Elementary School Winter Lesson

Dive into the whimsical world of "The Grinch" with this engaging and comprehensive literary analysis toolkit! Perfect for Christmas or winter classroom activities, this resource is designed to captivate and challenge students in grades 4-8. Your students will embark on a festive journey of language, literature, and film analysis, all while celebrating the holiday season, Grinch Day, Centers, or before Winter Break!

What’s Included:

• "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" Lyrics Analysis: A full copy of the song lyrics for students to read and annotate. They will identify, classify, and draw instances of figurative language, diving deep into the clever and creative wordplay of this iconic song.
• Positive & Negative Connotations Activity: Students will sort words from the lyrics into lists of positive or negative connotations, enhancing their understanding of language nuances.
• Stanza Rewrite Exercise: A creative writing task where students rewrite a stanza from the Grinch's point of view, fostering empathy and perspective-taking.
• Vocabulary Enrichment: An activity focused on finding synonyms and antonyms for the word "mean," aimed at expanding students' vocabulary and encouraging stronger word choice.
• 10 Engaging Movie Clips: Carefully selected 3-minute clips from the 2018 Grinch movie, each serving as a basis for analyzing various literary elements such as setting, character development, and inferencing.
• Comprehensive PDF Worksheets: Easy-to-use worksheets for each activity, designed to facilitate student learning and engagement.
• Interactive Google Slides Presentation: A dynamic and visually appealing presentation that complements the PDF activities, perfect for both in-person and virtual classrooms.

Educational Benefits:

• High Engagement: Students will love exploring the colorful world of the Grinch, keeping them motivated and interested.
• High Rigor: Each activity is crafted to challenge students and deepen their understanding of literary concepts.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for whole-class instruction, small groups, literacy centers, or as part of a holiday-themed unit.
• Skill Development: Enhances skills in reading comprehension, literary analysis, creative writing, vocabulary development, and critical thinking.
• Aligned with Standards: Designed to align with Common Core standards for grades 4-8.

Make learning fun this holiday season with our "The Grinch 2018: A Comprehensive Literary Analysis Toolkit." Your students will not only review key literary skills but also engage in a joyful, meaningful exploration of language and film. Perfect for adding a festive twist to your curriculum! ✨

Your PreK or Kinder is going to love to practice counting 1-10 in these adorable Seasonal themed mini book. Practice reading the number, reading a number sentence, counting fall items, tracing the number and the number word.

This is very public school friendly because it doesn't have any relation to a specific holiday and can be used throughout the seasons.

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Each page gives the young learner practice in:

•Reading the number

•Signing the number

•Reading a number sentence

•Counting items

•Tracing the number/Writing

•Number word

Ideas for Use

•A quick print and go substitute teacher day lesson

•A fun way to introduce a new number

•Emergent reader for advanced learners

•Early finishers activity

• Road Trip/ Car take along activity

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Save yourself time and lots of repeating by hanging up the "Getting Dressed in Winter Gear" poster in your classroom or home. Have your students practice the order of the steps by connecting the steps to the gear or doing a cut and paste activity. Read and trace in the emergent reader as a class or individually. Write the room to get familiar with winter gear.

Included:

Classroom posters (with and without scarf step)

Write the Room cards and recording sheets (tracing and writing)

Cut and Paste (with and without scarf step)

Matching (with and without scarf step)

Emergent Readers (tracing, non-tracing, First-Then-Next-Etc, 1.-2.-3., with and without scarf step)

These printable worksheets are reading passages related to the four seasons, accompanied by comprehension questions covering WH questions and main ideas. Perfect for 2nd to 4th-grade students, these worksheets can be utilized in various ways such as small group activities, homework assignments, independent work, or even as a choice for students during reading time.

You will receive 40 reading passages with comprehension questions on each page. For each season you will download 5 non-fiction texts and 5 fiction texts.

Benefits:

• Engaging seasonal content

• Enhances reading comprehension skills

• Versatile use in different classroom settings

Instructions/Tips for Implementation

Integrate these worksheets into your lesson plans as seasonal activities, reading assignments, or as part of your literacy centers. Provide students with opportunities to work individually or collaboratively to complete the reading passages and questions.

My 3rd- 5th grade Sp. Ed students LOVE these worksheets. They enjoy reading about the interesting topics and we always have a lively discussion as a result. I use these during small group time. For my students I read the passages aloud to them and have them answer the questions independently.

