Less than $5 Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Activities

The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition for many families and classrooms. What is it about this story that keeps children coming back year after year? One big reason is the battle with the Mouse King!

This part of the story is full of excitement and suspense. Audiences love cheering for Clara and the Nutcracker as they take on the Mouse King and his army. It's a thrilling part of the story that always gets viewers on the edge of their seats.

Do you need fun and engaging music activities for December? The Nutcracker is one of Tchaikovsky's most famous compositions.

Preview the full product with these "Battle with the Mouse King" listening sheets! This engaging music activity will add some festive cheer to your class party, homeschool meetups, or holiday family fun! Also great as sub plans or brain breaks!

★ This free preview includes:

• (2) "Battle with the Mouse King" listening sheets

★ Easel Activity ★ Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.

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"The Nutcracker" Listening Activity Sheets

• Overture
• The Christmas Tree
• March
• Gallop And Dance Of The Parents
• The Presents Of Drosselmeyer
• Grandfather Dance
• Clara And The Nutcracker
• Battle with the Mouse King
• In The Christmas Tree
• Waltz Of The Snowflakes
• The Magic Castle On The Mountain Of Sweets
• Clara And Prince Charming
• Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
• Coffee (Arabian Dance)
• Tea (Chinese Dance)
• Trepak (Russian Dance)
• Dance Of The Reed Pipes
• Polichinelle (The Clown)
• Waltz Of The Flowers
• Pas De Deux
• Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
• Grand Finale

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The Nutcracker Word Search

The Nutcracker Performance Journal

The Nutcracker Scene List

The Nutcracker Number Writing

The Nutcracker Activity Bundle

The Nutcracker Bingo Game

The Nutcracker Blank Sheet Music

The Nutcracker Music Notes Match

The Nutcracker Listening & Match Bundle

The Nutcracker & Festive December Bundle

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

Celebrate Christmas with this fun bingo activity in Spanish!. Perfect for large groups in your classroom or centers. Add this to your Christmas party with 30 unique Bingo boards for your students!

This activity includes

• 30 color boards
• 30 calling cards

You could also use the calling cards for a matching game, just print 2 copies and play a memory game or go fish.

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Holiday Bingo Bundle in Spanish

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Christmas Color by Number / Coloring Pages in Spanish

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Help your students start the New Year with confidence and enthusiasm. This resource allows kids to reflect on their goals and take pride in their personal growth. By encouraging them to share their work with family, you foster meaningful conversations and reinforce their commitment to improvement. Boost student engagement and create a positive, forward-thinking classroom environment with this valuable tool.

How to assemble:

1. Cut out the snowman cover and the writing page along the dotted line.
2. Staple the two snowmen at the top of the hat.
3. Decorate your classroom, or hallway, or send it home for a festive touch.

This resource includes:

• Page 1: Snowman Cover
• Page 2: Snowman - New Year's Resolutions

Happy Snowman Day!

Color by Code CHRISTMAS Color by Number Multiplication and Division Facts Practice Coloring Pages - Brighten up math time with these Christmas Color by Code multiplication and division facts worksheets! You'll have 8 fun images; Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph the reindeer, an elf, presents, Christmas tree, a wreath and candy canes. These Christmas-themed coloring pages are perfect for your fast finishers, no prep math centers, morning work and sub plans!

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4 math coloring sheets with multiplication facts

4 math coloring sheets with division facts

teacher instructions

color coded at a glance answer keys

*Colour by number code worksheets are included for AUS/UK/CAN Australian, British and Canadian spelling!

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Festive way to make connections:

Students read or watch A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my students read A Christmas Carol and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas, for an engaging activity before the holiday. A Christmas Carol was a challenge for the students, so watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas was a fun distraction.

This active and engaging resource gets students moving and discussing. Students will make paper snowballs out of the provided cards. They will then use these for a snowball fight. When time is up, students will find a partner, uncrumple the paper, and have a discussion.

Students can reach connections and have discussions with the information they gather.

What's included:

• A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas cards for creating paper snowballs.
• Topics include: character, setting, theme, conflict, language, plot, and resolution.

Why this resource is helpful:

• Directions included.
• Print and go cards are easy for teachers.
• Students enjoy an indoor snowball fight.
• The nature of the activity causes random topics for discussion each round.

