Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Polar Express Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students write and illustrate a wish for the first gift of Christmas. In this Christmas lesson plan, students read the book The Polar Express and then write what they wish could be the first gift of Christmas.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Christmas at Mud Flat Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
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...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Lesson Plan For Christmas Day

For Students 7th - 8th
For this lesson plan for Christmas day worksheet, student read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Australian Christmas Stamps

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Research Christmas traditions and the December climate in Australia. Discover Australia's custom of lowering postage rates at the holiday season and creating a yearly stamp. Realize that Christmas in Australia is during the summer season...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smells Like Christmas, Exploring the Nose

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover that the sense of smell helps us to enjoy life and explore unsafe conditions. They smell Christmas by making gingerbread ornaments.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Christmas Tree Shaped Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students think about ways in which they can spread joy during the holiday season. They create poems in the shape of a Christmas tree. Pupils use formatting tools in Microsoft Word to format the text of the poem. Students discuss ways...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flip Camera Christmas Lessons and Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Students use a Flip camera to complete various projects about Christmas. In this Christmas and technology lesson, students write and record letters to Santa. Students write letters to Christmas characters and record them. Students make...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Santa Claus Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learn about the legend of Santa Claus around the world in ESL holiday plan. In it, learners explore the many ways that Santa Claus is depicted in cultures around the world. There are some excellent masters included in the plan that help...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Surfin' Santa Card

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore December climates in Southern and Northern Hemispheres, including areas close to the equator. In this surfin' Santa card lesson, students research how Christmas is celebrated in warm climates and create greeting cards to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weave a Wreath

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students follow directions to complete a multi-step process that results in an attractive holiday decoration. In this Christmas art activity lesson, students employ simple measuring and weaving techniques and experiment with the negative...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Christmas in Other Countries: A Venn Diagramming Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students diagram similarities and differences in Christmas celebrations around the world, and compare and contrast their celebration of Christmas with the celebrations of others.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Christmas Around the World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore Christmas celebrations in different countries. They create presentations giving information about Christmas celebrations in different countries. They compare and contrast traditional Christmas celebrations around the world.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Night Before Christmas Graph

For Teachers 1st
First graders graph their favorite The Night Before Christmas books. In this graphing lesson students listen to several versions of the the same story, The Night Before Christmas. The students each choose their favorite version and the...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

World Celebrations-Focus on Christmas around the World

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, in groups, research Christmas celebrations in countries from around the world. They follow guidelines to create PowerPoint presentations with their findings.
Unit Plan
ReadWriteThink

Beyond the Story: A Dickens of a Party

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
It's time to party like it's 1899! Incorporate a research-based celebration of the Victorian Era into your unit on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. After learners read the novella or view a production of the play, they craft a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Twelve Days of Christmas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the holidays by performing a song with their class.  In this Christmas lesson, 4th graders recite some of their favorite Christmas songs and read the lyrics to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

"A Christmas Carol" Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Lesson plan ideas for the story "A Christmas Carol."
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cinnamon Ornaments

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students create keepsake cinnamon ornaments to hang on the family Christmas tree or in a window. They mix ingredients to form dough, create an ornament and write a message to accompany the ornament.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A World of Special Celebrations

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Brainstorm lists of celebrations with which your class are familiar. This lesson can be adapted to many different grade levels as they research ethnic and religious occasions/events celebrated by people around the world, and present...
Lesson Plan
Academy of American Poets

Teach This Poem: "Toward the Winter Solstice" by Timothy Steele

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Timothy Steele's poem, "Toward the Winter Solstice," offers scholars an opportunity to consider what poets and scientists could learn from each other's work. First, learners examine a NASA image of a star-forming region in the Orion...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"There Is No K In Christmas"

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Do you hear a k in the word Christmas? It sounds like it, but it's really a ch that creates the same sound! Teach young learners this fun song, "There is No K in Christmas," and show them words that use ch to make the same /k/ sound. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Celebrate Christmas!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners compare and contrast Christmas with a variety of other holidays. They listen to the books "The Light of Christmas" and "Christmas," and generate a list about Christmas using Kidspiration computer software. Students discuss...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Recycled CD Bulletin Board Christmas Tree

For Teachers K - 10th
Students create a bulletin board display of a Christmas tree out of painted CDs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

A Christmas Carol

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story Arthur's Lost and Found. Students complete 14 questions.