9th Grade Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Thematic Unit Plans (by date, oldest first)

These Who is/What is Cards feature Christmas figures and traditions from around the world. Each page features a half-page card with a reading passage about the holiday and a half-page fact card. Perfect for use with Christmas around the world worksheets, games, and units or as supplemental posters for your classroom. Print on cardstock and laminate to use again and again.

Included:

La Befana

Christkind

St. Lucia

Christmas Tree

Mistletoe

Poinsettia

Three Kings Day

Tree of Light

*Black and white versions of the cards are included for easy printing*

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Looking for other activities for older kids?

Winter Activities for Older Kids - No Prep

Holiday Toy Trends Mini Research Unit

Middle School Vocabulary Worksheet {plain and themed versions}

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Are you looking for a way to teach about the holiday season in France with your students? Would you like your students to learn about the customs and traditions of a French Christmas but you aren't sure where to start? This full-cover printable pdf magazine will help! Share it with your students online, project it to a screen, or print copies (note that there are many photos and backgrounds, it will print best in color).

The pdf magazine has 26 pages of readings and photos so your students can learn about the holiday while staying in the target language. Topics included in the magazine are:

• Key vocabulary words of the season
• How to find the perfect gift
• Food specialties of the season
• Christmas songs
• Shopping at the Christmas markets
• How to spend the holiday like a French person
• Père Noël, Père Fouettard, and Saint Nicolas - what's the difference?
• Recipes of the season
• Important dates
• How to make Crêpes
• Winter in France
• Santons
• A letter to Père Noël
• New Year's Eve celebrations

Once you're read the magazine, there is a variety of student activities:

• Compare and contrast: Christmas in the US vs. France
• Shopping for gifts
• Les Vitrines
• Which one is it: Père Fouettard, Père Noël or Saint Nicolas?
• Resolutions for the new year
• Letter to Père Noël
• Design a santon
• Vocabulary matching activity
• True or False

Other holiday products

• Digital Breakout - French Holidays

• Joyeux Noel - digital breakout game for int/adv French learners

• Les Aventures du Père Fouettard - a story for int/adv French learners

• Petit Papa Noel - activities to accompany the song

• Digital game to practice French Christmas vocabulary

• Le Nouvel An - comprehensible input lesson for French learners

A set of French reading comprehension units with readings and activities about French cultural topics.

Each unit deals with a different aspect of French culture. Students will learn about the French school system, how the Métro works, the role of sports in France, French cuisine, how French housing looks and how people find a place to live and more!

The units include readings (some in both French and English, see the product description for each one) and activities that have students doing real-world tasks. Some of the units have colorful vocabulary posters that you can project digitally or print out for decorations.

Just in time for the winter season, this French winter activities bundle will let you celebrate the cold weather and holiday season. Includes a variety of printable and digital/distance items. Whether you teach level 1 or advanced French, there will be something for your students in this bundle.

Included in the French wintern bundle you will find a nice variety of short stories, non-fiction readings, games and activities. It’s a mix of print and digital items - so if you’ve never tried assigning a Google drive or Boom cards activity before, this can be a way to try it out.

Short Story:

• Les aventures du Père Fouettard - a printable short story for Christmas. Père Fouettard is tired of always being the bad guy. What happens when he changes roles with Père Noël?

Digital activities:

• Gingerbread digital stickers - A set of digital stickers that you can use wherever you like - One Note, Google drive, or any digital platform that allows png images.

• Llama digital stickers - A set of digital stickers that you can use wherever you like - One Note, Google drive, or any digital platform that allows png images.

• Llama holiday agenda slides - 8 digital backgrounds that you can use to organize your daily lessons, announcements and agenda.

• Winter agenda slides - 8 digital backgrounds that you can use to organize your daily lessons, announcements and agenda.

• Christmas vocabulary digital game - Includes 30 vocabulary words about the holiday - a fun, no-prep way to learn and practice the vocabulary.  Both a PowerPoint/PDF/Google drive version and a Boom version are included.

