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Help your students gain a greater understanding of The Nutcracker Suite with this set of listening sheets! The Nutcracker Classical Music Activity Packet provides 268 pages of different activities that will help build a classical music foundation for your students. Its goal is to increase knowledge of The Nutcracker Suite and comprehension of scenes and characters.

See What's Inside

Be sure to check out the preview file above for a closer look into what this activity pack includes. You'll find 17 pages of activity demos, descriptions, and teacher testimonials!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Nutcracker Suite
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Music Featured in Each Pack:

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 (3rd Movement contains "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy") • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy • Grand Finale

Nutcracker Listening Activity Sheets (Located in Bonus File Section)

Music Rating Guides - full color/black & white

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a pleasant sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Nutcracker Listen and Color Activity Sheets (22 pages)

Pair art with music! Students color the characters while listening to featured music from The Nutcracker. There are four categories of keywords to circle/highlight that describe their listening experience. Blank lines are for writing in their own words. There are no wrong answers! Discuss and display for further engagement.

"This is a fabulous resource! The kids really enjoyed deciding how the music made them feel. It ties well with the curriculum and I will definitely be using it again!" - Stephen G.

The Nutcracker Checkbox Listening Sheets (24 pages)

Emoji Rating Guide (14 emojis to choose from, color and b&w)

Listening Sheets - there are no wrong answers! Students can use the checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more!

The Nutcracker Tracker (1 page)

Students can track their listening progress by coloring a box for each piece! Select a few or listen to all twenty-two!

The Nutcracker Jazz Suite by Duke Ellington (14 pages)

These Nutcracker-themed printable listening sheets offer creative music appreciation! Most performances online of the full suite range from twenty to thirty minutes. Students will recognize some of the most familiar pieces! Great for incorporating jazz into this seasonal favorite.

Nutcracker Fairytale Story (45 pages)

Nutcracker Story listening sheets combine music appreciation with a fairy tale theme! Students compose their wondrous tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

"I don't feel like I do a very good job of teaching dance/music in our Arts Ed strands, so this was a handy resource as a way of guiding my teaching. I was surprised just how into the Nutcracker my students got!" - Nadine

The Nutcracker Story Writing Packet (30 pages)

These story sheets feature The Nutcracker! Compose a Nutcracker-themed story or use these activity pages for seasonal handwriting practice.

The Nutcracker Word Search (1 page)

No Prep! Word search activities offer many benefits for students. They can help students learn new vocabulary, improve spelling skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. These word search activities are great for reviewing musical concepts in a fun and challenging way! Word search activities also make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers.

"My students enjoy doing something different in Music Class. This is the first time I used a word find. The students were engaged right away. I needed something to use after our Christmas performance. It was perfect and saved me a lot of time." - Bonnie

The Nutcracker Performance Journal (1 page)

No Prep! Do you need engaging activities to accompany "The Nutcracker?" Students can note their favorite elements from "The Nutcracker" with this scrapbook-style journal/coloring page! Includes favorite dance, scene, costume, moment, character, and music.

"Great to use with our Nutcracker unit. Thanks." - Deborah

The Nutcracker Music Note Matching Game/Center (24 pages)

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.

"This was a fun match-up game for my students! They had a fun time with this for a last day soft start!" - Jean

The Nutcracker Handwriting/Tracing Pack (20 pages)

Do you need fun & engaging handwriting activities for December? These tracing and handwriting practice sheets feature The Nutcracker! Each page has a number to trace and write, with a coloring practice at the bottom. Blank pages (with pictures) are also included for additional practice or story writing.

"Love these!" - Conrady Creations

The Nutcracker Scene List Performance Handouts (3 pages)

No Prep! Do you need a scene list to accompany "The Nutcracker?" Performances will vary, but this easy-to-use guide includes the scenes found in most productions! The scene list can be used to follow along, given as student handouts, or used as a planning page for your Nutcracker activities/units.

