Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Holiday Write the Room

For Teachers K Standards
This colorful, fun, festive free download was a surprise highlight during the busy holiday season!
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Bank Holiday" by Katherine Mansfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "Bank Holiday" by Katherine Mansfield. The streets are bustling with people-musicians, children, psychics, and salesmen-because a bank holiday means that everyone is out of the house, enjoying the...
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Blind Man's Holiday" by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Blind Man's Holiday" by O Henry; John Lorison, self-exiled to New Orleans, meets Norah Greenway in a cheap restaurant. They soon become friends, but each night, Norah inexplicably leaves John at 8...
eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of Holiday Romance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, Holiday Romance.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: New Year's Day Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
New Year's Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice New Year's Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed out.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Memorial Day Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
Memorial Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice Memorial Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed out.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Saint Patrick's Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
Saint Patrick's Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice Saint Patrick's Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed out.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Presidents' Day Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
Presidents' Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice Presidents' Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed out.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Independence Day Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
Independence Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice Independence Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed out.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Rosh Hashanah

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Rosh Hashanah. The history and facts about this holiday that begins the start of the Jewish New Year.
Website
Other

How We Celebrate Purim

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of articles on the Jewish holiday of Purim. Click on the left side navigation bar to read about the "story of Purim", the "Tzedakeh" and the "Hamantashen."
Handout
Mayaco

Mayaco: Holiday Traditions: Mexico: Feliz Navidad

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of a Christmas tradition in Mexico, "Feliz Navidad". Recipes are also provided for some traditional Mexican holiday treats.
Handout
Other

Why Christmas: Christmas Traditions and Customs: Kwanzaa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the holiday of Kwanzaa which celebrates African and African-American culture and history each December.
Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Sarah Josepha Hale

For Students 9th - 10th
Sarah Josepha Hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Her influence can also be seen in historic sites and in the creation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
Article
Other

Sukkot

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the sukkah and its symbolism. Also describes the purpose of the lulav and etrog. Links at bottom of page to the blessings.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is a Gift Economy?

For Students 9th - 10th
What if, this holiday season, instead of saying "thank you" to your aunt for her gift of a knitted sweater, the polite response expected from you was to show up at her house in a week with a better gift? Or to vote for her in the town...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Celebrating the Chinese New Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this activity, students will learn about the Chinese New Year celebration, including customs, symbols and their meanings, and roles of adults and children. Following the activity, students will compare the celebrations in United...
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Bad Weather" by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "Bad Weather" by the Russian author Anton Chekhov. It's the story of a rainy summer holiday.
Handout
Other

Detroit Historical Society: Armistice Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the first Armistice Day on November 11, 1918. It also explains how Armistice Day was established as a holiday and changed to Veterans Day.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Martin Luther King Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice Martin Luther King Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed...
Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Virtual Hajj

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive tour of the Hajj which is one of the "Five Pillars of Faith". It also includes video clips taken from the PBS film "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet". Requires the Real Player plug-in.
Handout
Other

Dltk: About St. Patrick's Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about St. Patrick's Day? This site offers a brief but informative description of this famous saint. Students and teachers will benefit from this information.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Pasha's First Yom Kippur

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the story "Pasha's First Yom Kippur" by Carol Coven Grannick, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...

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