11th Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Activities

Are you ready to inject some festive fun into your health science curriculum? Introducing our engaging activity, The Mystery of the Sickly Elves! This printable and ready-to-use package is designed to captivate your students while teaching them about influenza and its treatment. Perfect for high school grades 9-12, this lesson is ideal for health science educators looking to provide their students with real-world skills in nursing and CNA.

Product Highlights:

• Engaging Activity: Students will step into the shoes of medical detectives as they investigate the mysterious illness affecting Santa's elves. They'll analyze symptoms, test results, and work collaboratively to diagnose and propose treatment plans.
• Hands-On Practice: Diagnosing, Reading Labs, and treating. This fun and engaging experience encourages critical thinking and teamwork, allowing students to debate and theorize as they uncover the case.
• Comprehensive Materials: The package includes everything you need—detailed case files, a structured lab report template, and step-by-step instructions for teachers, making it a no-prep solution that's print and go!
• Student Instructions Included: Clear guidelines for students ensure they understand their roles in the investigation and presentation.
• Time Saving: With all materials provided, you can focus on teaching while saving valuable prep time.
• Answer Key Included: For easy grading, a comprehensive answer key supports your assessment needs.

By the end of this engaging activity, your students will gain a solid understanding of health science theory, treatment options, and the importance of vaccination. They’ll leave feeling like total medical masterminds, and who knows, maybe even inspired to pursue careers in the medical field!

Bring a little holiday cheer and detective work to your classroom with The Mystery of the Sickly Elves. Your students will love this unique and interactive approach to learning about health science!

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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.

A great seasonal Christmas Holiday activity to reinforce map skills!

This fun activity is great for your students the week before Christmas break! We all know how things get crazy! Not only will they have fun working together or individually to solve the puzzle, but they will also have the opportunity to practice reading the latitude and longitude coordinate grid system (absolute location). Each moment is a teaching moment, and this will allow reinforcement of their map reading skills. They will use the absolute locations that are provided on the key and identify the points on the coordinate grid, drawing one line from one point to another. End the end, they have a photo to color and decorate!

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Social Emotional Learning Christmas Activity Worksheets | Christmas Worksheets | SEL | Winter Activity

About This Resource

★ SEL-related Christmas Activity Worksheets

★ 25 pages

★ Resource Type – Activity Worksheets and Sample Responses | Answer Keys

★ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides - Text Boxes Already Created!)

★ Excellent for Grades 8-12

★ Google Slide Link

★ Detailed Answer Keys | Sample Responses

Items Included:

★ 13 SEL Christmas-related Activity Worksheets

★ Detailed Answer Keys | Sample Responses

★ Google Slide Link

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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.

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Engage your middle and high school students in thoughtful reflection this holiday season with these social-emotional learning (SEL) activity worksheets. Each activity encourages students to explore the emotions, challenges, and joys that come with Christmas, helping them develop empathy, self-awareness, and communication skills. From managing holiday stress and navigating social conflicts to reflecting on traditions and personal values, these activities are designed to foster meaningful discussions and personal growth. Perfect for classroom use or group settings, these worksheets provide a fun yet insightful way for students to connect with the holiday season on a deeper level.

Activity Worksheet Topics include:

⭐ Anticipation Guide (2 variations)

⭐ The Gift of Thoughtfulness

⭐ The 12 Days of Gratitude

⭐ Reflecting on the Ghosts of Christmas

⭐ Filling Your Stocking with M eaning

⭐ Emotions Over Christmas

⭐ Being Social at Christmas (Scenarios)

⭐ How You Feel About Christmas

⭐ Perspective on Christmas

⭐ Dream Christmas

⭐ Christmas Connections

⭐ Exploring What the Holiday Means to You

⭐ Text Message Conversation | Overcoming Gift Anxiety: Finding Joy in Secret Santa

Please note that these original worksheets include colored borders and images. For a black-and-white version of the worksheets, simply adjust your printer settings to "black and white" or "grayscale" before printing.

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Use this crossword puzzle and word search combo to explore the winter holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with your students!

Key Terms Include:

• STOCKING
• EGGNOG
• REINDEER
• SLEIGH
• DREIDEL
• KWANZAA
• CHRISTMAS
• NATIVITY
• TINSEL
• SNOWFLAKE
• GINGERBREAD
• LATKES
• KINARA
• ADVENT
• YULE
• CAROLING ELF
• NORTH POLE
• GELT
• NGUZO SABA
• MISTLETOE
• ORNAMENT
• POINSETTIA
• CANDY CANE
• MENORAH
• FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
• MKEKA
• UMOJA

Make your Christmas Holiday Party Games fun with this engaging, hands-on Christmas Charades Card Game! This includes 1 low-prep Christmas Charade Card game template perfect for having fun with Christmas holiday cheer. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in a fun game of Christmas holiday charades by cutting out the charades cards and acting them out. Students will love playing this Christmas charades card game together by using their problem solving skills & guessing through this fun activity, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after read a story about Christmas/holiday or sing a song about Christmas or find some of my Christmas crafts to do together.

