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Keeping Spirits Bright

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Here are some transition and sponge activities to keep your students motivated until winter break.
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PreKinders

Snowman Pattern Block Mat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do a bunch of rhombuses, squares, and pentagons create? A snowman on a pattern block mat! Let young mathematicians explore shapes to create patterns in this hands-on activity instructional activity.
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K12 Reader

Christmas Rhymes

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
What better way for children to celebrate the holiday season than by practicing their phonemic awareness skills? Presenting young readers with a series of eight Christmas-themed words, this worksheet asks them to circle the words...
Writing
Have Fun Teaching

12 Months of Daily Journal Prompts

For Students Pre-K - 9th
Imagine a packet of 365 colorfully illustrated journal prompt templates, grouped by month, that recognize themes, holidays, and events. Here 'tis, imagine that.
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Scholastic

Groundhog Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
A simple activity for a simple, but special, holiday. Young learners read a brief history of Groundhog Day, practice reading aloud, and then discuss how shadows are formed.
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Curated OER

Heritage Deer

For Teachers K
Students trace body parts to create a deer in this excellent Kindergarten lesson that teaches basic Art skills and cultural awareness. The lesson includes a materials list, vocabulary used, a bibliography, and is best suited for use...
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Love The Day Designs

100 Days Smarter

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Get your youngsters excited for the 100th day of school with this great printable! It includes one page of labels that read 100 Days Smarter, as well as a page with a larger size of the same label.
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Clay Pot Santa And Mrs. Claus

For Teachers K - 3rd
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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Groundhog Day

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use the SMART Board to learn about Groundhog day and create a tally chart of predictions for whether he will see his shadow or not. In this Groundhog day lesson plan, students respond to questions throughout the lesson.
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Wiggly Spiders

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "wiggly spiders" using black paint, construction paper, yarn, and their hands in this fun, messy, art lesson for the early elementary classroom. An ideal lesson for the Halloween holiday or for a lesson/unit on spiders.
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Mother's Day Craft

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a flower pot for their mom on mother's day. They use pictures found in magazines to create a collage on the flower pot. They are to follow instructions to complete this lesson.
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A Wampanoag Thanksgiving

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine how the Wampanoag tribe celebrated Thanksgiving. They discover how they helped the Pilgrims when they first came to the New World. They identify the similarities and differences between people.
Activity
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Mother's Day Bookmark

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a Mother's Day bookmark. In this Mother's Day gift lesson, students get a bookmark and copy a short poem about their mom. They glue a picture of themselves at the top and give it as a gift. 
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Nativity Play

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students participate in a play. In this Christmas lesson, students act out the Nativity. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Sleep and Energy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss the importance of getting a good night's sleep. They make connections between sleep, energy, and having a good day at school. They make a sleepiness chart which shows how they feel each day for a week.
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Eat and Be Merry - Planning a Mexican Posada

For Teachers K
Students plan their own fiesta. They study information about a "posada" and explain the significance of a pi??ata. Afterwards, they construct a pi??ata to be used for end-of-unit party. in addition, they read a story and answer questions...
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Wild Christmas Reindeer

For Teachers K - 3rd
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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Curated OER

Haiku

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars write haiku poems on leaf paper.
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Curated OER

Robots! Robots! Robots!

For Students Pre-K - K
In this compare and contrast worksheet, learners study the four different sets of robots. Students circle the robot that is different from the other three.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Celebrating Winter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn your classroom into a winter wonderland with these festive activities, videos, and interactive games for grades PreK-12. Explore different winter holidays, investigate snowflakes using math and science, create winter-themed crafts,...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: December Holidays for Teachers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Looking for resources to add to teaching or learning about the holidays in December? Check out all the worksheets, activities, lesson plans and more offered by Teachnology.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Winter Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will appreciate these enrichment worksheets, lesson plans, crafts, etc. offered for teaching about winter.
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Winter Holiday Images From Around the World

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This e-book takes a tour around the world highlighting the ways different nations celebrate the winter holidays.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: December Teacher Resource Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Utilize this extensive collection of lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, and much more to enrich teaching December holidays and themes.

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