9th Grade Holidays/Seasonal Activities (by date, oldest first)

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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Tina

Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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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

Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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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!

These three units are also available in a money saving bundle. Buy the bundle to save 20%!

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Looking for a fun way to get your students moving? Want to have them collaborating at the beginning of the year? Want to leave a lasting and fun impression upon them? Look no further. The Beginning of the Year Escape Room will have students moving and working together to solve different tasks: Puzzle, Maze, Growth Mindset, and Embedded Message.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of Christmas in Africa.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• Christmas in Africa Passage (2 pages)
• 5 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of Christmas in Europe.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• Christmas in Europe Passage (2 pages)
• 5 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of Christmas in Asia.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• Christmas in Asia Passage (2 pages)
• 5 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the history of Valentine's Day.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The History of Valentine's Day Passage (2 pages)
• 10 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of Hanukkah.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• Hanukkah Passage (2 pages)
• 5 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of Kwanzaa.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• Kwanzaa Passage (2 pages)
• 5 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of Christmas in Australia & Oceania.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• Christmas in Australia & Oceania Passage (2 pages)
• 5 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

AVID End of Year | May Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of end of year-themed fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, planning for next year, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

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✨AVID End of Year Activities Bundle✨

✨AVID Early Finisher Packet Bundle✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of April
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of April

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Simple career interest survey with questions page
• Team building game design
• My academic goal for next school year
• Career clusters this or that
• Brag sheet
• Grow sheet
• Spring finish the story
• Classmate shoutout
• AVID memories
• Memorial Day wordsearch
• Cinco De Mayo reading passage
• Cinco De Mayo open ended questions
• CInco De Mayo inquiry page
• May zentangle
• Next school year anticipation page
• GPA calculation
• My tumbler page
• Sudoku with answer key
• Maze with answer key

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AVID Halloween Activity - Build a Costa Monster Digital Inquiry Resource: This critical thinking activity is the perfect Halloween resource for your AVID classroom! Use as an icebreaker activity, a supplemental lesson for Costa's Level of Thinking, an inquiry lesson, a Fun Friday activity, or even for your Halloween party!

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Directions:

• This 18 interactive Google Slides presentation first goes over Costa's level of thinking with details and examples for all 3 levels.
• Then students will follow directions on drawing or creating their own Costa monster while answering leveled questions on the way!
• After students create their monsters and answer the Costa questions about them, they will write their own questions based on a Halloween scene!

What's Included:

• Essential questions slide
• 7 Costa's Level of Thinking teach slides
• 7 direction slides with step-by-step directions on how to create a Costa monster and leveled questions for students to answer about their monsters
• 1 slide with a Halloween scene where students will write their own leveled questions!

Check out other AVID resources HERE!

Check out more AVID Halloween resources HERE!

Check out more AVID Inquiry resources HERE!

AVID Back to School | August Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for the month of August! Use for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of back to school fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, graphic organizers and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Get this packet and one for every month of the year by purchasing the AVID Early Finisher Bundle HERE! :)

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Back to School Bundle✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of August
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of August

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• What is AVID reading passage with questions
• What is AVID Costa's questions
• Academic SMART goal sheet
• Create your own missions statement
• SAT vocabulary
• Non-academic SMART goal sheet
• Student interest survey
• My AVID binder symbols page
• Pathos, ethos and logos worksheet
• AVID student Frayer model
• Think about it sheet
• AVID contract review with questions
• All about me this or that
• Partner interview sheet
• In my AVID era coloring page
• Back to school finish the story prompt
• Sudoku
• Summer snapshots
• Maze challenge
• Sudoku answer key
• Maze answer key

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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!

⭐Save 30% with this mega AVID BUNDLE!⭐

Directions:

• This 18 interactive Google Slides presentation first goes over Costa's level of thinking with details and examples for all 3 levels.
• Then students will follow directions on drawing or creating their own Costa snowman while answering leveled questions on the way!
• After students create their snowmans and answer the Costa questions about them, they will write their own questions based on a winter scene!

What's Included:

• Essential questions slide
• 7 Costa's Level of Thinking teach slides
• 7 direction slides with step-by-step directions on how to create a Costa snowman and leveled questions for students to answer about their snowmen
• 1 slide with a winter scene where students will write their own leveled questions!

