with Animated Short Films Christmas | Printable Version
If you are looking to add some high interest activities to your lessons this Christmas season, try using animated shorts to teach reading skills. The unit includes 43 activities to use with 43 Christmas themed videos. All short films will be added to a webpage on Book Units Teacher for easy access. The link to this webpage will be included in the purchased product.Free Samples are found in the preview.This resource contains graphic organizers covering the following Common Core skills.LiteratureR
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Grades 5 and 6 Reading Comprehension : The Wise Men Visit Jesus - Epiphany
This resource is a reading comprehension activity covering the part of the Christmas story when the Wise Men visit Jesus. I have adapted the bible story to create a descriptive passage for Grade 5 or 6. It is split into three differentiated levels.Higher AbilityThere is a reading booklet of 3 pages (1132 words), followed by 4 pages of questions (14 questions). The passage is very descriptive and includes some advanced vocabulary. The questions are varied and include finding the meaning of wo
Grades:
5th - 6th
Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco Activities in Digital and PDF
Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco is a great choice for the weeks before winter break. This 43 page comprehension focused literacy unit in DIGITAL AND PDF includes many options for using Christmas Tapestry with your upper elementary classes. HOW TO USE THE CHRISTMAS TAPESTRY UNIT:The unit works well if you want to use the book as a mentor text, in guided reading groups, for book clubs, with paired readers, or digitally for work stations. Teachers can pick and choose from the activities an
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Christmas Book Unit Bundle in Digital and PDF formats
Christmas Holiday Poetry Pack
Why let the primary grades have all of the fun during the holiday season? These holiday poems and task cards will help you and your students stay in the holiday spirit as well as learn how to analyze poetry.
This packet includes 6 Christmas/winter poems, 24 task cards to use with these poems (or your own), and holiday themed paper for your students to use for their task card responses or to publish their own poetry. Poems are in a black and white, printer friendly format, so you can print the
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4th - 7th
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3 Christmas Poems - Holiday Poetry Worksheets and Activities
Three Christmas poems can be used to analyze elements - or for the activity of your choice! This file includes “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” and “Up on the House Top," worksheets, supporting materials, and answer keys. All resources can be accessed in a printable PDF or as digital Easel Activities. Open the preview to take a closer look. What’s Included:Lesson plans3 poems2 reference guidesAnalyzing poetry worksheetSimiles worksheetAnswers Looking for more? The Christmas poe
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3rd - 5th
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas Poetry Booklet Activity
This two day activity will keep students engaged the week before Christmas vacation as they create substitutions for the original words from Clement Claire Moore's narrative poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Using any version, students listen either to the teacher reading or an online youtube version identifying the AABB pattern and the very obvious meter. Working individually,or in pairs, students rewrite the original version using humorous or more up-to-date terms, illustrating as the
Structural Elements of Poetry - "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Mini Lesson
Introduce structural elements of poetry with “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” An interactive slideshow (PowerPoint or Google Slides) presents verse, stanza, rhythm, rhyme, and meter, as well simile. A printable version of the poem is also included. Open the preview to take a closer look at the mini lesson. Looking for more holiday poems? Grab the bundle, which includes three more poems to analyze: "Jingle Bells," "Up on the House Top," and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas." Enjoy teaching!Brenda Kovi
Grades:
3rd - 5th
FREE HEY DEER SHORT FILM PLOT DIAGRAM WINTER CHRISTMAS LITERARY DEVICES
FREE Pixar Short Film Plot Diagram for HEY DEER!Super fun way to teach PLOT ELEMENTSThis resource includes:Plot DiagramEditable Answer SheetYouTube Link to the short film Hey Deer!FULL DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE WORKSHOPS AVAILABLEThe FULL WORKSHOP Includes:Identification and Analysis of the elements of plotPlot-Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, ResolutionThemePoint of View and PerspectiveEssential QuestionsBonus QuestionCulminating narrative writing activity with rubric and m
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4th - 8th
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Red and Lulu Book Companion with Book Review Pennant
The book Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares is a wonderful story to share with your students this holiday season. This picture book companion comes with a variety of tools to engage your students and help you maximize teachable moments as you explore this text. Included you will find fun resources that will help you work with your students on making predictions, text structure, setting, main idea, making connections, vocabulary, and more! In addition, you will also receive 12 writing prompts, exit
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Christmas Picture Book Companion BUNDLE
December A Poem Each Week
Happy Holiday Season! The Free December A Poem Each Week has arrived. This is one of my favorite times of the year. Poetry is great for a read aloud and introducing and reviewing standards. This month we are looking at four winter and holiday themed poems. Dust of Snow by Robert FrostDragon Smoke by Lillian MooreStopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert FrostA Visit From Saint Nicholas by Clement C. Moore. (T'was the Night Before Christmas) These discussions and activities give students a c
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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