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Hanukkah
How much does your class know about the Jewish Festival of Lights? Young learners practice Hanukkah vocabulary, including latkes, Judea, sufganiot, and gimel, in a series of word puzzles.
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The Night Before Christmas Crossword
In this literature crossword worksheet, students complete a puzzle based on a classic piece of Christmas literature, The Night Before Christmas. Students read 36 clues and solve the puzzle without a word bank.
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Halloween Crossword-- Medium Difficulty
In this Halloween crossword puzzle worksheet, students read 15 clues and put their answers in the puzzle. There are words in a word bank on this page.
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Thanksgiving Crossword
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle filling in ten clues related to the traditions of Thanksgiving and the history of Thanksgiving.
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December Celebrations
Students study customs of various winter holidays. In this holiday lesson, students read the book The Reasons for the Seasons and complete a winter glyph. Students use graphing software to create a chart of the holidays that are celebrated.
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Christmas Songs
In this Christmas crossword puzzle worksheet, students complete the 14 word crossword puzzle. All of the clues are names of Christmas songs.
Storytelling World
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Ring in the holiday season with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. A teacher's guide to each chapter, crossword puzzles, quote matching, and creative writing prompts are just a few of the language arts...
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Time and Seasons
Here is an engaging crossword puzzle which focuses on time and the seasons of the year. Learners determine the answers to 17 clues using words that are associated with time and seasons. They complete sentences about months, holidays,...
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Saint Patrick's Day: English Exercises
In this St. Patrick's Day instructional activity, students read a story, watch a video, answer true or false questions, complete sentences, and complete a crossword. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Squigly's Christmas Crossword
After completing the crossword puzzle with various words, some Christmas-themed and some not, students solve a second challenge by using all circled letters to form a new word. This is a good Christmas activity for the holidays; the...
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Christmas
In this Christmas worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answers to fourteen trivia facts about Christmas going across and down.
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Thanksgiving
A collection of Thanksgiving-themed vocabulary worksheets are sure to instill a sense of season gratitude. Featuring a set of nouns, verbs, and adjectives based on the holiday, the packet invites class members to fill in the blanks,...
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ESL-Halloween Crossword
In this ESL Halloween worksheet, students write vocabulary for a set of 7 Halloween pictures and complete a crossword puzzle.
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Hanukkah: Jewish Holiday
In this Hanukkah worksheet, learners fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answers to thirteen facts about the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah.
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Halloween
In this Halloween crossword activity, students read the 26 clues about Halloween to help them complete the crossword puzzle about Halloween.
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Back To School Crossword
In this reading worksheet, students analyze 10 words which pertain to Back to school time. Students read clues and fit the words in the crossword puzzle.
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George Washington's Birthday
Pupils recognize George Washington and why his birthday is celebrated as a national holiday through pictures, a story, crossword puzzles, and other activities involving other presidents.
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Halloween Crafts and Games
Students access a variety of Halloween themed websites. They locate information on crafts, games and activities relating to Halloween. They complete world problems, write poetry and test reading comprehension.
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The History of Thanksgiving Day
Third graders study the history of Thanksgiving. In this holiday lesson plan, 3rd graders read about the history of Thanksgiving, complete vocabulary activities, and write a journal entry from the point of view of someone who lived...
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Online Scavenger Hunt
Students participate in an online scavenger hunt to answer questions posed by the teacher. In this Internet search instructional activity, students are given specific questions and they have to use the Internet to locate the...
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"Green Holiday Night" or "Green Family Night"
Young scholars examine alternatives to wasteful, non-environmental holiday season and general gift-giving practices and discuss ideas for saving energy in holiday celebrations and day-to-day practices.
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Cultural Representation of Skeletons and Bones
Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle. In this culture instructional activity students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Winter Holidays
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is Winter Holidays.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle
ABCya's Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle is a fun and interactive way for kids to test their knowledge of Valentine's Day vocabulary words and facts. The crossword puzzle can be played on the computer or by printing on paper. The...