Here's what you'll get:

• 30 Christmas Charade Cards

• easy to follow directions

Your students will have fun playing Christmas holiday charades using a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

This activity uses materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes a printable template to create the whole activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the charade cards page, cut out the charade cards, put them in a bucket, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class!

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Looking for a Christmas-themed, engaging and informative reading comprehension activity? This scavenger hunt is designed to help students practice skim reading, looking for context clues, and learn some useful vocabulary.

It’s perfect for EFL / ESL students at the B1/B2 level and can also be used for native English classes at grade levels 5 - 7. With low prep, just print and hang, it contains 10 reading passages about Christmas traditions around the world.

The scavenger hunt is designed so that students have to revisit and reread the reading passages multiple times when looking for code words. The answer to each question is located on a different reading passage card. Once students have answered all the questions, they unscramble the letters to reveal the final answer - the name of the murderer.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

♥ 10 reading passages

♥ answer sheets

♥ mission page

♥ directions

♥ teacher answer key

♥ conclusion

Options for use:

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FREE! Decipher the context clues and symbols to figure out the words to famous Christmas movie titles, such as: Elf Night Before Christmas Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus is Coming to Town Frosty the Snowman Nutcracker Home Alone White Christmas Little Drummer Boy Polar Express Plus, have fun writing your own inferencing and logic Christmas movie puzzle at the end. Fun activity for small/whole group with colorful illustrations and Answer Key (at end).

Celebrate the magic of Christmas with our Elf Arrival and Goodbye Letter Set! This beautifully designed, gender-neutral template is perfect for boys and girls, featuring a heartwarming "I'm Back" letter and a touching "Goodbye" letter from your elf. Self-editable in Canva, it's easy to personalize for your little ones. Whether you're celebrating Christmas Eve, counting the days until Christmas, or preparing to visit a Christmas tree farm, this set is the perfect way to add a festive touch to your holiday traditions. Perfect for creating lasting Christmas memories, it’s a great addition to your Christmas carol sing-alongs or while watching A Christmas Story. Download instantly and receive a PDF with access to your customizable template. Add extra magic to your Christmas day and get your little ones excited about the arrival of Santa's elf.

Fun Winter Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

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• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

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• Great for kids, boys and girls

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Do you struggle to incorporate real-world, authentic reading in your Spanish classroom? These amazing interpretive reading activities cover many common topics in the Spanish classroom and they will get your kids reading and analyzing authentic resources from the Spanish-speaking world. In each activity, your students will:

• read and analyze an infographic
• identify key terms
• determine the main idea
• identify supporting details
• guess the meaning of words based on the context
• answer comprehension questions
• compare and contrast, write a personal reaction, and/or follow-up questions

These reading and writing activities make a great addition to any curriculum for Spanish 2 through AP (as an introduction to the unit). There are two versions of each handout: version 1 has all directions and questions in English, while version 2 has all directions and questions in Spanish. Each activity also includes 2-3 links to suggested articles to extend the learning for each topic

PLEASE NOTE: the infographics are NOT included with these products due to copyright laws and you must access it at the link provided in the individual product description or the link included in each download. I would recommend printing and laminating the infographics, projecting it on your board, or posting it to Google Classroom, Edmodo, or Schoology for students to access it. Each handout includes the link to the image at the top as well as a QR code to the image at the bottom.

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• Familias a la Mexicana
• el Selfie
• YouTube en Cifras
• Dime Cómo Viajas
• ¿Cómo Elegir el Mejor Asiento?
• el Origen del Día de los Muertos
• el Altar y Su Significado
• el Día de Acción de Gracias
• Obesidad y Sus Consecuencias
• Dejar los Refrescos
• Más Que Solo un Árbol
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Propósitos de Año Nuevo
• Rosca de Reyes

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Make learning money skills joyful and practical! Students identify bills, count totals, and use Next Dollar Up through 3 scaffolded levels of holiday-themed math practice.

🖋️ What's Included:
• 30 Interactive Google Slides Cards with self-checking feedback
• 3 Levels: Match → Identify → Next Dollar Up
• 60 Printable Task Cards (color + B&W)
• 30 Offline Interactive PDFs
• Editable Certificates (3 formats)

🎯 Perfect For:
Special Education • Functional Math • K-3 • Transition-to-Work Programs

💖 Why Teachers Love It:
✅ Differentiated + scaffolded practice
✅ Works for digital or print instruction
✅ Builds independence in money management
✅ Reinforces IEP goals
✅ Adds festive fun to math class

📌 Teacher Tips: For Google Slides™, use PRESENT MODE for self-checking feedback.

📌 Print task cards on cardstock and laminate for durability. 4x6 = print “2 pages per sheet” 3x5 = print “4 pages per sheet”

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This coordinate system graphic art mystery picture would be ideal for students that are just beginning with graphing coordinates or students that need a little extra practice. It is also a great fun activity and engaging worksheets for Grade 4-11 for Christmas, or any time of the year. Prep free! Differentiated! Independent!

The picture has two different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom.