• Noël Digital magnetic poetry - A Google drive activity with “magnets” of French words that students can move around to make their own poems with a Christmas theme.

• Winter Digital magnetic poetry - A Google drive activity with “magnets” of French words that students can move around to make their own poems with a winter theme.

• French holidays digital escape game - A fun and challenging game for your students!  They will learn about some of the different holidays in France and how they are celebrated   No need to prep - just share the URL with your students!

• French Noël escape game - A self-correcting escape game using Boom cards that will have your students practicing vocabulary, reading, listening and writing.

Non-fiction readings:

• Le Hockey - learn about the sport of hockey in this reading and activity unit.
• Le Noël CI lesson - a non-fiction lesson using comprehensible input to teach your students about the Christmas holiday and how it is celebrated in France.
• Le Nouvel An CI lesson - a non-fiction lesson using comprehensible input to teach your students about the New Year's holiday and how it is celebrated in France.
• Le Noël en France - a full-cover printable pdf magazine about the holiday and different aspects of its celebration.

Song:

• Petit Papa Noël - activities to help your students understand the song

BONUS:

As a special part of this bundle, you will also receive a copy of the Unfair Game for Christmas! It includes an English and French version of the game, multpile choice and open-ended versions - a game your students will love to hate!

Noël - One week French reading program for Christmas

Theme: Quand je me réveille le matin de Noël...

This one-week French reading comprehension program is suitable for upper-beginner to intermediate level primary or secondary levels. This program will have your students reading every day of the week, and is perfect for core or French immersion. These reading activities are specifically meant to be used along with my my Christmas themed vocabulary and writing programs which use a lot of the same words. Have a look at the video preview so I can tell you more about the activities that are included! Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

The reading activities in this program include five separate reading comprehension activities for Monday through Friday. These reading worksheets are a great way to practice new themed vocabulary, see sight words in action, and to improve overall comprehension. Each worksheet includes a paragraph that should be read three times, once for each of the three questions that follow. Students check off the circled numbers each time they read the text and then they answer the corresponding questions.

If you choose to purchase my bundled Christmas vocabulary, reading, and writing program #1, you'll find these reading activities helpful after completing the writing curriculum as your students will already be very familiar with the vocabulary that is used.

Check out my Set 2 Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

Save big with my 2 week Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

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Ways you can use this program:

✎ Enhance your program by practicing a little every day.

✎ Use the worksheets at centres Monday - Friday.

✎ Daily 5 rotations

✎ Homework

✎ Independent work

✎ Small group work

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

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

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Le vocabulaire de Noël - One week French vocabulary program for Christmas - Set 2

Vocabulary theme: Qu'est-ce que je vais offrir comme cadeaux de Noël cette année?

This one-week French vocabulary acquisition program will have your students working with a set of 12 words or phrases every day of the week, and is perfect for French immersion, core French, and both primary and secondary during the month of December. These vocabulary activities are specifically meant to be used along with my my Christmas themed reading and writing programs which use a lot of the same vocabulary. Have a look at the previews so I can show you more about the activities that are included! The images in the preview show resources from Set 1, but you can see how the program runs and you can view the 12 words used in this set in the thumbnail image. Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

This program includes 7 pre-writing and writing activities for you to choose from for vocabulary exposure on this theme for one whole week - Monday through Friday. If you choose to purchase bundled Christmas vocabulary, reading, and writing program #2, you'll find these activities helpful before beginning the writing curriculum as your students will already be very familiar with the vocabulary that is used.

Check out my week 1 Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

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What's included and the order in which I recommend using them (see preview):

✍Lundi: List of 12 words and expressions; J'écris mes mots de la semaine

✍Mardi: Je recopie mes mots de la semaine 3 fois; Je mets mes mots de la semaine dans l'ordre alphabétique

✍Mercredi: Je découpe et je colle mes mots de la semaine

✍Jeudi: Dots & Boxes: Je joue avec un ami; Je cherche mes mots cachés de la semaine

✍Vendredi: J'écris des phrases avec mes mots de la semaine

Ways you can use this vocabulary program:

✎ Enhance your vocabulary program by practicing a little every day.

