Free 6th Grade Holidays/Seasonal Activities (by date, oldest first)

This is a free sampler of my Seasonal Activities for Older Kids and includes pages from all three of my morning work resources for middle schoolers: Fall, Winter, and Spring. Why should little kids have all the seasonal and holiday fun? Give your older students some thematic fun this year! This freebie is a great way to try out these resources to see if they're a good fit for your classroom or homeschool!

One full color worksheet, containing two half-page morning work activities, is included for each of the three units, plus the black and white version of each for easier printing. These are also great for early finishers or as a way to add a little holiday joy to the classroom or homeschool! These are no-prep...just print and go!

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Thanksgiving time is a fun family time. Print out and enjoy this Thanksgiving and pumpkin-themed maze! A bit of seasonal fun that kids will love.

Fall | Autumn | Think Fast Game | Printable Activity | Freebie: Students and even staff will love this no-prep fall Think Fast game! Use it as an icebreaker after fall break for a brain break, morning meeting, fun Friday activity, or as a team building activity.

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What's Included

Fall Think Fast Game: 1 PDF Printable

Directions

• A timer will be set for 1 minute total.

• Each answer is one point. Most points wins!

• Examples: 3 s’more ingredients, 3 NFL teams, 3 colors of apples

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Start the school year with engaging collaboration and team building with this AVID back to school icebreaker! This resource is the perfect partner activity for public speaking practice! Students will meet with either an A or B partner OR find a partner with a matching color circle using their cards. They will then use the interview questions provided in the card to interview their partner and present them to the class!

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What's Included:

• 8 Variations of cards with either an A or B and 1 of 4 different colored circles
• Each card comes with 3 interviewing partner questions

Entrance Card Directions:

• Pass out one of the cards to each student (note the letter A or B and small color circles on the front of each card)
• The following is written on each card:

- 3 things you want to share about yourself

- 2 words to describe you

- 1 favorite thing

• Instruct students to find a partner (a person who has the same letter or color circle on the back of their card).
• Have students answer the questions with their partner.
• Each student should write their partner's responses on a seperate piece of paper.
• Have each set of partners introduce each other to the class using the entrance cards.
• Do the activity again the same day or a different day but have students find a new partner using either the letter or colored circles (whichever was not used first)

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This Halloween Think Fast Game is a fun and engaging activity designed to encourage quick thinking and creativity among students. Perfect for classroom Halloween parties or as a time-filler, this game will have students racing to name items in categories like costumes, candy, spooky sounds, and more. Suitable for a range of grade levels, it can be a great addition to your Halloween lesson plans or party-planning resources!

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What's Included

Halloween Think Fast Game: 1 PDF Printable

Directions

• A timer will be set for 1 minute total.

• Each answer is one point. Most points wins!

• Examples: 3 things you find in a haunted house, 3 things a witch might have, 3 classic Halloween monsters

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Back to School | Think Fast Game | Printable Activity | Freebie: Students and even staff will love this no-prep Back to School Think Fast game! Use it as an icebreaker after summer break for a brain break, morning meeting, fun Friday activity, or as a team building activity.

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What's Included

Back to School Think Fast Game: 1 PDF Printable

Directions

• A timer will be set for 1 minute total.

• Each answer is one point. Most points wins!

• Examples: 3 activities done over summer break, 3 book titles, 3 items found in a classroom

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AVID | Think Fast Game | Printable Activity | Freebie: Students and even staff will love this AVID Think Fast game! Use it as an icebreaker during back to school or for a brain break, morning meeting, fun Friday activity, or as a team building activity.

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What's Included

AVID Think Fast Game: 1 PDF Printable

Directions

• A timer will be set for 1 minute total.

• Each answer is one point. Most points wins!

• Examples: 3 things that go on a TRF, 3 names of AVID classmates, 3 tools for staying organized

This Google Slides digital resource game is the perfect reset activity to help students build community and welcome them back to school from winter break! Use this Four Corner activity for an icebreaker, community-building activity, brain break activity or Fun Friday activity. Four Corners is the perfect virtual or in person icebreaker game that will help get those after winter break chatters out! Students will read the statement and choose a corner that best relates to them!

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Directions:

• Step 1: Place A, B, C, D labels on each corner of the room.
• Step 2: Show a slide and read the statement out loud.
• Step 3: Students pick their corner based on their answer.
• Step 4: Let's chat about everyone's choices, then zoom to the next slide!

What's Included:

• Directions Slide
• 5 Four Corner Statements with Multiple Choice Answers
• A, B, C, D Printable Classroom Labels

Winter Resources

Team Building

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

Welcome students back from spring break by allowing them to share some of their spring break experiences through this 2 truths and a lie freebie activity! This printable is great for morning meetings, team building, fun Fridays, brain breaks and more!

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More After Spring Break Resources

Activity Packet

Stand Up Sit Down

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Finish the Story

Would You Rather

What's Included

One PDF Printable worksheet

Directions

• Print a page for each student.
• Students will write their name and add 2 truths and 1 lie about their spring break.
• Take up papers and shuffle them.
• Throughout the day or week pull a paper and share the students name along with their two truths and one lie.
• Allow students to try to guess the lie.
• Optional: Put students into teams and give points to teams that guess correctly.

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

This back to school summer reflections activity is a great get to know you activity! This product is designed to encompass students’ creativity and get them thinking about their back to school goals while reflecting on their favorite summer memories. This PDF is designed to look like a journal or scrapbook page for students to add their flair to!

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Sentence Stems Included:

This summer I... (with place for picture)

Favorite summer memory...

My back to school goals...

What I'm most excited about for the new school year...

