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Recycled CD Bulletin Board Christmas Tree
Students create a bulletin board display of a Christmas tree out of painted CDs.
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Christmas Vocabulary
In this Christmas word learning exercise, students examine 7 pictures that depict holiday activities. Students match these to the words or phrases that describe them.
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Holiday Paper Projects for Kids
No matter what time of year it is, there's a holiday craft to make! Kindergartners construct several holiday craft projects in a series of holiday art lesson. They complete several paper projects such as 4th of July flags,...
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The Polar Express
Students read the story, "The Polar Express." Prior to beginning the story, students predict events of the story and drink hot cocoa. Afterwards, they write a short story about Christmas and create a model train for the classroom....
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Victorian Historians
Take the class back in time to the Victorian Era! The resource provides a plethora of activities that create experiences for scholars in class. Some activities include a fun fair, viewing the starry-night painting, and even experiencing...
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Clay Pot Santa And Mrs. Claus
Students create clay replicas of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in this early-elementary Art lesson for the holiday season. Directions are included for both Mrs. Claus and Santa. The lesson also includes links for more art activities using...
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Holiday Wreath Ornament
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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Christmas Coloring Activity
In this coloring worksheet, learners draw and color ornaments on a Christmas tree: 3 red, blue, and purple and 1 star. Worksheet references a web site for additional activities.
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Mother's Day Gift
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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Deck the Halls with Literature Trees
Reinforce and assess reading comprehension by having your class make a literature tree! After reading a book, pupils make decorations to represent the book's themes, characters, and setting. Materials for decorating can be as diverse and...
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Christmas Around the World
Students 'travel' around the world gathering Christmas traditions. In this Christmas tradition instructional activity students sing songs, listen to stories and legends, and make crafts associated with different Christmas traditions...
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Christmas at Mud Flat Lesson Plan
Students analyze the characters in the book Christmas at Mud Flat. For this early childhood lesson plan, students analyze characters in the book, then choose which character they personally identify with the most. Students then use...
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Unwrapping Reading
Guest readers rip off the holiday wrapping paper and read aloud the book inside! The teacher prepares for the activity by wrapping a variety of books in wrapping paper. Guest readers are invited to unwrap a book and read aloud to the class.
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Hand And Foot Print Reindeer
Learners create reindeer out of paper cut-outs of their own hands and feet in this fun and quick Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson may be accomplished as an individual or small group (partner) project.
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Candy Cane Alphabet
In this Christmas alphabet worksheet, students will cut out and put in order the letters of the alphabet. Each letter is striped like a candy cane and has a sprig of holly on it.
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Christmas Handprint Wreath and Other Holiday Hand Crafts
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 Morning Surprise
Students "plant" mints for Christmas. In this Christmas lesson, students "plant" starlight mints in the ground. You switch the mints with candy canes, so when the students come out they think their mints have grown.
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Make and Shake a Snowglobe
Young scholars make a holiday or seasonal snow globe to give as a gift. Make it, then shake it! Students use small jars with lids. They use a glue gun or silicon glue to attach a small plastic toy to the inside of the lid. When the glue...
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Wall Paper and Paint Mosaic
Students create a wall mosaic. In this art activity, students post one large piece of butcher paper on a wall. Pieces of construction paper are torn into small squares. These small squares are dipped in the paint and put on the...
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Drawing an Angel
In this Christmas vocabulary worksheet, students read each sentence that begins with "This is.." Students draw a picture that illustrates each sentence. The sentences are each on a separate page, written inside a Christmas ornament...
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Dyed Flower Garden
Learners create a dyed flower garden. In this art lesson, students read the book Tiny Seed and cut flowers out of tissue paper to create a paper flower garden.
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Jan Brett Author Study
Expose young children to the wonderful works of author and illustrator Jan Brett using a few of her stories such as Armadillo Rodeo, The Mitten, or Daisy Comes Home through a unit study.
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Wild Christmas Reindeer
Students listen to the children's story "The Wild Christmas Reindeer" while using the pictures from the story to help analyze the plot. In this reading comprehension lesson, students discuss the text and pictures of a story as they read....
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Naughty or Nice?
Pupils practice computer skills by generating Christmas lists and communicating with Santa using the Internet.