Less than $5 2nd Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Independent Work Packet (by date, latest first)

This Christmas Morning Work resource is a set of math activities specifically designed for 1st grade students. It includes a variety of no-prep printable worksheets that are perfect for morning work, math centers, fast finishers, homework, small group instruction, enrichment, sub plans, and holiday-themed review.

What’s Included?

• True or False Equations
• Fact Families
• Addition Practice (Within 20)
• Subtraction Practice (Within 20)
• Telling Time (To the Hour)
• Missing Addends (Facts to 10)
• Missing Addends (Facts to 20)
• Skip Counting by 5s
• 120 Chart Missing Numbers
• Greater Than/Less Than
• Make 10 to Add
• Doubles and Near Doubles
• Ordinal Numbers
• Number Before and After (Within 50)
• Number Before and After (Within 100)
• Subtraction Word Problems
• Addition Word Problems
• Fractions
• Number Coloring (Tens and Ones)

Benefits

• Time-Saving for Teachers
• Increased Engagement
• Skill Reinforcement
• Flexible Use
• Boosts Confidence
• Seasonal Fun
• Differentiation

Instructions/Tips for Implementation

Teachers can easily incorporate these Christmas math activities into their daily routines to provide students with engaging practice during the holiday season. Whether used for morning work or math centers, these worksheets help reinforce key math skills in a fun and festive way.

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This product contains differentiated narrative writing options with multiple prompts for students to connect their writing with real life experiences. It also includes detailed teacher instructions with lesson objective, materials required, activity instructions, and a sample writing. Student writing checklist, teacher scoring guide, and feedback forms are also included with this product. This product makes a fun winter/holiday activity aligned with writing standards.

Plan a fun Christmas/Winter Polar Express Adventure Day for your students with the resources in this packet! This product includes 15 pages (including answer key and teacher sample) of Reading(Sequencing, Compare/Contrast), Math ( Fact Family Craft), Writing (Creative writing), Word search and Coloring Pages. The product also includes tickets for students to board the Polar Express (in multiple formats). Use the resources individually or make it into a packet as you prepare for a fun Polar Express Adventure Day!

his super fun ugly Christmas sweater math set is the perfect holiday addition to your math block! Great for Kindergarten and 1st graders, practice counting and graphing the objects on the Ugly Christmas Sweater.

Included are 5 sets of ugly sweater counting pages and 5 sets of ugly sweater graphing pages. The graphing pages include questions to get your students thinking about their graph!

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This NO PREP CHRISTMAS themed counting file folder game is a perfect fit for your small group math centers/ stations and independent work stations in self-contained classrooms.

Students can either match numeral to quantity or quantity to numeral for 10 holiday themed gumball machines.

Simply:

• print single sided in color
• cut game pieces and glue one match to a file folder
• laminate the remaining set
• use velcro to match create game

Easily engage your young learners and use this resource for years to come!

Save your prep time this holiday season and download today!

Indulge in the festive spirit this December with our Holiday Sugar Cookie Count File Folder Game! This resource includes 10 baking sheets with cookies in quantities of 1-10, designed to reinforce number sense and number to quantity correspondences. Created for young learners and tailored for autism and MD unit classrooms, it is the perfect addition to small group math and independent work stations.

Sweeten your holiday math curriculum with this festive and educational file folder game. Download this Holiday Sugar Cookie Count File Folder Game this December and use for years to come.

Simply:

• print single sided in color
• cut game pieces and glue one match to a file folder
• laminate the remaining set
• use velcro to create matching game

Autism and MD unit teachers, save your prep time and download today!

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This holiday season, immerse your students in the festive spirit with this Hanukkah themed Potato Latke Count File Folder Game, adding a touch of Hanukkah joy to your math lessons. Reinforce critical math skills with 10 game pairs designed to enhance your students understanding of number to quantity relationships. Crafted with young minds in mind, this resource is especially beneficial in autism and md unit classroom fostering inclusivity and effective learning. Whether for small group or independent work stations, this Potato Latke Count File Folder Game adapts seamlessly to your teaching environment.

Elevate your Hanukkah themed activities with this festive addition to your holiday math teacher toolkit and use for years to come!

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Sip, Sip, Hooray! Bring the excitement of the holiday season into your classroom with our Hot Chocolate Noun And Verb Sort File Folder Game.

