Homeschool Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa Lesson (by date, latest first)

Are you ready to inject some festive fun into your health science curriculum? Introducing our engaging activity, The Mystery of the Sickly Elves! This printable and ready-to-use package is designed to captivate your students while teaching them about influenza and its treatment. Perfect for high school grades 9-12, this lesson is ideal for health science educators looking to provide their students with real-world skills in nursing and CNA.

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• Engaging Activity: Students will step into the shoes of medical detectives as they investigate the mysterious illness affecting Santa's elves. They'll analyze symptoms, test results, and work collaboratively to diagnose and propose treatment plans.
• Hands-On Practice: Diagnosing, Reading Labs, and treating. This fun and engaging experience encourages critical thinking and teamwork, allowing students to debate and theorize as they uncover the case.
• Comprehensive Materials: The package includes everything you need—detailed case files, a structured lab report template, and step-by-step instructions for teachers, making it a no-prep solution that's print and go!
• Student Instructions Included: Clear guidelines for students ensure they understand their roles in the investigation and presentation.
• Time Saving: With all materials provided, you can focus on teaching while saving valuable prep time.
• Answer Key Included: For easy grading, a comprehensive answer key supports your assessment needs.

By the end of this engaging activity, your students will gain a solid understanding of health science theory, treatment options, and the importance of vaccination. They’ll leave feeling like total medical masterminds, and who knows, maybe even inspired to pursue careers in the medical field!

Bring a little holiday cheer and detective work to your classroom with The Mystery of the Sickly Elves. Your students will love this unique and interactive approach to learning about health science!

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Are you ready to inject some festive fun into your health science curriculum? Introducing our engaging activity, The Mystery of the Sickly Elves! This printable and ready-to-use package is designed to captivate your students while teaching them about influenza and its treatment. Perfect for high school grades 9-12, this lesson is ideal for health science educators looking to provide their students with real-world skills in nursing and CNA.

Product Highlights:

• Engaging Activity: Students will step into the shoes of medical detectives as they investigate the mysterious illness affecting Santa's elves. They'll analyze symptoms, test results, and work collaboratively to diagnose and propose treatment plans.
• Hands-On Practice: Diagnosing, Reading Labs, and treating. This fun and engaging experience encourages critical thinking and teamwork, allowing students to debate and theorize as they uncover the case.
• Comprehensive Materials: The package includes everything you need—detailed case files, a structured lab report template, and step-by-step instructions for teachers, making it a no-prep solution that's print and go!
• Student Instructions Included: Clear guidelines for students ensure they understand their roles in the investigation and presentation.
• Time Saving: With all materials provided, you can focus on teaching while saving valuable prep time.
• Answer Key Included: For easy grading, a comprehensive answer key supports your assessment needs.

By the end of this engaging activity, your students will gain a solid understanding of health science theory, treatment options, and the importance of vaccination. They’ll leave feeling like total medical masterminds, and who knows, maybe even inspired to pursue careers in the medical field!

Bring a little holiday cheer and detective work to your classroom with The Mystery of the Sickly Elves. Your students will love this unique and interactive approach to learning about health science!

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Welcome the Christmas season to your classroom with this 5 senses of Christmas book. Students will love creating their own book which reinforces the five senses. Children will engage in process art activities related to each of the five senses using a variety of art techniques.

Directions and sample pictures are included for each of the projects.

You need this Ultimate Christmas Bundle to get through the chaos of the month of December. It's chockful of games, writing & drawing activities, including Would You Rather that will keep elementary and middle school students busy when they finish their work! Perfect for use throughout the month of December to help celebrate the Christmas holiday!

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December Early Finishers Packet This monthly packet features like puzzles, games, and SEL-centered drawing and coloring activities. They'll love the fun games they can play with a partner quietly, or anything from the selection of 20 fun pages of independent, challenging puzzles and creative activities this packet offers!

Would You Rather Christmas Edition This class game is a fun way to get your students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Questions are fall-themed and related to Christmas. All you need to do is project the questions on the board to get the fun started, no other prep is needed!

Found Your iPhone - Santa/Grinch Edition With this character cell phone analysis activity, students will make inferences using what they know about either Santa or the Grinch. The engaging design of this cell phone activity will ask students to "snoop" through a phone they found, peep their text messages, playlists and even check their most recent location history. This literary analysis activity can be used during the holidays for a fun activity that's in keeping with the holiday spirit.

Christmas Greeting Cards Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these cards they can color! Perfect for teens and secondary students who may not have the time or patience to make a card. Choose from 5 design options for the cover of the card. Cards print double-sided. This card is cute and a fun way for students to share the Christmas spirit.

Letter to Santa Help your students celebrate Christmas by writing a letter to Santa! Choose from 2 different design options - black and white and color. These letters are a fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Christmas Coloring Pages Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these coloring pages! Choose from 3 different design options. These pages are a cute and fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Gingerbread Reading Comprehension You may be in full swing with your holiday or Christmas celebrations, but do your students need practice to identify the elements of a story? This Gingerbread-themed worksheet with an original reading passage titled, "Gingerbread Adventure is designed to give your students an opportunity to practice identifying story elements, sequencing, and reading comprehension.