- One picture to be graphed in first quadrant with positive whole numbers only only

- One picture to be graphed in all four quadrants with positive and negative whole numbers

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English Christmas Taboo Speaking Game

Playing TABOO is a great way to get ESL students to speak English and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this CHRISTMAS version of the game there are 30 playing cards. I've included 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.

This ESL Taboo game includes the following:

How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring
Black and white and grayscale copies are included
PDF for projecting one card at a time for a whole class activity
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board

*In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible.

Object of the game:

One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.

This resource is included in my ESL - ELL speaking, listening, writing activities and games - Growing bundle.

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Looking for an engaging Christmas activity for characterization and character analysis? Students have stumbled upon an iPhone that belongs to either Santa or the Grinch! This printable iPhone Character Analysis activity is perfect for your Upper Elementary Middle School or High School classroom! Perfect for early finishers too!

It is a great no-prep resource that you can use during the holiday season for a fun, engaging activity that your students will LOVE! 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. Students are to design the homescreen on the phone based on whether it is Santa's or the Grinch's phone. For example, they might draw a scene from Santa's workshop and include the weather for the North Pole, etc.

Students should answer the other questions on the worksheet in the appropriate spaces, such as "peep their playlist" and "track their location." This literary analysis activity can be used during the holidays for a fun activity that's in keeping with the holiday spirit.

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This word sleuth will provide your students/children with a fun journey of Christmas Around The World with key vocabulary words. It can be done in class, centers, or as a fun homework assignment.

Word sleuth is in PPTX format along with the answer key.

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This product was created for students to complete during or at the end of holiday break. Students can also complete this packet once they return to school. In this packet, students can answer the given comprehension questions regarding what they did during the break. Students are given opportunities to draw, answer short answer questions, circle pictures, and circle the best answer. Throughout the product, there are also vocabulary lists to help students answer comprehension questions if they are working on it independently. The following holidays are asked about in this product: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

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All the Christmas activities you can think of are included in this comprehensive pack! This 8-book bundle contains the following ebooks and worksheets:

1. Activities based on the movie ‘Home Alone’
2. Lesson Plan on "Last Christmas" by Wham!
3. Activities on the video “Biography: Santa Claus” for Elementary Students
4. Activities on the video “13 Differences You Experience At Christmas In Australia”
5. Lesson Plan based on the video “Christmas traditions in Great Britain”
6. Activities on the video “The Most Popular Christmas Gifts in Every Decade”
7. Activities on the video “Origins of Christmas”
8. Activities for the video “Evolution of Santa Claus”

Discover with your students everything about Christmas and Santa with these fun activities. There are activities for younger students and adults as well. Answer keys are provided at the end of each book, as well as detailed Teacher's Notes.

(The actual videos, movies, and songs are not included; they can be found on YouTube or other streaming services)

Students roll the dice to unravel a magical and exciting tapestry of settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and Christmas-themed elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, winter centers, Fun Friday, and more!

What's Included

• A PowerPoint with 1 unique board
• 1 editable Roll a Story Board
• A QR code on the storyboard that leads to digital dice (so no dice needed, just devices!)
• Vocabulary page
• Writing page

Story Elements

• Setting (examples: Santa’sHeadquarters, town where it is always Christmas, Elves on the Shelves protest rally)

• Protagonists (examples: reindeer with a fear of heights, snowman that came to life, a character who is turned into an elf)

• Conflict (examples: is hypnotized by, is kidnapped by, is bullied by)

• Antagonists (examples: Santa detective on a mission to find Santa, reindeer rights activist, Sentient full-size gingerbread house with attitude)

• Christmas Elements (examples: magical snow globe, curse where the entire town can’t stop dancing to Christmas music, snow machine that makes the world snow when pressed)

This bundle includes 5 of our rigorous and engaging escape rooms (4 in-class, 1 digital) to review grammar, poetry, and more ELA skills during the Christmas season!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct 5 full-length Christmas-Inspired Escape Rooms. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours run smoothly from start to finish. These activities involve movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are skills-based so that learning is not sacrificed throughout December (a notoriously difficult time to teach students whose minds are on the holidays). Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of these games!

How does it work?

Your students must work to escape to winter break by solving 5 different skills-based puzzles, discovering hidden messages, and finding clues along the way.

Each In-Class Escape Room Includes:

• Escape Room Basics
• Detailed Day-Of Instructions
• Escape Room Print Checklist
• Student Teams Chart
• Welcome Sign for Your Door
• Materials for 5 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions (2 per page for easy printing), and necessary information to be kept at stations
• Student Answer Booklets
• Teacher Answer Keys
• Reflection Questions for homework or in-class writing activity

Digital Escape Room Includes:

• Instructions for how to access and share escape room and answer key through Google Drive
• Materials for 5 Tasks: digital task signs, detailed task instructions, and supplementary materials
• Digital Student Worksheets
• Digital Teacher Answer Key

*Note that this is the digital version of the Christmas Escape Room; tasks are identical, just reformatted for digital experience. Requires use of Google Slides.*

**Although these activities are informative about religious holidays, they are secular lessons and can be used for students of all backgrounds and religions. Students do not need any prior knowledge about Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, or Kwanzaa in order to complete these lessons and have fun with them!**

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