"My students enjoyed learning about the music from Nutcracker." - Leslie

The Nutcracker Bingo Game (38 pages)

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 Astrobrights paper!

"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.

The Nutcracker Posters (set of 12)

Bring the magic of The Nutcracker to life with these colorful Nutcracker-themed posters for your bulletin boards! Each poster showcases a beloved musical piece from this enchanting ballet, bringing the magic of the stage right into your classroom or homeschool.

From the dreamy Waltz of the Snowflakes to the exhilarating Chinese Dance, these visually stunning posters will transport you to the Land of Sweets. Perfect for music appreciation, dance classes, or simply adding a touch of holiday cheer, these posters are a must-have for any Nutcracker unit study!

Easel Activity

Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose keyword lists describing 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.

Christmas Pictionary Game - A fun and engaging activity to help students practice their vocabulary and drawing skills! Perfect for Christmas parties or classroom fun. Students will read Christmas words and phrases and draw pictures to represent them. The first student to finish wins! Includes a blank template for customization.

How it Benefits Students:

• Vocabulary Expansion: Students will be exposed to new Christmas vocabulary words and phrases.
• Creative Thinking: Drawing pictures to represent words encourages creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Hand-Eye Coordination: The drawing activity helps improve hand-eye coordination.
• Language Arts Skills: Reading the words and understanding their meanings enhances language arts skills.
• Social Skills: Playing in groups or pairs promotes social interaction and teamwork.

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These cards can be used for every subject and every grade level. They are designed to celebrate the Christmas season, but you decide how you'll use them! Each card has an editable text box you can fill with sight words, math facts, reading comprehension questions, letters, numbers... the possibilities are endless.

Looking for a fun way to spruce up your classroom for Christmas?! Look no further!

This resource will guide you in creating a balloon-popping advent adventure for your students in middle school. Featuring 21 activities to choose from, including explanations, materials, time frames and step-by-step instructions for set-up of the calendar and activities, your students will get jazzed every day for what they "pop!"

A mixture of "free" activities (i.e. paper, pencils, scissors and glue - at most!) and other options which involve purchasing (i.e. graham cracker gingerbread houses and marshmallow snowmen) will allow you the flexibility to choose the duration of this advent calendar, the frequency of the "popping" and will allow you to choose options within your budget and time constraints.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope you have fun!

Kaitlyn.

This printable Christmas placemat is filled with puzzles, games and coloring that will keep kids entertained during the holiday season. The coloring and activity page can be used as placemat in the classroom for a gingerbread house decorating activity or Christmas party, as a fun morning work activity in December, or as a fun activity for students to complete puzzles and games with their reading buddies. It can be used as a party favor, table mat for Christmas crafts, or as a holiday gift to students.

This activity sheet makes a perfect addition to your holiday table at home or at school!

Kids will have a great time completing the:

- Santa's Workshop word search

- Candy Cane I spy

- Decorate the Tree drawing activity

- Christmas tree word scramble

- Tic-tac-toe games

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- Coloring Activities

PERFECT FOR:

- Christmas brunch or dinner placemats

- Secret Santa gift

- Holiday party favor

- Mat for Christmas crafts or gingerbread house decorating

- Morning work

- Reading buddies activity

- Homeschool

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This Christmas and winter-themed Would You Rather activity is a fun way to get your students excited about the season, and get students talking and connected! Great for class parties! Questions align with student interests and are the perfect mix of silly and funny topics that will get your students in the holiday spirit! No prep is needed! Whether you call it "Would You Rather" or "This or That," the prompts make a great conversation starter that kids love, and they will be begging you for more!

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• During transitions

• For brain breaks

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This printable activity pack is perfect for teaching about Christmas Traditions! It includes a mini booklet with comprehension questions, 2 color by code sheets, 2 sequencing worksheets, word search, and Bingo game. This resource is ideal for small group work in younger grades, specialized classrooms, and speech therapy sessions.

What’s Inside:

✔️Mini booklet: Learn about Thanksgiving traditions!

✔️ Comprehension Questions: 3 answer choices for each question.

