9th Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Projects (by date, oldest first)

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.

WHAT IT INCLUDES

• Detailed Teacher Instructions
• Suggested Introduction Videos (optional for lesson)
• 9 Pages of Christmas Ornaments Reproducible (For Tree)
• A Word File With Editable Ornaments
• Christmas Ornament Reproducible Activity Sheet
• Christmas Ornaments Reproducible (With Writing Lines)
• Grading Rubric

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.

(TO EDIT THE EDITABLE ORNAMENTS, CLICK ON THE TEXT BOX INSIDE EACH ORNAMENT AND ADD THE NAME, GENDER AND COUNTRY OF THE FRIEND/CHILD. )

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This may be the most meaningful assignment you give to your students all year.

This product teaches students how to write a letter to a service member who is currently deployed overseas. It describes the importance of writing to our military and gives suggestions for what to say. I use this as an extra credit assignment and hold my students to high standards about the content of their letters. It is incredibly important that genuine thought and effort go into the letters as they are going to real people currently fighting for our country.

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This is a simple but engaging way for students to practice their unit rates in a real world scenario. They are shopping for Christmas breakfast and they have to compare unit rates of different size products and incorporate coupons! It is a fun way to practice unit rates and also see how they can be used in every day life! There is a rubric for the activity!

This Algebra 1 Christm Escape Room is completely SELF CHECKING (and printable) and includes 40 questions to help solve the mystery of the missing thanksgiving dinner items! Students will complete 4 multiple choice questions in each of the 10 rooms covering math skills that are covered in Algebra 1, including order of operations, linear equations, exponents, GCF, Square Roots, evaluating expressions, inequalities, distributive property, combining like terms, and linear proportions. After they solve the questions they will take their letter answer choice in order and write it under the locked door.

Before they can move to the next room they will go to the LOCK DECODER (Google Sheet) and put their code in. If the box turns green they can move to the next room. If the box turns red they must find their error and try again!

Their FINAL CHALLENGE will be to create their own multiple choice question per topic, which a template is provided for.

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Why you need this:

- completely independent & self checking

- christmas story to keep your students intrigued

- will help your students with their basic math skills

- no calculator needed (just print this packet)

- it will give them a focused task on a high energy holiday

Topics Included:

Room 1: The Library of ORDER OF OPERATIONS

Room 2: The LINEAR EQUATIONS Garden

Room 3: The EXPONENTS Chamber

Room 4: The GREATEST COMMON FACTOR Den

Room 5: The SQUARE ROOT Parlor

Room 6: The EVALUATING EXPRESSIONS Laboratory

Room 7: The INEQUALITIES Nook

Room 8: The DISTRIBUTION PROPERTY Tower

Room 9: The COMBINING LIKE TERMS Gallery

Room 10: The LINEAR PROPORTIONS Study

What is included:

- Cover Page

- Direction Page for students

- Google Sheets Link for LOCK DECODER

- 10 student sheets with 4 multiple choice questions each

- Template for the FINAL CHALLENGE

GREAT FOR:

- Math Skills Review

- Extra Credit Project

- Individual Review

- Test Prep (in an engaging way)

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If you want your Thanksgiving week and Christmas week completely planned for your Algebra 1 classes, this activity bundle is what you need! With 10 color by numbers, 2 digital self checking reviews and 2 printable escape rooms, you've got your week covered with easy to use print and go resources!

How this Bundle Can Help You:

• Saves you tons of precious planning time
• Keeps your students engaged all week while they look forward to the next activity you have planned for them
• All activities are self checking so you can breath a little during class :)

What you get:

• 10 Color by Numbers (90 Questions + 10 Coloring Sheets)
• 2 Digital Reviews on Google Slides (24 questions)
• 2 Printable Escape Room (80 questions with self checking Google Sheet)

Topics Included: Color By Number

1. Finding Slope Color by Number
2. Finding Domain and Range Color by Number
3. Identifying Functions Color by Number
4. Evaluating Functions Color by Number
5. Literal Equations Color by Number
6. Distribution & Combining Like Terms Color by Number
7. Identifying Functions Color by Number
8. Graphing Linear Equations Color by Number
9. Systems of Equations Color by Number
10. Solving Linear Equations Color by Number

Topics Included: Digital Review

1. solving multi-step linear equations
2. evaluating expressions
3. order of operations (with radicals and exponents)
4. distribution and combining like terms
5. literal equations
6. solving proportions
7. linear proportions
8. solving inequalities

Topics Included: Escape Room

1. Order of Operations
2. Linear Equations
3. Exponents
4. Greatest Common Factor
5. Square Roots
6. Evaluating Expressions
7. Inequalities
8. Distributive Property
9. Combining Like Terms
10. Linear Proportions

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Looking for NO PREP Christmas Cards or Holiday Cards to print off for your students to color and write in?

These printable Christmas/Holiday Cards are the perfect service project to do with your class this holiday season. Students will color their holiday card and write a message inside. Students can gift this to their families or to a local community center in need of some holiday cheer!