Check out other AVID resources HERE!

Check out other winter resources HERE!

Check out other Christmas resources HERE!

Check out more AVID Inquiry resources HERE!

AVID Valentine's Day February Early Finisher Packet - Includes WICOR Skills: This engaging resource This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of Valentine's Day spirit and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Early Finisher Packet for Any Month✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of february
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of February

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Reading passage about Walt Disney and the challenges he overcame as a student
• Reading response questions
• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading
• Creative Writing Prompt
• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization in January and set a goal for February
• Academic SMART goal-setting
• Non-academic SMART goal-setting
• Zentaglemindfulness coloring page
• Self-care list
• Finish the picture
• Word search
• Create your own Valentine's Day word search
• Sudoku
• Word scramble
• Maze
• Word hub
• What do I love thinking web
• Coloring page

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Early Finisher Packets

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AVID Back to School | September Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for the month of September! Use for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of back to school fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, graphic organizers and a reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Get this packet and one for every month of the year by purchasing the AVID Early Finisher Bundle HERE! :)

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Back to School Bundle✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of September
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of September

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Finish the Story with lined paper
• Sudoku (with answer key)
• Academic Goal Sheet
• Non-Academic Goal Sheet
• Autumn Word Search (with answer key)
• Create Your Own AVID Word Search
• Connecting Thinking Sheet- using notes from a core class
• Think About It Reflection Sheet
• My AVID Family Bingo
• SAT Vocabulary Chart
• Create an AVID Graphic Organizer
• Organization Checklist and Goal Setting
• 4 Day School Week Passage with questions
• Connecting Thinking- writing questions over the passage
• AVID Survey
• Riddle Me This (with answer key)
• Coloring Page with Inspirational Quote
• WICOR This- adding WICOR activities seen in other classes
• Creating an AVID Classroom Slogan
• AVID Goals Sheet

AVID

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*Note all products may be used in virtual systems like Outschool without the purchase of extra licenses

AVID Spring | April Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of spring-themed fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Check out the Spring Bundle HERE

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Early Finisher Packet for Any Month✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of April
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of April

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Inspiring reading passage about Elon Musk
• Reading response questions
• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading
• My Leadership Legacy worksheet
• Career Pathways worksheet
• 2 creative inquiry pages where students have to problem solve and generate solutions to problems
• Creative Writing Prompt
• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization and set a goal
• Academic SMART goal-setting
• Non-academic SMART goal-setting
• Spring Zentangel
• Earth Day coloring page
• Finish the picture
• Word search
• Sudoku with answer key
• Word scramble with answer key
• Maze with answer key

AVID

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*Note all products may be used in virtual systems like Outschool without the purchase of extra licenses

Engage your 4th-12th grade students in a creative ELA or AVID reflection with this Fall Break Cell Phone Activity! Students can share about their break using pictures or words in an editable, visual format. Available in 7 colors, including black and white, this resource comes editable in both PowerPoint and Google Slides for easy customization!

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✨ELA Fall Bundle✨

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✨AVID Fall Bundle✨

Check out the After Fall Break Bundle HERE!

What's Included

• Cell phone all about me worksheet 7 different colors including black & white
• Editable templates for each color option

Directions

• Either choose a color cell phone or let students choose a color they prefer

• Students can either draw or write to fill up their “photo album”

• Use the editable template to create your own after fall break choices OR to let students create their own

• Display on a hallway bulletin board or create a class book!

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AVID St. Patrick's Day | March Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of St. Patrick's Day spirit, March Madness and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Check out the Spring Bundle HERE

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Early Finisher Packet for Any Month✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of March
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of March

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Reading passage about LeBron James and the obstacles he overcame
• Reading response questions
• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading
• Calculating GPA and goal-setting page
• WICOR This: students will add examples of WICOR they have seen in their classes
• Creative Writing Prompt
• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization and set a goal
• Academic SMART goal-setting
• Non-academic SMART goal-setting
• "A goal without a plan is just a wish" coloring page
• WICOR This: students will add examples of WICOR they have seen in their classes
• Finish the picture
• Word search
• Sudoku
• Word scramble
• Maze
• Word hub
• This or that page
• March reflection page

AVID

Early Finisher Packets

*Note all products may be used in virtual systems like Outschool without the purchase of extra licenses