✔️ Sequencing worksheets: Read a short story and sequence pictures in the correct order

✔️ Word Search: Find Christmas vocabulary words!

✔️2 Color by Code Sheets: Simply find the matching Christmas themed images/symbols and color.

✔️Bingo Game: Black / White version and Color Version included.

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Celebrate the holiday season with this fun Christmas bingo game! Students will enjoy playing in their free time or filler time when you don't want to start a new activity with the holiday break quickly approaching.

Christmas Bingo complete set with bingo caller cards, card markers in four different designs, and 30 unique full-page bingo cards. Perfect for learning symbols of Christmas, practicing holiday vocab, for a fun game during a classroom party or for speech therapy, young learners and ESL students! These are ready to cut apart and go, or laminate and use again and again.

Introduce the Christmas words used in the bingo game before you play with the Winter Holiday Vocabulary Word Wall Cards.

Have a range of ages playing along? Check out our Christmas Bingo Jr set. These cards have bigger spaces, words, and markers, but have the exact same images so you can use them together with the regular set.

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Celebrate the holiday season in your classroom with this engaging, no-prep bundle of digital games! Featuring differentiated and interactive options, this bundle combines the best of learning and fun to keep your students entertained and engaged throughout the winter holidays.

Save 20% by bundling these classroom favorites!

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: Each game includes a preview version so you can experience the fun before purchasing.

What's Included:

• Mad Gab Gibberish Holiday Edition:
  • Two versions: Team play and differentiated singler-player games.
  • Laugh-out-loud babble-style gameplay focused on Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and winter-themed topics.
  • Over 200 babble cards ensure a unique game each time with the Unlimited Replay feature.
  • Perfect for quick breaks, holiday parties, or seasonal activities.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Winter Holidays:

• • Mimics the excitement of the popular TV show with questions on Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, New Year, and other winter celebrations.
  • Includes lifeline boosters (Go Halfsies, Text a Buddy, Poll the Audience) for added engagement.
  • Differentiation options: timed, scored, or no-pressure modes.
  • Categories cover holiday traditions, songs, movies, history, and more!

• Holiday Escape Room:
  Solve trivia and puzzles focused on Christmas and other winter holidays to unlock doors and escape the room.

  • Covers Christmas trivia, ELA, and math questions, offering a mix of challenge and fun.
  • Interactive design with festive music, animations, and automatic scoring.

Key Features:

• Unlimited Replay: Every game is unique with randomized questions for hours of play.
• Differentiation Options: Tailor gameplay to your students’ needs—timed, scored, or relaxed.
• Interactive & Fun: Holiday music, animations, and quirky gameplay keep students entertained.
• No Prep Required: Ready to use—just send the link and let the fun begin!
• Works on Any Device: No macros or Google accounts required.

Perfect For:

• Holiday parties
• Brain breaks
• Indoor recess
• Seasonal reviews

Make this holiday season memorable and bring joy, laughter, and learning to your classroom with the Ultimate Winter Holiday Game Bundle!

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Get ready to spread the holiday cheer with our Printable Christmas Bingo Game. Whether you're hosting a classroom party, a festive gathering, or a get-together, this game is the perfect addition to your holiday entertainment. Our set includes 30 unique Xmas Bingo cards, ensuring that everyone can join in the fun.

►What you will receive:

You will receive PDF files in US Letter. Print 1 or 2 on each page.

It contains 30 unique bingo cards and a calling sheet.

Christmas Scavenger Hunt / Classroom Scoot Game with Worksheets

Embark on an engaging adventure with this interactive scavenger hunt, where students will discover fascinating Christmas-related facts! Uncover tidbits such as the fact that the first artificial Christmas tree was crafted from colored goose feathers or that the largest candy cane ever was a whopping 51 feet long. The scavenger hunt comprises 20 fact cards, guiding students to read closely and extract information to complete their answer sheets. Each fact card is numbered, offering all the necessary details for students to explore and learn.

