Teaching Themes
Winter Holidays: Everything You Need
Learn about the many different holidays that light up the winter and the ways people celebrate all around the world.
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Holiday Craft Ideas for Your Classroom
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Celebrate the holiday season with these craft ideas for Kwanzaa wreaths, reindeer puppets, snowmen ornaments, and more!
Lesson Plans, Extension Activities
How Do You Celebrate?
Grades: 1–2
Read and recite facts about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa customs. Then use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast them.
 Interactive Whiteboard Activities Celebrate Winter HolidaysGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Students explore three fun interactive scrapbooks to learn the history and traditions behind Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources What is Your Most Successful Holiday Activity?Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Teachers share their holiday ideas for enhancing students'listening, reading comprehension, memory, and concentration. First year teachers and... |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources MulticulturalGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Teachers explain how they incorporate multiple cultures into celebrating the holiday season. |
Lesson Plans Celebrate Kwanzaa in the United StatesGrades: PreK–K Students learn about Kwanzaa, Africa, and other continents. They develop their verbal language skills in this lesson promoting cultural diversity... |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources Let's Celebrate Kwanzaa!Grades: 1–2 Learn about Kwanzaa by making a decorative mancala game and comparing and contrasting Kwanzaa with other holidays. |
Holiday Math CraftsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Celebrate the season with hands-on creations that build essential math skills. |
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Articles Holidays: A Sampler from Around the WorldGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 General information on holiday celebrations around the world. Learn about holidays from many different religions and cultures, categorized by... |
Time to Celebrate!Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 Second-grade teacher Jackie Howes and her students always host a multicultural celebration in December. Here are some of her favorite activities. |
 Make and Give Activities Fun Holiday CraftsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Create these easy-to-make holiday decorations and crafts, including a Hanukkah mobile, Kwanzaa cards, and more! |
Discussion Guides Thinking Questions for KwanzaaGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Find the answers to these five thinking questions about Kwanzaa as you travel through the Celebrate Winter Holidays online student activity. |
 Teaching Guides Celebrate Winter Holidays Teacher's GuideGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Lessons to help your students learn about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays around the world |
Articles, Book Resources Bookshelf Bests: Holiday and Winter Themes (Grades K5)Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 With visions of holidays and vacation fun dancing in everyone's head, you'll have an easier time holding students' attention if you incorporate books... |
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Articles, Book Resources Bookshelf Bests: Holiday and Winter Themes (Grades 68)Grades: 6–8 You'll have an easier time holding students' attention during the holidays if you incorporate books involving December celebrations and winter... |
 Articles, Writing Activities, Book Resources Classroom Activities: Celebrating Holidays and WintertimeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Tap into students' eagerness for merrymaking with classroom activities that capture the holiday spirit and connect to the curriculum. |
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Articles Classroom Activities: Holiday and Winter Fun (Grades 6–8)Grades: 6–8 Tap into students' eagerness for merrymaking and Christmas vacation with classroom activities that capture the holiday spirit and often connect to... |
Articles Fit to Print: December Bulletin Board IdeasGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Need help brainstorming and designing this month's bulletin boards? These holiday and winter-related themes and ideas offer plenty of inspiration... |
 Holiday Crafts and MoreGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Holiday arts and crafts, ideas for a team-building field trip, and ways to liven up indoor recess. |
Spotlight on Winter Holiday BooksGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 A wide variety of books to help celebrate the winter holiday season. |
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Activities and Games, Unit Plans Let's Celebrate!Grades: 1–2 Students organize ideas in a chart to compare and contrast five cultural holidays. After reading books on each holiday, students make projects,... |
 Collections Hanukkah in the ClassroomGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah with these lesson plans, articles, and teaching ideas. |
