December Holidays Activities

December is full of holidays and this unit will help you explore them with your students in fun and engaging ways while meeting the standards. Start each class with a bell ringer then follow that up with a group writing activity centered around a holiday-themed prompt. Your students can spend a class designing a toy and telling a story from that toy’s point of view. They’ll also have the opportunity to work on nonfiction reading comprehension with five original informational articles about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Christmas in America, and Christmas in Australia. Each non-fiction article comes with a corresponding assessment featuring multiple-choice and constructed response questions.

These activities are designed to give teachers choices. Activities last anywhere from 10 minutes to multiple classes. Each activity stands on its own or works as part of the mini-unit. If you teach one grade level or multiple grade levels across many sections, we’ve got you covered!

Inside this Resource…

• Story Starter Activity
• Write-Around Activity
• The Secret Life of a Toy Writing Activity
• 5 Informational Articles Featuring:
• Hanukkah
• Christmas in the U.S.
• Kwanzaa
• Las Posadas
• Christmas in Australia
• Assessments: Multiple-choice/Constructed response (print & digital)
• Five Fun Bell Ringer Writing Prompts
• Story Writing Rubric
• Prompt Response Sheets
• Links to Digital Files
• Answer Keys and More!

Another resource you might be interested in:
End of (School) Year Activities