8th Grade Holidays/Seasonal Resources (by date, oldest first)

Ignite your students’ creativity this Halloween season with 20 engaging writing prompts and 20 note-taking sheets.  Perfect for middle and high school students, these prompts cover a wide range of Halloween topics, from spooky storytelling to exploring the history and symbolism behind the holiday. The accompanying note-taking sheets are designed to help students organize their thoughts, enhancing their critical thinking and writing skills.  Whether for creative writing assignments, classroom discussions, or independent projects, this resource is ideal for incorporating Halloween into your lessons in a fun and meaningful way.

This word sleuth will provide your students/children with a fun journey of Christmas Around The World with key vocabulary words. It can be done in class, centers, or as a fun homework assignment.

Word sleuth is in PPTX format along with the answer key.

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Your students/children will enjoy this end-of-the year reflection and review/new year goals and resolutions activity/project. It will help them reflect and review their challenges, accomplishments, and highlights of 2023 as well as what goals and inspirations they want to bring into 2024.

This is a printable PDF.

If your students/children enjoy this activity/project, please kindly leave a review in 24 hours after your download. I appreciate your support and feedback.

‧₊˚✧ Happy New Year ✧˚₊‧

Tina Arozena

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Immerse your students in the fascinating history of Halloween with this comprehensive 2-week lesson plan and scope and sequence.  Covering the origins of Halloween, symbols, global celebrations, religious views, and its commercialization, this resource is perfect for middle and high school classrooms.  Included is a detailed lesson plan and scope & sequence that guide you through each day, ensuring a structured approach to teaching.  The PowerPoint presentation visually enhances learning, making complex topics engaging and easy to understand. Perfect for history, social studies, or cultural studies units, this pack provides everything you need to teach a well-rounded and informative unit on Halloween.

Dive into the captivating history of Halloween with this comprehensive, FREE resource designed for middle and high school students.  This freebie includes a detailed reading passage on the origins, symbols, and global celebrations of Halloween, complete with engaging questions and guided note-taking sheets to reinforce learning.  Whether you’re exploring the cultural significance or dispelling common misconceptions, this resource is perfect for helping students develop a deeper understanding of Halloween.  Ideal for use in history, social studies, or language arts classrooms, this set is fully ready to use, with no preparation required.

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This is a NO PREP, print & go resource.

THIS IS THE CANADIAN DOLLAR VERSION OF THIS RESOURCE!

For the US Dollar version click below:

Holiday Shopping Task Cards - US Dollar

This download includes:

• 2 different levels
• 2 money pages
• Total of 34 different worksheets & 132 questions
• Answer key included for Dollar Up, Do You Have Enough, What is the Total Cost & Reflection Pages

This resource is also available in a BUNDLE saving you over 20% - Holiday BUNDLE

Level 1 - Loonie, Toonie & Bills Only (Items up to $25.00 and totals up to $40.00)

- 1 Product with Price Tag - What is the Dollar Up Amount - 6 questions

- 5 Product with Price Tag - Do You Have Enough Pages – 3 questions per page

- 5 Product with Price Tag – Circle How Much Money You Need – 3 questions per page

- 5 What is the Total Cost - adding 2 or 3 items – 3 questions per page - Whole dollar or .25 & .50 cents (Ex. $2.00 + 1.25 or $3.00 + $3.50 multiple quarters are not used in one problem)

- Reflection page with 10 questions

Level 2 - Bills & All Coins (Items up to $25.00 and totals up to $40.00)

-1 Product with Price Tag - What is the Dollar Up Amount - 6 questions

- 5 Product with Price Tag - Do You Have Enough Pages – 3 questions per page

- 5 Product with Price Tag – Circle How Much Money You Need – 3 questions per page

- 5 What is the Total Cost - adding 2 or 3 items – 3 questions per page - Real product prices used.

- Reflection page with 10 questions

This is a paper based, HOLIDAY themed resource. Products featured are Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and Winter themed.

