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8th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa handouts
World War I Christmas Truce Article and Worksheet Activity
This magical, true story from World War I tells of the famous Christmas truce that took place between German and British soldiers in 1914.The 1 page article begins with the background to the event before explaining how and why it came to be that both sides emerged from their trenches to celebrate the Christmas holiday together.Following the article is a set of Common Core-aligned comprehension questions and an activity in which students create postcards to send home telling about the event.An ed
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7th - 11th
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Elf Movie Activities - Christmas Writing Activity - Hero's Journey Project
Elf Movie Activities - Comprehension Questions, Graphic Organizers, Plot Diagram, and Hero's Journey Project - These Christmas activities are designed to use along with the movie Elf featuring Will Ferrell. Use this engaging movie to practice comprehension strategies and teach elements of Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey".This package of activities is a great way to keep the kids engaged in the days leading up to Christmas break. The kids will love the movie and activities, and you will lov
Grades:
5th - 8th
Christmas Day in the Morning Short Story Analysis for the Common Core
Pearl S. Buck's short story is one of a teenage boy's life-changing recognition of his father's love a few days before Christmas. The study applies the Common Core literary standards. The study includes:1. The story in blocked paragraphs with comprehension questions ranging from simple recall to critical analysis focusing on text evidence. (Includes flashback,dialogue, symbolism, simile, personification, alliteration.) The blocked paragraphing allows for close reading.2. Theme analysis focusi
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4th - 9th
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Shade By Number Art Activity, CHRISTMAS Edition, Early Finisher/Sub Lessons
SHADE BY NUMBER allows students to learn shading and value in a simple, easy way by matching value tones inside the portrait. A great introduction activity to shading. No prep required except provide a few shading pencils!These activity sheets work great for early finishers, end of the year, after fall/winter/spring break, during testing and also emergency sub lessons!These SHADE BY NUMBER activity sheets are designed for middle school ages (5-8th), high school (9-12) and homeschool ages!Celebra
Grades:
5th - 12th
Oil Pastel Christmas Bow Drawing, Middle/High School Art, Winter Crafts
Teach your students to draw stunning realistic Christmas bows using oil pastels in this step-by-step tutorial presentation. This works great for high school grades 9-12. Great for public, private and homeschool and adult education students as well. The perfect art project during winter season!This product comes with:PDF/PPT versions of project tutorial steps/instructionsPDF handout of image steps for studentsBow grid drawing practice handoutPDF of color bow reference imagesOil pastels techniques
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Ultimate Drawing BUNDLE, 10 Art Projects, Middle/High School Grades
Ugly Sweater Pitch using Ethos Pathos and Logos - Rhetorical Appeals - Holiday
Get ready to infuse your classroom with the holiday spirit and ignite your students' understanding of the three rhetorical appeals in a festive, memorable way! It's the perfect activity for that exciting week before winter break or during the holiday season.This resource is more than just a lesson; it's a chance to combine learning and holiday cheer for an unforgettable classroom experience. Picture your students presenting their 'ugly sweater pitches' after the lesson. It's a also great opportu
Grades:
6th - 9th
Tim Burton Snowman - Holiday and Christmas Art Lesson
This Tim Burton-inspired drawing art lesson is a perfect winter or Christmas lesson for your intermediate elementary art students or middle school artists. Students will be able to recall information about artist Tim Burton, create a snowman in the style of Tim Burton and use value to create a self-portrait that looks 3 dimensional. The PowerPoint slides include: objectives, standards, vocabulary (style, value and self-portrait), materials, class discussion questions and art critique, step by s
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Animals In Sweaters Inspired by Indi Maverick Art Lesson
Your intermediate elementary and middle school students will thoroughly enjoy this mixed media drawing lesson! It is a perfect lesson for winter or celebrating women artists for Women's History Month! Students will be able to identify and critique the artwork and style of artist Indi Maverick. Students will used hatching and stippling to create implied texture. Lastly, students will use unity when adding color to their creative patterns in the sweater, hat and/ or scarf worn by the woodland anim
Grades:
4th - 8th
Christmas Awards - Holiday Student Awards Certificates - Christmas Gift
Christmas Awards - Holiday Student Awards Certificates - Christmas Gift:This Christmas awards package includes 30 ready-to-print awards that are perfect for a Christmas-themed classroom awards ceremony! Each of the award titles includes a Christmas-inspired title (Examples: The Candy Cane Award, The Snowflake Award, The Rudolph Award, The Icicle Award, etc.). An explanation for why the student is receiving the award that relates to the title is also included on the certificate. All you have to
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3rd - 8th
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The History of the Christmas Tree Reading Passage
This nonfiction reading passage discusses the history of this holiday tradition and uses TEI - type questions for student response.
Example of text from passage:
Introduction
A Christmas tree is a tree that is decorated to celebrate the winter season and holidays. It is usually an evergreen that produces cones such as spruce, pine, or fir.
