This is a great first week of school sheet to let students fill out. They can color the pictures and decorate. Another use is feature five students a day to share, or save them in a file and have the students share them on their birthday with the class. Getting so excited for the school year!!

For each holiday: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Diwali Holiday Information pages Holiday symbols’ page Individual symbol page – 6 holiday symbols Holiday symbol cards Holiday close passage (fill in missing beginning letters) Holiday Emergent Readers for each holiday Holiday bracelets (color/black and white) Holiday badges (color/black and white) Student book on each holiday – what I’ve learned Holiday coloring page Holiday Bubble Maps Venn Diagrams – comparing all holidays Hanukkah specific – Star of David craftivity Dreidel craftivity and song poster Diwali specific – Paper lantern craftvity Rangoli craftivity Kwanzaa specific – Bendera craftivity Mkeka craftivity and song poster Christmas specific – Santa Graham food craft Santa Claus is Coming to Town song poster Note: In this pack, students are learning about 4 winter holidays. For simplicity purposes, Christmas is used as it is traditionally celebrated in the United States. I do realize there are many ways to celebrate Christmas. I will be working on a “Christmas Around the World” pack soon where I will have students comparing how different countries celebrate Christmas. This pack does not go into that. This pack is specifically designed to teach basic facts about 4 winter holidays and compare those holidays. It is not meant to be an extensive, thorough investigation.

This free Who Lives in the Arctic? emergent reader is a great addition to a unit on Arctic animals (Polar animals). Ideal for beginning readers, the text uses repeating sentences with picture clues which develops a child’s confidence with reading. This arctic animals activity can also be used for January and Winter literacy centers.

This COMPLETE and engaging social studies bundle has everything you need to teach your students about the 8 American symbols, 3 Branches of U.S. Government, Veterans Day, and Presidents Day!