3rd grade holidays/seasonal lesson pdfs

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Thanksgiving

Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Informational Text, Thanksgiving, Tools for Common Core

CCSS:

W.2.8

, W.3.10

, W.4.10

, W.5.10

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE

Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Activities

Created by

Jason's Online Classroom

Thanksgiving Activities - This comprehensive activities resource includes a variety of Thanksgiving activities including nonfiction reading, poetry, writing, speaking and listening, and math activities. Related Thanksgiving ActivitiesThanksgiving Create Your Own Luck BingoThanksgiving I Have...Who Has? GameFormattingAll worksheet pages for the Thanksgiving Activities are in black and white. The word wall cards related to the vocabulary words are in color. Thanksgiving Activities Packet Descrip

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.2

, 3.OA.A.3

, 3.OA.C.7

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

...

Also included in: 3rd Grade Classroom Bundle Units, Class Games, Emergency Sub Plans, Busy Work

Thankful Bracelets - Thanksgiving Activity

Created by

Thompson's Teachings - - - Amanda Thompson

A fun reflective Thanksgiving activity your young students will love! Have you been searching for a unique Thanksgiving activity that is going to be fun for your kids to make? These November thankful bracelets crafts are just the thing you have been searching for! This Thanksgiving lesson has everything you need to have a successful Thanksgiving lesson, with a fun bracelet craft included! ⭐BUNDLE & SAVE ⭐️This thankful bracelet is a part of the Bracelets Crafts Mega Bundle. Save over 30% A

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Thanksgiving

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Fall Activities and Centers - Coloring, Brain Boomers, Thankful Bracelets

Differentiated Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions [v1]

Created by

Art with Jenny K

Together Art with Jenny K. and Brain Waves Instruction like to put the ART in English Language Arts. That is why we have teamed up to bring you a fun, creative, and innovative way to use nonfiction reading passages as you support 21st-century skills in your classroom all year long! Our 12 Differentiated NONFICTION Reading Comprehension Passages with Coloring Pages For the ENTIRE YEAR (Volume 1) integrates art into the learning process—a procedure which has been proven to better cement knowledge

Subjects:

Reading, Summer, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Back to School, English Language Arts, Writing

All About Me Back to School Activities

Created by

Michelle Hudgeons

This All About Me Backpack can be used for back to school, first day of school, or first week of school. These make adorable back to school bulletin board and back to school hallway displays. These could also be used for Open House or Parent Night! Included are over 40 pages that could be used with PreK, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd, or even 3rd! What's Included:CRAFTS-Backpack craft (black line)-Backpack Cover Template (with zipper)-Backpack Cover Template (without zipper)-Directions on how to

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Back to School Activities Bundle | Back to School Survival Kit

Thanksgiving STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE - Dinner Table, Turkey Hideout

Created by

Brooke Brown - Teach Outside the Box

These Thanksgiving themed STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in November! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation.Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Mayflower ShipDinner TableTurkey HideoutBonus Brainbuilder: Mini Magnetic ParadeCheck out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP THANKSGIVING STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOIncludes the following components for EAC

Subjects:

Engineering, Science, Thanksgiving

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Friendship How to Be Good Friend Writing Activity Craft Kindness Bulletin Board

Created by

Literacy with the Littles

Are your students learning how to be a dino-mite friend? This darling dinosaur craftivity and bulletin board kit is the perfect way to celebrate friendship in your classroom. Let your class brainstorm and write about how to be a good friend with this fun writing activity. It would make a fantastic bulletin board for back-to-school to promote kindness at the beginning of the year, and since it has an adorable heart theme it also could make an adorable display for February (Friendship is import

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Valentine's Day, Writing

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.8

, CCRA.W.4

Also included in: Writing Craftivities Endless Bundle | Crafts & Prompts for the Whole Year

First Week of School Lesson Plans BUNDLE

Created by

Back to School, Character Education, Classroom Management

Start Your School Year Stress-Free! Includes everything you need to plan your first week of school! From Back to School Read-Alouds to Team Building STEM Activities, these plans will help you have your BEST FIRST WEEK EVER! Just choose the activities that you want to use, print, and spend the rest of your summer relaxing! Teach procedures with Read Alouds, STEM Activities, and engaging lessons to get your students engaged and ready for an amazing school year.Included:Procedure BooksTeam Building

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

One Plastic Bag Upcycled Bracelet Read Aloud STEM Challenge Earth Day STEM/STEAM

Created by

Arts & Music, Earth Day, Science

Integrate STEAM in your classroom and teach students about recycling! Learn about recycling, reducing, and reusing! Students design and build their very own Upcycled Plastic Bag Bracelet! After making their bracelets, students use the STEAM process to think of another way plastic bags can be repurposed. Finally, students write about ways they can recycle, reduce, and reuse in their own school and community.Excellent activity for Earth Day!Connect to a Read Aloud: One Plastic BagThis STEAM Projec

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Back to School, Character Education, Reading Strategies

CCSS:

W.1.5

, W.2.5

, W.3.4

, W.3.5

, W.3.10

...

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: April Earth Day READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges, Science, Engineering

Kevin Henkes Back to School Author Study | Chrysanthemum, Wemberly Worried

Created by

Hollie Griffith

This author study is perfect for the first weeks of school and is designed to introduce the importance of “making meaning” while reading. Throughout this unit students will begin to ask the question, “What do good readers do?” as they learn to apply reading skills to aid in making meaning from the text. Each story includes a lesson plan, focus skill/strategy worksheets, comprehension questions, activities, and a craft. Included books and focus skills:Chrysanthemum (staying focused)Wemberly Worri

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.7

, RL.2.1

...

Also included in: Back to School BUNDLE

Back to School Art Project : Kandi-Apples : In the Style of Kandinsky

Created by

Autumn, Back to School, Visual Arts

Here is the perfect project for the start of the school year: Kandi-Apples.This project will allow students to create a work of art in the Style of Kadinsky.When they are finished, you can make a colourful collective display. This project requires simple materials, and apple models are also included. A great way to discover a fundamental artist. Level:Kindergarten to Grade 6Technique:DrawingVisual Language:Thick linesThin linesCurved linesMaterials:White sheet or piece of cardboard (8.5 x 8.5 in

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 1 Visual Art

Bio Poem Template Selfie Drawing Fun ELA Back to School Activity Bulletin Board

Created by

Longwing Learning

Gear up for back to school with this fun bio poem template and selfie-drawing icebreaker activity! It's the perfect back-to-school activity to start the year on a creative note. Students will enjoy expressing themselves through writing and drawing, and you'll love how easily it fits into your first week of school lesson plans. It's a win-win for everyone!Bio Poem Classroom Ideas ✨ Use it as a writing activity to build classroom community to help your students open up about themselves while getti

Subjects:

Back to School, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.10

, W.4.10

, W.5.10

Valentines Day Writing Prompt Activity and Craft February Bulletin Board ELA

Created by

Babbling Abby

Engage your kindergarten, first, and second-grade students in the joy of letter writing with this February Writing Prompt Activity for Valentine's Day! Perfect for teaching young learners the fundamentals of composing letters, this activity seamlessly blends educational value with the excitement of Valentine's Day. Ideal for classroom writing centers, writer's workshops, morning work, or as part of your sub plans, this resource is a wonderful addition to your February curriculum.This no-prep Val

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Valentine's Day, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Creative Writing, End of Year, Measurement

Also included in: Valentines Day Math, ELA, Writing, & Craft Bundle for Kindergarten & First Grade

Potato Olympics

Created by

Cassi's Classroom

This is a whole day interdisciplinary classroom event. Students dress up a potato based on a country. They bring them in on the day of the Potato Olympics. Students choose Olympic events to participate in. Then, there are opening ceremonies where each student presents their potato athlete and their biography. Then, students compete in the different events. The top three potatoes in each event earn medals which are presented at the closing ceremonies. Product Includes: Description of Pota

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Projects, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.3

, W.4.3

, SL.3.4

, SL.4.4

Spring : Symmetrical Butterfly ! Math , Art Lesson Plan, Summer

Created by

Spring, Summer, Visual Arts

Spring has arrived, and with it...BUTTERFLIES! Teach your students how to make magnificent butterflies, while working on many different art techniques like symmetry, lines and patterns.Level:Grade 2 and upGrade 1 students are able to do this as well ,with more supervision. Technique:Drawing and paintingVisual language:SymmetryPatternsThin and thick linesSuperpositionMaterials:White sheet 8.5 x 11Coloured felt markersHard tempera paintPermanent felt marker or black pencil crayonsA drawing of a bu

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 7th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 2 Visual Art

Valentine's Day STEM Activities / Valentine STEM Challenges BUNDLE (February)

Created by

Brooke Brown - Teach Outside the Box

Check out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP VALENTINE'S DAY STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOThis Valentine's Day themed STEM/STEAM package is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in February! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation.Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:House of CardsCandy BoxAir MailBonus Brainbuilder: Candy DispenserIncludes the following components for EACH CHALLENGE:D

Subjects:

Engineering, Science, Valentine's Day

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Lesson

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Martin Luther King Jr Activities

