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Polar Express Activities | Christmas Reading Comprehension for 2nd Grade
Polar Express Close Reading is part of my yearly traditions. But are you expected to always teach to the end? This close reading of The Polar Express is a perfect way to focus on compare-and-contrast points of view and other ELA standards while enjoying the holiday season. This packet closely examines standards six (point-of-view) and seven (illustrations supporting and contributing to the meaning of the text). There is also a bonus compare and contrast point-of-view activity at the very end in
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in:Â Christmas Activities: Close Reading Bundle for Read Aloud and Comprehension
Christmas Around the World Compare and Contrast Google Ready!
Compare and ContrastChristmas Around the WorldReading ComprehensionDiscover the exciting ways people from all around the world celebrate Christmas! Students will read an original article all about different traditions. Then, they will learn how to read closely and really understand the stories. They will also compare and contrast the traditions using easy tools like a double bubble map or Venn diagram. Plus, students will take notes in two columns to remember the important stuff. Finally, t
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Close Reading Lesson Bundle: A Year of Close Reading
Christmas Science Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Are your students a little *ahem* energetic during the holiday season? Keep them learning and engaged with Christmas science stations. These stations are designed to be used as investigation stations, but can also be used in whole class lessons. Monday: Set the stage to engage and dissolve some candy canes.Tuesday through Thursday: Students visit centers weighing Christmas items, building bunk beds for elves, making an elf trap, learning physics by sending marshmallows into a hot chocolate cup,
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in:Â The Ultimate December Bundle for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies
The Nutcracker Suite: An Interactive Listening Unit-BUNDLE KIT (PPT EDITION)
NEWLY REVISED/UPDATED - FALL 2014
This POWER-POINT BUNDLE KIT is a comprehensive UNIT of study over the famous music work & ballet "The Nutcracker Suite" by Russian composer Tchaikovsky. This Kit includes 9 interactive music listening lessons that are each listed/sold separately in my TpT store in PPT format, however, buying this BUNDLE saves you $8.00. The lessons in this kit are as follows: (This kit is also available in Smart Notebook format in my TpT store if you have capabilities of u
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Grades:
K - 8th
Winter Holiday & Secular Songs | Boomwhacker & Orff Arrangement Bundle 30% Off
Looking for winter holiday music for a concert or classroom performance? These vocal & instrumental (Orff & Boomwhacker) arrangements include songs for Christmas & Hanukkah as well as a secular option.Songs included:Let it Snow - Orff/ BoomwhackerAfrican Noel - Orff & BoomwhackerWe Wish You a Merry Christmas - Orff & BoomwhackerI Have a Little Dreidel - Orff & BoomwhackerJingle Bells* - Orff & BoomwhackerOh Hanukkah - Orff & BoomwhackerDeck the Halls - Orff &
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Not Grade Specific
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PIONEER CHRISTMAS Gr. 3-4
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Stories, activities and historical facts combine to teach children the origins of our present-day customs as they share Christmas with a pioneer family in the 1800s. The stories in this unit are set on a farm near Peterborough, Ontario, in the early 1850s. The italicized text at the beginning of each story gives the history of a specific Christmas custom, and the story itself brings the custom to life in a pioneer setting. Information with related illustrations and follow-u
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3rd - 4th
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Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Unit | Story, Cup Game, Coloring, Scarves & Play Alongs
These editable Google Slides celebrate Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite & Ballet through listening, movement, play alongs, coloring, & more! It is a great way to study famous works like this festive orchestral suite from Russia. Included in this unit:Overview - Ballet, Story, & Suite, Choreographer, Author, & ComposerTchaikovsky - brief bioShort story / synopsisOverture - Listen | Play Along March - ABACABA Form videoMarch - Scarf RoutineDance of the Sugar-plum Fairy - Boomwhacker
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K - 5th
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Also included in:Â The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky Bundle (30% off)
Christmas Tree Book Report
Book Report/SummaryChristmasGreat for the Holiday Season!This festive book report is for December! Students will read a book, then summarize it using the book report provided. A summary of the events is written on a Christmas tree, the main character is described on a present, the name of the book and author is written on a stocking, the problem and solution and described on another present.*Part of a Bundle! BUNDLE and Save!*Instructions are included for how to put it together and copy it. I
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â Christmas Bundle of 8 Lessons: Reading and Math
Tchaikovsky & The Nutcracker Suite: Intro. To Composer/Ballet (PPT EDITION)
This POWER POINT Lesson is appropriate for elementary music students of all ages. This is the 1st lesson of a 9 part unit and is also sold as an entire BUNDLE in both PPT or Smart Notebook formats in my TpT store. This particular lesson is just the introduction part of the unit. In this lesson, the students will be introduced to Tchaikovsky, the history of ballet, and the story of the Nutcracker. There are also extension activities and suggested apps and websites that are listed for the teacher
Grades:
K - 8th
Easy Snowflake Makers - Geometry Decorations Seasonal Origami Activity
Need to make some paper snowflakes? Don't remember how to do it? This is for you.Want to do it in hexagonal shape, like nature? We've got you covered.Want to do those classic octagonal ones, but don't want to trim paper to squares and worry about what corners to snip? This'll work for you. :)Get 6-sided or 8-sided on an easy sheet, with simple instructions and coded folding lines. Have scissors and a printer? This is all you need.
