Grade Level: Kindergarten
Holiday Candy Math
Holiday Candy Math
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, Geometry, Math, Numbers and Operations Fractions
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Math, Holiday, 2D Shapes/ 3D Shapes, Fractions, Sorting/Categorizing
Description: A hands on activity sorting candy by shape and/or attributes. The lesson can be differentiated by practicing 2D shapes, 3D shapes, and fractions.
How to Catch an Elf-Writing, Craft, & STEM Elf Trap
How to Catch an Elf-Writing, Craft, & STEM Elf Trap
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, Science, Math
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Description: A STEAM holiday lesson has students using differentiated writing templates to write about their elf, creating their elf, and then using collaborative teamwork to engineer a trap to catch an elf.
Holiday Science Experiments
Holiday Science Experiments
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, Science
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Science: Scientific Method, Holidays, Writing
Description: Get your students thinking like a scientist this holiday season. Using these two brief experiments and printable data collection sheets your students will work through the Scientific Method. They will discover what happens to candy canes and gingerbread men when they are placed in various liquids. (Ideal for grades K-3)
Winter Holiday Creative Writing
Winter Holiday Creative Writing
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, ELA
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Holidays, Creative Writing
Description: Choose a character and setting from mix and match cards to inspire a holiday creative writing piece. Students use a story map template to help them organize their writing. (Grades K-5)
Family Holiday Traditions Writing Activity
Family Holiday Traditions Writing Activity
Subject:
Seasonal/Holiday, Winter Holidays, Winter, ELA
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Holidays, Listening & Speaking, Writing
Description: Children love to share about their lives and things they do with their families. What better way to celebrate the holidays in your classroom, than having your students share their family holiday traditions. Students will discuss traditions with others, write about their own traditions, and illustrate their writing. (Grades K-5)
“All About My Friend” Newspaper- Digital Option
“All About My Friend” Newspaper- Digital Option
Subject:
Beginning of the Year
Type:
Mini Lessons with Activity
Skills: Partner Work Interviewing Listening & Speaking Writing
Description: Time for the class to get to know their new friends for the year! This can be done virtually using the printable PDF or using the Google slides version. Students will interview a new friend in the class and create a newspaper page to tell all about their partner.