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Middle school Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa resources for GATE
Christmas Math Enrichment Activities - Logic Puzzle Challenges
Ten Christmas and Winter Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the winter months! Use as a winter math activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a math center.Digital Version in Google Slides™ also included!SAVE BIG by buying in the Holiday Math Logic Puzzle Bundle.Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations-Place Value and Rounding-Multiples and Prime Numbers-2-D Shape Characteristics and Classifications-Volume of Rectang
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Math Enrichment: Math Logic Puzzles Bundle
Figurative Language for December: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole
Figurative Language
Figurative Language for December (Deck the Halls with Figurative Language) is a holiday-themed study of figurative language presented as a series of original sentences, popular song lyrics, and a verse from a familiar Christmas poem.
Organized into three parts with twenty-five items each, students are challenged to identify and interpret the six featured figures of speech--simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
A total of
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Christmas Mystery Science | Winter Activities | Crime Scene Investigation
Looking to add a little HOLIDAY Differentiation for your students?Hoping to keep things fun, yet academic?Check out this HYBRID WhoDunnit that provides a HANDS-ON or totally digital final investigation!The ELF Enigma is an engaging digital activity that’s super easy to set up for DISTANCE Learning or in the CLASSROOM.Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final DNA and Dental Impression analysis which reveals the culprit
Grades:
4th - 6th
Christmas STEM Activities Challenges - 12 Easy Low-Prep Ideas for Elementary
Low prep and FUN Christmas STEM activities! Make a parachute gift drop, a snowball launcher, an elf zip line, and 9 more festive challenges!Easy to differentiate, with color-coding based on level of difficulty, these activities are easy enough to do in one class period! With 12 challenges to choose from, there is something for everyone. Host a 12 days of Christmas STEM event, a STEM family night, or use some challenges this year and some next.✅ What You'll Get ✅Suggested Material ListSTEM Challe
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Christmas STEM Activities MEGA Bundle
December Early Finisher/Challenger {Grades 3-6}
*Update*: You can now purchase this packet as part of a WINTER Bundle or for even more savings purchase the FULL SCHOOL YEAR Bundle!
WINTER Early Finisher Bundle
The FULL School Year Early Finisher Bundle
This packet is a bundle of fun, engaging, and challenging activities designed for Grades 3-6 as an answer to the age-old question:"I'm Done, Now What?"
It includes math, history, writing, reading, trivia, brain teasers, logic puzzles and more!
*Answer keys ARE included*
How to Use:
Early F
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Christmas Low-Prep Activities Depth and Complexity Print-and-Go
This Depth and Complexity Christmas Activity Pack is perfect if you're looking for a fabulous selection of Christmas activities that use the Depth & Complexity framework. This Depth and Complexity Christmas Activity Pack has language arts, social studies, math, and science activities, all in one great resource. You'll find Christmas writing prompts, fiction and non-fiction pieces to read, Depth and Complexity frames to complete, a Christmas Around the World mini-book and more! Of course ther
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Snowflake STEM building
SNOWFLAKE STEM BUILDING!This resource is 9 pages. It includes a planning sheet, informational text on how snowflakes are formed, directions, finish the snowflake drawing sheets and a snowflake decorating sheet!Great for a holiday party!All you need are toothpicks and small/large marshmallows
Grades:
PreK - 6th
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December STEM with Christmas STEM Activities and Challenges and Close Reading
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The December STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It gives you FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passages IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activities! Watch your kids
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Sled STEM Challenge Low Prep Force and Motion STEM Activity or Santa's Sleigh
In this force and motion STEM challenge, students will use the engineering design process to create a fast or s l o w sled. If you are studying force and motion or how friction can affect force and motion, this challenge is the perfect low-prep hands-on activity! *If you would like to make this into a holiday or Christmas challenge, you can call it Santa's sleigh! All other design criteria are the same. Students can even draw and color a "Santa" of their own to put on their sleigh.You will need
Grades:
1st - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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A Christmas Tree History-- Leveled Reading Comprehension Activity & Task Cards
Did you know Christmas trees were once illegal in the US!? Let your students explore the history of this popular holiday tradition while strengthening their close reading and critical thinking skills!