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PreK - 6th
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"I Have a Little Dreidel" Hanukkah Song for Voice & Orff Arrangement
Singing and playing "I Have a Little Dreidel" is a sure way to bring smiles to all students! These editable Google Slides offer students a change to sing the lyrics, read the sheet music, and play a variety of musical instruments including:Orff (xylophone/metallophones)Boomwhackers or bellsTriangle or sistrumWoodblockSlides include:Lyrics - Verse & chorusChant it or sing itTap the steady beatSheet Music - Quarter notes & eighth notesInstruments -TriangleWoodblockXylophones, bells, or boo
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Also included in:Â 30+ December Holiday & Secular Music Lessons Classroom Bundle 30% off!
"African Noel" Song for Orff, Boomwhacker, Solfege & Voice Arrangement
Celebrate the winter holidays & African culture with "African Noel" also known as "Sing Noel" for voice, Orff, and now color-coded for Boomwhackers! This simple song in ABA form walks students through the rhythm, solfege, lyrics, & even harmony parts! It can be simplified or extended to fit differentiation needs of any class - single mallet bass clef for emerging players through double & alternating mallets playing both melody & harmony each measure! This is a wonderful way to
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Digital World Music Passport GROWING BUNDLE with 50+ Music Lessons (25% off)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Digital Holiday Song | Voice & Orff Arrangement
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" for voice and Orff is a festive way to practice 3/4 time! This simple song can be used when exploring holidays around the world during the winter to build percussion & self-accompaniment skills. You can even use these slides to sing acapella and go carolling!It can be simplified or extended to fit differentiation needs of any class - single mallet bass clef for emerging players up to double mallets playing both melody & harmony each measure!Included in th
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1st - 9th
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Also included in:Â 30+ December Holiday & Secular Music Lessons Classroom Bundle 30% off!
The Nutcracker Suite: An Interactive Listening Unit-BUNDLE-SMARTBOARD/NOTEBOOK
NEWLY REVISED/UPDATED - FALL 2014
This SMART NOTEBOOK BUNDLE KIT is a comprehensive UNIT of study over the famous music work & ballet "The Nutcracker Suite" by Russian composer Tchaikovsky. This Kit includes 9 interactive music listening lessons that are each listed/sold separately in my TpT store in SMART NOTEBOOK format, however, buying this BUNDLE saves you $8.00. The lessons in this kit are as follows: (This kit is also available in Power-Point format in my TpT store if you do not have
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Grades:
K - 8th
5 Christmas Carol Scarf Routines for Elementary Music Class Movement & Meter
Little hands, big movements, loads of listening & learning! These editable Google Slides feature 5 CHRISTMAS CAROLS for elementary music students to experience.Pieces - All rights belong to original artists and creators. These are intended to serve as an educational tool for reference.Deck the HallsCarol of the Bells (Ukrainian Bell Carol)Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasThe Nutcracker MarchEach slide has movement, form, & embedded audio which can be replaced by
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K - 2nd
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Jingle Bell Lesson & Unit for Voice & Orff Arrangement on Google Slides
Singing and playing Jingle Bells is a sure way to bring smiles to all students! These editable Google Slides offer students a change to sing the lyrics, read the sheet music, and play a variety of musical instruments including Orff/xylophone/metallophone, Boomwhackers, sleighbells, and woodblock.Slides include:Lyrics - Verse & chorusChant it or sing it- Slide 4-5Tap the steady beat - Slide 6-7Sheet Music - Quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, & paired eighth notes
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Geography Trivia Game For Christmas: Christmas Tree Bingo
A great Christmas holiday geography bingo activity to encourage learning and review basic geography concepts and skills Christmas week. This bingo game has a twist to it and will make learning fun and will engage your students. The provided 88 questions range from basic locations of countries and landforms to problem-solving questions. But, if you don't want to use the set of questions provided, any set of trivia questions will work. Need to use this game as a review activity for term tests? Opt
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Winter Ukulele Songbook - 5 Secular & Holiday Songs & Chord Charts