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

• 24 Unique Holiday Greetings Cards: Print 2 to a page to save on paper!
  • 13 "Merry Christmas" Cards
  • 5 "Happy Holidays" Cards
  • 6 Holiday Pun Greeting Cards
• 3 Optional Writing Pages: To differentiate for younger grades.
• Teacher Instructions
• View Preview to See ALL Cards!

Wrap up the holiday season with this heartfelt, engaging activity.

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Are you ready to sprinkle some fun and engaging safety into your Holiday lessons? Let me introduce you to an engaging activity that will have your students excited about learning how to handle medical emergencies during the holiday season!
Imagine this: your classroom buzzing with energy as students dive into the world of holiday safety! They'll explore common emergencies like cooking burns, allergic reactions, and choking incidents, all while working together in groups. The best part? They'll create eye-catching brochures filled with vital information to educate their peers and families—talk about a win-win!
This lesson isn’t just about facts; it’s about creating memories, teamwork, and a splash of creativity! With colorful markers, fun illustrations, and lively presentations, your students will be empowered to share their newfound knowledge with everyone around them. Plus, you’ll be the hero teacher who taught them how to stay safe during the festivities!
Here’s what’s included in the lesson package:

1. Sample Brochure: A ready-to-use sample brochure as an example for students.
2. Step-by-Step Instructions for Teacher: Clear and concise directions to guide you through the lesson, from introducing the topic to facilitating group discussions and presentations.
3. Comprehensive Lesson Plan: Ideal for health science classes, including objectives, materials needed, and assessment methods, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
4. Handouts: Informative handouts on choking, food allergies, and cooking burns that students can refer to while creating their brochures. These are packed with essential real-world skills that every family should know!

This no-prep, print and go lesson plan is perfect for high school grades 9-12, making it a time-saving resource for busy teachers. Your students will love this hands-on practice where they can develop life skills while engaging in an exciting project.
So, if you're looking to add a dash of excitement to your Holiday Curriculum, this lesson plan is your ticket! Let’s make safety education as delightful as pumpkin pie!
Join the fun, and let’s get those students prepared and ready for a safe and joyful Holiday Celebration! Happy teaching!

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Are you ready to sprinkle some fun and engaging safety into your Holiday lessons? Let me introduce you to an engaging activity that will have your students excited about learning how to handle medical emergencies during the holiday season!
Imagine this: your classroom buzzing with energy as students dive into the world of holiday safety! They'll explore common emergencies like cooking burns, allergic reactions, and choking incidents, all while working together in groups. The best part? They'll create eye-catching brochures filled with vital information to educate their peers and families—talk about a win-win!
This lesson isn’t just about facts; it’s about creating memories, teamwork, and a splash of creativity! With colorful markers, fun illustrations, and lively presentations, your students will be empowered to share their newfound knowledge with everyone around them. Plus, you’ll be the hero teacher who taught them how to stay safe during the festivities!
Here’s what’s included in the lesson package:

1. Sample Brochure: A ready-to-use sample brochure as an example for students.
2. Step-by-Step Instructions for Teacher: Clear and concise directions to guide you through the lesson, from introducing the topic to facilitating group discussions and presentations.
3. Comprehensive Lesson Plan: Ideal for health science classes, including objectives, materials needed, and assessment methods, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
4. Handouts: Informative handouts on choking, food allergies, and cooking burns that students can refer to while creating their brochures. These are packed with essential real-world skills that every family should know!

This no-prep, print and go lesson plan is perfect for high school grades 9-12, making it a time-saving resource for busy teachers. Your students will love this hands-on practice where they can develop life skills while engaging in an exciting project.
So, if you're looking to add a dash of excitement to your Holiday Curriculum, this lesson plan is your ticket! Let’s make safety education as delightful as pumpkin pie!
Join the fun, and let’s get those students prepared and ready for a safe and joyful Holiday Celebration! Happy teaching!

DO NOT PURCHASE if you bought Thanksgiving First Aid Safety Brochure 2 day lesson!!!!!!!

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Holiday Case Study Diagnose / Read Labs & Treat Sickly Elves / Health Science

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Bring history to life this holiday season with The History Elf Project, a fun and engaging classroom project perfect for any social studies unit! This fun, creative activity invites students to step into the shoes (and hats!) of famous historical figures, becoming Santa’s special “History Elf” to uncover the achievements, character traits, and lasting legacies of iconic people from the past. Perfect for the Christmas holiday season, this project combines research, creativity, and writing in a memorable way that makes history engaging for students!

What’s Included:

• History Elf Outline Design Page – Students design their elf to look like their chosen historical figure, adding details to reflect the figure’s life and accomplishments.
• The History Elf’s Holiday Report – In this writing activity, students pen a letter to Santa about their historical figure’s impact and decide if they belong on the “Nice” or “Naughty” list based on what they’ve learned.
• History Elf’s Merry Mischief – Students write a creative story where their elf causes a bit of historical mischief! This optional extension activity lets students imagine their elf changing history in a fun and playful way.
• History Elf - Who Am I? Sheet – This biography sheet helps students organize and summarize their research on their historical figure, covering key achievements, personality traits, and interesting facts.
• Instructions and Grading Rubric – Clear step-by-step instructions for teachers and students, and a comprehensive rubric to guide assessment across creativity, historical accuracy, effort, and more.
• Example Projects - Examples included to give you a better understanding of the direction and design of the project!