This resource is designed to expose students to a variety of real-world shopping situations. Students are given a prices on products and are asked to look at the money provided and determine if they have enough money. Students will also be asked look at the price of real products and identify the correct amount of money needed. Students will also calculate totals of multiple items

How to use this product:

•Print out and have students complete as a worksheet/ workbook.

•Print & laminate for repeated use for fast finishers.

•Project pages onto the board to complete as a class. Have students take turns coloring or circling the correct amount of money.

•Project pages onto board and have student use the cut out or laminated money to present the correct dollar up amount needed for each question.

Check out some of my other Holiday resources:

December Life Skills Morning Work - Holiday Edition - BUNDLE

Budget Unit - Holiday Edition

Holiday Shopping Task Cards

Product Label Comprehension - Holiday Edition

December Life Skills Morning Work - Holiday Edition - Paper

December Life Skills Morning Work - Holiday Edition - Digital

Understanding Instructions - Holiday Edition

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This is a NO PREP, download & go FREEBIE!

This freebie includes 10 fun St. Patrick's Day theme Would You Rather questions on Google Slides & PDF. You can use it digitally or print them for your class!

These questions can be used as ice breakers, to begin classroom discussions, create classroom polls and graphs or a writing prompts!

Holiday Bundle for Special Education - Worksheets - Life Skills - Functional Text

'Tis the season! If you're seeking to incorporate enjoyable and practical HOLIDAY-themed lessons and activities into your classroom, your search ends here! This BUNDLE features a diverse array of real-world budgeting, shopping, money, and functional text activities, all infused with a delightful Holiday twist to keep students engaged. The holidays covered include Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 5 Holiday resources (2 are the same but different currencies)

• 144 different worksheets

• 827 total questions

• Answer key

TOTAL:

⭐ 5 HOLIDAY RESOURCES

⭐ 144 WORKSHEETS WITH 827 QUESTIONS

RESOURCES INCLUDED:

Budget Unit - Holiday Edition

• 30 different sheets with 291 questions
• Teacher answer key

Product Label Comprehension - Holiday Edition

• 15 different real HOLIDAY product labels
• 2 levels

Level 1 – Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions

• 15 worksheets with 75 questions (5 questions per page)

Level 2 – Write in the Answer – More Complex Questions

• 17 worksheets with 108 questions (6 - 7 questions per page)

Total of 32 different pages and 188 questions

• Teacher answer key
• Suggested follow up activities

Holiday Shopping Task Cards/ Worksheets - US DOLLAR

Holiday Shopping Task Cards/ Worksheets - Canadian Dollar

*US DOLLAR & CANADIAN DOLLAR INCLUDED FOR THE PRICE OF 1!*

• 2 different levels
• Total of 34 different worksheets & 132 questions

Understanding Instructions - Holiday Edition

• 6 different HOLIDAY THEMED instructions
• 14 different worksheets with 6 questions per page
• 84 total questions

Check out some of my other bundles:

Reading Medicine Labels - BUNDLE

Tip, Tax & Discount - BUNDLE

November Life Skills Morning Work - Digital & Paper BUNDLE

December Life Skills Morning Work - Holiday Edition - BUNDLE

Fun vocab worksheets to liven up vocabulary work! Definition, part of speech, synonym, antonym, they're all there...plus a space to use the word in a sentence and draw a picture or comic using the word.These can be used with any vocabulary list and any skill level.

Included:

• 1 plain vocabulary worksheet
• 3 vocabulary worksheets with kid clipart in both color and black and white
• 4 vocabulary worksheets with seasonal clipart in each of the four seasons in both color and black and white

✱ Please note: these are full page vocabulary sheets and are meant for very small vocabulary lists. You can go into print settings and print two to a page to save paper for larger vocabulary lists. ✱

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Looking for other middle school resources?

Christmas Around the World - Who is/What is Cards

Winter Activities for Older Kids

Fall Activities for Older Kids - No Prep

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Middle & High School

New Year Bucket List & Coloring Page *Free updates every year*

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Get ready for your upcoming visit to the pumpkin patch with this field trip unit! Includes reading passages and fun activities for before and after the field trip, as well as a trip reflection activity that can be used for any field trip.

