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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RI.4.1 lessons
The Legend of the Poinsettia FULL Day of Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary
This product is everything the busy classroom has been looking for! You'll receive a FULL day of lesson plans based on The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola (a lesson for reading, writing, math, science, social studies, plus a hallway display!).Update November 2020: This product can now be used digitally with Google Slides™! You must have a Google Classroom™ account to use this feature. You will download a PDF with links and directions for assigning this to your class.How does this work?
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3rd - 5th
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Christmas Pickle Differentiated Close Reading Passage
The Christmas Pickle Close Reading passage is the perfect way to keep your students engaged this holiday season. This December, your students will love using this fun passage for the middle grades to learn what they never knew about the history behind this silly tradition.Check out the PREVIEW to see what all is included in this differentiated close reading pack! The passage included is provided in THREE differentiated reading ranges for upper elementary and middle school. To ensure quick, eas
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4th - 7th
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3rd 4th 5th Grade Non Fiction Close Reading Christmas Holidays Around the World
Use these close reading passages to keep rigor and learning alive in your classroom, even as winter break approaches! These passages have a reading level between 860 to 1120 and are great for small group/guided reading. I have always found there tends to be a lot of Holidays around the World information for the younger grades, but not so much for the intermediate grades. Each passage includes 4 comprehension questions where students are asked to go back into their text and underline the suppor
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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
Christmas Around the World: Upper Elementary (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grade)
It's the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! It's time to buckle up and depart for Christmas Around the World! This 20 country Christmas unit will keep your students excited all the way up to Winter Break! This unit has EVERYTHING you need to teach about how 20 different countries from around the world celebrate Christmas. This unit includes teaching slides, lesson plans, articles, comprehension questions, assessment tickets, passport reflections, world map, stamp collection, and postcard craft to
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages - Distance Learning - Google Classroom
This pack includes 10 nonfiction reading passages with comprehension questions all about Christmas! Includes printable and digital versions! Wonderfully versatile for classroom use - use in guided reading groups, for independent reading, at centers, as supplements to other lessons, as morning work, as homework - anything a teacher could imagine!This pack is part of our Holiday Informational Close Reading Bundle! Click here for the listing!Passage TopicsChristmas TreesThe Christmas TruceThe Chris
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Holiday Bundle
Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages with December Passages and Questions
This DECEMBER Reading Passage Bundle comes will FOUR close reading passages holiday season. These reading passages are the perfect way to keep your students engaged in the weeks leading up to Christmas break. This December, your students will love using these fun passages for the middle grades to learn what they never knew about the history of the candy cane, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the amazing reindeer, and the Christmas pickle tradition! In addition to the differentiated Close Reading Pa
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4th - 7th
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Christmas ELA - Legend of the Poinsettia Foldable Book and Activities
This mini Christmas unit is based around the Mexican legend of the poinsettia plant. In this holiday legend, a poor young girl finds herself with no money to buy a gift to take to her church’s Christmas Eve service, to leave by the Baby Jesus’s manger, as is tradition. She picks some pretty weeds to take in place of a bouquet of flowers. When others begin to whisper and laugh, the weeds transform into the beautiful red flowers that we are familiar with today. The story is printed here in the
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Christmas ELA Writing and Short Story Bundle
December Research BUNDLE | Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa
These December research activities will help you stay flexible and keep in the holiday spirit during this crazy time! Your students will find information about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, take notes, and use a free online tool to create a fun word cloud. Cover some ELA CCSS standards for Informational Text while providing a valuable learning experience for your students!These projects can be used K-5, and build upon skills learned each year. This money saving BUNDLE includes the followin
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K - 5th
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December Main Idea Nonfiction Pack
Christmas main idea that is fun, engaging, and meaningful! Finding the main idea and details is a difficult skill for students to grasp. I created this pack so students can practice the skill using sorts and text dependent questions with a holiday theme.
Included are 3 main idea and detail sorts, 3 main idea and details paragraphs with text dependent comprehension practice, main idea and detail graphic organizer, anchor chart for teaching and display, and answer keys.
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2nd - 4th
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Red and Lulu FULL Day of Christmas Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary
This product is everything the busy classroom needs! You'll receive a FULL day of Christmas themed lesson plans based on Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares (a lesson for reading, writing, math, science, and social studies!).How does this work?Your download will come with 4 files: student activity sheets, teacher lesson plans, and a PowerPoint, and a PDF with Google Slide™ links. Simply print, gather your materials, and GO! No need to look for extra activities, or write out your lesson plans.Lessons In
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3rd - 5th
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Thanksgiving Christmas Independent Science Experiments Bundle!
This product contains three simple science experiment that can be done INDEPENDENTLY by third, fourth and fifth graders. I have done these activities with second graders, but with teacher guidance. The facts sheets may be too difficult to read for early second graders.Please see each individual product here:Science For Thanksgiving - Why Do Cranberries Float?!How Can You Make Popcorn Kernels Dance?Candy Cane Science For Christmas!