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Get ready for an after fall break reset with this no-prep four corners game! Use this digital game for an icebreaker, brain break activity, after Thanksgiving break activity, or classroom autumn activity in your middle school and high school classes. This is the perfect game to get those after fall break chatters out! Students will read the statement and choose a corner that best relates to them!

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What's Included:

• Directions Slide
• 5 Four Corner Statements with Multiple Choice Answers
• A, B, C, D Printable Classroom Labels

Directions:

• Step 1: Place A, B, C, D labels on each corner of the room.
• Step 2: Show a slide and read the statement out loud.
• Step 3: Students pick their corner based on their answer.
• Step 4: Let's chat about everyone's choices, then zoom to the next slide!

Some examples included:

• Being on fall break made me feel...
• Over fall break I spent most of my time...
• The best part of going back to school is...

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Find Someone Who

Stand Up Sit Down

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Fall Would You Rather

Fall Stand Up Sit Down

Fall Finish the Story

Thanksgiving Would You Rather

More After Break Resources:

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*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

This retro and groovy coloring sheet is perfect to use on Meet the Teacher Night or the first days of school! Students can color it as parents are filling out paperwork on meet the teacher night or throughout the first day of school. It promotes social-emotional learning, helping students feel more confident and centered during high-pressure situations!

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What's Included:

• 1 coloring page with the quote "have a groovy school year"

Use For:

• meet the teacher
• first day of school
• first week of school
• centers
• indoor recess
• rewards

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AVID students can use this back to school scavenger hunt to get to know their school and the AVID support team! This printable worksheet is perfect for a first week of school team building icebreaker activity and works for both middle and high school AVID students.

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What's Included

1 PDF partner selfie scavenger hunt in color

1 PDF partner selfie scavenger hunt in black and white

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Looking for a fun and interactive way to build classroom community, and support social-emotional learning? This Stand-Up Sit-Down Game is perfect as an icebreaker, brain break, and review activity that will keep students actively involved.

Ideal for grades 5th-12th, this versatile resource can be used for team-building exercises, morning meetings, or for after breaks. The no-prep, ready-to-go games is designed to help students get to know each other, collaborate, and develop critical thinking skills—all while having fun!

Students will stand up or sit down depending on their answer to the themed slides, such as "Stand up if you have ever eaten an entire pizza by yourself."

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What's Included:

• 3 Stand Up Sit Down icebreaker slides

Directions:

• Read the statement on the slide.
• Students who relate to the statement will stand.
• Allow time for students to look around and share commonalities.

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Welcome students back from the weekend with this find someone who printable game! This icebreaker is perfect for any weekend or for any longer weekends like Labor day, Memorial Day, MLK day, good Friday, and more! This activity is made for students in 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, and high school. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various weekend activity-themed categories, such as "find someone who stayed up all night."

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What's included:

• 1 Find Someone Who worksheet with 16 boxes for students to fill in

Some examples included:

• Find someone who ordered pizza
• Find someone who played video games
• Find someone who went to a different city

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After Thanksgiving Break

After Winter Break

After Spring Break

End of Year

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" One-Pager Activity: Unlock your students creativity with this free printable inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic quote, "I have a dream." This open-ended one-pager is perfect for note-taking, sketch notes, and coloring, making it a versatile tool for social-emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness.

Students can let their imaginations soar by jotting down their dreams in the clouds, turning this printable into an engaging and interactive bulletin board display. Foster self-expression and positivity with this empowering resource, designed to encourage reflection and inspire dreams in a fun and educational way. Download now for a meaningful addition to your classroom or personal space!

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Use for:

• note-taking or “sketch notes”
• coloring for SEL or mindfulness
• students can write their dreams in the clouds and this can be used as a bulletin board
• Interactive notebooks

Possible “I Have a Dream” sentence starters:

• My dream for myself...
• My dream for my family...
• My dream for my friends...
• My dream for my school...
• My dream for my community...
• My dream for this world...

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The purpose of World Postcard Day is to promote awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. The current template has the 2022 postcard design. But new designs for future years can be found on the World Postcard Day Website.

Using the resources on the World Postcard Day Website, this is a free template that you can print off to have your students create their own postcards without having to spend money on one.

Using all the resources on the World Postcard Day Website, find activities and lessons that your students and you will enjoy.

All credits are given to World Postcard Day. No design or other information is claimed as property of G&M Made Easy. This resource is to make prep a little easier and to direct educators to use the World Postcard Day Website to obtain activities, information, and lesson plans in different languages.

15-day lesson plans for the classroom or family during the 2020 advent season. The free version has basic lesson plans for classrooms and families to follow. The lesson plans include follow along plans for bible reading, a read aloud, suggested picture books and movies. It also includes suggested weekly themes for each week.

International Peace Day on September 21st is an important day. By celebrating, we can bring student awareness of the diversity of our world. Teachers can use International Peace Day as a meaningful lesson in their classrooms. It is an opportunity for students to learn about the importance of peace and how they can contribute to a better world.

* This free product includes an acrostic poem template.

Generate some ideas with your class on how we can promote peace!

Fun, engaging practice:

Students enjoy this engaging activity to practice converting fractions and decimals into percentages. Students have fun revealing the picture created using correct answers. Students will troubleshoot incorrect answers and persevere in solving the problem correctly.

Self-checking as image is revealed by correct answers

What's included:

• Google sheet of picture reveal

How this product is useful:

• Engaging review of converting fractions and decimals into percentages.
• Students will troubleshoot and persevere in solving problems.
• Self-checking.
• Can be assigned digitally or used in centers.
• Fun Halloween theme.