$5 - $10 For Any Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Centers (by date, oldest first)

"My students LOVED playing Nutcracker BINGO. It was a great activity to use after we learned about the history of and read a version of The Nutcracker. They were extremely engaged, and it was a great review of characters and dances from the ballet/story." - Rebecca M.

Add this BINGO game to your Nutcracker unit or winter sub plans! Students will enjoy racing to find Clara, the Mouse King, Godfather Drosselmeyer, and more! There are also a few festive objects like cupcakes and ornaments. Great for printing on Astrobright paper!

Product Includes:

• Instruction page
• 25 Caller Cards (6 per page)
• 30 BINGO game boards - each one contains the same characters but have slightly different layouts.

Use mini-erasers, bingo chips, or other fun items as space markers. Students get 5 in a row to win!

More Nutcracker Resources!

Nutcracker Fairy Tale Story Listening Sheets (★ NEW!)

The Nutcracker Listening Sheets

The Nutcracker Listening Sheet Preview

El Cascanueces (En Español)

The Nutcracker Word Search

The Nutcracker Performance Journal

The Nutcracker Scene List

The Nutcracker Number Writing

The Nutcracker Activity Bundle

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!

Learning to read music can have many benefits for students. These colorful music note-matching cards and posters are easy to set up and fun to use! Note-matching games are a great activity for both individual and group learning. They are easy to set up and can be adapted to different skill levels, making them suitable for learners of all ages.

Learning Objectives

• Memorization and understanding of each music note
• Improved memory and concentration
• Increased creative thinking and problem-solving
• Greater appreciation of music as an art form
• Comprehension of music notes and how they work together
• Increased knowledge of the musical structure and theory

What's Included

This activity pack includes full-color and white background posters, matching cards, and full-page posters for learning and checking answers. Great for centers! Simply print the cards and posters, cut out the note cards, and laminate for durability. Students match the note with the correct letter card. This is a great activity for reinforcing note names.

18 Grand Staff Puzzles (18 in all)

Treble Space Notes: f - a - c - e

Treble Line Notes: e - g - b - d - f

Bass Space Notes: a - c - e - g

Bass Line Notes: g - b - d - f - a

5 Wall Posters / Music Center Sheets

Grand Staff: Illustrates the two staves

Treble Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the treble clef looks like

Treble Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the treble clef

Bass Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the bass clef looks like

Bass Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the bass clef

This preschool monster unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn with monsters, as well as to learn about the letter M. These monster preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities**:** There are instructions for creating 2 different reindeer crafts as well as a dot painting page for R is for Reindeer. Students will also have a cut and paste craft for creating a reindeer out of a letter R.
• Math Activities: Students will practice graphing, counting to 10, ordering by size, and identifying shapes.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter Rs, finding the letter R dot mats, beginning sound sort, and a "reindeer" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter R. There are tracing activities for tracing lines.
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include playdough mats for making building faces on reindeer. There are also activities for building reindeer with counting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There are two reindeer game ideas for students to play indoors. Students are also able to play a pocket chart game that practices letter recognition.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes two reindeer snack ideas.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter R and about reindeer!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section a sensory bin idea for students to create patterns using reindeer antlers.
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with a reindeer farm.
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

This reindeer themed preschool unit is designed to be used during a Christmas or winter themed week where students are also learning about the letter R. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

This preschool gingerbread unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn with gingerbread. These gingerbread preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There are instructions for creating a gingerbread house out of a paper bag, a decorating a gingerbread craft, as well as a dot painting activity.
• Math Activities: Students will practice counting to 10, ordering by size, and identifying shapes.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letters, a gingerbread journal page, and a beginning sounds activity. There is also a set of story sequency cards to be used with a gingerbread man story.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letters.
• Fine Motor Activities: The activities in this section include playdough mats for decorating a gingerbread man. There are also activities for building gingerbread themed items with counting cubes.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There are two gingerbread game ideas for students to play indoors. Students are also able to play a pocket chart game that practices letter recognition.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes two gingerbread snack ideas.
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section a sensory bin idea for students to decorate a gingerbread man.
• Science Activities: Students will be able to label a gingerbread man, as well as complete a sequencing activity on how to make gingerbread cookies.
• Social Emotional Activities: Students will have access to gingerbread emotion cards and a blank gingerbread template to use playdough to create a feelings face on the gingerbread man to match their card.
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with a gingerbread house as well as some art templates for students to create the candy decorations for the gingerbread house.
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final page includes suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

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This gingerbread themed preschool unit is designed to be used during a Christmas or winter themed week. This packet serves as a review packet for previously learned letters and sounds, as well as colors, shapes and numbers to 10.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.

Winter, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah/Chanukah Mad Gab Gibberish Game: Bring holiday cheer to your classroom with these Mad Gab-style winter and Christmas babble games!

Bundle and Save 15%: This bundle includes the differentiated single-player game and the team game. The Deluxe bundle offers flexibility with multiple game modes, which broadens its appeal to both competitive and non-competitive students.

Celebrate the holidays these Mad Gab-style Christmas and Winter Holiday Games that guarantees laughter, learning, and endless engagement!

Babbles are mainly Christmas, ala Santa Claus, but include other winter holidays and celebrations, such as Kwanzaa, Hanukkah/Chanukah, New Year, Boxing Day, and people, places, and things related to the winter season.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! Play the preview versions to get an idea of what to expect. This is the best way to experience the game before purchasing.

Want more holiday fun? Try the Ultimate Winter Holiday Game Bundle that includes Escape Room, Millionaire, and Babble games.

Key Features:

• Festive Music & Animated Characters: Holiday tunes and delightful animations immerse students in the winter season.

• Differentiation Options:

  • Timed & Scored Game: Challenge learners to race against the clock for high scores.
  • Timed Only: Test speed without focusing on scores.
  • Scored Only: No rush—just accuracy and fun.
  • No Pressure Mode: Perfect for a relaxed classroom vibes.

• Automatic scoring and self-correcting answer key. Learners get immediate notification of correct or incorrect answers.

• Unlimited Replay option: Questions are selected randomly from a pool. There is well over 200 babble cards in total. This makes it possible to produce a unique quiz with each replay attempt. (That's right; they can play each day leading up to winter break and not get the same game twice, giving you the biggest bang for you buck when you buy once and play throughout the entire holiday season!) In addition, new questions will be added to the pool periodically to keep the pool robust.

• Learners are acknowledged by the name they entered when launching the game.

• No macros = play on any device.

• A Google account is not required!

Why Students Love It:

• It's so much fun!
• They have a choice in gameplay (singler-player game).

Why Teachers Love It:

• Engages students with a mix of fun, learning, and teamwork.
• Works for any grade level—though babble complexity is varied.
• No-prep, ready-to-play format saves teachers time.

Perfect For:

• Holiday parties
• Brain breaks
• Indoor recess
• Seasonal review days

Make these Christmas & Winter Holiday Games the highlight of your classroom this season!

What to Expect:

You'll receive a PDF file with a link to the online games. This content is not editable. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll be notified about any updates to this product.

Help Me Get Better:

If you encounter any issues, please reach out to me at zaneylaneylearning@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I have a lot of ideas, and I'm trying my best to present an error-free, high-quality product. Again, please play the preview version. This is the best way to understand how the game works and is also the best way to avoid surprises after purchase.

Please let me know if you would like to see additional examples or have suggestions for other uses/topics.