This is a holiday word Cinquain. Have students choose a holiday subject or focus on words around the month of December. Then they use the instructions to write their own word Cinquain. This is a fun poetry printable that you can add to a writing center or have each student do individually.

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This is a free social skills lesson focused on gift exchange. My Easy Social Skills Holiday lessons to explore and discuss each area to the best of your student’s ability. Students in your class will gain  a basic understanding of each other's likes and dislikes, as well as practicality in helping them learn how to thoughtfully choose gifts that reflect consideration, kindness and practicality. This Social Skills lesson is also perfect for Theory of mind and/ or Social problem solving.

This engaging activity allows students to create personalized Winter theme name puzzles while practicing fine motor skills with scissor cutting. these puzzles are a fun and educational addition to your winter classroom activities. making it easy for kids to spell out their names (2-12 characters).

Teachers can customize and print, offering a fun and educational winter project that enhances letter recognition, sequencing, and creativity. Ideal for winter-themed lessons, bulletin boards, or a festive classroom display!

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What's Included :

• PAGE : 22 PAGES
• FILES : PPTX
• SIZE : 11'' x 8.5''

Fun Christmas activity | NO PREP

Christmas dress-up printable activity is a fun activity for your kiddos.

It can be done with kindergarten and elementary. And it is a great idea for your bulletin board.

This resource includes:

- 28 character options

- 6 costumes + costumes accessories

Skills Developed in this lesson:

- Fine motor skills

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Engage Your Students with Holiday Fun: 12 Days of Christmas Veterinary Technician Edition Trivia!
Looking for a festive, educational, and interactive way to keep your students engaged during the holiday season? This 12 Days of Christmas Veterinary Technician Edition Trivia activity is perfect for high school students.
✨ What’s Included:

• A student-friendly trivia handout with 12 vet-tech themed trivia questions, each inspired by The 12 Days of Christmas.
• Teacher instructions for setting up and running the activity effortlessly.
• A creative, hands-on group activity that encourages teamwork, critical thinking, and holiday cheer.
• A competitive twist with jingle bells for teams to signal when they’ve completed their answers.

✨ Why Teachers Love It:

• Easy to implement with minimal prep—perfect for busy educators during the holiday season!
• Engages students with collaborative learning in a fun, stress-free way.
• Holiday-themed fun while reinforcing key concepts!

✨ How It Works:

1. Students are divided into small teams and receive a trivia handout and a jingle bell.
2. Teams work together to answer 12 festive vet-tech questions.
3. When they think they’ve completed the trivia, they ring their jingle bell for the teacher to check their answers.
4. The first team to answer all questions correctly wins a small holiday prize!

Perfect For:

• Pre-holiday class activities.
• Sub plans.
• Fun review days with a festive twist.

Bring the holiday spirit into your classroom with this engaging activity! It’s educational, festive, and sure to get your students excited while learning.
Grab your copy today and make your holiday lesson plans sparkle! ✨
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Looking for a fun Christmas twist on Alphabet Identification this season.

**2 activities **can be found in this Hands on Approach Packet that’s Christmas Themed, perfect for offering students **Preschool through First Grade **the opportunity to Identify their Uppercase and Lowercase A-Z alphabet letters. These are available to you in Full Color. Students will also be helping their Visual Discriminations Skills and **Cognitive Development **all while having fun doing it.

All you need to do is:

• Print it out “Recommend Cardstock for Durability”
• Recommend laminating for Durability
• Cut out the Star Letter Match Cards
• Add Velcro if you prefer
• Your Pre-k thru 1st grade students will love getting into the season by finding the “Match” for the right Star Letter Card and placing it on the Mat.

You will receive the following 2 Christmas Themed Letter Identification Hands On Digital Resources:

Full Color

• 26 Upper Case Letter Mats
• 26 Lower Case Letter Mats
• 26 Upper Case Star Matching Cards
• 26 Lower Case Star Matching Cards

USE THIS RESOURCE FOR:

• File Folders
• Independent Work
• Homework (Students take home and play with Family)
• Daily Review
• Math Centers
• Early Finishers
• Morning Menus
• Morning Warm-ups
• Substitute Folders
• Homeschoolers
• Small Groups
• Perfect for on "The Go", learning in a classroom or learning at Home.

