Curated OER
Christmas Countdown Calendar
In this holiday worksheet, students cut out the numbers and paste them in reverse order to countdown the days until the Christmas holiday.
Curated OER
Happy Valentine's Day
In this holiday worksheet, learners color in the Valentine's Day design of hearts and design their own unique color scheme. Then students could exchange the papers to one another as part of a celebration.
Curated OER
Bear Family Christmas
In this holiday worksheet, students color in the picture of the bear enjoying Christmastime and they create their own designs for the holidays.
Curated OER
Earth Day
In this environment worksheet, students read the passage about Earth Day and then take the multiple choice test with the four questions .
Curated OER
Santa Shape
In this holiday worksheet, students draw the picture of Santa Clause and have the option of creating their own artistic designs. They could also cut it out.
Curated OER
Santa Clause Shape
In this holiday worksheet, students color in the drawing of Santa Clause while creating their own designs. An extension to the activity could be creating a cut out.
Curated OER
Valentine
In this holiday worksheet, students find the words that are related to the holiday of Valentine's Day. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
White Elephant Exercise Exchange
Students get moving in a fun holiday setting. They participate in a holiday tradition of exchanging gifts with the gift being an exercise to be completed. Exercises are written on small slips of paper and put into a small holiday gift bag.
Curated OER
Researching and Writing About Another Country's Holiday: Documenting and Communicating Information
This lesson is a culminating lesson which follows students researching, collecting citations, evaluating and selecting text, graphic materials and visual aids. In this concluding lesson, 5th graders discuss the assessment task and how to...
Curated OER
Rice Wreaths
Students create rice and glue holiday wreaths in this Art lesson ideal for the 1st or 2nd grade. The lesson can be adapted for older or younger students and includes an ingredient list and step-by-step directions for siccessful...
Curated OER
Holiday
Second graders engage in a lesson about holidays. They create a holiday windsock and decorate it with illustrations that symbolize different days. The information for the decorations is found through conducting research and discussing...
Curated OER
Holidays Around The World
Second graders investigate the different holidays that are celebrated in cultures around the world. They identify the different symbols used in celebration and differentiate the interpretation. Students demonstrate in writing how the...
Curated OER
Korean Holiday Calendar
Students engage in research in order to find the origin of a Korean holiday. They compare American holidays to the ones of Korea in order to find the true meanings of holidays in both cultures.
Curated OER
New Year Celebrations in Korea
Students investigate the New Year's holiday looking at the American tradition in comparison to Korea. This helps to point out the qualities of the holiday for those who live in Korea.
Curated OER
Groundhog Day
Students practice moving in general space and to increase listening skills.To enhance movement during this activity ask them to perform a variety of different locomotor skills as they move throughout the space.
Curated OER
Christmas, Christmas, Christmas Webquest
Learners choose a country to research. They incorporate a graphic organizer like Kidspiration/Inspiration to plan their research. Students create a presentation using Keynote or an Apple works table to present their information to the...
Curated OER
Valentine's Day
Students study the topics of love and romance as they are related to the Valentine's Day holiday. They think of associated vocabulary, read well known quotes, and discuss how people in their own country meet. They read about contemporary...
Curated OER
Pick a Holiday
Students use the Internet resources provided and their own searches to select and investigate a holiday of interest to them. They present their findings to the rest of the class in a format of their choice.
Curated OER
Groundhog Day
Students access a variety of Groundhog Day themed websites. They locate information about the history of Groundhog Day and why we celebrate it. They read about Punxsutawney Phil and groundhogs and play interactive games.
Curated OER
Presidents Day
Students access a variety of Presidents Day themed websites. They locate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln, biographies, timelines, memorials and documents written by both men.
Curated OER
Thanksgiving
Students access a variety of Thanksgiving themed websites. They locate information on the Pilgrims and Native Americans. They examine Squanto, the Wampanoag Tribe, Samoset and the history of Thanksgiving.
Curated OER
Let's Celebrate!
Second graders, as a whole class, create a calendar of holidays using cards. Afterward, they add their birthdays to the calendar.
Curated OER
Turkey Time Decoration or Centerpiece
Students create a turkey using paint, a small paper plate, and a toilet paper tube.