Made for versatility, this scavenger hunt is differentiated and can be divided into shorter lessons or used as a quick, engaging activity. It's the perfect way to make learning enjoyable and memorable while celebrating the Thanksgiving season.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 20 Christmas fact cards
• 2 levels
• Teacher guide
• Answer key

Level 1 - Cut & Paste

• 2 answer sheets with 20 questions (10 each)

Level 2 - Write the Answer

• 2 answer sheets with 20 questions (10 each)
• Follow-up worksheet with 10 questions

TOTAL:

⭐ 20 CHRISTMAS FACT CARDS

⭐ 5 WORKSHEETS WITH 50 QUESTIONS

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Holiday Shopping Task Cards

Product Label Comprehension - Holiday Edition

December Life Skills Morning Work - Holiday Edition - Paper

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Holiday Shopping Task Cards/ Worksheets - Canadian Dollar

Do you want to save precious planning time? Start the new school year with a music appreciation toolbox! This power bundle includes four popular activity packs. Explore the solar system without leaving the classroom! Listen to an animal-themed carnival by Camille Saint-Saëns. Experience all four seasons and become familiar with Vivaldi's most popular suite. At the end of the year, wind down and settle in with the music of Tchaikovsky's world-renowned "The Nutcracker!" 

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of popular classical music
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Bundle Benefits:

• Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
• Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
• Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
• Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

Students use musical context clues to understand the instruments, perceive differences, and identify social-emotional themes. The heart of these resources is the listening activities where student groups listen to the piece together and note their observations. These open-ended activities allow students to compare notes, ask questions, discuss different parts of the work, and improve their listening skills.

► The Planets by Gustav Holst Classical Music Listening Activities Packet

"My students LOVED being able to use this while listening to and learning about The Planets! They loved being able to draw their own scenes whilst listening!!" - Music with Maarika

Children are fascinated by the solar system, so it's no wonder that they enjoy classical music with a space theme! "The Planets" by Gustav Holst is a great place to start. This packet contains a set of listening activities to introduce children to the orchestration and harmony of Gustav Holst's "The Planets!"

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of planets, their characteristics, and the solar system
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Printable Listening Sheets Include: (five pages per piece)

The Planets • Mars, the Bringer of War • Venus, the Bringer of Peace • Mercury, the Winged Messenger • Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity • Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age • Uranus, the Magician • Neptune, the Mystic

• Pluto, the Unpredictable (Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic)

• Earth (Jun Nagao)

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Emoji Checkboxes - Students can use checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more!

Color a Carnival - Which carnival rides and activities best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!

Listen and Color - There's plenty of space for drawing, coloring, or journaling! Students can decorate the box in their own music-inspired way while choosing creative keywords that best describe their listening experience.

► Carnival of the Animals Classical Music Listening Activity Packet with Easel

"Best Carnival of the Animals resource I've purchased." - Faith S.

The Carnival of the Animals Activity Packet introduces students to the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. With these listening activities, students will become familiar with each character in this work and develop a deeper appreciation for the music.

Students use musical context clues to understand the instruments, perceive differences, and identify shared characteristics across species. The heart of this resource is the listening activities where student groups listen to the piece together and note their observations. This resource allows students to compare notes, ask questions, discuss different parts of the work, and improve their listening skills.

There are fourteen movements based on animals, including elephants, birds, tortoises, and even lions! From the magical notes of "Aquarium" to the soothing strings of "The Swan," Saint-Saëns' "The Carnival of the Animals" is a wondrous musical journey.

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Carnival of the Animals
• compare/contrast which instruments represent animal sounds and behavior
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Music Featured in Each Pack:

Introduction and Royal March of the Lion • Hens and Roosters • Wild Donkeys Swift Animals • Tortoises • The Elephant • Kangaroos • Aquarium • Characters with Long Ears • The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods • Aviary • Pianists • Fossils • The Swan • Finale

► Vivaldi Four Seasons Classical Music Listening Packet with Easel Activity

"This resource contains such a wide variety of listening reflection sheets!! My students loved using them as they listened, compared, and contrasted the various sections of Vivaldi's Four Seasons!" - Michelle B.