Enjoy this winter ukulele song book with a collection secular & holiday songs. These editable Google Slides allow for students to easily play along, access via Google Classroom, Schoology, PowerSchool & more. In addition to a color-coded fingering chart, each song page has a needed chords included:Deck the HallsDreidel, Dreidel, DreidelFrosty the SnowmanLet it SnowWinter WonderlandChordsColor-coded Fingering ChartRubricThank You & TOUFor additional ukulele resources, be sure to ch
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ukulele Songs, Assessments, Finger Charts, & Decor Bundle (20% off)
Gingerbread Science Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Keep your littles learning while enjoying some holiday cheer! These Gingerbread Man science stations are sure to keep them engaged and learning! This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards (with visual supports). It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can easily be used as whole class lessons. Monday: Read about the Gingerbread Man and test out which liquid dissolves a gingerbread cookie the fastest. Tuesday through Thursday: Students go to
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K - 3rd
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Also included in:Â The Ultimate December Bundle for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies
"The Nutcracker" Digital Escape Room (Google Slides) for Music Class
Oh no! Things are not going well at the Nutcracker Ballet - someone stole Clara's ballet shoes. Can your students help solve the clues & help the show go on?In this self-checking digital escape room, students can virtually interact with slides geared towards elementary music students! These editable Google Slides can be modified to suit your needs for in person and distance learning, but are ready to be used right away. To use in person (non-digitally), clues can be printed & songs can
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K - 3rd
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Also included in:Â The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky Bundle (30% off)
GEOGRAPHY: Adopt A Friend For Christmas: Christmas Celebrations Around The World
This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to 12th graders. Modifications can be made as needed. A fun and exciting Christmas holiday geography project to engage students in learning about winter holidays and traditions around the world. Implement this activity days prior to Christmas break to keep your students motivated and learning. Make every moment a teaching moment! Through this lesson, students will catch a glimpse into the life of another chi
Grades:
5th - 12th
Holiday Bundle Six Digital Board Games Test Prep Halloween Thanksgiving ETC
For any math, history, science, or ELA lesson you are teaching, use this review game digital resource with your class!Get your students excited for Holidays with these engaging digital board games! These interactive activities can be used for any subject, making it a versatile addition to your classroom resources.With customizable slides and easy-to-follow instructions, you can tailor these games to fit your specific content. Students will love answering questions and earning rewards as they mak
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Oh Hanukkah Lesson & Unit for Voice & Orff Arrangement on Google Slides
Singing and playing Oh Hanukkah (Chanukah) is a sure way to bring smiles to all students! These editable Google Slides offer students a chance to sing the lyrics, read the sheet music, and play a variety of musical instruments including Orff/xylophone/metallophone, Boomwhackers, triangle or sistrum, and woodblock. As a bonus, this is great for differentiation as students can play various parts or instruments based on skill level, learning styles, or academic needs.Slides include:Lyrics - Verse
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1st - 7th
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Also included in:Â 30+ December Holiday & Secular Music Lessons Classroom Bundle 30% off!
Christmas Close Read with Christmas Trolls by Jan Brett
Christmas activities with Christmas Trolls Close Reading keeps you teaching till the end. Then this fun Christmas book will help you focus on character analysis and add a holiday spin. This packet takes a closer look at standards three (character analysis) and seven (illustrations supporting and contributing to meaning of the text). This standards approach to Christmas Trolls allows for a closer look at text and contains complete lesson plans, essential questions, formative and summative assess
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in:Â Christmas Activities: Close Reading Bundle for Read Aloud and Comprehension
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