3rd Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Projects

The perfect writing assignment for the month of December or any month of the year! This holiday informational/explanatory writing assignment gives students the opportunity to learn about different holidays around the world. Students will be assigned or choose a holiday to research and then write their own informative essay. There are two pages giving different holidays to research, but you can also write your own holidays in if you would like. Students can use the graphic organizer to help organize their ideas before writing their explanatory essay. Engage your students in a festive exploration of holidays around the world with this comprehensive research and writing activity. It includes everything your students will need to conduct thorough research, organize their findings, and craft a well-structured essay.

What's included?

1. Holiday Pages: There are two different pages of holidays from around the globe. One holiday page focuses primarily on holidays in or around December/Christmas. The other holiday page has holidays the span the whole year. Both pages have empty slots for you to fill in any holiday that you like. You can use one or the other pages; or combine them both to research all the holidays.
2. Research Questions: A sheet of questions to guide students to delve deeper into the historical and cultural significance of the celebrations.
3. Graphic Organizers: Two detailed graphic organizers are provided to help students structure their findings. These organizers encourage students to organize information logically and develop a clear outline for their essays.
4. Essay Writing Paper & Drawing Page: 2 different lined writing paper are included for students to write their essays. This paper features a holiday-themed border to inspire creativity and festive spirit. One writing paper has a small space for students to create their own drawing. A drawing page is included for students to depict their holiday by drawing a favorite tradition or event of their holiday.
5. Partner Venn Diagram Page: An optional activity where students get with a partner and share what they learned about their holiday. They will fill out the Venn diagram comparing their holidays.

Key Features:

• Educational & Engaging: It encourages students to explore diverse cultures and traditions.
• Skill Development: Enhances research skills, critical thinking, and writing proficiency.
• Holiday Themes: Perfect for integrating seasonal topics into your curriculum or perfect during the holiday season.

Why use it in your classroom?

• Saves preparation time with ready to print and use resources.
• Easily differentiated with materials suitable for various learning styles.
• Fosters an understanding and respect for different cultures/traditions.

This resources is perfect for the month of December. Students can learn about all the different ways people around the world celebrate around Christmas or holidays around December. Or use it throughout the year to explore different holidays during each month. Whether used in a classroom or for homeschooling, this product promises to inspire curiosity & celebrate diversity in a meaningful way. Start exploring the world of holidays today!

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Looking for engaging and educational Christmas activities for your Year 3 and 4 students? This Christmas project is the perfect solution! Designed to be both fun and enriching, it allows students to choose from a variety of tasks worth different points, encouraging them to utilize skills they’ve learned throughout the year. This project covers writing, math, and creative sections, providing a comprehensive learning experience that will keep students excited and motivated during the festive season.

Why Choose This Christmas Project for Your Classroom Activities?

1. Enhances Learning Through Festive Fun: This Christmas project integrates essential educational activities with the excitement of the holiday season. Students will enjoy applying their knowledge in a festive context, making learning both enjoyable and meaningful.

2. Promotes Student Autonomy: Giving students the freedom to choose their tasks empowers them to take control of their learning. They can work at their own pace and according to their abilities, fostering a sense of independence and responsibility.

3. Diverse Range of Tasks: This project offers a wide variety of tasks, ensuring that there is something for every student. The tasks are divided into writing, math, and creative sections, each designed to challenge and engage students in different ways.

4. Improves Writing Skills: The writing section includes tasks such as letter writing, poetry, narrative creation, children’s book creation, and writing persuasive texts. These activities not only enhance writing skills but also encourage creativity and self-expression.

5. Strengthens Math Skills: The math section features tasks like creating word problems, calculating the cost of a Christmas present list, designing surveys, mapping skills, and board game creation. These activities help reinforce mathematical concepts and practical application of math skills.

6. Encourages Creativity: The project also includes various creative tasks that allow students to express themselves artistically. These activities provide a break from traditional learning methods and stimulate students’ imaginations.

