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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!

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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.

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Winter Holiday Books

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Check out these great books at The Teacher Store.

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Celebrate Winter Holidays

Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Students explore three fun interactive scrapbooks to learn the history and traditions behind Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

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Writing Activities, Articles, Book Resources

Classroom Activities: Celebrating Holidays and Wintertime

Grades: 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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Book Resources, Lesson Plans

Multicultural

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Teachers explain how they incorporate multiple cultures into celebrating the holiday season.

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Cut and Paste Holiday!

Grades: PreK–K

Learn how kids from around the world celebrate holidays in this digital issue of Let’s Find Out magazine.

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Shapes: Gingerbread Play Dough Mat

Grades: PreK–K

Kids can use play dough to decorate this Gingerbread place mat from Clifford magazine.

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Giving Feels Good

Grades: PreK–K

Use rhymes to describe holiday gifts in this digital issue of Clifford magazine.

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A Big Holiday Party

Grades: 1–2

Practice using charts with this holiday-themed skills sheet from Scholastic News.

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Holidays Add Up

Grades: 1–2

Students solve holiday math problems using this skills sheet from Scholastic News.

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“The Holiday Decorations”

Grades: 3–5

Learn about other winter holidays with this Scholastic News play.

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Gift-Coupon Patterns

Grades: PreK–K

Use this printable from Clifford to make personalized gift coupons for family and friends.

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Holiday Crafts and More

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Holiday arts and crafts, ideas for a team-building field trip, and ways to liven up indoor recess.

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Teaching Guides

Celebrate Winter Holidays Teacher's Guide

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Lessons to help your students learn about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays around the world

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Book Resources, Lesson Plans

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...

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Hanukkah in the Classroom

Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

Celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah with these lesson plans, articles, and teaching ideas.

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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.

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Articles, Book Resources

Bookshelf Bests: Holiday and Winter Themes (Grades K–5)

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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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,...

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Articles, Book Resources

Bookshelf Bests: Holiday and Winter Themes (Grades 6–8)

Grades: 6–8

You'll have an easier time holding students' attention during the holidays if you incorporate books involving December celebrations and winter...

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Spotlight on Winter Holiday Books

Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8

A wide variety of books to help celebrate the winter holiday season.

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Articles

Holidays: A Sampler from Around the World

Grades: 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...

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