Curated OER
Idea Generator
Second graders listen to a story about gift giving and letter writing and generate a class list of presents they have received.
Curated OER
Eat and Be Merry - Planning a Mexican Posada
Students plan their own fiesta. They study information about a "posada"
and explain the significance of a pi??ata. Afterwards, they construct a pi??ata to be used for end-of-unit party. in addition, they read a story and answer questions...
Curated OER
Fun in the Sun
Students freeze colored water. In this art lesson, students take the blocks of ice out of the freezer, put the blocks into a small pool and watch the ice melt.
Curated OER
Hide the Acorns
Students search for acorns. In this art lesson students imagine they are squirrels finding and storing acorns. The students dig through a water table filled with sand or soil looking for acorns that have been buried.
abcteach
Abcteach: Kwanzaa
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site features a worksheet focused on the seven Kwanzaa principles.
Crayola
Crayola: Kwanzaa Symbol Strips (Lesson Plan)
Use this activity from Crayola as part of your Kwanzaa celebration. The lesson plan incorporates social studies and visual arts as students learn to create the traditional Adinkra weaving patterns used on Kente cloth. Combine several...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Kwanzaa
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a simple lesson covering some basic information about Kwanzaa. Activities include using the paint bucket to highlight key vocabulary words, coloring the candles of the kinara,...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
Teachnology
Teachnology: December Holidays for Teachers
Looking for resources to add to teaching or learning about the holidays in December? Check out all the worksheets, activities, lesson plans and more offered by Teachnology.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Play: The Mystery of the Missing Munchies
Short play about the holiday season that students can perform. Click the teacher page for discussion and extension activities.