Designed with young learners and students in autism and MD classrooms in mind, this engaging resource focuses on sorting verbs and nouns into their corresponding mugs. With a total of 14 words to explore, your students will have a blast while strengthening their language arts skills. It's a fun and interactive way to reinforce grammar concepts!

Perfect for small group language arts centers and independent work stations, this file folder game is a versatile addition to your classroom activities. With minimal prep work required, you can easily incorporate this activity into your daily lessons. Watch as your students eagerly engage with the hot chocolate theme and develop their language skills in an enjoyable way.

Invest in a digital resource that will stand the test of time. Our Hot Chocolate Themed File Folder Game is designed for long-term use, ensuring that you can enjoy its benefits for years to come. It's a cost-effective solution that brings fun and learning into your classroom while saving you precious time and effort.

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Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is great for the days leading to Christmas/winter break or for adding to your sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.

While listening, students color the scene and choose the keywords/elements that resonate with their listening experience. There are also blank lines for writing in additional keywords. Students often engage in discussions about what they've heard or felt. Great for displaying!

Featured Music

Ice Dance - Danny Elfman

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of the composition
• 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

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!

Just Print and Play! Cold weather. Snowflakes. Festive lighting. All symbols that December has arrived or is rapidly approaching! Settle in with this cozy, classical music. Also great for music sub plans or brain breaks!

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

What's Included:

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 the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more!

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
15. Winterreise, Schubert
16. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
17. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
18. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
19. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams

Checkbox options:

Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

The 'Inspiration Box' can be used for:

Drawing/doodling, journaling, notes, poetry, etc.

Just print and play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Space Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space 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!

What's Included:

• Story Guide – an illustrated chart with each character/object
• 19 Space Tale Listening Sheets
• 19 Space Tale Drawing Pages

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

Featured Compositions:

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. An Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
15. Winterreise, Schubert
16. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
17. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
18. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
19. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These Christmas-themed printable listening sheets offer creative music appreciation! In this special edition, there is no artist or performer listed so you can play any version you like!

NEW! Students use the new "Cookie Rating Guides" to rate their listening experience! Each rating guide features colorful cookies (or black & white,) instead of stars and the listening sheets have five cookies at the bottom to color in. You'll also find "reindeer" added in the animal category.

Featured Music:

• The Twelve Days of Christmas (use any performance!)

What’s Inside:

1. Music Rating Guide students rate the music using 1 to 5 cookies (new format)
2. 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.
3. Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a 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.
4. Five Star Rating Guide - students rate the music using 1 to 5 cookies (classic format)
5. Listening Activity Sheets - Listening sheets include the title of a popular piece, the composer, a black & white composer to color in, and a space for drawing any scene that may come to mind when listening. There are additional options to identify the mood of a piece and indicate which instruments are playing.
6. Weather Color & Listen Sheet - While listening to the selected piece, students can color in the weather elements they feel and hear.
7. Emotions Color & Listen Sheet - Students color the character(s) that best identify their emotions while listening to the music.
8. Emojis Color & Listen Sheet - Twelve emojis to choose from! Students choose the emoji faces that best match their feelings or impressions about the music.
9. Fairy Tale Story Guide - an illustrated chart with each character/object
10. Fairy Tale Listening Sheet - Students compose their wondrous tale by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music.
11. Fairy Tale Drawing Page
12. Woodland Tale Story Guide - an illustrated chart with each character/object
13. Woodland Story Listening Sheet - Students compose their epic tale by choosing nature-themed objects and characters inspired by the music.
14. Woodland Story Drawing Page

★ Need More Christmas Music?

1. Silent Night
2. Deck the Halls
3. O Come All Ye Faithful
4. O Little Town of Bethlehem
5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
6. Up On the Housetop
7. O Holy Night
8. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
9. Away in a Manger
10. Angels We Have Heard on High
11. Jingle Bells

❄️ You're invited to the Winter Wonderland category! ❄️ Do you want to create lots of festive winter memories with your students this year? You'll find a growing collection of seasonal printables like music, writing, and fun activities for your classroom or homeschool in one shop section - and we're always adding more!

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!

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These Christmas-themed printable listening sheets offer creative music appreciation! In this special edition, there is no artist or performer listed so you can play any version you like!

