7th Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Task Cards

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:

☻Independent Work

☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

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A great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to the some of the key holidays and festivals of the United States and from around the world.

The 27 posters or task cards include Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Easter, Diwali, MLK Day, Groundhog Day, Presidents' Day, St Patrick's Day, Passover, Juneteenth, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

The posters look great as a display in the classroom and the cards are a brilliant holiday activity. The displays and cards come both with dates and without dates, so the students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline. The cards look even better when laminated.

Included in this resource:

• 27 Full Page Posters with dates for display
• 27 Full Page Posters without dates
• 27 Task Cards with dates for a sorting activity
• 27 Task Cards without dates for a research and sorting activity

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This resource is great for:

• Independent work
• Homework
• Group work
• Research projects
• Reading comprehension
• Emergency sub plans

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French Christmas - Noël - Bundle

This bundle contains resources to use when talking about Christmas - Noël. There are many different kinds of activities and games included.

Included:

• Reading comprehension passages
• French "I'd rather" activity
• 20 questions game
• Sudoku puzzles
• Ceci ou cela activity
• French Noël Taboo game
• Si clauses - Christmas theme
• Mots Mêlés
• Mots Croisés
• Méli-Mélo
• Match up activities
• Cloze activities
• 30 speaking prompt cards
• Crossword puzzles
• Gratitude activity
• Dominos
• Fortune tellers
• French Christmas themed grammar quiz
• Dots and Boxes Activity

I will certainly be creating more Christmas related resources, and when I do I will add them to this bundle at no additional cost to you. Be sure to follow my store and keep an eye on your TeachShare notifications. Save 30% with this bundle.

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This fun and colorful set of 32 task cards is the perfect resource for the holiday season! Each card 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! Cards cover: - Metaphor - Simile - Hyperbole - Oxymoron - Idiom - Personification - Onomatopoeia - Allusion - Alliteration Product also includes an answer key for teachers. _________________________________________________________________________ You can also save 20% by purchasing this product in a bundle along with the Christmas Song Figurative Language Powerpoint Presentation! Christmas Song Figurative Language {{BUNDLE}} _________________________________________________________________________ More great holiday products by Language Arts Excellence: ⭐ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 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 - Powerpoint Presentation ___________________________________________________________________________ ⭐Click to Follow Language Arts Excellence⭐

Looking for a fun and engaging way to practice speaking about Noël - Christmas in French with your core and immersion students? Wish you had a way to improve la communication orale in your French class? This is the activity you've been looking for!

These French speaking prompt cards are perfect for reinforcing grammar, vocabulary, and getting your students to speak French together! Very low prep. Just print and cut out the cards and you're ready to go! Check out my Noël - French Taboo Speaking Game for another fun way to get your students speaking about this theme.

30 question cards are included. Almost all of the est-ce que questions are asked in the tu form and require students to reply using je. Some of the questions encourage oui and non responses, but never without pushing for a bit more information like asking pourquoi. The questions include le présent, le passé composé et le futur proche.

This resource is included in my French Noël Bundle.

Included:

• 30 black and white speaking cards
• 30 color speaking cards
• 10 ways to use these cards
• Scoot game instructions
• Scoot recording sheet

All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.

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There are many ways you can use this set of speaking cards:

➤ Print, cut out, laminate , punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions.

➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity with a conversation partner. As students enter the classroom have them choose 2-3 cards from a box.

➤ Students who finish their work earlier than others can choose a few of the cards and write out correct answers to false statements.

➤ Use as exit tickets. Give each student a card before the end of class and as they walk out of the room they tell the teacher their answer.

➤ Stations: Put students into groups and divide the cards amongst them. Have groups rotate to a new station as they finish the cards.

➤ Scoot: Put one card on each desk in the classroom. Give each student a response sheet and set a timer to give them just enough time to answer true or false and to correct the false statements. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. All cards are numbered so it is simple to stay organized. Full instructions are included.

➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move.

➤ Use the cards as an icebreaker activity at the beginning of the school year or right after school holidays.

➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions and vocabulary building.

Check out my other French speaking activities and themed vocabulary resources.

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➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

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This product features a set of 24 thoughtful writing prompts for middle and high school students during the Christmas season. Each question is carefully crafted to encourage deep thinking and personal reflection. Prompts, each on individual task cards, can be given at the start of class, end of class, for homework, as part of a stations writing or discussion activity, or even as part of an emergency substitute plan. I personally like to begin each class during the month of December with a prompt to really get students in the spirit of Christmas. The possibilities for use are endless during a time of year when every second you can get to be hands-off is precious and your students will appreciate the time to reflect on this very special holiday. I suggest laminating so that you can use them year after year. ____________________________________________________________________________ Also, check out these great Christmas and winter-themed resources by Language Arts Excellence: ⭐ 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Figurative Language Lesson Plan
⭐ Christmas Reflection Activity
⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language Powerpoint Presentation
⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language Set of 32 Task Cards
⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language {{BUNDLE}}
⭐ The Gift of the Magi & The Necklace Compare Contrast Essay
⭐ The Grinch Figurative Language Lesson Plan
⭐ The Little Match Girl Sensory Details Lesson Plan ⭐ Christmas Collaborative Writing Activity

Two of my favorite French Noël - Christmas speaking activities to keep students engaged, communicating in French, and having fun are included in this bundle. If you are looking for ways to improve la communication orale in your French class, your students will love playing taboo and speaking French together using the question cards! Check out the preview for more details. Save 20% with this bundle.

Taboo is a fun French speaking and listening game where one student has to guess a word based on clues given in French by other students. The catch is that they cannot mention anything that is included in a list of taboo words.