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Thanksgiving Alphabet A-Z Upper and Lower Case Letter Identification Match Mat

Christmas:

Christmas Alphabet A-Z Upper and Lower Case Letter Identification Match Mat

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Who will find all the words? Try this Christmas word search with your Kindergartener- third graders or homeschoolers today! This word search is perfect for learning new vocabulary that is Christmas inspired.

**This game is designed for all ages but might be a little easier for older elementary students.

PERFECT FOR DISTANCE LEARNING, OR A TEACHER LOOKING FOR LESS PREP. The digital game is on Google Forms.

Don’t spend HOURS planning a review activity for your students. I have you covered.

This word search activity will:

· Motivate students

· Engage your class.

· Keep your students busy while learning new words and how to spell them.

This Christmas word search will teach your students more vocabulary words, how to read them and how to spell them. All you will need to do is send each student a copy of the slide for them to find the words. They will slide the objects over onto the words that they find. Then they will send their finished word search to you for you to correct with the answer key.

Grab your copy today and help your students move through reading even when distance learning.

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Kids will love getting into the holiday spirit with this Christmas Activity Flip Book designed for early learners in Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade! Engage your students in festive, skill-building activities from ornament letter recognition to counting letters and artistically decorating gingerbread cookies!

What’s Inside this Christmas Activity Flip Book:

*Ugly Christmas Sweater Design: Children will work on fine motor skills and tap into their inner artists as they draw and color their winning design for the Ugly Christmas Sweater contest!

*Christmas Joke Tracing: Combine laughter and learning as students trace a silly snowman joke that introduces early literacy elements through letter tracing.

*Ornament Spelling and Counting: Children will trace the word "Christmas" and then embark on a delightful journey to find and color ornaments that spell out the festive word. Counting the letters adds a fun twist, reinforcing numeracy skills.

*Gingerbread Maze & Cookie Decorating: Guide the gingerbread man through the maze and then let imaginations run wild as students decorate their own gingerbread cookie! This activity fosters problem-solving skills and allows for creative expression.

*Color by Number Up to 5: Wind down the holiday fun with a cheerful "What Am I?" color-by-number activity, reinforcing number recognition and color identification up to 5. There are 2 options for print for this activity - either black and white, or a colored option showing the 5 crayon colors.

Skills Targeted:

• Fine Motor Skills
• Letter Tracing
• Counting and Numeracy
• Problem-Solving
• Creative Expression

Perfect for:

• Classroom Activities
• Holiday Parties
• Homeschooling
• Early Finisher Tasks

Transform your classroom into a festive learning hub with this Christmas Activity Flip Book, sure to get kids into the Christmas holiday spirit!

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Looking for a fun, no-prep holiday themed center or craft? Use this December tear art bundle to work on fine motor skills with a holiday twist! Students use their hands to tear pieces of paper and glue on to the picture for a winter craft! Perfect for a reading station or center, craft time or to use with a thematic winter unit.

Tear art makes great classroom decor all while having fun working on those fine motor skills!

Eight easy to use sheets for your young learners!

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Add a touch of holiday excitement to your classroom with this activity- Christmas Mystery Game! Ideal for use in homeroom, classroom parties, or as a fun brain-boosting break, this game will have students working together to solve clues and uncover the mystery.

Ready-to-Use Ready-to-Print / Printable Black and White Worksheet

What’s Included:

• Christmas Mystery PDF: A festive logic puzzle game that challenges students to think critically and collaborate to solve the mystery.
• Answer Key

Bring holiday magic to your classroom with this Christmas Mystery Game! Download now and watch your students immerse themselves in this joyful, brain-teasing activity!

Can be used in any grade level and any subject, especially math for cryptography lesson, encrypting, decrypting messages.

OTHER CHRISTMAS CLASSROOM GAMES:

• Math Escape Room
• It's a Match (like Spot It / Dobble)
• Christmas Mystery: Crack the Code Worksheet
• Memory Game
• This or That
• OOPS Taboo-Like Game

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Looking for a fun game to help your students learn about and celebrate Kwanzaa? This printable, low prep, bingo pack comes with 2 bingo games (with and without "The Seven Principles" symbols, 60 unique bingo cards, 78 calling cards and game instructions! You can print this game onto card stock and laminate for extra durability.

