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English Seasonal Round Worksheet with Holidays
In this seasonal round worksheet, students record data on a graphic organizer that features the 12 months. The organizer also displays major holidays.
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Winter Bubble Map
In this organizational chart worksheet, students complete a bubble map for ideas on the winter holidays. Students write or draw for things they see in winter.
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December Holidays-Secret Decoder Activity
In this December holiday worksheet, students use a letter key given at the top of the page to determine the "coded" words about holidays in December. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Blossom and Snappy Go to the Post Office
First graders label three major holidays on a February calendar. In this calendar lesson plan, 1st graders watch a video about and discuss Valentine's Day, President's Day and Arbor Day. Students label these three holidays on a February...
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President's Day
First graders imagine that they are the President of the United States. In this history lesson plan the students think of three rules or laws that they would create if they were President. The students listen to a book about George...
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Holidays Seasoned with Meaning
Students consider how the world events of the past year have impacted their perceptions of this holiday season. Each student then explores one general theme related to his or her feelings about the season by creating a news-based collage...
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A Multicultural Study: Chinese New Year
Students study the customs and beliefs of the Chinese people as they experience Chinese New Year; students become aware that they live on one planet but their festivals and holidays vary.
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Christmas Around the World
Students use the internet to examine how other countries celebrate Christmas. They practice saying "Merry Christmas" in different languages and create a flyer about the benefits of having a tree for the holidays. They also write a...
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Happy Birthday to You
Students explore how people celebrate traditional holidays in various cultures. They participate in activities that are used to celebrate birthdays in different cultures. Students analyze the celebrations.
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Let's Celebrate Christmas!
Students compare and contrast Christmas with a variety of other holidays. They listen to the books "The Light of Christmas" and "Christmas," and generate a list about Christmas using Kidspiration computer software. Students discuss...
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Cinco de Mayo - A Patriotic Mexican Holiday
Third graders study Cinco de Mayo as a patriotic Mexican Holiday. First, they work in pairs to write about and illustrate one thing they do on the Fourth of July. They listen to a reading about Cinco de Mayo before writing about and...
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Halloween
In this holiday instructional activity, learners find words that are about the holiday of Halloween. The puzzle is missing the word choices. One should try the links at the bottom of the page.
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Seasonal Events Web Quest
In this seasonal round activity, students access the 10 webpages listed and read about holidays and important dates and record how seasonal changes and regional differences affect our work, recreation, foodways, beliefs, customs, and...
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Special Days, Special Greetings
In this holidays and celebrations worksheet, students review some special days of the year and the special greetings with each one. Students learn about birthdays, holidays, and good wishes.
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Chinese New Year Word Jumble
In this Chinese New Year activity, students unscramble the letters to spell 20 words that pertain to the celebration of the new year in China. There is a word bank.
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A Turkey for Thanksgiving - Lesson #2
Second graders investigate realistic fiction, holiday celebrations, making tally charts. In this multi-disciplinary lesson, 2nd graders listen to a story about Thanksgiving and one about the Chinese New Year to develop an understanding...
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Holiday Exercises
In this interactive holiday instructional activity, students view 20 symbols of various holidays and match the correct name of the holiday to the symbol.
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A Comparison of the Celebrations of Cinco de Mayo
Learners compare and contrast how Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the United States and in Mexico. In this cultural comparisons lesson, students research holiday practices using Internet sites and then write persuasive papers that include...
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Special Days-- A Crossword Puzzle
In this language arts worksheet, students examine the names of 12 holidays. Students write the name of the month in which the special day is observed in a crossword puzzle.
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Holiday Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students search for a total of 85 hidden words that related in some way to holidays. Words are hidden in all directions.
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Prepositions of Time
In this prepositions of time worksheet, learners put a preposition of time in front of days of the week, months, holidays, times of day, and more. Students complete 70 problems.
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Sounding Out, Holiday Relay
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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Federal Holidays
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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Holidays: Ramadan
In this foreign language worksheet, students read sentences about Ramaday. They fill in missing words by selecting the best of the two given choices.