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Hanukkah - ESL

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Reinforce vocabulary and reading comprehension with a Hanukkah-themed collection of worksheets. Scholars first read a two-paragraph informational text, then apply their new-found-knowledge to match phrases, fill in blanks with...
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Giving with Imagination

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Demonstrate gift giving as an act of caring about someone versus gifts for show (or gifts from the purse). Elementary learners practice giving gifts from the heart by creating a poem for someone special to them.
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Holiday Gift Tags

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this holiday gift tags instructional activity, students color and cut out 9 gift tags. There are tags for both Christmas and Hanukkah, and each tag has a space to write whom the gift is to and whom it is from.
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Celebra Kwanzaa

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
¡Celebramos Kwanzaa! Celebrate Kwanzaa through the fictional story Celebra Kwanzaa con Botitas y sus gatitos to delightfully explain the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Dual language learners participate in reading and vocabulary...
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December Holidays:Create A Comparison Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
How are Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, and Ramadan similar? How are they different? Learners research the different December holiday celebrations around the world and compare the dates, symbols, countries, foods, and...
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Christmas Candy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Here is a tasty topic for a lesson: Christmas candy! Third and fourth graders research classic Christmas candies, then create their very own! They write a descriptive paragraph about their candy, then use KidPix to create an illustration...
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Which Comes First?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Hanukkah activity worksheet, students read the words that relate to Hanukkah. Students write the words that comes first on the line for the 15 words.
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Government and Community Resources

For Teachers Higher Ed
Adult learners, with the assistance of flash/picture cards, explore a variety of United States holidays and social customs: Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and more. In addition, they draw pictures illustrating...
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Using Abbreviations for Months of the Year

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this abbreviation for the months of the year worksheet, students review correct abbreviations, then write the month of the year and its abbreviation indicated by a statement about that month.
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December Holidays Antonyms and Synonyms Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this holidays worksheet, students write antonyms and synonyms for common holiday vocabulary words. Students write antonyms and synonyms for 15 words.
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My Favorite Holiday Tradition

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday traditions learning exercise, students draw a picture and write a story about one of their favorite holiday traditions. Students may use the word bank for assistance: candle, celebrate, Christmas, dinner, gifts, Hanukkah,...
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Waking Up, Stepping Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students focus on a rich and colorful description of a culture unfamiliar to most of them. They compare the similarities and differences they find between Nepali culture and their own and determine our similarities as people can bridge...