NEW! Students use the new "Cookie Rating Guides" to rate their listening experience! Each rating guide features colorful cookies (or black & white,) instead of stars and the listening sheets have five cookies at the bottom to color in. You'll also find "reindeer" added in the animal category.

Featured Music:

• Up On the Housetop (use any performance!)

What’s Inside:

1. Music Rating Guide students rate the music using 1 to 5 cookies (new format)
2. 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.
3. Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a 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.
4. Five Star Rating Guide - students rate the music using 1 to 5 cookies (classic format)
5. Listening Activity Sheets - Listening sheets include the title of a popular piece, the composer, a black & white composer to color in, and a space for drawing any scene that may come to mind when listening. There are additional options to identify the mood of a piece and indicate which instruments are playing.
6. Weather Color & Listen Sheet - While listening to the selected piece, students can color in the weather elements they feel and hear.
7. Emotions Color & Listen Sheet - Students color the character(s) that best identify their emotions while listening to the music.
8. Emojis Color & Listen Sheet - Twelve emojis to choose from! Students choose the emoji faces that best match their feelings or impressions about the music.
9. Fairy Tale Story Guide - an illustrated chart with each character/object
10. Fairy Tale Listening Sheet - Students compose their wondrous tale by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music.
11. Fairy Tale Drawing Page
12. Woodland Tale Story Guide - an illustrated chart with each character/object
13. Woodland Story Listening Sheet - Students compose their epic tale by choosing nature-themed objects and characters inspired by the music.
14. Woodland Story Drawing Page

★ Need More Christmas Music?

1. Silent Night
2. Deck the Halls
3. O Come All Ye Faithful
4. The Twelve Days of Christmas
5. O Little Town of Bethlehem
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
7. O Holy Night
8. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
9. Away in a Manger
10. Angels We Have Heard on High
11. Jingle Bells

❄️ You're invited to the Winter Wonderland category! ❄️ Do you want to create lots of festive winter memories with your students this year? You'll find a growing collection of seasonal printables like music, writing, and fun activities for your classroom or homeschool in one shop section - and we're always adding more!

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!

When it comes to writing, suggesting prompts can be extremely helpful for students. By providing a prompt, you can give students a specific topic or area to focus on, which can help them better organize their thoughts and ideas. Additionally, writing prompts can help spark creativity and encourage students to think outside the box.

There are six Christmas-themed writing prompts, with coordinating primary handwriting pages included. Students can also illustrate a scene in the space above their writing.

Not only will using writing prompts help get your students excited about writing, but it will also help them to practice and improve their skills. By focusing on specific areas such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling, your students will hone their technique and produce well-written pieces of work. They’ll also be able to develop their unique voice and style – something essential for any writer!

Check out our blog post Writing Prompts Your Students Will Love for more tips and inspiration!

❄️ You're invited to the Winter Wonderland category! ❄️ Do you want to create lots of festive winter memories with your students this year? You'll find a growing collection of seasonal printables like music, writing, and fun activities for your classroom or homeschool in one shop section - and we're always adding more!

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!

Do your students love the catchy lyrics of Twelve Days of Christmas? This mindful listening activity pack features a fun twist on a traditional favorite! Each gift from all twelve days has its own music to explore. Students can engage with classical music about maids, drummers, and even geese! Great for winding down the year or including in winter break packets.

Featured Music:

1. (Pear Tree) "Christmas Tree Suite" - Rebikov
2. (Doves) "The Wild Dove" - Dvořák
3. (Hens) "Hen Cackle Rag" - Johnson
4. (Birds) "The Birds of Rhiannon" - Holbrooke
5. (Golden Rings) "Gold unb Silber" - Lehar
6. (Geese) "With the Wild Geese" - Harty
7. (Swans) "Silver Swan Rag" - Joplin
8. (Maids) "The Maid of Orleans" - Tchaikovsky
9. (Dancers) "Scarf Dance" - Chaminade
10. (Lords a-Leaping) "Leaping Dance" - Grieg
11. (Pipers) "Piper's Pavan" - Dowland
12. (Drummers) "Sound the Trumpet, Beat the Drum" - Purcell

What's Included:

• 2 Listening Trackers - color or use a dot marker to track listening progress
• 12 Listen and Color Activity Pages - there is lots of room for drawing, coloring, and journaling within the festive frame! Students also choose meaningful keywords from the lists provided (mood, nature, colors, and settings,) or write in their own descriptive words.