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2nd - 5th
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History of Christmas Advent Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Ignite Christmas Spirit with Engaging Christmas Advent Reading Comprehension Worksheets. Experience the magic of the Christmas season with these comprehensive print and go Christmas Advent reading comprehension worksheets, meticulously designed for busy teachers like you. Make the most of this joyous time while nurturing essential reading skills in your students. Dive into the history of Advent, unraveling its Latin roots and its profound connection to the Christmas story. Inspire students with
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Christmas Season Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle
Nonfiction Short Story: "The Christmas Tree Custom" - Find the Main Idea
This short nonfiction story tells students about the origins of the American Christmas tree tradition. Lexile 680 for grades 3-5.Use this for an emergency sub packet - story text, student questions, assessments - everything is included.This is a 22 page NO PREP nonfiction story unit for “The Christmas Tree Custom,” an original story. This nonfiction story teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess “The Christmas Tree Custom.” The Table of Contents makes finding informat
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Christmas Close Reading & Writing Activities Unit for December & Winter Holidays
Want to provide holiday activities for your upper elementary students before Christmas, but also want students to practice important reading, writing, and vocabulary skills? I’ve got you covered! This Christmas Activities Unit includes up to five days of lesson plans for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students. There are multiple ways to use this resource beyond whole group instruction - including with your remedial or extension small groups, in centers or stations, and as an emergency sub resource
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Traditions History Scavenger Hunts BUNDLE
Christmas Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle
Get into the holiday spirit with this delightful Christmas Reading Comprehension Worksheets Bundle! Perfect for busy teachers, this comprehensive resource is designed to engage and inspire students during the festive season. Explore fascinating Christmas traditions through 24 differentiated worksheets, making them ideal for December and the Christmas Holiday. These carefully crafted texts cater to diverse learning levels, ensuring all students, including reluctant readers, can actively participa
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3rd - 5th
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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
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Traditions History Scavenger Hunts BUNDLE
History of The Twelve Days of Christmas Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Enhance the Holiday Spirit with Engaging Twelve Days of Christmas Reading Comprehension Worksheets! Get ready for some holiday reading fun with these captivating Twelve Days of Christmas reading comprehension worksheets. Designed for busy teachers, these print and go worksheets allow students to explore the historical and cultural significance of this beloved Christmas song while honing essential reading skills. Delve into the historical and cultural background of this classic Christmas song.Wha
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Christmas Season Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle
Kwanzaa Research Activities
These Kwanzaa research activities will help you stay flexible and keep in the holiday spirit during those crazy weeks of December! Your students will find information, take notes, and use a free online tool to create a fun word cloud. Cover some ELA CCSS standards for Informational Text while providing a valuable learning experience for your students!This resource is part of the December Holiday Research Bundle. Click here to save 20% off the bundle!This fun holiday research unit includes:Lesson
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: December Research BUNDLE | Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa
Ornament Shaped Reading Response for Any Book Grades 4-5
Designed for upper elementary grades, these ornament-shaped reading response sheets can be used with any book and make a fun Christmas or holiday-themed interactive bulletin board! Fiction and nonfiction reading response sheets are included, and there are several options for each.The reading response sheets in this product address these CCSS 4th and 5th grade standards:RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.4.7, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, W.4.9.A, W.4.9.B,RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RI.5.1, RI.5.2,
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Grades:
4th - 5th
Also included in: Reading Response for Any Book Grades 4-5 Mega Bundle
1 Week Mini-Unit Project Curriculum
This is the curriculum for a 1 week long mini-unit. It's designed for the week before Christmas as an engaging curriculum for the students to practice their research and analysis skills. There are many opportunities for choice in this multi-disciplinary curriculum. It includes CCSS aligned unit plan, handouts, articles, a rubric template, and lesson plans. It also includes a viewing and study of the movie "Elf", though it's not limited to the Christmas season. Other handouts and activities inclu
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4th - 5th
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An Orange For Frankie by Patricia Polacco Lesson Plan and Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the Christmas / winter mentor text picture book An Orange For Frankie by Patricia Polacco. This is a great read for Christmas, small moment writing, and family traditions! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:summarizing key details (4 strategies: timeline, Somebody Wanted But Then So, narrative retelling, and graphic organizer)describing author's message / lessonclose readin
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2nd - 5th
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History of Christmas Crackers Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Elevate Your Holiday Classroom Activities with "Christmas Crackers" Reading Comprehension Worksheets! Perfect for busy teachers. Make the festive season even more exciting with these engaging "Christmas Crackers" reading comprehension worksheets. Designed for busy teachers, these print-and-go resources offer an entertaining twist to your holiday lessons while enhancing critical reading skills. Dive into the history and traditions of Christmas crackers, and watch your students' comprehension skil
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Christmas Traditions Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle
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