Details of the Christmas Project:

• Writing Tasks: Students can choose from Christmas activities such as writing a letter to Santa, composing festive poems, creating a holiday-themed narrative, designing a children’s book, or crafting a persuasive text about their favourite Christmas tradition. Each task helps develop different aspects of writing and storytelling.

• Math Tasks: Engage students with math-related activities like creating their own word problems with a Christmas twist, calculating the total cost of a Christmas present list, designing and conducting surveys about holiday preferences, using mapping skills to plan a route for Santa, or inventing a holiday themed board game. These tasks make math fun and relevant to their everyday lives.

• Creative Tasks: The creative section offers projects such as designing Christmas cards, making holiday decorations, creating festive art pieces, and more. These activities allow students to showcase their artistic talents and bring a personal touch to their holiday celebrations.

Benefits of the Christmas Project:

• Fosters Teamwork and Collaboration: Students can work individually or in groups, promoting teamwork and collaboration. This is especially beneficial for developing social skills and learning to work effectively with others.

• Provides a Well Rounded Learning Experience: By combining writing, math, and creative tasks, this project ensures that students are engaging in a well-rounded learning experience. It reinforces a variety of skills and keeps students engaged through diverse activities.

• Easy to Implement: Teachers can easily integrate this Christmas activities project into their existing curriculum. The tasks are designed to be straightforward and manageable, making it simple to organize and execute.

Get Started on Your Christmas Project Today!

Incorporate this comprehensive Christmas project into your Year 3 and 4 classroom activities and watch your students thrive! This project not only makes learning fun but also helps students apply their knowledge in meaningful ways. Get ready for a festive season filled with creativity, learning, and joy.

Enjoy these Christmas activities and Merry Christmas!

Add some festive fun to your classroom this holiday season with this Reindeer Headbands and Writing Prompts bundle! Perfect for celebrating the winter season, this product includes 7 adorable reindeer headband options, allowing students to create their own unique reindeer look. Paired with 3 differentiated writing prompts, these activities are great for independent work, writing centers, or holiday-themed projects to display in the classroom.

What’s Included:

• 7 Reindeer Headband Options: Easy-to-assemble templates for students to cut, color, and customize!
• 3 Differentiated Writing Prompts: Engage students with prompts tailored to different levels, encouraging creativity and self-expression.

Perfect For:

• Holiday celebrations and classroom parties
• Bulletin board displays
• Fun, engaging activities in the days leading up to winter break

This Reindeer Headbands activity pack combines art and writing for an engaging, hands-on experience that’s sure to bring holiday cheer to your classroom.

These easy to use, no prep, Christmas substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains three close reading activities about Christmas Around the World, Santa Claus and Ebenezer Scrooge, as well as two biography writing units and one informational writing unit. Ideal for emergency sub plans in third grade or fourth grade.

14 Lessons, or 14 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!

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Firstly, there are three reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about:

• Christmas Around the World
• Santa Claus
• Ebenezer Scrooge

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Then, there are two biography writing units about Santa Claus and Ebenezer Scrooge, and one informational writing unit about the traditions of Christmas around the world. The units have been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

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Embark on a vibrant exploration of Kwanzaa with our specially curated activities designed to engage and enlighten young learners. Geared towards elementary school students, specifically grades 1 to 4, these activities aim to foster a deeper understanding of the cultural significance of Kwanzaa in an age-appropriate and enjoyable manner.

Activity 1: Kwanzaa Reading Passage & Comprehension Questions

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The Kwanzaa Wreath Craft is a vibrant and meaningful DIY project that beautifully captures the spirit of Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of African heritage and culture. This festive wreath serves as a unique and symbolic decoration.

Embark on a joyful journey of creativity and cultural exploration with our Kwanzaa Kinara Coloring Pages. This collection is thoughtfully designed to engage children in the celebration of Kwanzaa, offering a delightful and educational coloring experience centered around the traditional Kinara candleholder.

These coloring pages are more than just a creative outlet; they provide a hands-on learning experience. As young artists bring the Kinara to life with their favorite colors, they absorb the significance of each candle

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How-To Catch a Gingerbread Man Writing!

