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Winter Holidays: Everything You Need

Why are there so many different reasons to celebrate during the winter? Learn about the many winter holidays that light up the season.

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How Do You Celebrate?

Grades 1–2 | Early Reading | Literature | Compare and Contrast | Reading Response

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Celebrate Winter Holidays

Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Interactive Whiteboard Activities | Language Arts | Ceremony and Tradition

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

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Classroom Activities: Celebrating Holidays and Wintertime

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Writing Activities | Articles

Tap into students' eagerness for merrymaking with classroom activities that capture the holiday spirit and connect to the curriculum.

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Cut and Paste Holiday!

PreK–K | Holidays and Seasonal Themes

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

PreK–K | Holidays and Seasonal Themes

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

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Giving Feels Good

PreK–K | Holidays and Seasonal Themes

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

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A Big Holiday Party

Grades 1–2 | Holidays and Seasonal Themes

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

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Holidays Add Up

Grades 1–2 | Holidays and Seasonal Themes

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

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“The Holiday Decorations”

Grades 3–5 | Holidays and Seasonal Themes

Learn about other winter holidays with this Scholastic News play.

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Gift-Coupon Patterns

PreK–K | Holidays and Seasonal Themes

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

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Holiday Crafts and More

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Holidays

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

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Celebrate Winter Holidays Teacher's Guide

Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 1–2 | Reading Response | Language Arts

Find how to use this exciting multimedia activity to have your students' learn about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other holidays...

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What is Your Most Successful Holiday Activity?

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12

Teachers share their holiday ideas for enhancing students'listening, reading comprehension, memory, and concentration. First year...

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Hanukkah in the Classroom

Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 1–2 | Collections | Hanukkah

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

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Time to Celebrate!

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | African American | Arab Americans | Christmas

Second-grade teacher Jackie Howes and her students always host a multicultural celebration in December. Here are some of her favorite...

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

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Literature | Articles

With visions of holidays and vacation fun dancing in everyone's head, you'll have an easier time holding students' attention if you...

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Let's Celebrate!

Grades 1–2 | Activities and Games | Content Area Reading | Compare and Contrast | Listening Comprehension

Students organize ideas in a chart to compare and contrast five cultural holidays. After reading books on each holiday, students make...

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

Grades 6–8 | Independent Reading | Literature | Articles | Book Resources

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

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Spotlight on Winter Holiday Books

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Hanukkah

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

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Christmas Crafts

PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Christmas | Crafts

Decorate your classroom with the holiday spirit with these quick and festive crafts.

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Holidays: A Sampler from Around the World

Leveled Reading | Culture and Diversity | Hanukkah

General information on holiday celebrations around the world. Learn about holidays from many different religions and cultures, categorized...

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