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Christmas Candy Science Lab - 5 Short Labs for Middle School Slides & Worksheet
By Danielle Mortimore
Bring the holiday spirit into your science classroom with this engaging and educational “Christmas Candy Science” lesson pack! Perfect for middle school students, these hands-on experiments use festive candies to explore key scientific concepts aligned with NGSS and Tennessee state standards.
Students will love the festive twist on classic science experiments. This is the perfect activity to do the weird days right before Winter break when students are often absent! Each experiment is designed to reinforce important scientific principles and includes clear instructions to make it easy to implement these activities in your classroom.
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AVID Christmas Activity - Speed Philosophical Chairs for Team Building
By Teach Savvy Store
Use this Christmas-themed AVID speed philosophical chairs icebreaker team-building activity to promote debate through dialogue and public speaking in your classroom as well as get students in the Christmas spirit! Students will not only learn what speed philosophical chairs is but they will enjoy some exciting dialogue through 20 fun debate topics.
For example, students will choose to agree or disagree with the statement, "It is acceptable to play Christmas music after Halloween."
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AVID Christmas Ornament Mandala and My Greatest Gift Writing Activity
By Teach Savvy Store
Use this Christmas ornament writing activity to decorate your classroom tree and to get your AVID (or any content area) students in the holiday spirit! Students will choose 1 of the 8 mandala ornaments to decorate or create their own with the blank version provided. Then they will write about their greatest gift, cut and glue that to their ornament!
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AVID Winter Activity - Build a Costa Snowman Digital Resource
By Teach Savvy Store
AVID Winter Activity - Build a Costa Snowman Digital Resource: This digital lesson and activity is the perfect Winter or Christmas resource for building critical thinking skills in your AVID classroom! Use it as an inquiry icebreaker activity, a supplemental lesson for Costa's Level of Thinking, an inquiry lesson, a Fun Friday activity, or even for your Christmas/Winter party!
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Spanish Christmas Ornament Mandala and "Mi mejor regalo es" Writing Activity
By Teach Savvy Store
Use this Spanish Christmas ornament writing activity to decorate your classroom tree and to get your Spanish students in the holiday spirit! Students will choose 1 of the 8 mandala ornaments to decorate or create their own with the blank version provided. Then they will practice their Spanish writing skills while writing about their greatest gift and responding to the prompt, "Mi mejor regalo es." Afterward, they can cut and glue that to their ornament and hang them on your class Christmas tree or bulletin board!
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Mele Kalikimaka (HIP HOP Remix) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Right in time for your Christmas instrumentalists, we present to you the smash Christmas hit Mele Kalikimaka re-imagined as a HIP HOP TRAP MIX for BUCKET DRUMMING!
There are three all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are grouped 2 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
You can find the hip hop remix track below to play along with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvtUZfARn98
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Christmas Jam, Trans Siberian Orch - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
By popular request, here's an arrangement of the holiday hit that'll sure to get your bucket drumming kids fired up, here's an advanced arrangement of Christmas Jam, by the Trans Siberian Orchestra!
There are three all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2,3, or 7times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
This version differs from the standard version with the implementation of sixteenth note patterns (which is great to work on with your kids for alternating hands!)
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1mHMZkR9Ss
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Winter Palace, Trans Siberian Orchestra - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
By popular request, here's an arrangement of the holiday hit that'll sure to get your bucket drumming kids fired up, Winter Palace by the Trans Siberian Orchestra!
There are three all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2, 4, or 8 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Here's the track so you can play along (the arrangement begins at the downbeat of :51
https://youtu.be/Tjrhq9CVl\_c?si=U8GOae8znZp2L\_8w
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All I Want for Christmas, Mariah Carey (REMIX) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Right in time for your Christmas instrumentalists, we present to you Mariah Carey's smash hit All I Want For Christmas is You - REMIX for BUCKET DRUMMING!
