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Consulate General of Ireland

St. Patrick's Day - Lá Fhéile Pádraig

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Youngsters use their imaginations and the story of St. Patrick to design original artwork for the holiday, by portraying where they think St. Patrick would have visited in the United States or illustrating what St. Patrick's Day...
Printables
Aunt Annie's Crafts

Collapsible Box

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Here's a great collection of templates for collapsible boxes that not only can be used to create great gifts; but the activity can also be used as an exercise in following directions.
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Assemblies of Yahweh

The Maccabees and Hanukkah

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a reading of the story of the Maccabees. Elementary learners discover how Hanukkah came to be with comprehension questions and fun activities for a full lesson during the holidays.
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Mathwire

Shamrock Paths

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
What could St. Patrick's Day and Pascal's triangle possibly have in common? Trace the pattern in a holiday-themed worksheet that prompts learners to find the word shamrock as many times as they can.
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K12 Reader

Color the Halloween Adjectives

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Halloween is a great time to review some dark, spooky, and fun describing words! A holiday scene containing a black cat, grinning jack-o-lantern, and foggy sky comes forth when class members color the sections with adjectives yellow.
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British Council

Christmas

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Pupils learn more vocabulary and English language by taking a close look at the words Happy Christmas and working in groups to see how many words they can make of the letters. Scholars then take a quiz to test their knowledge about...
Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Government

For Parents 2nd - 3rd
A reading adventure pack looks closely at government with the help of two books—one fiction, one nonfiction, and a series of activities. Learners craft a mobile to visualize a balanced government, participate in a scavenger hunt around...
Interactive
Curated OER

Test Your Speaking and Listening Skills: Booking a Holiday 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL speaking and listening instructional activity, students discuss holidays, determining types of holidays and what experiences they prefer in a holiday.
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Curated OER

Beat the Spell Checker: Going on Holiday

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling activity worksheet, students read the sentences and write the correct spelling for the highlighted word. Students correct 7 sentences.
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Curated OER

Kwanzaa Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to a book about Kwanzaa and discuss the holiday and its importance. For this Kwanzaa lesson, students make crafts after they read and discuss the story.
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Curated OER

Thanksgiving Travel Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this Thanksgiving activity instructional activity, students make a large graph showing whether they would like to travel by plane, train or car. They discuss holiday travel and sing an associated song.
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Curated OER

A Thanksgiving Story

For Students 6th - 8th
In this active and passive voice worksheet, students read a paragraph regarding Thanksgiving and then rewrite five of the sentences in passive voice.
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Curated OER

Color, Cut, and Paste: Halloween

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this Halloween color, cut, and paste worksheet, students color the holiday templates, cut them out, and paste them onto another sheet of paper.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Halloween

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Halloween word scramble worksheet, students the 5 letter groupings to spell 5 words pertaining to the holiday. In addition, students unscramble the numbered letters to answer a Halloween riddle.
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Curated OER

Case of the Missing Pumpkin

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore holidays by participating in a pumpkin activity. In this vegetation lesson, 4th graders discuss the different uses for pumpkins, not just Halloween decorations. Students identify the nutrients pumpkins need to...
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Curated OER

Summer Activities-- Match the Seashells

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this summer verbs worksheet, students cut out 6 shells with verbs such as swimming, surfing, snorkeling and fishing. Students cut out 6 shells with pictures of summer activities. Students glue the verb half to the picture that matches.
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Curated OER

Celebrate Hanukkah in Israel

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore Hanukkah and its origins with a social studies lesson. Learners discover the history of Hanukkah and its traditions. They locate Israel on a map, hear the story of the menorah and create their own...
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New York City Department of Education

Learning about Lunar New Year

For Teachers K - 12th
Rich in images and information, a teacher's guide to the traditions of Lunar New Year's celebrations in various cultures addresses celebrations of Buddhism and Daoism. It includes background information about the origins of the...
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Curated OER

What Shape is That?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Each country or group of people has created special places of worship. Children read a story about religious buildings and architecture and then make clay models of the buildings they like the best. The lesson has been written to...
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Teacher's Guide

Valentine's Day Wordsearch

For Students K - 6th
Add some Valentine's Day cheer to your wordsearch with an activity that uses words related to the love-filled day. 
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Curated OER

CREATING A CLASSROOM HOLIDAY

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners invents a holiday for their classroom, including name, customs, songs, foods, and other defining characteristics based on the research they have conducted and the discussion in Lesson Three.
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Curated OER

Johnny Appleseed Day Research Activity

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners research the life of Johnny Appleseed. They research a person of their choice and create a holiday for them. They share their new holiday with the class.
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Curated OER

Holiday Fire Safety

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners discuss and view flammable items.  In this fire safety instructional activity, students discuss items that can cause a fire, learn holiday safety tips, watch a holiday safety PowerPoint and discuss what they have learned.
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Curated OER

Sounding Out, Holiday Relay

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore word sounds by participating in a visual relay game. In this vocabulary identification game, students create holiday themed images and cards based on the different holidays in a year. Students place the cards and images...

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