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Bring holiday fun to fine motor practice with the Gingerbread Magnet Tracing activity! Perfect for classrooms, therapy sessions, or at-home learning, this engaging resource uses magnets and movement to encourage skill development in an interactive way.

Materials Included:

• 3 gingerbread tracing mats (PDF format, designed for printing and laminating)
• Teacher direction page for easy setup and guidance

How It Works:

1. Print and laminate the tracing mats for durability—cardstock paper is recommended for the best results.
2. Place a small metal object (such as jingle bell, metal rimmed bingo chip, paper clip, pipe cleaner piece, etc.) on top of the gingerbread tracing mat.
3. Use the magnet wand underneath the mat to move the object and trace the lines of the gingerbread design.

Benefits:

• Enhances fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Encourages focus and precision through a fun holiday-themed activity
• Simple to set up and reusable year after year

This resource is perfect for engaging students in a festive and hands-on learning experience. Download the PDF today and bring magnetic holiday magic to your activities!

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Students will read or follow along as the passage about the emperor penguin is read. Students will then answer comprehension questions as they read or after they have finished reading. Students will then see a diagram of an emperor penguin at the end of the product. Students will then label the diagram using a key.

AVID Winter Activity - Build a Costa Snowman Digital Resource: This digital lesson and activity is the perfect Winter or Christmas resource for building critical thinking skills in your AVID classroom! Use it as an inquiry icebreaker activity, a supplemental lesson for Costa's Level of Thinking, an inquiry lesson, a Fun Friday activity, or even for your Christmas/Winter party!

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Directions:

• This 18 interactive Google Slides presentation first goes over Costa's level of thinking with details and examples for all 3 levels.
• Then students will follow directions on drawing or creating their own Costa snowman while answering leveled questions on the way!
• After students create their snowmans and answer the Costa questions about them, they will write their own questions based on a winter scene!

What's Included:

• Essential questions slide
• 7 Costa's Level of Thinking teach slides
• 7 direction slides with step-by-step directions on how to create a Costa snowman and leveled questions for students to answer about their snowmen
• 1 slide with a winter scene where students will write their own leveled questions!

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This product features the perfect activity to include in your holiday repertoire! In this differentiated lesson plan, students examine the figurative language in the classic poem, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, in a thoughtful, engaging, and creative way. Teach this lesson any time in the month of December to practice figurative language identification and your students will thank you for such a fun activity!

Product Includes:

• Detailed Lesson Plan
• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas lines
• Worksheet
• Student Example
• Color-coded Teacher's Answer Key

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Welcome the Christmas season to your classroom with this 5 senses of Christmas book. Students will love creating their own book which reinforces the five senses. Children will engage in process art activities related to each of the five senses using a variety of art techniques.

Directions and sample pictures are included for each of the projects.

• 10 Winter Holiday Narrative Essay Picture Prompts & Planner: Engage students in narrative writing with holiday-themed picture prompts and a structured planner to develop plot, character, and setting in alignment with creative writing standards.
• Christmas Hip Hop Lyrics Analysis: Teach figurative language, rhyme schemes, and tone through an engaging analysis of hip hop lyrics, blending music and ELA standards for Grades 6-8.
• St. Nick: Informational Text Structures: Explore main ideas, text structures, and author’s purpose with this winter-themed set of informational texts designed to strengthen critical reading skills.
• Unraveling Krampus: Text Structures and Critical Analysis: Develop students’ ability to identify text structures and analyze information critically with this high-interest resource focused on the Krampus folklore.
• Informational Text Structure Coloring Sort: Combine creativity and learning as students sort and color-code winter-themed informational texts to practice identifying text structures.
• Winter Wonders: Exploring Text Features Through Snow-Themed Articles: Strengthen comprehension and analysis skills by examining text features in engaging snow-themed articles, perfect for enhancing nonfiction literacy.
• Christmas Winter Holiday Characters from Around the World Research PBL: Dive into global holiday traditions with this project-based learning activity that encourages research, critical thinking, and presentation skills.
• Holiday Figurative Language & Movie Clip Standard-Based Learning Activities: Analyze figurative language through fun, holiday-themed movie clips that align with ELA figurative language standards for middle schoolers.
• Virtual Winter Sports Exploration: Engage students in a digital exploration of winter sports, focusing on informational text comprehension and analysis for Grades 4-6.
• Analyzing Narrative Point of View Winter-Themed: Develop higher-order thinking with winter-themed narrative texts that challenge students to analyze and compare points of view using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
• Winter Vacation PBL: Inspire creativity and practical application with this low-prep, project-based learning activity where stude

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These Winter-themed reading comprehension passages and questions are designed for 2nd and 4th-grade students. The resource consists of engaging passages with questions that cover main idea, comprehension, WH questions and other reading skills.