We LOVE to celebrate holidays in our classroom, but it can be a struggle to balance celebration time with education time! That's why I created this set of holiday-themed leveled passages and reading response tasks. We get to engage in some fun holiday learning and celebrating while still sneakin
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Christmas Logic Puzzles - Holiday Activities for Middle School
Just in time for Christmas! I know, I know....but better late than never, right? Your students will love thinking critically with these challenging logic puzzles! This NO prep four pack includes unique critical thinking brain busters. Your middle school students will love these brain busters, and beg for more! Perfect for early finishers, challenge board, after testing, and more! Have a look!Set includes 4 Logic Puzzles. Blitzen's Baubles! iA challenging location logic puzzle, to color
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Holiday Logic Bundle- Middle School - Easter Activities- Fast Finishers
Listening & Following Directions Christmas Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions – Christmas EditionAn activity that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.Save over 20% when your purchase the Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle Pack!This activity is designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid. During the activity the directions can be read to the students by the teacher or the students can read the directions to themselves. Th
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
A perfect tale for the winter season, this classic short story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, makes the perfect holiday text for my gifted 4th grade students. It has been rewritten to suit the reading level of upper elementary students and includes a wide variety of vocabulary words, intentional literary elements, and loads of figurative language. The literary elements I pair with teaching this text are plot (mainly for the surprise ending!), summarizing, and irony. We spend between 1-2 we
Grades:
4th - 6th
Winter Themed Logic Puzzles with Critical Thinking Challenges
Enrich Your Classroom with Engaging Math & Logic Brain Teasers!Spark Joy and Learning with Winter-Themed Puzzles: Perfect for the winter season, these six brain teasers blend basic math skills like addition, multiplication, subtraction, and logic to solve intriguing cryptograms. With themes of Christmas, winter sports, and snow fun, they are ideal for creating an engaging and festive learning environment.Bundle Highlights:Diverse Puzzle Themes: Includes one Winter Olympics puzzle, two Snow F
Grades:
6th - 8th
12 Days of Christmas: A Computer Spreadsheet Activity
This great holiday activity shows students how to use a computer spreadsheet to calculate the cost of their true love's gifts in today's dollars.The simple step-by-step procedure will allow both beginning and computer-savvy students to experience success as they learn how to use spreadsheet software. Students will enjoy the engaging and entertaining activity. No computer? No problem! Use the activity master so students can calculate the costs themselves.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
STEM - Christmas Bundle
Santa has been left behind! The snowman is melting! The Gingerbread Man needs a safe place to hide! The White House needs a Christmas Tree! Your students need to help solve these 4 holiday STEM challenges with their engineering skills. This bundle includes the full download for all 4 of my holiday STEM/ STEAM challenges. It's a savings of almost 40%!!!Gingerbread Man STEMChristmas Tree STEMChristmas STEM - Save SantaSave Olaf STEM - He is Melting!Please download the preview to get a peek i
Grades:
K - 6th
Types:
Christmas Science Activity | Borax Crystal Growth Experiment | GR 6 7 8
Discover the properties of mixtures and solutions by growing borax crystals. You'll get a comprehensive teacher guide, a hands-on investigation gear for middle school, and a borax ornament STEAM challenge. This unit uses inexpensive materials and gives results in 24 hours, a wonderful way to reinforce the scientific method and journal writing. This hands-on Investigation and Teacher Guide IncludesTeacher Guide and Background Information and TipsAlignment to Standards6 Page Student Investigatio
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Borax Crystal STEAM Experiment | Multi Grade Bundle | Christmas Activity
Depth and Complexity Christmas & Winter Holiday Foldable Fun for Gifted GATE
Depth and Complexity Festive Foldable Fun! Just in time for Christmas and Other Winter Holidays! These fun foldables are perfect to engage and challenge your gifted or talented learners in the fun Holiday season!. Students cut and fold the papers, then fill out the foldables based on the provided topic prompts.Most of the activities focus on Christmas, but other holidays are included!! Easy to prepare, just copy double sided and students snip on the dotted lines!A perfect companion to any of you
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Types:
CHRISTMAS Mystery Science | Crime Scene Investigation | Winter Activities | Elf
Need fun and engaging activities for practicing INFERENCE and reading strategies during the crazy Christmas season before winter break?Looking to differentiate with some deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills?This Digital and Printable Elf Enigma Crime Scene Investigation Duo includes everything you need to get your students sleuthing in the classroom or via distance learning.By buying this bundled duo, you are saving 20% off the total price of the individual resources!Please be sure t
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
Christmas and December Creativity Challenges and Activities Creative Thinking
Use these creativity resources to foster creative thinking and have your students thinking outside of the box for Christmas and December!Need a quick, no prep, Christmas challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!Creativity belongs everywhere, especially the classroom! Creativity motivates students to learn, promotes risk taking and problem solving, lights up the brain, assists with emotional development, and gives students an opportunity to learn with FUN!These creativity challeng
Grades:
1st - 6th
Types:
3D Shapes Coloring, Craft, and Logic Puzzles Ornament Bundle
Introducing "3D Coloring and Logic Puzzles": Where Art Meets Geometry!Unleash the power of creativity and critical thinking with our innovative digital math craft product, "3D Coloring and Logic Puzzles.". This unique math coloring and craft is designed to make learning geometry an exciting and engaging experience for students of all ages.This works perfectly as an end of year math project or Christmas Craft. Use it as an ornament in your classroom, or send it home!**Creative Learning Experience
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Grades:
6th
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CCSS:
Christmas Coding "Unplugged"
Christmas Binary Coding Do you want to introduce your students to coding? This is a easy way to get your students using and understanding binary code. This packet includes:Design and write a Christmas Code Bracelet using Binary Code. Students will pick a word to code. They will string the beads and then tie the ends for their bracelet. Christmas Code-Do the Math WorksheetStudents will use math skills to determine the number of digits in each word.Christmas Code- Read the Code WorksheetStudents
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Types:
Also included in: Coding "Unplugged" Bundle for the Entire Year
Christmas STEM Activities Funky Christmas Ornament STEM Design Challenge
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. Funky Christmas Ornament Challenge is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest online reading passage in addition to the fun STEM activity! Let the STEM adventure begin!WHO LOVES FREE STUFF? With the inflation we have all b
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Twas the Night Before Christmas Common Core Study Guide for Middle School
Introduce the classic holiday poem to your students with rigor and creative thinking! This product includes the text of the poem, a vocabulary activity, questions about form/style, and an SBAC style SCR. The SCR also includes a template for students to follow in order to write a solid paragraph response. Finally, there is an art project assignment, with rubric, to support the focus on imagery in the assignment.
It is based on 7th grade standards, but due to the cyclical nature of the Common Co
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
Also included in: Christmas and Winter Holiday Mega Middle School Bundle-Save 50%
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