Includes:

• Parent/Teacher information sheet that gives a quick run down of all the pumpkin patch information included in the unit

Pre-Trip Activities

• Pumpkin Patch reading passage
• Show What You Know writing activity
• History of Pumpkin reading passage
• Three Sisters reading passage
• Three Sisters writing activity
• Pumpkin Baking activities - comes with instructions, plus 4 recipes to chose from (these could also be done post-trip)

Post-Trip Activities

• Field Trip Log - for homeschoolers to track the year's field trips
• Field Trip Reflection
• Home Again reading passage
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds baking instructions
• Time to Carve reading passage and activity
• Additional resources sheet

The Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit is part of my Field Trip Unit Series. The series was created with homeschoolers in mind, but can be adapted to be used in a classroom as well. Field trips are a great way to supplement learning, but often homeschoolers don’t get any background information on the location of their field trip and want to enrich their experience by expanding the learning at home before and after the trip. These units help give information and fun activities before and after the field trip.

These units are available in PreK/Kinder, Elementary, and Middle & High School levels. All Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Units follow the same outline and the parent/teacher info sheet is the same for all three so that if you have children of several ages, you can seamlessly teach them together. Homeschooling parents and teachers taking multiple grades on the trip can easily combine different units. Check out all of the levels below, as well as a money saving bundle.

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - PreK Preschool and Kindergarten

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Elementary School

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Middle & High School

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Bundle - save 20% on all three

**This unit comes in a zip file. Extract the files to access the Parent/Teacher Info Sheet and the Student pdf file**

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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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Get ready for your upcoming visit to the pumpkin patch with this field trip bundle! This bundle includes the Preschool & Kinder, Elementary, and Middle & High School Units. Includes reading passages and fun activities for before and after the field trip, as well as a trip reflection activity that can be used for any field trip.

All Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Units follow the same outline and the parent/teacher info sheet is the same for all three so that if you have children of several ages, you can seamlessly teach them together. Homeschooling parents and teachers taking multiple grades on the trip can easily combine the three units included in this bundle.

Includes:

• Parent/Teacher information sheet that gives a quick run down of all the pumpkin patch information included in the unit

Pre-Trip Activities

• Pumpkin Patch read aloud for younger students
• Pumpkin Patch reading passage for older students
• Pumpkin Life Cycle activity in full color and black & white
• Pumpkin Life Cycle writing activity - tracing and writing version
• History of Pumpkin read aloud for younger students
• History of Pumpkin reading passage for older students
• Three Sisters read aloud for younger students
• Three Sisters reading passage for older students
• Three Sisters writing activities for each level
• Pumpkin Baking activities - comes with instructions, plus 4 recipes to chose from (these could also be done post-trip)
• Pumpkin writing activity - tracing and writing version

Post-Trip Activities

• Field Trip Log - for homeschoolers to track the year's field trips
• Field Trip Reflection for each level
• Home Again read aloud for younger students
• Home Again reading passage for older students
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds baking instructions
• Jack o' Lantern drawing activity for younger students
• Time to Carve reading passage and activity for older students
• Inside the Pumpkin drawing activity
• Inside the Pumpkin labeling worksheet in two levels (cut & paste and labeling)
• Additional resources sheet

The Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit is part of my Field Trip Unit Series. The series was created with homeschoolers in mind, but can be adapted to be used in a classroom as well. Field trips are a great way to supplement learning, but often homeschoolers don’t get any background information on the location of their field trip and want to enrich their experience by expanding the learning at home before and after the trip. These units help give information and fun activities before and after the field trip.

These units are available individually in PreK/Kinder, Elementary, and Middle & High School levels. Buying in this bundle saves you 20% off the individual prices

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - PreK Preschool and Kindergarten

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Elementary School

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Middle School

**This unit comes in a zip file. Extract the files to access the Parent/Teacher Info Sheet and the Student pdf file**

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This webquest / Internet scavenger hunt is a perfect one day activity for middle schoolers to learn more about Veterans Day with these fun questions. It is appropriate for middle school social studies/history or technology classes.