Secret Santa Questionnaire and Tracker These student gift questionnaires and trackers will make it a smooth process! Students will list three wishes on the form and write their names. Collect the slips, fold and have students select their Secret Santa. Use the handy tracker to match up the student they are gifting so there is no confusion. These print-and-go forms are a fun and easy way for students to participate in a gift exchange this Christmas without the stress!

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December Early Finishers Packet This best-selling Christmas-themed monthly packet features like puzzles, games, and SEL-centered drawing and coloring activities.They'll love the fun games they can play with a partner quietly, or anything from the selection of 20 fun pages of independent, challenging puzzles and creative activities this packet offers!

Would You Rather Christmas Edition This class game is a fun way to get your students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Questions are winter-themed and related to Christmas. All you need to do is project the questions on the board to get the fun started, no other prep is needed!

Found Your iPhone - Santa/Grinch Edition With this character cell phone analysis activity, students will make inferences using what they know about either Santa or the Grinch. The engaging design of this cell phone activity will ask students to "snoop" through a phone they found, peep their text messages, playlists and even check their most recent location history. This literary analysis activity can be used during the holidays for a fun activity that's in keeping with the holiday spirit.

Christmas Greeting Cards Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these cards they can color! Perfect for teens and secondary students who may not have the time or patience to make a card. Choose from 5 design options for the cover of the card. Cards print double-sided. This card is cute and a fun way for students to share the Christmas spirit.

Letter to Santa Help your students celebrate Christmas by writing a letter to Santa! Choose from 2 different design options - black and white and color. These letters are a fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Christmas Coloring Pages Help your students celebrate Christmas by being creative as well as mindful with these coloring pages! Choose from 3 different design options. These pages are a cute and fun way for students to express their creativity this Christmas.

Gingerbread Reading Comprehension You may be in full swing with your holiday or Christmas celebrations, but do your students need practice to identify the elements of a story? This Gingerbread-themed worksheet with an original reading passage titled, "Gingerbread Adventure is designed to give your students an opportunity to practice identifying story elements, sequencing, and reading comprehension.

Secret Santa Questionnaire and Tracker These student gift questionnaires and trackers will make it a smooth process! Students will list three wishes on the form and write their names. Collect the slips, fold and have students select their Secret Santa. Use the handy tracker to match up the student they are gifting so there is no confusion. These print-and-go forms are a fun and easy way for students to participate in a gift exchange this Christmas without the stress!

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Would You Rather January Edition This class game is a fun way to get your students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Questions are winter-themed and related to New Year's. All you need to do is project the questions on the board to get the fun started, no other prep is needed!

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You may be in full swing with your holiday or Christmas celebrations, but do your students need practice to identify the elements of story? This Gingerbread-themed worksheet with an original reading passage titled**, "Gingerbread Adventure** is designed to give your students an opportunity to practice identifying story elements, sequencing, and reading comprehension.

After reading the story, students will first identify the characters, setting, problem (conflict), and lesson (theme). Then they will sequence the events in the story, and finally, they will answer 5 reading comprehension questions. (Answer key for questions are provided.)

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Holiday bundle includes 6 holiday Get Fit stories and editable word file overview handout with sight words lists:

1. Frank N. Stein’s Haunted House (October: Halloween)

2. Tom the Turkey Takes a Break (November: Thanksgiving)

3. A Veteran’s Day Celebration (November: Veteran’s Day)

4. The Vanishing Valentine’s (February: Valentine’s Day)

5. Lucky the Leprechaun Looks for Gold (March: St. Patrick’s Day)

6. Santa’s Missing Suit (December: Christmas)

Get Fit Action Stories: Frank N. Stein’s Haunted House

Get students exercising and moving as they follow along with Frank N. Stein's move to a new neighborhood, where he finds new friends to help make his house a home. Action words include: 

looked around
moped
juggled
skipped rope
frown
blow
shivered and shook
dropped to the ground
ran
slammed
quiver
danced
stood still
knock
jump
shook hands
waved
stepped to the right
boogied to the Monster Mash
shouted, 
“Happy Halloween!”

Practice/assess coordination, comprehension, fitness, following directions, listening, and sight words with Get Fit Action Stories. Use for daily warm-ups, rainy day indoor activities, PE, reading, and learning styles. Fun and enjoyable for all!

Get Fit Action Stories: Tom the Turkey Takes a Break

What happens when Tom the Turkey decides not to participate in Thanksgiving? This active learning book includes listening and sight words that are physically acted out when read aloud. Get fit while reading and learning! 

Action words include:

1. gobbled and hopped
2. yelled, “Stop!” 
3. sat on the ground
4. Shake a leg 
5. wave your hand
6. jumped up and down
7. gobble, gobble…
8. shook hands
9. stretched and yawned
10. looked around
11. frowned
12. smiled
13. ran
14. stood frozen
15. remained frozen
16. shaded his eyes
17. Beep, beep
18. wriggled
19. yelled, “Happy Thanksgiving!”