Creating a how-to writing guide on catching a gingerbread man, complete with two types of writing papers (dotted and lined) and a graphic organizer for brainstorming.

Graphic Organizer:

• • A fun and interactive graphic organizer to help readers plan their gingerbread-catching strategy.
  • Sections for brainstorming ideas, creating a step-by-step plan, and considering potential challenges.

Writing Papers:

• Dotted Paper:

  • Ideal for younger writers or those practicing handwriting skills.

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  • Suitable for more advanced writers or those who prefer a traditional writing format.

First page of the final draft comes in 2 versions. One with the gingerbread man clipart and one without.

Enjoy!!!

Writing a story about a reindeer is fun project for your students to show their creativity. This product includes information to share with your students about what a story is, what is shared in a story, who the audience can be, what is the author's purpose for writing a story, and how the story can be published. This product includes two story ideas, an example of one reindeer story is outlined on a brainstorming template, and a final draft of the reindeer story are included in this product. Templates are included after the example along with a rough draft/final draft template and reminder checklist so students remember to go back and check their work once it is completed.

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Looking for NO PREP Christmas Cards or Holiday Cards to print off for your students to color and write in?

These printable Christmas/Holiday Cards are the perfect service project to do with your class this holiday season. Students will color their holiday card and write a message inside. Students can gift this to their families or to a local community center in need of some holiday cheer!

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• 24 Unique Holiday Greetings Cards: Print 2 to a page to save on paper!
  • 13 "Merry Christmas" Cards
  • 5 "Happy Holidays" Cards
  • 6 Holiday Pun Greeting Cards
• 3 Optional Writing Pages: To differentiate for younger grades.
• Teacher Instructions
• View Preview to See ALL Cards!

Wrap up the holiday season with this heartfelt, engaging activity.

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Lesson Plan Pages

Literature Worksheets (Character study, Two Sets of Prediction Worksheets, and Plot Diagram Worksheet)

Vocabulary Work (General Vocabulary, Focused Vocabulary, Vocabulary Dictionary, Crossword, Word Search, Vocabulary in Context, and Vocabulary Quiz)

Final Project (Have students design a concert. They must have a theme, create a stage, costumes, and decorations, and select relevant acts)

Copy work (Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas songs)

Seven Crafts

6 Food Activities

BONUS: Christmas Song Battle (much like the march madness basketball tournament, you will start with your sweet 16 of either classic or modern Christmas songs, and then students will vote and battle it out until there is a winner).

Bonus #2: Single Digit Multiplication Worksheets (15 pages of multiplication practice)

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Get your upper elementary and middle school students excited about writing with these Gingerbread Man Writing Prompts and Themed Writing Paper! This festive product includes 5 engaging writing prompts that encourage creativity and seasonal fun, along with 2 pages of gingerbread man-themed writing paper—perfect for any holiday-themed writing activity.

What’s Included:

• 5 gingerbread man writing prompts to spark students’ creativity and engage them in seasonal writing

• 2 pages of gingerbread man writing paper for a festive, polished final product

This product is great for writing centers, independent work, bulletin board displays, or homework assignments, giving students multiple ways to enjoy and share their work. Use it as a standalone activity or integrate it into your holiday curriculum for an added touch of seasonal fun!

Key Features:

• Fun, engaging prompts that motivate students to write
• Themed writing paper for a polished and festive look
• Ideal for upper elementary and middle school students
• Perfect for bulletin boards, homework, writing centers, or independent work

Download this resource to bring some holiday cheer into your writing activities!

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An informational writing unit and close reading activities about the traditions of Christmas around the world. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in third grade and fourth grade.

Included in the Informational Writing Unit:

• Three fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs
• Writing templates for four draft paragraphs
• A prompt sheet for students to write their introduction
• A template for students to write up their neat informational text
• A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning

Included in the Close Reading Activity:

• A teacher presentation to introduce the topic
• An informational text
• A comprehension activity with eight varied questions
• Two grammar questions about the text
• An extension writing activity
• A multiple choice quiz about the text
• An answer page for self-assessment or teacher use
• A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning
• A ready-made Easel activity perfect for distance learning

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The close reading activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. It also contains a multiple choice quiz, a crossword activity and a wordsearch puzzle to consolidate learning.