You will get 10 reading passages with comprehension questions. You will download 5 fiction passages and 5 non-fiction passages. These are perfect for Homework, Small Group, Independent Work, or RTI activities.

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Benefits:

• Engaging passages that interest students and support comprehension

• No prep resource for teachers

• Easy to implement in various classroom settings

Instructions/Tips for Implementation:

Simply print the passages and questions for students to work on during reading time, literacy centers, or for homework assignments. Use the passages in small group settings to reinforce comprehension skills.

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Make fine motor practice fun and engaging with the Snowman Magnet Trace activity! Perfect for classrooms, therapy sessions, or at-home learning, this interactive resource uses magnets and movement to encourage skill development in an exciting way.

Materials Included:

• 4 snowman tracing mats featuring shapes: circle, square, triangle, and rectangle (PDF format, designed for printing and laminating)
• Teacher direction page for easy setup and guidance

How It Works:

1. Print and laminate the tracing mats for durability—cardstock paper is recommended for the best results.
2. Place a small metal object (such as a jingle bell, metal rimmed bingo chip, paper clip, pipe cleaner piece, etc.) on top of the snowman tracing mat.
3. Use the magnet wand underneath the mat to move the object and trace the lines of the shapes.

Benefits:

• Enhances fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Introduces and reinforces shape recognition in a fun, hands-on way
• Simple to set up and reusable for ongoing practice

This resource is perfect for engaging students in a creative and interactive learning experience. Download the PDF today and bring magnetic fun to your activities!

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After Winter Break Write the Room: Use this writing activity in your AVID classroom, ELA, or any content area. Allow students to reflect on their winter break with this engaging printable write-the-room activity! This activity features 11 unique labels you can display around your room, each representing a letter to spell out "Winter Break." These labels come with thought-provoking prompts that encourage students to reflect on their winter break experiences! The recording sheet allows students to organize and document responses. Make the transition back from winter break a memorable one!

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Directions:
Students will complete the winter break prompts around the room and record their responses on the provided recording sheet.

What's Included:

• 11 classroom labels each representing a letter to spell out "Winter Break" with prompts that encourage students to reflect on their experiences during the break.
• A recording sheet with a chart where students write their responses next to the corresponding letter.

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Celebrate the holidays in ELA with this whimsical powerpoint presentation covering the figurative language devices in Christmas songs! This fun and colorful 32-slide presentation is the perfect resource for the holiday season. Each slide features lines from popular Christmas songs for students to practice identifying figurative language devices. Your students will love seeing how many of their favorite Christmas songs are brimming with figurative language! Presentation covers: - Metaphor - Simile - Hyperbole - Oxymoron - Idiom - Personification - Onomatopoeia - Allusion - Alliteration Powerpoint also includes directions, a colorful student answer sheet, and answer key for teachers. _____________________________________________________________________ You can also save 20% by purchasing this product in a bundle along with the best-selling Christmas Song Figurative Language Task Cards! Christmas Song Figurative Language {{BUNDLE}} _____________________________________________________________________ More engaging holiday products by Language Arts Excellence: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Figurative Language Lesson Plan The Grinch Figurative Language Lesson Plan "Christmas Talk" Lesson Plan The Gift of the Magi & The Necklace Compare/Contrast Essay Letter to a Member of the Military We Didn’t Start the Fire Activity The Little Match Girl Sensory Details Lesson Plan Figurative Language in Christmas Songs - 32 Task Cards

Your PreK or Kinder is going to love to practice counting 1-10 in this adorable winter themed mini book. Practice reading the number, reading a number sentence, counting winter items, tracing the number and the number word.

This is very public school friendly because it doesn't have any relation to a specific holiday and can be used throughout the winter season.

Learn and practice numbers 1-10 with the WINTER images!

Each page gives the young learner practice in:

•Reading the number

•Signing the number

•Reading a number sentence

•Counting items

•Tracing the number/Writing

•Number word

Ideas for Use

•A quick print and go substitute teacher day lesson

•A fun way to introduce a new number

•Emergent reader for advanced learners

•Early finishers activity

Cut down the middle of the lines,

put in order and staple together!

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Bring holiday fun to fine motor practice with the Christmas Tree Bell Magnet Trace activity! Perfect for classrooms, therapy sessions, or at-home learning, this engaging resource uses magnets and movement to encourage skill development in an interactive way.

Materials Included:

• 4 Christmas tree tracing mats (PDF format, designed for printing and laminating)
• Teacher direction page for easy setup and guidance

How It Works:

1. Print and laminate the tracing mats for durability—cardstock paper is recommended for the best results.
2. Place the metal bell on top of the tree tracing mat.
3. Use the magnet wand underneath the mat to move the bell and trace the lines of the tree.

Benefits:

• Enhances fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Encourages focus and precision through a fun holiday-themed activity
• Simple to set up and reusable year after year

This resource is perfect for engaging students in a festive and hands-on learning experience. Download the PDF today and add some magnetic magic to your holiday season!

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Use this Christmas ornament writing activity to decorate your classroom tree and to get your AVID (or any content area) students in the holiday spirit! Students will choose 1 of the 8 mandala ornaments to decorate or create their own with the blank version provided. Then they will write about their greatest gift, cut and glue that to their ornament!

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What's Included:

• A PDF Document with 8 Mandala Ornaments for students to choose from
• Ornaments for responding to "My greatest gift is..."
• One blank ornament for students to create their own mandalas

Directions:

• Students will choose a mandala ornament to decorate or use the blank one provided to make their own.
• After decorating their ornaments, students will respond to the prompt, "My greatest gift is..." using the writing-lined ornament.
• Next, students will cut out their mandala and writing ornament and glue the lined writing ornament to the back of their mandala ornament.
• Last, laminate and cut them out, hole punch the top, and add a string! Hang them on your classroom tree.

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This product features 3 engaging, differentiated activities that focus on the rich sensory details of Hans Christian Andersen's devastatingly beautiful fairytale, "The Little Match Girl." The activities span before, during, and after reading the story with the intent to not only identify the sensory details, but to analyze their importance and how they add to the reader's experience with the tale and the little match girl herself. The activities support multiple learning styles so that all students walk away from the story with an appreciation for this heartbreaking tale and empathy for those less fortunate during the holiday season.

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- Anticipation Guide - "Creative Quick-Write and Story Time"

- Sensory Detail Chart

- Sensory Detail Drawing Activity

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Anticipation Guide (Before Reading)

- Suggested Lesson Plan for Sensory Detail Study (During Reading)

- Sensory Detail Analysis Open Response (After Reading)

- Answer Key

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Looking for fun and engaging ways to strengthen your students' fine motor skills? This Gingerbread Fine Motor Activities Pack is the perfect addition to your holiday season! With 6 hands-on, no-prep activities, your little learners will build fine motor muscles while having a blast with a festive gingerbread theme. Just print and go—no extra prep required!

What's Included?
✅ Sticker Practice: Build hand-eye coordination and precision while decorating gingerbread friends.
✅ Cutting Practice: Develop scissor skills with simple, fun, and holiday-themed cutting paths.
✅ Pin Poking Practice: Strengthen finger muscles by tracing designs with a pushpin (great for pre-writing!).
✅ Hole Punching Practice: Punch along the gingerbread shapes to boost hand strength and focus.
✅ Dot Marker Practice: Add a colorful flare with dot markers to gingerbread pictures, promoting grip and coordination.
✅ Q-Tip Painting Practice: Dab festive designs with q-tips for a creative fine motor challenge.

Why You'll Love It

• Student Approved: Activities are engaging and exciting for little hands.
• No Prep: Print and get started right away.
• Hands-On Learning: Perfect for preschool, pre-k, or early kindergarten classrooms.
• Versatile: Great for centers, small groups, or independent practice.

Make fine motor practice merry and bright with this Gingerbread Fine Motor Activities Pack!

Perfect for:
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Ready to sprinkle some gingerbread fun into your classroom? Download now and watch your students grow and glow! ✨

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