There are eight all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are grouped 3x + 1x with a few 2 and 4 measure repeats). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
The track is INCLUDED with this one, so no need to search it off of YouTube
Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
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Rockin around the Christmas Tree REMIX - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Right in time for your Christmas instrumentalists, we present to you Brenda Lee's hit Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree re-imagined as a HIP HOP TRAP MIX for BUCKET DRUMMING!
There are three all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are grouped 2 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
The mp3 track is included in this one, so no need to YouTube it. Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
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Geography Trivia Game For Christmas: Christmas Tree Bingo
By Geography & Math Made Easy
A great Christmas holiday geography bingo activity to encourage learning and review basic geography concepts and skills Christmas week. This bingo game has a twist to it and will make learning fun and will engage your students. The provided 88 questions range from basic locations of countries and landforms to problem-solving questions.
But, if you don't want to use the set of questions provided, any set of trivia questions will work. Need to use this game as a review activity for term tests? Optional: Create your own list of questions based on the knowledge you wish for your students to gain. Or, have your students/class come up with their own set of review Geography questions.
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Your students will have a blast because everyone likes Bingo!
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GEOGRAPHY: Adopt A Friend For Christmas: Christmas Celebrations Around The World
By Geography & Math Made Easy
This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to 12th graders. Modifications can be made as needed.
A fun and exciting Christmas holiday geography project to engage students in learning about winter holidays and traditions around the world. Implement this activity days prior to Christmas break to keep your students motivated and learning. Make every moment a teaching moment!
Through this lesson, students will catch a glimpse into the life of another child, discovering how the winter holiday season is celebrated within their culture/country—whether it is Christmas, Kwanza, Ramadan, Hanukkah, or other winter holidays. Students will be introduced to various ways of life, from South America to Europe to Africa, and will gain an understanding of each winter tradition and celebration.
Students will Adopt a Friend for the holiday Kwanza/ Ramadan / Hanukkah season and will explore ways of life during the holiday season.
Note: (1) This is a research project. Will need a zip file reader to open the file.
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Note: This lesson calls for the instructor to supply an artificial tree or cut a large human-sized tree out of butcher paper. Although, this activity can be modified so that the tree is not necessary.
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Recalling a Christmas Memory Writing Project
By Meggen Loew
Recalling a Christmas Memory Project
Students will be able to use brain mapping worksheets to recall and answer the questions who, what, when where and why in reference to a Christmas memory. The project is a four-paragraph writing project.
Materials Included:
· Goals and Teacher Instructions
· Student Introduction Page
· Student Planning Page
· Grading Rubric
· Optional Writing Page
By Meggen Loew
A novel study unit covering The House Without a Christmas Tree By Gail Rock.
Included in Unit:
Novel Study Materials:
· Suggested Lesson Plans
· Daily Discussion Questions (with answers)
· Goals and Instruction Pages for Parent/Teacher
· Setting Worksheet
· Character Worksheet
· Conflict Worksheet
· Theme Worksheet
· Plot
· 3 Quizzes (Used weekly)- With Answer Key
· 2 Final Unit Test Options (Multiple choice or short answer)-With Answer Key
Vocabulary Materials:
· Goals and Teacher Instructions
· 3 Sets of Vocabulary Words
· Master definitions
· Student Dictionary
· 3 Crosswords
· 1 Vocabulary in Context Worksheet
· All Vocabulary Word Search
· Final Vocabulary Test
· Answer Keys
Recalling a Christmas Memory Project
Students will be able to use brain mapping worksheets to recall and answer the questions who, what, when, where, and why in reference to a Christmas memory. The project is a four-paragraph writing project.
Materials Included:
· Goals and Teacher Instructions
· Student Introduction Page
· Student Planning Page
· Grading Rubric
· Optional Writing Page
Christmas Tree Lot Project
Students will be asked to make a tree lot according to the student instruction page. Students will use special skills along with area and perimeter skills. A minor research component is included to research the types of trees to sell on their Christmas Tree Lot.
