Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Holiday Write the Room
This colorful, fun, festive free download was a surprise highlight during the busy holiday season!
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Bank Holiday" by Katherine Mansfield
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...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Blind Man's Holiday" by O Henry
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...
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of Holiday Romance
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, Holiday Romance.
ABCya
Ab Cya: New Year's Day Word Search
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.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Memorial Day Word Search
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.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Saint Patrick's Word Search
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.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Presidents' Day Word Search
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.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Independence Day Word Search
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Rosh Hashanah
Kids learn about Rosh Hashanah. The history and facts about this holiday that begins the start of the Jewish New Year.
Other
How We Celebrate Purim
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."
Mayaco
Mayaco: Holiday Traditions: Mexico: Feliz Navidad
The story of a Christmas tradition in Mexico, "Feliz Navidad". Recipes are also provided for some traditional Mexican holiday treats.
Other
Why Christmas: Christmas Traditions and Customs: Kwanzaa
Learn all about the holiday of Kwanzaa which celebrates African and African-American culture and history each December.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Sarah Josepha Hale
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.
Other
Sukkot
Discusses the sukkah and its symbolism. Also describes the purpose of the lulav and etrog. Links at bottom of page to the blessings.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is a Gift Economy?
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Celebrating the Chinese New Year
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...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Bad Weather" by Anton Chekhov
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.
Other
Detroit Historical Society: Armistice Day
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.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Martin Luther King Word Search
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...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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.
PBS
Pbs: Virtual Hajj
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.
Other
Dltk: About St. Patrick's Day
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Pasha's First Yom Kippur
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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