Created by

Mrs Patton-For My Second Act

Looking for EASY ways to CELEBRATE Martin Luther King Jr? Check out why this unit is my BEST SELLER!!! Inside this Martin Luther King Jr Activities unit, you'll find 12 excellent ways to incorporate MLK into your classroom. There are engaging activities, printables, and project ideas. Everyone loves the Text Feature Review pages!Pages are made to use alone, easily implemented for distant learning, in the classroom or in an Interactive Notebook! Excellent to use the second and third weeks in J

Subjects:

Black History Month, Martin Luther King Day, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.1

, RI.2.3

, RI.2.5

, RI.3.3

Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum

Starry Night Pumpkins : Art Lesson Plan - Halloween - Fall - Autumn

Created by

Art History, Autumn, Halloween

Here is an art project that highlights the arrival of autumn while also discovering Vincent Van Gogh and other impressionist painters. Your students will create artwork with pumpkins/squash while using superimposition. They will work in the manner of the impressionists to colour their projects. The technique of using oil pastels and tempera paint gives an incredible result. Level:Grades One and upTechniques:DrawingPainting Visual Language:Warm and cool coloursDifferent kinds of lines : (curved

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson

Autumn Art Activity and Lesson Plan for Kids: Autumn Leaves

Created by

Autumn, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts

Fall is already at our doorstep! Why not celebrate it with magnificient colored artwork to put on your bulletin board?Level:This projet is convenient for everybody starting first grade. Kindergarten level can also do it with a little more assistance from the teacher. As for 6th graders, they can work harder on the pastel mixing.Technique:Drawing and paintingVisual language:Warm and cold coloursStraight linesVertical, horizontal and oblique linesRepetitionThick linesMaterials:Cartridge paper or w

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Science

Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 1 Visual Art

Solar Eclipse 2024 STEM Activity with Craft and Reading Passage

Created by

Simply STEAM

Witness the awe of the Solar Eclipse 2024 with a STEM activity that's out of this world! This all-in-one pack makes teaching about the solar eclipse simple! It's filled with crafts, comprehensive reading passages, and hands-on activities that link directly to their world.If you've ever felt like you're navigating a spaceship through an asteroid belt while teaching about astronomical events, then this resource is for you! Introducing an interactive approach to teaching the Solar Eclipse 2024. Wat

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Thompson's Teachings - - - Amanda Thompson

CCSS:

RI.2.1

, RI.2.2

, RI.2.3

, RI.3.1

, W.2.1

...

NGSS:

1-ESS1-1

, 2-ESS1-1

Also included in: Solar System and Planets Bundle

End of the Year Craft | Memory Bracelets

Created by

A fun and engaging way to celebrate your class and have something to hold onto to remember the best parts from your school year.Included:-FULL detailed PRINT AND GO lesson plan-Bracelet organizers (2 handwriting line options)Titles Included:-My End of the Year Memory Bracelet-My Prek Memory Bracelet-My Preschool Memory Bracelet-My Home Learning Memory Bracelet-My Kindergarten Memory Bracelet-My First Grade Memory Bracelet-My Second Grade Memory Bracelet-My Third Grade Memory Bracelet-My Fourth G

Subjects:

End of Year, For All Subjects, Spring

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Math, Place Value, Spring

Also included in: Summer Activities and Centers - Coloring, Brain Boomers, Crafts

Place Value Math Coloring Pages Holiday Set incl. Spring and Summer Sheets

Created by

Art with Jenny K

My collection of place value Pop Art style math coloring pages includes designs appropriate for holidays/occasions throughout the year (including Thanksgiving!). They will surely be a huge hit in your classroom each month! As your students are working on place value, they will also be creating bright, beautiful pieces of artwork at the same time. This set includes 40 coloring pages broken down into 4 sections. Beginner and advanced levels are included to help build in discreet differentiation am

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Winter

Polar Express Reading Comprehension Christmas Activities Fun Printables

Created by

Lindsay Flood

Do you feel like your BIG KIDS are missing out on the Polar Express fun at school? Look no farther!This engaging ELA Polar Express pack is challenging, engaging and meets the rigorous CCSS requirements for 3rd-5th Grades! Don't let your big kids miss out on all the Polar Express FUN - grab this product and delve into Polar Express Magic!__________________________________________________________________"Great resource !! There’s so many activities out there for Polar Express but finding ones for

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Lesson

Room on the Broom Halloween READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity

Created by

Autumn, Halloween, Science

Is there room on the broom?Make learning fun with this Halloween STEM activity in which students investigate the design of a broom! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson.In this STEM Challenge, students design and build a broom to hold as much candy as possible. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.A writing extension is i

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types: