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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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Give Me Five at Christmas Time

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study about senses by taking a walking field trip, creating a word bank, reading a story and singing a song.
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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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Rudolph, Rudolph

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this early childhood Rudolph booklet worksheet, students color the 7 pictures, cut the pages out, and assemble the Christmas booklet that may be read again and again.
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Letters From Santa

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice the use of word processing software and writing skills. They read letters to Santa from a second grade class and compose an answer that is grammatically correct. Afterward, they cut and paste, save the file to be...
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Giving with Imagination

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Demonstrate gift giving as an act of caring about someone versus gifts for show (or gifts from the purse). Elementary learners practice giving gifts from the heart by creating a poem for someone special to them.
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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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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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At Christmas Time

For Students K
In this Christmas learning exercise, students complete a students made book. Students color the lights according to the written words and complete the Christmas house of lights at the end of the story.
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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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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.
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Christmas Coupon Books

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students type coupons, copy and paste, and add stamps.
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A Christmas Lesson

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review vocabulary for colors, clothes and face words. They practice matching the written form of a word with the spoken form of a word. They write the word that matches a picture flashcard.
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How to Write a Repetition Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A repetition poem is the focus of a lesson that challenges scholars to compose an original piece. To add meaning to their poem, authors choose words to repeat at the start of most lines.  
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Incorporating Literature While Teaching Math

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders solve story word problems based on the story Twas the Night Before Christmas. In this word problems lesson plan, 3rd graders incorporate literature with math.
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Propaganda

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners discuss wartime propaganda after viewing the World War II film "Christmas Under Fire." They answer discussion questions, identify passages of propaganda from a transcript of the film, and write a brief from the Ministry of...
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Dear Santa Claus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch the video Santa Claus is Coming to Town and create letters asking questions to Santa Claus. Other students answer the letters of their classmates.
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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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Using Holiday Songs to Enhance Lessons

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Holiday songs can be fun and educational.
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Unscramble the Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop their spelling skills. In this language arts lesson, students unscramble words and write sentences to accompany each of them.
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Celebra Kwanzaa

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
¡Celebramos Kwanzaa! Celebrate Kwanzaa through the fictional story Celebra Kwanzaa con Botitas y sus gatitos to delightfully explain the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Dual language learners participate in reading and vocabulary...
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Passives Xmas traditions bluff

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students build a vocabulary of words about Christmas traditions. In this Christmas traditions holiday lesson, students work in teams to change vocabulary sentences from true sentences to false sentences. The opposing team must find the...
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How to Use Commas Correctly

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Commas can be quite confusing. Young writers target troublesome grammar skills by focusing on the four most troubling uses: joining two independent clauses, separating introductory materials in a sentence, separating unnecessary...