Introduce Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" to your students! This activity pack now includes the original and new listening sheet formats. Choose your own Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter adventure!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi
• observe seasonal/weather influences within a composition
• familiarity with the Baroque musical period
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Music Featured in Each Pack:

Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter

► The Nutcracker Classical Music Listening Activity Packet with Easel Activity

"My students loved this resource as we learned about The Nutcracker. I used this resource as a review of what we had watched that day. I also used this as a time filler for my older students when they were done with their quizzes. It was great for all elementary grades! I recommend if you are teaching The Nutcracker and want something low prep and engaging." - Tawny H.

Do you need engaging music activities for December? "The Nutcracker" Listening Sheets will add festive cheer to your class party, homeschool meetups, or holiday family fun! There are 135 pages of four different activities included in this pack. Also great as sub plans and brain breaks!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Nutcracker Suite
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Music Featured in Each Pack:

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 (3rd Movement contains "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy") • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy • Grand Finale

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Year-Round Scavenger Hunt Bundle: Boost Vocabulary & More! (Teacher Must-Have!)

Engage students year-round with this interactive scavenger hunt bundle! Packed with themed hunts for every season, teachers can easily transform their classrooms into exciting adventures. Students will search for hidden pictures, write the corresponding names, and have a blast while learning!

But it's not just about fun! This bundle helps with:

• Vocabulary Development: Reinforce new words and build reading comprehension through picture identification and labeling.
• Fine Motor Skills: Encourage penmanship and control as students write the names of the pictures.
• Following Directions: Teach students to follow multi-step instructions as they search for hidden pictures.
• Visual Learning: Cater to visual learners by using engaging pictures to represent vocabulary words.

Why Teachers Need This Bundle:

• Ready-to-Use: No lesson planning required! These themed hunts are perfect for anytime use – morning work, rainy days, or even as a quick review activity.
• Differentiation Friendly: Adapt the difficulty to suit your students' needs. Use simpler pictures for younger learners or more complex ones for advanced classes.
• Year-Long Engagement: Keep students motivated throughout the year with fresh, seasonal scavenger hunts.

This Year-Round Scavenger Hunt Bundle is a teacher's secret weapon for fostering a love of learning!

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You need this Ultimate Christmas Bundle to get through the chaos of the month of December. It's chockful of games, writing & drawing activities, including Would You Rather that will keep elementary and middle school students busy when they finish their work! Perfect for use throughout the month of December to help celebrate the Christmas holiday!

I made these creative activities because I needed independent work that I could use in my classroom that I knew students would actually LIKE doing!

What's Included:

December Early Finishers Packet This monthly packet features like puzzles, games, and SEL-centered drawing and coloring activities. They'll love the fun games they can play with a partner quietly, or anything from the selection of 20 fun pages of independent, challenging puzzles and creative activities this packet offers!

Would You Rather Christmas Edition This class game is a fun way to get your students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Questions are fall-themed and related to Christmas. All you need to do is project the questions on the board to get the fun started, no other prep is needed!

Found Your iPhone - Santa/Grinch Edition With this character cell phone analysis activity, students will make inferences using what they know about either Santa or the Grinch. The engaging design of this cell phone activity will ask students to "snoop" through a phone they found, peep their text messages, playlists and even check their most recent location history. This literary analysis activity can be used during the holidays for a fun activity that's in keeping with the holiday spirit.

Christmas Greeting Cards Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these cards they can color! Perfect for teens and secondary students who may not have the time or patience to make a card. Choose from 5 design options for the cover of the card. Cards print double-sided. This card is cute and a fun way for students to share the Christmas spirit.