❄️ You're invited to the Winter Wonderland category! ❄️ Do you want to create lots of festive winter memories with your students this year? You'll find a growing collection of seasonal printables like music, writing, and fun activities for your classroom or homeschool in one shop section - and we're always adding more!

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!

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

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

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

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

★ This free preview includes:

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

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

View the FULL SET of listening activities!

"The Nutcracker" Listening Activity Sheets

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

★ More Nutcracker Resources!

Nutcracker Fairy Tale Story Listening Sheets (★ NEW!)

The Nutcracker Listening Sheets

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 Bingo Game

The Nutcracker Blank Sheet Music

The Nutcracker Music Notes Match

The Nutcracker Listening & Match Bundle

The Nutcracker & Festive December Bundle

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

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These Christmas-themed printable listening sheets offer creative music appreciation! In this special edition, there is no artist or performer listed so you can play any version you like!

NEW! Students use the new "Cookie Rating Guides" to rate their listening experience! Each rating guide features colorful cookies (or black & white,) instead of stars and the listening sheets have five cookies at the bottom to color in. You'll also find "reindeer" added in the animal category.

Featured Music:

• Jingle Bells (use any performance!)

What’s Inside:

1. Music Rating Guide students rate the music using 1 to 5 cookies (new format)
2. 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.
3. Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a 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.
4. Five Star Rating Guide - students rate the music using 1 to 5 cookies (classic format)
5. Listening Activity Sheets - Listening sheets include the title of a popular piece, the composer, a black & white composer to color in, and a space for drawing any scene that may come to mind when listening. There are additional options to identify the mood of a piece and indicate which instruments are playing.
6. Weather Color & Listen Sheet - While listening to the selected piece, students can color in the weather elements they feel and hear.
7. Emotions Color & Listen Sheet - Students color the character(s) that best identify their emotions while listening to the music.
8. Emojis Color & Listen Sheet - Twelve emojis to choose from! Students choose the emoji faces that best match their feelings or impressions about the music.
9. Fairy Tale Story Guide - an illustrated chart with each character/object
10. Fairy Tale Listening Sheet - Students compose their wondrous tale by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music.
11. Fairy Tale Drawing Page
12. Woodland Tale Story Guide - an illustrated chart with each character/object
13. Woodland Story Listening Sheet - Students compose their epic tale by choosing nature-themed objects and characters inspired by the music.
14. Woodland Story Drawing Page

★ Need More Christmas Music?

1. Silent Night
2. Deck the Halls
3. O Come All Ye Faithful
4. The Twelve Days of Christmas
5. O Little Town of Bethlehem
6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
7. Up on the Housetop
8. O Holy Night
9. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
10. Away in a Manger
11. Angels We Have Heard on High

❄️ You're invited to the Winter Wonderland category! ❄️ Do you want to create lots of festive winter memories with your students this year? You'll find a growing collection of seasonal printables like music, writing, and fun activities for your classroom or homeschool in one shop section - and we're always adding more!

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!

When it comes to writing, suggesting prompts can be extremely helpful for students. By providing a prompt, you can give students a specific topic or area to focus on, which can help them better organize their thoughts and ideas. Additionally, writing prompts can help spark creativity and encourage students to think outside the box.

There are six Christmas-themed writing prompts, with coordinating primary handwriting pages included. Students can also illustrate a scene in the space above their writing.

Not only will using writing prompts help get your students excited about writing, but it will also help them to practice and improve their skills. By focusing on specific areas such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling, your students will hone their technique and produce well-written pieces of work. They’ll also be able to develop their unique voice and style – something essential for any writer!

Check out our blog post Writing Prompts Your Students Will Love for more tips and inspiration!

❄️ You're invited to the Winter Wonderland category! ❄️ Do you want to create lots of festive winter memories with your students this year? You'll find a growing collection of seasonal printables like music, writing, and fun activities for your classroom or homeschool in one shop section - and we're always adding more!

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!

Just print and play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tale 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!

What's Included:

• Story Guide – an illustrated chart with each character/object
• 19 Fairy Tale Listening Sheets
• 19 Fairy Tale Drawing Pages

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

★ December Listening Sheets Include: (two pages per piece:)

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. An Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
15. Winterreise, Schubert
16. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
17. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
18. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
19. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams