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Spookley the Square Pumpkin

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete activities with the story Spookley the Square Pumpkin. In this holiday instructional activity, students listen to the story and create their own Spookley pumpkin with Popsicle sticks and paints. They use their character...
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Summer Festivals

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read about European holidays and then design their own creative festival. For this cultural awareness lesson, students use primary and secondary resources in order to uncover facts and practices that occur during European...
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My Owl Babies Miss Momma

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars investigate the relationship between children and parents by reading a book about owls.  In this story analysis lesson, students read the book Owl Babies and participate in a role play based on one of the characters....
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The False Friends Exercise at Auto-English

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL "false friends" worksheet, students choose the correct word from a pair of words to complete each sentence.
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Merry Easter

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create greeting cards to special persons for a special holiday.
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Pumpkin Carving Time

For Students 1st
For this Halloween coloring page worksheet, 1st graders discuss the activity of carving a Halloween pumpkin. Students then color the picture.
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For Whom the Clock Strikes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How do the citizens of Polyglot celebrate New Year's Eve? Middle and high schoolers read about the history of the dropping ball on New Year's Eve, as well as the other holidays traditions that have gone by the wayside, before designing a...
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Turkey Bowl

For Teachers K - 2nd
Rolling three strikes in bowling is known as a turkey—but in a Thanksgiving-themed bowing game, every pin is a turkey! Young learners practice hand-eye coordination, ball rolling, and weight transfer with an engaging game of Turkey Bowl.
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Make Mine Turkey

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using...
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Seasons--Autumn (fall)

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
As part of a discussion of seasonal words, class members identify words relating to autumn and then identify the language used to describe what happens during this time of year. 
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A Study of the Principles of Kwanzaa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Discover the seven principles of Kwanzaa and the ways they apply to everyday life. High schoolers use the Internet to research two examples of the principles of Kwanzaa, and share their findings with their peers.
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Elf Entrance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the book, The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm. They discuss helping others and create a paper door to let "elves" into their classroom.
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United States Holidays and Customs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and describe the importance of U.S. holidays and social customs. In groups, Students write a detailed description of a U.S. holiday and how it is celebrated. Descriptions are presented to the class. This lesson...
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Holidays Are a Waste of Time!

For Students 7th - 8th
In this holiday worksheet, learners, with a partner, examine, discuss and complete a variety of activities involved with celebrating holidays.
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Federal Holidays

For Teachers 3rd
Students learn the history and why each Federal holiday is celebrated. Students identify how the celebration of each holiday ties the nation together.
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Christmas Fitness Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students complete a fitness challenge over the holiday break. In this physical fitness lesson, students receive a worksheet to track their physical activity while they are away from school.
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Writing About Holidays

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students research a holiday celebrated by their family and write a studenT story in which they explain the history of the holiday and describe ways in which it is celebrated.
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Whimsical Wooden Santa

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create wooden Santas using small blocks of wood, paint, holiday materials, doll hair, glue, and berry leaves in this Holiday art lesson for the elementary classroom. The lesson includes resource links and a finished example of...
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Memorial Day Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research Memorial Day and complete activities about the day. In this Memorial Day lesson, students discuss the definition of the word 'memorial' to understand its meaning. Students create flags for the day and listen to a...
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Greeting Card

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review a presentation to introduce them to correct presentation styles for this activity. Individually, they choose a colored card stock to create their greeting cards and use block lettering after a demonstration on how to...
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ESL: World Kidney Day

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL holiday worksheet, students read 2 paragraphs about World Kidney Day, then complete a variety of comprehension word activities related to the article. Page is on a site with links to additional activities.
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pOETRY cUBS

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students develop an appreciation for different styles of poetry. It is also an excellent way to introduce a holiday, season, or theme. They also learn different techniques for memorization.
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Reindeer Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students put their thumbs on their head and spread fingers out like antlers when tagged by "elf".
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Christmas in Mexico

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify how Christmas holidays are celebrated in Mexico, compare Mexican holidays with U.S. holidays, and learn Mexican customs. Lesson includes many downloadable activities to try with students.

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