Letter to Santa Help your students celebrate Christmas by writing a letter to Santa! Choose from 2 different design options - black and white and color. These letters are a fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Christmas Coloring Pages Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these coloring pages! Choose from 3 different design options. These pages are a cute and fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Gingerbread Reading Comprehension You may be in full swing with your holiday or Christmas celebrations, but do your students need practice to identify the elements of a story? This Gingerbread-themed worksheet with an original reading passage titled, "Gingerbread Adventure is designed to give your students an opportunity to practice identifying story elements, sequencing, and reading comprehension.

Secret Santa Questionnaire and Tracker These student gift questionnaires and trackers will make it a smooth process! Students will list three wishes on the form and write their names. Collect the slips, fold and have students select their Secret Santa. Use the handy tracker to match up the student they are gifting so there is no confusion. These print-and-go forms are a fun and easy way for students to participate in a gift exchange this Christmas without the stress!

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This low prep, Christmas vocabulary bingo is adaptable to a variety of learners and a great way to reinforce vocabulary skills. Fun resource for special educators, ESL teachers, early childhood teachers, and speech language pathologists.

What's Included:

✔️ 10 Ready-to-Print and Play Bingo Boards

✔️ 20 Visual Supports/Calling Cards

✏️How to Use:

Simply print and use or for multiple uses, laminate for durability.

If you like this product, check out my Christmas Mini Book, Game & Worksheets.

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This bundle includes both the Christmas Bingo and Christmas Bingo Jr sets, perfect for mixed age Christmas parties! This bundle includes two complete sets of bingo that use the same bingo caller cards for easy gameplay and buying them in this bundle saves you 20% off the price of the games individually!

Each set comes with caller cards, card markers and 30 unique full-page bingo cards each for 60 cards total. The regular set has 24 spaces, while the Jr set has 9 larger spaces, all with Christmas images like a tree, nutcracker, santa hat, candy cane, stocking, fireplace, and more! These are ready to cut apart and go, or laminate and use again and again.

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Looking for other fun holiday activities?

What Belongs? Holidays

Roll & Cover - Winter

Label the Parts - Winter and Holidays

Christmas Spelling Word Work Pack - No Prep

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Winter, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah/Chanukah Mad Gab, Incohearent, Gibberish/Jibber Jabber Game: Bring holiday cheer to your classroom with this differentiated Mad Gab-style winter and Christmas babble game! Featuring festive music, animated characters, and 30 random holiday babbles from a pool of 200+, it’s perfect for unlimited replay. Customizable game modes: timed, scored, or stress-free - giving learners a choice on how to play.

Celebrate the holidays this single-player Mad Gab-style Christmas and Winter Holiday Game that guarantees laughter, learning, and endless engagement! Designed for fun and differentiation, this game offers 30 randomly selected babbles drawn from a massive pool of over 200 phrases for unlimited replay value - buy once and play throughout the holiday season!

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 version to get an idea of what to expect. This is the best way to experience the game before purchasing.

Do your students enjoy competition? Try the Team Version of this game (includes all of the questions in the single-player game, plus a few more.)

Bundle and Save:

• Winter Holiday Babble Deluxe (Single Player and Team)
• Ultimate Winter Holiday Bundle (Escape Room, Millionaire, Babble)

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 vibe.

• Spelling Forgiveness: Makes gameplay accessible to all learners by considering common mispellings as correct answers - after all, it's a babble game, not a spelling bee contest!

• 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 are well over 200 babble cards in total. This makes it possible to produce a unique game 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 babbles 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!
• Capitalization and common spelling errors don't matter.
• They have a choice in gameplay.
• They'll enjoy uncovering some of the same phrases using different babbles.

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 this Christmas & Winter Holiday Game the highlight of your classroom this season!

What to Expect:

You'll receive a PDF file with a link to the online game. 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.

Add a sprinkle of holiday magic to your Christmas festivities with our charming and engaging party game suitable for both kids and adults. "What's Your Gingerbread Name" invites players to uncover and share their unique gingerbread-inspired names.

►What you will receive:

You will receive PDF files. Name Tags and Sign Included.

Available in US letter size.

►How to use:

-Download

-Print

-Play and enjoy!

"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

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