The lesson includes the student handout and an answer key, along with a short list of sites that teachers can provide to students to help with the quest if they choose. There are also some additional links to sites if teachers want to expand the lesson. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file. Additionally, a word search puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to use as a part of the lesson.

This is a great lesson to leave with a sub too!

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files Included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)

• WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

• Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

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This webquest / Internet scavenger hunt is a perfect one day activity for middle schoolers to learn more about Pi Day and Albert Einstein (whose birthday occurs on the same day) with these fun questions. It is appropriate for middle school math or technology classes.

The lesson includes the student handout and an answer key, along with a short list of sites that teachers can provide to students to help with the quest if they choose. Student questions are in an editable Microsoft Word file, making it easy to either print or let students complete the WebQuest digitally. Additionally, a word search puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to use as a part of the lesson. This is a great lesson to leave with a sub too!

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)

· WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

· Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

Approximate Lesson Duration:

· 1 – 2 (50 minute) class periods

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This project is a great way to get students moving, interacting and working as a team the first day of school. It also is an exceptionally memorable activity that students remember and talk about throughout the year. Set the tone of your classroom as a student led, cooperative and supportive classroom as students work together to build a car that will roll down an incline fastest using limited supplies. You can use this as a first day of school activity or as a one-day activity at any time during the year.

This lesson was created for 7th and 8th grade, but could also be used successfully in upper elementary grades.

Files included:

• Teacher Instructions

• Index Card Car Building Activity Instructions (printable for teams and display sized, suitable for a projector or SmartBoard)

• Team Drawing Sheet

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In this lesson, students learn fun facts about Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file. Additionally, a word search puzzle and answer key is included, great for early finishers or as a part of the lesson.

This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary as well.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Fun Facts about Hispanic Heritage Month WebQuest Activity (2 versions: Print version in MS Word and editable digital version in MS PowerPoint)

• Fun Facts about Hispanic Heritage Month WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

• Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

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This project is a great way to get students moving, interacting and working as a team the first day of school. Set the tone of your classroom as a student led, cooperative and supportive classroom as students work together to discuss and decide if 99% is good enough. You can use this as a first day of school activity or as a one-day activity at any time during the year.

This lesson was created for 7th and 8th grade, but could also be used successfully in upper elementary grades or in high school.

Files included:

• Teacher Instructions

• Is 99% Good Enough Team Building Activity Instructions (printable for teams and display sized, suitable for a projector or SmartBoard)

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In this fun one-day activity, students learn about the technology and history of haunted houses, as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. Students can be provided with the sites that have the answers (below in Student Resources) or directed to search the Internet on their own. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file. Additionally, a word search puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to use as a part of the lesson.

This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used selectively in upper elementary as well (for more mature students). This is a great activity for Halloween or the fall season, or for a time when you need a quick, one-day activity. Great for use with a sub too!

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files Included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)

• WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

• Word Search Puzzle and Answer Key

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In this fun one-day activity, students learn about May 4 (Star Wars Day) as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file. Students can be provided with the sites that have the answers (below in Student Resources) or directed to search the Internet on their own. Additionally, a word search puzzle with answer key is included, perfect for early finishers or to use as a part of the lesson.

This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary as well. Great for use with a sub or just a fun break from the traditional activities while still learning Internet search skills.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Fun Facts about May 4 (Star Wars Day) WebQuest Activity (Two versions - Print version in MS Word and Digital Version in MS Powerpoint - editable)

• Fun Facts about May 4 (Star Wars Day) WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

• Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key

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This lesson focuses on the innovations and inventions that are borne from tragedy, specifically as it relates to 9/11. This is perfect for technology class or for use in a Social Studies or History classroom that wants to incorporate technology with a lesson for Patriot Day, September 11th.

Students work in pairs or small groups to create a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint (or Google Slides) about some of the things that were invented because of the disaster that occurred on 9/11 after researching them. They use the information gained from their research to create a finished presentation that explains a few of the inventions inspired by that disaster and add their own opinions and insights to it.

The project was created for grades 7-8 but could easily be used with upper elementary or high school students.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files Included with this Lesson

• Teacher & Student Notes and Resources

• Student Project Expectations and Grading Rubric

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