Materials Included:
· Goals and Teacher Instructions
· Student Introduction Page
· Student Planning Page
· Grading Rubric
· Optional Writing Page
· Christmas Tree Research Page
· Legends Page
· Elements and Pieces page
· 11x14 grid page
'Twas the Night Before Christmas Figurative Language Lesson Plan
By Language Arts Excellence
This product features the perfect activity to include in your holiday repertoire! In this differentiated lesson plan, students examine the figurative language in the classic poem, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, in a thoughtful, engaging, and creative way. Teach this lesson any time in the month of December to practice figurative language identification and your students will thank you for such a fun activity!
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The Little Match Girl Sensory Details Lesson Plan
By Language Arts Excellence
This product features 3 engaging, differentiated activities that focus on the rich sensory details of Hans Christian Andersen's devastatingly beautiful fairytale, "The Little Match Girl." The activities span before, during, and after reading the story with the intent to not only identify the sensory details, but to analyze their importance and how they add to the reader's experience with the tale and the little match girl herself. The activities support multiple learning styles so that all students walk away from the story with an appreciation for this heartbreaking tale and empathy for those less fortunate during the holiday season.
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- Sensory Detail Analysis Open Response (After Reading)
- Answer Key
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Christmas Song Figurative Language PowerPoint Presentation
By Language Arts Excellence
Celebrate the holidays in ELA with this whimsical powerpoint presentation covering the figurative language devices in Christmas songs! This fun and colorful 32-slide presentation is the perfect resource for the holiday season. Each slide features lines from popular Christmas songs for students to practice identifying figurative language devices. Your students will love seeing how many of their favorite Christmas songs are brimming with figurative language! Presentation covers: - Metaphor - Simile - Hyperbole - Oxymoron - Idiom - Personification - Onomatopoeia - Allusion - Alliteration Powerpoint also includes directions, a colorful student answer sheet, and answer key for teachers. _____________________________________________________________________ You can also save 20% by purchasing this product in a bundle along with the best-selling Christmas Song Figurative Language Task Cards! Christmas Song Figurative Language {{BUNDLE}} _____________________________________________________________________ More engaging holiday products by Language Arts Excellence: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Figurative Language Lesson Plan The Grinch Figurative Language Lesson Plan "Christmas Talk" Lesson Plan The Gift of the Magi & The Necklace Compare/Contrast Essay Letter to a Member of the Military We Didn’t Start the Fire Activity The Little Match Girl Sensory Details Lesson Plan Figurative Language in Christmas Songs - 32 Task Cards
The Gift of the Magi Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan
By Language Arts Excellence
This resource features an anticipation guide for O. Henry's ironic tale of love and sacrifice, "The Gift of the Magi", and a meticulously-explained lesson plan that I believe is the absolute best way to approach a new story. Using a non-intimidating method called "Numbered Heads", this activity will get your students thinking, writing, conversing, and reporting about themes you will be encountering during your study of "The Gift of the Magi" and your overall short story unit. I am confident that your students will enjoy this thoughtful, engaging activity and beg you to begin reading the classic story this holidayseason.
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Meaning of Christmas Lesson Plan
By Language Arts Excellence
This may be the most meaningful and memorable lesson you teach in December!
This product features an engaging "Christmas Talk" activity that will have your students thinking, writing, collaborating, speaking, and moving around in one class period! In this activity, they must choose between 5 different quotes from famous figures about Christmas and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective about the holiday. I use this lesson every year during the week leading up to Christmas vacation to make sure that my students take some time out of their hectic lives to consider what Christmas truly means not to society, not to others, but to them.
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Meaning of Christmas Lesson Plan
By Language Arts Excellence
This may be the most meaningful and memorable lesson you teach in December!
This product features an engaging "Christmas Talk" activity that will have your students thinking, writing, collaborating, speaking, and moving around in one class period! In this activity, they must choose between 5 different quotes from famous figures about Christmas and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective about the holiday. I use this lesson every year during the week leading up to Christmas vacation to make sure that my students take some time out of their hectic lives to consider what Christmas truly means not to society, not to others, but to them.
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I hope that this lesson is as meaningful and successful in your class as it is in mine!
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⭐We Didn’t Start the Fire Activity
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