All of the words on each card are written in French and English. This is very useful as many of the words will be new to students whether they are beginners or very advanced. You can easily modify this game to play it with all levels! 

Question cards are perfect for reinforcing grammar, vocabulary, and getting your students to speak French together! Very low prep. Just print and cut out the cards and you're ready to go!

Almost all of the est-ce que questions are asked in the tu form and require students to reply using je. Some of the questions encourage oui and non responses, but never without pushing for a bit more information like asking pourquoi. The questions include le présent, le passé composé et le futur proche.

Included With French Noël Taboo Game:

• How to play French Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
• 30 printable taboo cards in French and English
• Page for recording new words in French in English

Included With French Noël Question Cards:

• 30 black and white speaking cards
• 30 color speaking cards
• 10 ways to use these cards
• Scoot game instructions
• Scoot recording sheet

Taboo Games Teacher Testimonial:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Love this! Great design, great differentiation of playing for lower levels (or higher levels), and love that there are so many topics! Great words included in each one." - Ashley Lefevre

Question Cards Teacher Testimonial:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This is great for when I do group speaking time. My students move into their groups, choose a card and pose the question to their group. I like to walk around and listen to the conversations and grade using the TALK rubric.” - Ada M.

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➯ French Themed Question Cards Bundle

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➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

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This resource features a bundle of our Christmas-themed lesson plans, materials, and activities designed specifically for middle and high school students in mind.

Product Includes:

⭐ Christmas ESCAPE ROOM:

This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Christmas-themed Escape Room. 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 runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. All tasks are Language Arts skills-based so that with this fun lesson on a sugar-filled holiday, learning is not sacrificed. 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 this game!

⭐ Christmas Journal Prompt Task Cards:

This product features a set of 24 thoughtful writing prompts for middle and high school students during the Christmas season. Each question is carefully crafted to encourage deep thinking and personal reflection. Prompts, each on individual task cards, can be given at the start of class, end of class, for homework, as part of a stations writing or discussion activity, or even as part of an emergency substitute plan. I personally like to begin each class during the month of December with a prompt to really get students in the spirit of Christmas. The possibilities for use are endless during a time of year when every second you can get to be hands-off is precious and your students will appreciate the time to reflect on this very special holiday.

⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language PowerPoint Presentation:

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.

⭐ Christmas Song Figurative Language Task Cards:

This fun and colorful set of 32 task cards is the perfect resource for the holiday season! Each card features lines from popular Christmas songs for students to practice identifying figurative language devices. Cards coincide with the figurative language powerpoint.

⭐ Meaning of Christmas Lesson Plan:

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.

⭐ Christmas Collaborative Writing Activity:

"Christmas Collaborative Story Time" is a communal story-telling activity in which students practice using Freytag's Pyramid plot structure in their own narrative writing. In this activity, each student begins a story inspired by a unique Christmas picture or photograph. With this intrinsically engaging activity, each student has the chance to tap into their creativity while applying knowledge of the 7 steps of Freytag's Pyramid. It is a great activity to introduce or reinforce the plot diagram and is perfect for getting students in the Christmas spirit. Since it runs itself, the lesson is also great for substitute plans or on those days when you need a quick plan to get you through the day. I trust you will find that your students will ask for this activity again and again!

⭐ The Little Match Girl Sensory Details Lesson Plan:

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.

⭐ Christmas Quote Posters from Literature - newly added!

Make your classroom pop this Christmas season with this set of 25 beautifully-made posters featuring Christmas quotes from literature. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom during the month of December. The square format makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters so that you may use them year after year!

⭐ BONUS: Christmas Figurative Language Practice (included for free):

This resource features an engaging, Christmas themed worksheet to help students practice identifying figurative language. This can be given at the start of class, end of class, for homework, as part of an emergency substitute plan, or as part of a stations activity. Kids can never get enough practice with figurative language and this is the perfect worksheet to work on during the holiday season.

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This French Winter, Christmas, and New Year activities bundle is 20% off the regular price. It includes everything you need in your French classroom for Noël et l'hiver. Click on the links in the preview for full descriptions. Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

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➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 & 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! Advanced French curriculum

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Save 20% on this product featuring a set of my best-selling task cards and corresponding powerpoint presentation that prompt students to identify the figurative language in their favorite Christmas songs!

This fun and colorful set of 32 task cards and 38-slide powerpoint presentation is the perfect resource for the holiday season. Each card and slide feature 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!

Powerpoint and cards cover:

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Oxymoron
• Idiom
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Allusion
• Alliteration

Product also includes directions, a colorful student answer sheet, and answer key for teachers.

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You can also purchase each of these products separately:

⭐Figurative Language in Christmas Songs - 32 Task Cards

⭐Figurative Language in Christmas Songs - Powerpoint Presentation

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More great holiday products by Language Arts Excellence:

⭐‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Figurative Language Lesson Plan

⭐Christmas ESCAPE ROOM

⭐"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

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Les fêtes - Major holidays - Bundled French Resources

Activities to use in the French classroom when talking about les fêtes / major holidays. Save 50% with this bundle.

➯ Le Jour de l'An

➯ La Saint Valentin

➯ La Saint Patrick

➯ Mardi Gras

➯ Pâques

➯ La Fête Nationale

➯ Les Anniversaires

➯ Les Jours Féries

➯ Halloween

➯ Thanksgiving

➯ Noël

I will add to this bundle as I create more holiday related resources and you will be able to download them at no additional cost. Be sure to keep an eye on TeachShare notifications.

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➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 & 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! Advanced French curriculum

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