15 Happy December Learning Holiday and Observances

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Thinking about what to do in the days before winter break? How about learning about December holidays and observances from near and far. I've assembled a few ideas here.

Advent 
December 1-24, 2019
Advent
All about how to create a book advent calendar.

Christmas Bird Count Week 
December 14, 2019 - January 5, 2020
Resources
Learn about how to participate in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Get materials and resources to conduct your count.

Computer Science Education Week 
December 1-7, 2019
Educate
Learn how to get resources for computer science education.

Cookie Exchange Week 
 December 16-20, 2019
Cookie
A list of fun ideas from cookie parties to baking for charity.

Hanukkah 
Evening of December 22, 2019 through Evening of December 30, 2019
Hanukkah
Dreidel
Learn about this holiday and create a dreidel craft.

Kwanzaa 
Evening of December 26, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Crafts
Try activities such as making a drum, candle or wreath.

National Bible Week 
November 24, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Bible
Ideas on what to do during National Bible Week, from sharing favorite scripture verses, to giving away a Bible.

Posadas 
December 16-24
Posada
Crafts, skits and more activities to celebrate Posadas.

National Pastry Day 
December 9
Pastry
Make or try a new type of pastry.

Kaleidoscope Day 
December 11
Kaleidoscope
Try making a Kaleidoscope from simple materials.

Gingerbread House Day 
December 12
Gingerbread
Ideas for candy free gingerbread houses... or not.

National Cocoa Day 
December 12
Cocoa
Lots of cocoa recipes here such as peppermint, eggnog, and Mexican.

National Wreaths Across America Day 
December 14, 2019 (Second Saturday in December)
Wreaths
Sponsor a veterans' wreath, volunteer or donate to a local group.

National Cupcake Day 
December 15
Cupcakes
Cook up one or more of these cupcake batches.

Wright Brothers Day 
December 17
Wrights
Read about the Wright brothers.

Watch a video about the Wrights.





Have some great holiday fun!

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Flash Freebie The Wolverine

FLASH FREEBIE Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolverine? If you said bears, cougars and wolves, you are right. Learners answer 30 questions after reading comprehension passages, filling in a close read worksheet and observing diagrams.

An in color version is available.

The Wolverine

The Wolverine in black and white print can be used as...

• a class game
• a cooperative learning group assignment
• an ELA/ science center
• an intervention
• an individual assignment
• for early finishers
• for extra credit

The Wolverine in black and white print comes with...

• informational text about the wolverine
• life cycle
• 1 wolverine diagram
• 30 task cards
• close read worksheet
• key
• 2 student game award cards
• instructions on how to use
• useful links
• student recording sheets

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Flash Freebie Creepy Clown Contractions Now Until ?

Flash Freebie Halloween Creepy Clown Contractions Grammar

   Flash Freebie! If you get the creepy clown question correct, you earn double the points! In Creepy Clown Contractions, learners respond to language questions. Students will find the contraction of two words or discover the contraction.

This not so scary Creepy Clown Contractions lesson can be used as...

• a class game
• an intervention
• a literacy center
• an intervention
• an early finishers assignment
• extra credit

This lesson includes...

• 30 task cards
• key
• activity directions for teachers
• student recording sheet.

20 Happy Halloween Learning Ideas

We're nearing a major holiday season! Holiday themed learning ideas are most certain to capture your students' attention. It'll be great this time of year to introduce some of these teaching finds. In the next few weeks, I'll be looking for seasonal inspirations to share with you.

I'll first start with...




 PreK & Primary School

 Shake Dem Halloween Bones
A fun song for preschool & primary aged students. Get up and move!

 Who Took The Candy? Halloween Songs
A song spawned from Who took the cookie from the cookie jar? It wasn't me.

Five Little Pumpkins
Pumpkin math sing-along songs and are they sitting on a fence?

Halloween Place Value Song
Halloween poem assists in learning place value concepts.

Count Back by Two's 

The Night Before Halloween
This story for children is read aloud by Grandma's House and sounds weirdly familiar.

Ugly Pumpkin
The Ugly Pumkin is read aloud by Beth from Happy Cultivated.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat
This story for children is read aloud by Grandma's House and sounds similar to...?

The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything
A fun and colorful narrated version.

Elementary and Middle School

Monster Mash

Skeleton Dance

Halloween Classroom
24 educational games, activities and crafts for elementary school.

Halloween Math Mystery
Find out the mystery!

Multiplication Math Mystery

Halloween Science Experiments
It's all about STEM, from witch's brew to bubbling slime.

Halloween is a Very Unusual Night

ESL Halloween Activities
Tongue twisters, candy taste tests and scary advice are some of the Halloween ideas expressed here.

Middle School Math Activities Halloween
Create a haunted house and Pascal's Pumpkins are some of the suggestions for middle school math learning.

Tell Tale Heart Activities
Make a madman creation and other ideas.

Halloween Short Stories for Middle School
21 scary short stories along with activities includes The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson, The Masque of the Red by Death by Edgar Allan Poe, The Landlady by Roald Dahl and more.

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FLASH FREEBIE Autumn Owl Counters Add or Subtract within 20 Tens Frames Math

Flash Freebie! In Autumn Owl Counters Adding or Subtracting with Tens Frames, learners answer math questions with recording sheets and super cute owl and circle counters as a visual/manipulative tool. Just print and go.

A black and white print version is available here.

Autumn Owl Counters Add or Subtract Tens Frames Math Activity Black and White Print

Autumn Owl Counters Adding or Subtracting Within 20 can be used as...

• a class game
• in cooperative groups
• a math center station
• a small group intervention
• an assessment
• for extra credit
• for early finishers

Autumn Owl Counters: Adding or Subtracting within 20 includes...

• student recording sheet
• owl and circle tens frame counters
• 30 task cards
• key
• tips for teachers

If like this math activity, try...

Count the Flowers with Lamb Tens Frames Math Activity

Count the Stars with Flamingo Tens Frames Math Activity

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Welcoming Classroom Banner Medieval Style

Medieval Welcome to our Castle Classroom Banner Decor

Stuff and nonsense! Of course you must have this banner if you are teaching fairy tales, fables and anything medieval ages. This banner states, "Welcome to Our Castle!" and has a background bordered by roses in medieval style. 

Each poster of this banner is...

8.5" Width

11" Height

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FLASH FREEBIE Ocean Seafaring Weigh Anchor Nautical Pirate Classroom Banner

FLASH FREEBIE The seafaring beachy blue and sandy shell background make this fun banner stand out. This banner states, "Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!" Weigh Anchor Classroom Banner contributes to a fun classroom atmosphere for multiple subject areas.

For each letter...

8.5" width

11" height

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