Key Features:

• Engaging and Interactive: Blends holiday fun with historical learning to keep students excited about history.
• Perfect for Display: Creates a colorful and festive classroom showcase of “History Elves” with their biographies and stories.
• Flexible Usage: Use it as a stand-alone project, Christmas-themed assignment, or winter break activity!

Encourage your students to explore the past in a fun, memorable way with The History Elf Project! This unique activity is sure to become a holiday favorite in your classroom.

Bring history to life this Christmas holiday season with a fun and engaging stations activity your students will love!

In this festive critical thinking activity, students will travel through time as they uncover which famous historical figures wrote 25 intriguing holiday wish lists to Santa! Blending creativity, historical context, and problem-solving, this activity is perfect for middle school or high school social studies classes.

Each wish list includes a mix of both physical items and abstract ideas, giving students clues about the personality, accomplishments, and aspirations of notable figures from both world and U.S. history. Students will match the wish lists to their corresponding figures as they rotate through stations, completing an answer sheet with their guesses.

What’s Included:

• 25 unique holiday wish lists written from the perspective of historical figures
• A student answer sheet for tracking guesses
• A teacher instructions page with setup and modification suggestions
• A detailed answer key for easy grading
• A blank wish list template for an optional extension activity where students create their own historical wish list

*Includes both color and black & white versions of all sheets!*

Uses:

• Interactive lesson or station-based activity
• Holiday-themed class event
• Review or enrichment for history topics
• Collaborative or individual learning

Extension Idea:
Wrap up the activity by having students choose their favorite historical figure and create a wish list from that person’s perspective. Then, let classmates guess the figure based on their creative clues!

Perfect for:

• Middle and high school world history or U.S. history classes
• December lessons or holiday-themed units
• Sub plans, early finishers, or enrichment

Add some historical holiday cheer to your classroom with this engaging activity!

World History Ultimate Bundle! Yearlong Activities, Worksheets, Lessons, Games & Projects for Your Classroom

Bring world history to life and save time with this ultimate yearlong bundle! This comprehensive collection includes over 125 engaging activities covering major historical periods, from Prehistory, Ancient Civilizations, and the Middle Ages to World War II and the 21st Century. Designed for middle school, high school, and homeschool students, this bundle provides an extensive range of resources to enhance your world history curriculum, making history interactive, fun, and memorable.

What’s Included:

• Reading Comprehension Worksheets: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical events and figures with guided questions and in-depth analysis.
• Worksheets & Notes: Perfect for classwork, homework, and review.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deep dives into specific historical topics, fostering critical thinking.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Fun ways to reinforce vocabulary and key historical concepts.
• Classroom Games: Make history fun with interactive activities that engage all learners.
• Teacher Guides & Answer Keys: Detailed guides, rubrics, and answer keys for easy lesson planning and grading.

This Bundle is Ideal For:

• New teachers building a robust collection of classroom activities.
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Stay tuned for even more resources added throughout the year as the reading comprehension series continues to expand. Check out the previews to see how these activities can enrich your classroom today!

Engage your students year-round with our captivating "Fun Holiday-Themed Activities Bundle! - Social Studies | U.S. & World History!" This comprehensive collection currently features 20 best-selling activities designed to infuse your social studies curriculum with excitement and fun across various seasons and holidays. Check out what's included below!

Back to School

• Blobs and Line - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
• Four Corners - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
• Would You Rather - Classroom Icebreaker Activity

Halloween

• Frighteningly Famous! - Historical Biography Project
• Historic Headstone! - Social Studies Stations Activity

Thanksgiving

• Feasting with Famous Figures - Thanksgiving Holiday Project
• History of Thanksgiving - Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

Christmas / Winter

• History in a Snow Globe - Social Studies Activity
• The History Elf Project - Winter - Holiday - Christmas - Social Studies Activity
• Winter Holidays - Christmas - Hanukkah - Kwanzaa - Crossword & Word Search
• Guess The Wishlist - Holiday - Christmas - History - Who Am I? Stations Activity

Black History Month

• Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement - Crossword & Word Search
• The Civil Rights Movement - U.S. History Vocabulary Crossword & Word Search
• The Civil Rights Movement - Funko Pop Biography Project

Valentine's Day

• Mystery History Date - Valentine's Day - Fun Social Studies Research Activity
• Historical Heartthrobs! Valentines from Famous Figures | Social Studies Activity
• History of Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension & Questions - Holiday Activity
• Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activity - Holiday - Winter

Spring Break / Summer / End of Year

• Draw Your Own Sandcastle! Spring Break | Summer | End of the Year Activity
• Biography on a Beach Ball! - End of the Year | Spring Break | Summer Activity

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