Includes short story elements that can also be taught. Meets CCSS for assessment of listening, following directions, sight words, vocabulary, and more...Have fun exercising and learning with Tom the turkey!

Get Fit Action Stories: A Veteran’s Day Celebration

What is Veterans Day? When does it fall each year? What kinds of celebrations honor our veterans? Students get an introduction and definition of Veterans Day, plus why it is different than Memorial Day. Then, get ready to join the parade! Play ball, watch fireworks, and thank a veteran for serving!

Get Fit Action Stories combine reading, sight words, listening, speaking, directions, and physical education into one assignment. It's a fun, physical learning adventure!

Action Words included:
1. salute
2. clap
3. Miss America wave
4. struts
5. moves a scepter up and down
6. twirl
7. toss
8. catch
9. plays a violin
10. toots a horn
11. beats a drum
12. pedal
13. flip hamburgers
14. toss salads
15. swing bats
16. hit homeruns
17. yells, “Ewwwww” then
“Awwwww”
18. “Thank you!”
19. salute
20. “Happy Veterans Day!” 

Get Fit Action Stories: The Vanishing Valentines

What happened to Ms. Vee's Valentine's Day cards? Exercise and read along to uncover the Valentine's Day mystery with this Get Fit Action Story.

Includes:
Directions
Example
Action Word List

Actions include: 
1.look up and down
2. picked flowers
3. Boo-hoo! Wah-wah!
(cry)
3. magnifying glass and looked
4. jumped rope
5. cooked
6. fly
7. winked
8. close our eyes
9. count to ten
10. lifts weights
11. prowls under rocks
12. bounces 
13. hold on to your heart
14. delivered
15. “Happy Valentine’s Day!” 
shouts

Meets CCSS reading guidelines. Great for building motor skills and reading skills. Students will enjoy learning and exercising with The Vanishing Valentine's story! 

Get Fit Action Stories: Lucky the Leprechaun Looks for Gold

Can Lucky find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? What happens when he runs into Mr. Dragon? Can a leprechaun and dragon become friends? Exercise and practice sight words on Lucky's journey to find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. 

Includes:

Directions
Sight Words and Exercise List:
dance a jig
hunt rainbows
eat
sleep
watch for rainbows
looks up
jumps
points and yells “There’s a rainbow!”
runs
tiptoes
sidesteps
skips
sits
rests
cheers, “Hip-hip hooray!”
waves a club
link arms and dance a jig
shake hands
share the gold
Wish your friends 
“Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

Excellent for bad weather days, physical education classes, ELA sight word practice, motor coordination, and visual imagery skills. Fun and engaging! Meets CCSS.

Get Fit Action Stories: Santa’s Missing Suit

Where is Santa's missing red suit? Help Evie the elf as she recruits other elves, reindeer, and snowmen to help find Santa's red suit. Will Santa's famous yearly trip be delayed?

Each page contains action word(s) for students to physically act out. Words include: 

1. snored
2. danced a jig
3. hummed
4. checked and double checked
5. shook hands
6. whistled
7. looked under
8. tiptoed
9. pawed
10. searched
11. made snowballs
12. tossed
13. hop
14. shook their heads and yelled, “No!”
15. jumped up and down
16. slowly cracked open the door
17. peeked
18. waved
19. shouted, “Ho, ho, ho…Happy holidays!”

Meets CCSS for speaking and listening, reading foundation skills, and physical education. Have while learning and searching for Santa's missing red suit!

Where did Rudolph get his red nose? How did it come about? When did it happen? Why is it red? Become a reporter and uncover the facts! Students get the opportunity to create facts and/or interview others about Rudolph's red nose. Then, students compile a report using proper dialogue. The 7 page lesson can be used with early learners as well as middle school learners. Packet includes: Directions with optional activities Media/Video Links Working with Dialogue and Facts sheet Rudolph's Red Nose: The Facts (handout for higher level learners) Lined, themed paper for writing Reindeer handout for lower level writers Introduces use of dialogue and quotations for future fact-based assessment writing. Meets Common Core Standards.

13 color-coded, figurative language Santa-themed activities that include definitions, examples, and writings. Fun for learning and using figurative language! Includes: Alliteration Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Internal Rhyme Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification Simile Symbolism Writing Activity Word Search Activity Mix and Match Activity Answer Keys to Activities Use individually, small/whole group, as competitive activities and for Common Core Standards review or assessment of figurative language. Colorful Santa images to spark creativity!

Where is Santa's missing red suit? Help Evie the elf as she recruits other elves, reindeer, and snowmen to help find Santa's red suit. Will Santa's famous yearly trip be delayed? Each page contains action word(s) for students to physically act out. Words include: 1. snored 2. danced a jig 3. hummed 4. checked and double checked 5. shook hands 6. whistled 7. looked under 8. tiptoed 9. pawed 10. searched 11. made snowballs 12. tossed 13. hop 14. shook their heads and yelled, “No!” 15. jumped up and down 16. slowly cracked open the door 17. peeked 18. waved 19. shouted, “Ho, ho, ho…Happy holidays!” Meets CCSS for speaking and listening, reading foundation skills, and physical education. Have while learning and searching for Santa's missing red suit!