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Orlando Shakes

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of "A Christmas Carol": Study Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What could be better than a play within a play? A study guide for "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'A Christmas Carol'" has theater-goers share their thoughts on the comedic...
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Orlando Shakes

A Christmas Carol: Study Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has delighted readers for generations. An in-depth study guide gives an overview of an adaptation of the classic story for the stage. Along with summaries of the plot and key characters, theater...
Activity
Cloud Front

Socratic Seminar for: A Christmas Carol

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Socratic seminars are a great way to encourage the development of critical thinking, speaking, and listening skills. And Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a perfect text for such a seminar. Use the questions in the packet to...
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Curated OER

History of Christmas Carols

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write the lyrics to their own Christmas carol. Through discussion and lecture, students become aware of the history of two Christmas carols. They memorize the lyrics to carols and perform them in class. Students use their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Germanic Music - Christmas Carols

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pupils learn German Christmas carols. In this Christmas music lesson, students learn Christmas carols in either German or English. They study the background of the songs and learn about Germanic Christmas traditions.
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Curated OER

Dancing a Christmas Carol

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore dance. They analyze and outline the movements of the dance "Roger de Coverly" from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Students choose music and choreograph a dance similar to "Roger de Coverly." They perform the dance....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Victorian Music

For Students 6th - 8th
For this music worksheet set, students read about music, orchestras, and Christmas during the Victorian era. They discuss Victorian music halls, read examples of street music, list the parts of an orchestra, and compose an original...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Christmas in Great Britain

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the Christmas customs of Great Britain. In this holiday instructional activity, students construct pomander balls and sing English Christmas carols.
Printables
Joel's Place

A Charlie Brown Christmas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Produce your own version of the 1965 animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas using the script provided by this resource.
Interactive
Curated OER

Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 8th - 12th
This online interactive history quiz is made up of 25 multiple choice questions about Michelangelo Buonarroti. The quiz is based on information included on the Sparknotes website, although the questions relate to topics that are present...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Christmas Music Lesson Plans

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Christmas music lesson plans add a little spice to the season.
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Curated OER

Charles Dickens

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Charles Dickens worksheet, learners read a 1 page article on Charles Dickens and then answer 12 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Folk Music

For Students 6th - 12th
In this folk music worksheet, learners read selections pertaining to folk music and then respond to 10 short answer questions. An extension activity is also available on the worksheet.
Handout
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Germanic Music: Christmas Carols

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Two Christmas carols are taught in this lesson plan, Silent Night and O Tannenbaum. Students will learn the carols in German and English. They will also learn the background and history of each of these well known carols.
Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: Jingle Bells

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Christmas carol, "Jingle Bells" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Christmas Poems and Pictures by James G. Gregory

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Christmas Poems and Pictures by James G. Gregory (1864), a collection of songs, carols, and poems related to Christmas.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How 25 Christmas Traditions Got Their Start

For Students 9th - 10th
Christmas in America has been filled with traditions, old and new. Some date back to 16th-century Germany or even ancient Greek times, while others have caught on in modern times. Here's a look at 25 ways Americans have celebrated the...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Mexican Music: A Christmas Tradition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the Mexican Christmas tradition La Posada in this activity. Provided is the music and lyrics to a traditional posada song. The lyrics are available in both Spanish and English.
Article
Other

The Mercury Theatre on the Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to many of the original Mercury Theatre of the Air broadcasts, with Orsen Welles, John Houseman, Agnes Moorehead and others. Also on the site you can find broadcasts of many of the programs from Campbell Playhouse, which is what...
Primary
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Good King Wenceslas by J. M. Neale

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This ebook version of J. M. Neale's Good King Wenceslas has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

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