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Looking for a fun, engaging, and no-prep interactive digital resource to keep your students excited and connected before winter break? This Winter Break Community Building Interactive Slides resource is perfect for grades 5-8! Packed with 35 creative and festive activities, it promotes collaboration, critical thinking, and laughter in the classroom.

Key Features:

• Hear Me Out Challenges: Students debate their favorite holiday snacks, movies, and traditions.
• One Must Go: Fun dilemmas challenge students to make tough decisions about winter activities and treats.
• Mad Libs & Creative Writing: From silly holiday stories to cringe-worthy slang, students unleash their imagination.
• Reflective Writing Prompts: Encourage introspection with activities like bucket lists and favorite winter memories.
• Emoji Guessing Games: Decode holiday-themed phrases for a mix of fun and learning.
• Sleigh or Ohio? Students vote on whether winter traditions are "sleigh-worthy" or "cringe."

Suggested Uses:

• Holiday-themed Bell Ringers: Start your day with quick, interactive slides.
• Community Building Activities: Foster a positive, engaging classroom environment.
• Sub Plans: Easy-to-use, no-prep slides perfect for substitute teachers.
• Independent or Partner Work: Adaptable for individual or collaborative use.

Why Teachers Love It:

• Completely no-prep—just assign and go!
• Builds classroom community while keeping students engaged.
• Flexible and perfect for holiday fun during the busy lead-up to winter break.
• Encourages creativity, reflection, and discussion in a lighthearted way.

Make this winter season unforgettable for your students with this fun and interactive resource. Your classroom will love the mix of creativity and festive vibes!

Buckle up for a magical journey around the world as we explore how different countries celebrate Christmas! This exciting passport activity will ignite your students' curiosity about diverse traditions and enhance their research skills.

What's Included?

• Passport Cover Page: A template for students to design their personalized passport cover, including their name and a title like "Merry Traveler."
• Passport Pages for Different Countries: Pre-designed pages featuring various countries around the world with space for students to write down their research findings about Christmas traditions in those countries.
• Empty Passport Page Template: Additional blank pages for students to add more countries to their passport if they wish to explore further.
• Stamps (Optional): Create or print decorative stamp images to add a touch of authenticity to completed passport pages (e.g., a stamp with a landmark or a traditional Christmas symbol for each country).

This activity allows students to:

• Develop research skills by finding information about Christmas traditions.
• Learn about the diverse ways people celebrate Christmas around the world.
• Appreciate different cultures and traditions.
• Practice writing and note-taking skills.
• Engage in creative expression through passport cover design.

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These one-day Christmas projects are perfect for the days leading up to winter break. With 5 different projects plus numerous variations, there are so many choices! Set up centers for students, let them choose a project (or 2), or pick the project that goes with the materials you want to use.

The projects all feature holiday trees but can be adapted for use as a non-holiday project. Projects are hands-on, engaging, and cross-curricular - fantastic for this time of year when you do not want to start another big project before the break.

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 13 pages. It includes:

• Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 5 projects
• Multiple project variations ideas
• Cross-curricular and literacy connections
• Ideas for assessments
• National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for 2nd-5th grades
• Project Reflection Questions for reflection and discussion

This lesson includes TEKS (if you are in Texas) and National Core Arts Standards for 2nd-5th grades. These projects use a variety of different materials and techniques to create artwork. These types of projects help develop your students' fine motor skills, sequencing, and eye-hand coordination.

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Christmas Quiz and Answer Grid for use with any class aged 14+ including Sixth Form/A Level. A fun activity which requires no PC’s, no programs, nothing other than pen and paper!

Each round has 10 questions, and participants can earn up to 50 points. The quiz is structured as follows:

Round 1: General knowledge with Christmas-themed questions.
Round 2: Picture round where participants identify prominent people from 2024.
Round 3: General knowledge questions.
Round 4: Picture round featuring cartoon characters.
Round 5: General knowledge questions.

The document includes all necessary materials to run the quiz, such as answer sheets and answers provided after each question. Participants can play individually or in teams, and the quiz is designed to be simple and fun.