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Russian Star Ornaments

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students research Russian Orthodox Christmas traditions in pre-soviet Russia and in other parts of the world. Then they create a handcrafted ornament in the style of old Russia. Students also decorate their Russian Star Ornament with...
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Family Traditions

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Honor family traditions with a instructional activity that examines the variety of winter celebrations. Class members discuss their family's traditions then complete a cut-and-paste practice page in which they match a picture to the name...
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Let's Celebrate Kwanzaa!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learn more about Kwanzaa with a celebratory lesson. As learners analyze My First Kwanzaa Book by Debbi Chocolate, they compare and contrast the celebration to other holiday traditions they know about. Next, they prepare and...
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Language Analysis Based on Stave 1

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Class members meet the original scrooge, the Dickens character whose name has become synonymous with a cold-hearted, tight-fisted, miser. Using the provided worksheet, readers closely examine context clues to determine the meanings of...
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Sounds of the Season

For Teachers 7th - 8th
During Christmas time, use common carols and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker music as the basis for writing advertisements. Learners can work in teams or individually as they listen to songs via the links provided. A "Christmas Music Comparison...
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Christmas Wreath

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this coloring worksheet, students will color a picture of a Christmas wreath. Different areas to color include the wreath, the bow, and the decorations.
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How Do You Celebrate?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Investigate the customs of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with a holiday instructional activity. Pupils use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the customs of each holiday before writing an informative paragraph about...
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Bah Humbug

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students listen to two famous stories about people who do not like Christmas, and then create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the main characters.
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Naughty or Nice?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice computer skills by generating Christmas lists and communicating with Santa using the Internet.
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The Legend of the Poinsettia

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the poinsettia and its symbolism as a Christmas flower. Students will listen to a story about the poinsettia and its origins in Mexico and discuss what they know about Mexico. They will discuss the poinsettia's...
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Christmas Numbers

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this numeral and total number matching worksheet, students draw lines to connect numbers from one to five with their Christmas objects. Students match 5 answers.
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Winter Holidays Around the World

For Teachers 2nd
How much do you know about the holidays around the world? Second graders put their knowledge to the test with a 14-day lesson about global celebrations. They read informational text, employ KWL charts, and compare and contrast the many...
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Christmas Coloring Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this coloring worksheet, students 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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I Am Rudolph: Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 2nd graders will read a paragraph about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and answer 3 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Christmas Around the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the customs used in Czechoslavakia and Mexico regarding Christmas.
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My Spanish Christmas

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research Spanish Christmas customs on the interent and role play in their writing their findings in an essay. They teacher provides a list of web addresses for the students to locate information on and from that their...
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Why the Grinch Stole Christmas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils write paragraphs highlighting reasons why the Grinch may have stolen Christmas.
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Celebrate Christmas

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore Christmas through a variety of grouping activities in PE class. Students are actively involved in the learning process.
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SIMPLE FABARIC FOLDING FOR CHRISTMAS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore easy techniques for creating folded shapes with Christmas-colored fabrics to make quilts, stockings, table runners, placemats, pillows, or count-down calendars
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Dancing a Christmas Carol

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners explore dance. They analyze and outline the movements of the dance "Roger de Coverly" from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Students choose music and choreograph a dance similar to "Roger de Coverly." They perform the dance....
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The Night Before Christmas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners, after reading and discussing the book, "The Night Before Christmas," explore, examine, and study about the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. They primarily assess the letter 'D' by inquiring which animals guided...
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Las Christmas: Favorite Latino Authors Share Their Holiday Memories

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read Las Christmas and discuss their own cultural traditions. In this holiday traditions lesson, 8th graders write their personal story about a tradition or holiday memory. Students complete all stages of writing in...
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Round Nativity Scene Drawing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this Christmas coloring worksheet, students color and enjoy a detailed Nativity scene, inside a round circle. There are no words on the page.
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Reindeer Antlers Headband

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Christmas craft worksheet, students cut out and decorate a pattern which makes a reindeer antlers headband. Detailed instructions are included.

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