Origin
It is easy to see why evergreen trees became a symbol of winter holidays: their vibrant green color stands out among the other leafless and dormant
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5th - 10th
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The Grinch: Kind Hearts
The Grinch: Kind Hearts is a character ed lesson designed to help students reflect on perceptions as well as acts of kindness. The lesson template provides discussion points and and outline for the lesson. There are references to Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966, 2000, 2018) with key discussion points related to the differences within the plots. Students will brainstorm some of The Grinch's characteristics and actions from the beginning of the film/story, then move on to do some r
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Christmas Activities & Winter Holiday Activities Middle School & High School
Fun, no-prep Christmas activities middle school and high school students will love! This Christmas and Winter Holiday Activity Packet includes 20+ pages of fun, memorable and meaningful holiday activities that will keep your middle school and high school students engaged, learning, and focused during some of the most attention-challenged days of the year. Save time, energy and sanity with this print-and-go winter holiday packet that includes a wide range activities for Christmas, Hanukah, New Ye
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6th - 12th
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Math Christmas Coloring Pages {Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide Integers}
Christmas Coloring Pages No PREP! Just print and go!This is an integer review pack for practice with positive and negative numbers. It includes five coloring pages (girl elf, boy elf, gingerbread man, and cupcakes). Each sheet contains 10 problems. Keys are included in color and in black and white so you can choose what works best for your needs.~Adding ~Adding & Subtracting~Multiplying~Dividing~Solving One-Step EquationsSample Problems:6 + (-14) = -144 ÷ 6 = 9 x (-19) = 34 - (-76) = x + 15
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5th - 9th
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Christmas & Winter Holiday Differentiated Passages Bundle
Christmas & Winter Holiday Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about Christmas and winter holiday celebrations around the world by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 10 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 50 passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are included for each passage. Students
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Winter Holiday Bundle | History of Christmas, Santa, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year
Winter Holiday Bundle: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, & the New Year! Teach the history of the winter holidays!The Winter Holiday Bundle contains "What's the History with this Holiday" lessons and activities for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and the New Year!The Winter Holiday unit bundle is a great way to save on buying each of these activities separately as you save 20% with this bundle!. Each activity contains a guided reading activity with "check-in" points to aid in comprehension, a mode
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5th - 9th
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Christmas Debates for Middle School ELA - Public Speaking Activity
If Christmas is a crazy time of the school year for your students, make that Christmas frenzy work for you with these fun holiday debate topics for middle school!Because public speaking already carries a great deal of stress for many students, these debates feature both light-hearted and thoughtful holiday debate topics to engage your students and foster a festive atmosphere. These assignment sheets and rubrics keep middle-school kids laughing, thinking, and learning the art of public debate.Th
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Public Speaking Bundle
Christmas Around The World Packet {10 Countries + Worksheets}
Learn how these eleven countries around the world celebrate Christmas! The countries that are included in the packet are: Australia, USA, China, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Russia, and Scotland. Also included is a blank venn diagram and a writing space to describe their Christmas tradition. There is a writing page for K-2 primary kids and the upper grades.Each page includes the map of the country and the flag. It also includes how to say Merry Christmas in each language as w
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PreK - 8th
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"It's a Wonderful Life" Compare and Contrast with Original Short Story
Do you have a week before Christmas break and do not want to start a new unit? Or are you teaching American Literature and want to introduce students to a heartwarming traditional story?This bundle gives you- a 9 page PDF of the original short story called "The Greatest Gift". - A one-page set of Comprehension questions for the story.- A Compare/Contrast chart to fill out while students watch the movie.Note: You will need your own copy of the movie for this to work. The original story was sent
Grades:
7th - 12th
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CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS COLORING, 8 PAGES, 22 OPTIONS, CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES, PDF
This 8 page PDF product includes 22 round ornament templates to color. This product is great as quiet work / independent work, supply teacher handout, bell work or busy work. Can be used for decorating a Christmas bulletin board, a winter bulletin board, a December bulletin board, a class Christmas paper tree, for Christmas cards / holiday cards, Christmas decorations for the class, Christmas banners. Plenty of possibilities and creative uses!Check out the thumbnail previews for a glimpse at des
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K - 8th
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Winter Math Activity with Order of Operations
Practice simplifying expressions using order of operations with this fun activity for wintertime! Each answer reveals an interesting fact about low temperature or snowfall. This is a great activity to use right before winter break. It's fun, but challenging too!The problems involve all operations including exponents, roots, and grouping symbols. A couple problems have negatives as well. Take a look at the preview to see if this worksheet is suited for your students.This handout could be use
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Winter Math Activities for Middle School
Holiday Poetry Stations for Secondary ELA - Fun activities before winter break
Immerse your secondary ELA students in the spirit of the season with a poetry extravaganza that's nothing short of magical! This year, let the festive vibes flow as your students dive into 7 different types of holiday and winter-themed poetry.Picture this: students rotating through 7 enchanting stations, each a poetry wonderland of its own:✅ Acrostic Poetry: Students write a poem based on the letters in a favorite holiday movie.✅ Visual Poetry: Craft poetry based on famous holiday paintings.✅ Ma
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Christmas Crossword Word Search Maze
1. Christmas Crossword, Wordsearch, and Maze on a one-page handout.2. Easy to copy and pass out to your students.2. Approximate time = 30 minutes3. Available in Microsoft Word or PDF file.4. Elementary or Secondary Level.5. Key to Crossword included.
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1st - 12th
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Winter Holiday Songs For Guitar! 15 Songs For Music Staff & Tab (Grades 3-12)
Winter Holiday Songs For Guitar! 15 Songs For Music Staff & Tab (Grades 3-12)This WINTER HOLIDAY SONGS FOR GUITAR resource includes public domain Winter Holiday-Themed songs arranged by me for beginning guitar. Each song is arranged with simple, beginner-friendly chords, as well as tablature to help students learn the songs quickly. The TAB has stick notation to help students learn and play rhythms accurately. Also included are two pages of guitar chord diagrams, organized by song so that st
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Five French Christmas Plays Bundle (French Reader's Theatre)
This product entirely in French from Chez Nathalie is a series of five original Christmas plays.The titles and basic plot lines are the following:Où est Rodolphe ?: Rudolph disappears mysteriously on December 24th. Père Noël à la retraite: Chaos ensues in the North Pole after Santa announces his retirement.Le volodrome: A flying angel race is announced at the volodrome of Grelot. Who will win?Le château du pôle Nord: Gingerbread men come alive and disappear into the woods.La machine à jouets: A
Grades:
5th - 12th
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