The Informational Writing Unit is split into three lessons. The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. Then, in the final lesson your class will need to use the format provided to write an introduction for the text before checking their draft paragraphs for mistakes and writing up their work into a neat copy on the template provided.

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The Kwanzaa Wreath Craft is a vibrant and meaningful DIY project that beautifully captures the spirit of Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of African heritage and culture. This festive wreath serves as a unique and symbolic decoration.

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Size: 11 x 8.5 in.

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Creating a how-to writing guide on catching a gingerbread man, complete with two types of writing papers (dotted and lined) and a graphic organizer for brainstorming.

Graphic Organizer:

• • A fun and interactive graphic organizer to help readers plan their gingerbread-catching strategy.
  • Sections for brainstorming ideas, creating a step-by-step plan, and considering potential challenges.

Writing Papers:

• Dotted Paper:

  • Ideal for younger writers or those practicing handwriting skills.

• Lined Paper:

  • Suitable for more advanced writers or those who prefer a traditional writing format.

First page of the final draft comes in 2 versions. One with the gingerbread man clipart and one without.

Enjoy!!!

Who wouldn't want to be on Santa's Reindeer Team? This fun and simple craft and writing activity allows students to write what they have learned (or made up) about their reindeer and what awesome features it has. In a job application, they express their reasons for wanting to be on Santa's Team! Add the cute reindeer faces, and this craft is one that you and your students will love!

The craft is simple! No prep! The students just color, cut, and paste (and its all on one page)!

Includes:

TEAM SANTA bulletin board headers with holly leaves and berries for decoration

One page, no prep reindeer craft

Writing page with different line options.

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Bring holiday excitement to your students' persuasive writing skills with this Christmas activity!

With a graphic organizer, anchor chart, and exciting writing assignment, your students will have everything they need to convince Santa to hire them as his very own elf! Say goodbye to boring lesson plans and hello to festive fun in the classroom. Don't miss out on this opportunity to bring holiday cheer into your teaching and watch your students' creativity soar. Get your hands on this must-have Christmas activity today!

This Activity Includes:

1. Persuasive Writing Anchor Chart – OREO Persuasive Paragraph Writing (Christmas Cookie Theme)

2. Oreo Graphic Organizer/Interactive Notebook Flipable / Foldable pieces. This single page can be used inmultiple ways- for instruction with an interactive notebook, or as a graphic organizer to match the anchor chart. Great for all year!

3. Graphic Organizer to help students organize a 5 -7 sentence persuasive paragraph. This organizer can be the first building block in writing more complicated, detailed persuasive pieces of writing. Great for all year!

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6. Personal Interest Inventory to help students recognize their talents and areas of strength to add information and to their persuasive writing.

7. Elf Letter of Interest (2 versions)– Use the graphic organizers above to write a letter to Santa that will convince him to hire you as an elf! Two versions for differentiation.

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9. Editing Check List

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11. 3 different Help Wanted style posters for bulletin board display.

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This product includes a winter/Christmas gingerbread house craft that connects multiplication and division, and to reinforce the concept of fact families.

An informational writing unit about the traditions of Christmas around the world. The unit has been split into three separate lessons and is perfect for students in third grade and fourth grade.

Included in this PDF printable resource:

• Three fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs
• Writing templates for four draft paragraphs
• A prompt sheet for students to write their introduction
• A template for students to write up their neat informational text
• A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning

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This resource is great for:

• In class learning
• Independent work
• Homework
• Creative writing sessions
• Assessment practice
• Emergency sub plans

The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. Then, in the final lesson your class will need to use the format provided to write an introduction for the text before checking their draft paragraphs for mistakes and writing up their work into a neat copy on the template provided.

For an extra lesson which can support students' learning about the events, check out Christmas Around the World Close Reading Activity | 3rd & 4th Grade.

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Other similar or relevant resources:

• Distance Learning Resources
• Christmas Resources

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