✎ Use the activities at literacy centers Monday - Friday.

✎ Daily 5 rotations

✎ Homework

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

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

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Noël - One week French reading program for Christmas - Set 2

Theme: Qu'est-ce que je vais offrir comme cadeaux de Noël cette année?

This one-week French reading comprehension program is suitable for upper-beginner to intermediate level primary or secondary levels. This program will have your students reading every day of the week, and is perfect for core or French immersion. These reading activities are specifically meant to be used along with my my Christmas themed vocabulary and writing programs which use a lot of the same words. Have a look at the video preview so I can tell you more about the activities that are included! The images in the preview show resources from Set 1, but you can get a good feel for how the program runs. Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

The reading activities in this program include five separate reading comprehension activities for Monday through Friday. These reading worksheets are a great way to practice new themed vocabulary, see sight words in action, and to improve overall comprehension. Each worksheet includes a paragraph that should be read three times, once for each of the three questions that follow. Students check off the circled numbers each time they read the text and then they answer the corresponding questions.

If you choose to purchase my bundled Christmas vocabulary, reading, and writing program #2, you'll find these reading activities helpful after completing the writing curriculum as your students will already be very familiar with the vocabulary that is used.

Check out my week 1 Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

Save big with my 2 week Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

Looking for full-year programs with 50 different themes?

Save 50%: Full-year French writing program

Save 50%: Full-year French vocabulary program

Save 50%: Full-year French reading program

Ways you can use this program:

✎ Enhance your program by practicing a little every day.

✎ Use the worksheets at centres Monday - Friday.

✎ Daily 5 rotations

✎ Homework

✎ Independent work

✎ Small group work

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more, I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

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Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ 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

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

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Lire, écrire, vocabulaire - French Lesson for Christmas - Noël - BUNDLE SET #1

Theme: Quand je me réveille le matin de Noël...

This is a week-long reading, writing, and vocabulary acquisition program. Save 20% with this bundle.

Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

Check out my Set 2 Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

Save big with my 2 week Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

Ways you can use this program:

✎ Enhance your program by practicing a little every day.

✎ Use the worksheets at centres Monday - Friday.

✎ Daily 5 rotations

✎ Homework

✎ Independent work

✎ Small group work

➯ Just click here to follow my store

➯ Newsletter: Get your free set of 100 French speaking cards

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ 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

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

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French Lessons for Christmas - Noël - BUNDLE SETS 1 and 2

Theme 1: Quand je me réveille le matin de Noël...

Theme 2: Qu'est-ce que je vais offrir comme cadeaux de Noël cette année?

This is a week-long French Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary acquisition program. Save 20% with this bundle.

The previews show images from Christmas Set 1, but they'll give you a great idea of how both programs run!

Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

Ways you can use this program:

✎ Enhance your program by practicing a little every day.

✎ Use the worksheets at centres Monday - Friday.

✎ Daily 5 rotations

✎ Homework

✎ Independent work

✎ Small group work

➯ Just click here to follow my store

➯ Newsletter: Get your free set of 100 French speaking cards

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ 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

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

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Lire, écrire, vocabulaire - French Lesson for Christmas - Noël - BUNDLE WEEK #2

Theme: Qu'est-ce que je vais offrir comme cadeaux de Noël cette année?

This is a week-long French reading, writing, and vocabulary acquisition program. Save 20% with this bundle.

The previews show images from Christmas Set 1, but they'll give you a great idea of how this program runs!

Check out all of my Christmas resources for the French classroom here.

Save big with my 2 week Christmas reading, writing, and vocabulary bundle!

Ways you can use this program:

✎ Enhance your program by practicing a little every day.

✎ Use the worksheets at centres Monday - Friday.

✎ Daily 5 rotations

✎ Homework

✎ Independent work

✎ Small group work

➯ Just click here to follow my store

➯ Newsletter: Get your free set of 100 French speaking cards

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ 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

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

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