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Christmas Handprint Wreath and Other Holiday Hand Crafts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students trace their hands and use the prints to create Christmas wreaths. They explore the history and development of the symbolism behind the Christmas wreath.
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Christmas Art Activities

For Teachers K - 4th
Here are some fun art activities to do in December.
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Decorate Your Christmas Tree With The Grinch and the Whoville Whos!

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Dr. Seuss decorations worksheet, students color and cut out 5 ornaments for a Christmas tree. All ornaments depict characters from the movie based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss.
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Re-Name That Tune: A Vocabulary Activity

For Teachers K - 12th
Students build vocabulary skills by rewriting the names of some popular holiday songs, and create a fun "Holiday Tune" bulletin board display.
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Holiday Wreath Ornament

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students make a holiday wreath ornament. In this holiday wreath ornament lesson, students follow directions to make a holiday ornament using glue and cereal. They glue a picture of themselves in the center and add a bow.
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Books for Teaching about Cultural Diversity Through Celebrations

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learn about different holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, La Posada, by listening to stories. After reading about each holiday, they participate in a discussion and complete a fun activity.
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Help Others on Boxing Day

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discover Boxing Day and participate in an activity about giving to people in need. They collect canned goods and/or clothing to give to those in need and decorate boxes for the donated goods.
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Mother's Day Gift

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a Mother's Day gift. In this holiday art lesson, students use construction paper, glue, a photo, and an included poem to create an artistic Mother's Day gift. Students print out the poem and and place a picture of...
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Snowman Q-Tip Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students draw an outline of a snowman onto a piece of paper using the white crayon. In this art lesson, students use Q-tips to make dots inside the outline with white paint.
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Holiday Frame 2- Christmas

For Students K - 2nd
In this art instructional activity, learners color a picture in an oval holiday frame that is decorated with stars, ornaments and holiday greens. There are no directions given therefore they could use the frame to write a message in it.
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Picture Yourself in an Ornament

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create an ornament with their photo inside of it. To create the personal memento, students observe demonstrations and follow directions. Students experience making a craft and giving the memento to a family member.
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Standing Snowmen

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Learners practice their arts and crafts by creating Christmas projects.  In this holiday lesson, students utilize construction paper, glue and scissors to create a 2-D image of a snowman.  Learners create 2 more snowmen and...
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Recycled CD Christmas Ornaments

For Teachers K - 8th
Students make painted ornaments out of recycled CD's.
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Creative Position Word Center Activity

For Teachers K
Students use positional words to describe the location of objects and demonstrate the ability to follow multi-step oral directions. Seasonal shapes are decorated in relation to the directions and positions stated by the positional word.
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Pepper Shamrock Prints

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students print paper using green paint. In this art lesson, students dip open halves of bell peppers in green paint and make prints that resemble shamrocks. Students use their imagination and decorate the paper for St. Patrick's Day.
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Triangle Angel

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create triangular angels in this winter-time instructional activity for the early elementary classroom. Materials include poster paper, scissors, glue, markers, cotton balls, yarn, and glitter. A fun and simple way for younger...
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Potato Head

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create a potato looking object. In this art lesson, students decorate hamster bedding with a face making it look like the potato. Students water the object causing the grass to grow making it look like hair.
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Word Books

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore art and writing. They create a word book consisting of new words that they come across in their reading or words they hear from people. Students create a cover for their word books.
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Homemade Wrapping Paper

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make their own wrapping paper. In this art lesson, students cut paper sacks stamping them with ink pads or decorating them with markers.
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Whale World Coloring Sheet

For Students Pre-K - 5th
In this coloring worksheet, students decorate a ship that illustrates a whaling ship similar to those that can be found at the Whale World historic whaling station in the state of Washington.
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Wooden Starflakes

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create wooden "Starflakes" for the Holiday season in this excellent lesson suitable for the elementary level Art class. Resource links are provided for introuctory activities involving basic snowflake creations and ideas on...
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Respect for Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss importance of acting responsibly when caring for pets, reflect upon quote, "All Living Beings Have the Right to Respect and Kindness," read story Anastasia Wants a Rabbit and answer comprehension questions, role play...
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Shamrock Puppy

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.
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Toilet Paper Tube Snowman

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create "toilet paper tube" snowmen using toilet paper rolls, paints, pipecleaners, construtcion paper, wiggly eyes, and markers in this winter-time activity. The lesson is intended for the early elementary classroom.