Holiday

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Nevada DayPassage and questions, matched to the state test, about Nevada Day. here
Nevada DayStudents learn about Nevada’s state seal and state symbols. Then they create a new state seal, based on what Nevada means to them. here
HalloweenDissolving Candy Corn Lab ExperimentLesson Plan Worksheet
HalloweenPassage about the history of Halloween in the United States with comprehension questions that mirror the state assessment. here
Halloween Students decorate a pumpkin, based on a fictional book character, and take a picture of their creation. Classmates guess which character the pumpkin represents. Thanks Chauncey Ashbyhere
HalloweenCraft: Coffee Filter Bathere
HalloweenSTEM: candy pumpkin catapult challengehere
HalloweenSTEM: spider parachute challengehere
HalloweenSTEM: bone bridge challengehere
Halloween Stacey Cavakis put together this activity to integrate math with the holiday.here
Veterans DayA short passage and questions, matched to the Smarter Balanced stems. here
ThanksgivingCranberry Engineering Challenge: Build a Bridge using toothpicks and cranberries. Lesson
Student Sheet
ThanksgivingDesign a Turkey (Download to PowerPoint if you are sharing with students via Teams) Thanks for finding this and the other Slide decks below Marta Miller!here
ThanksgivingTurkey Trouble, read by Marc Maron. This goes with the Design a Turkey activityhere
ThanksgivingDecorate a Turkey, thanks Marilyn Stefan for this findhere
ThanksgivingVirtual Fall Design Challenge, Fall Edition here
ThanksgivingThanksgiving Math Challenge (2nd grade)here
ThanksgivingA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Breakout Room
ThanksgivingBalloons over Broadway, Thanksgivinghere
ThanksgivingWould your Rather, Thanksgiving Editionhere
ThanksgivingThanksgiving Math Shopping (with decimals and estimation)here
Christmas15 Free Mad Libshere
ChristmasPolar Express Scavenger Hunthere
ChristmasDecorate a gingerbread househere
ChristmasDecorate Your Plaid Stocking, wreath, tree, snow globe, snowman, gingerbread househere
ChristmasWould your Rather, Winter Editionhere
ChristmasChristmas Movies Cause and Effecthere
ChristmasLong Division Escape Room, Grinch Themehere
ChristmasNot the Night Before Christmas Reader’s Theater (Thanks for finding and sharing this Janis Nihere
ChristmasChristmas Scavenger Hunthere
ChristmasChristmas Family Feud. In order to reveal an answer, you have to click on the text box and delete. There is also an answer key at the end. here
ChristmasChristmas Emoji Pictionaryhere
WinterWinter Jokeshere
ValentinesWould you Rather printable cards. Works well with an activity like Quiz, Quiz, Tradehere
ValentinesWould You Rather, Google Slides, Valentines editionhere
Valentines Decorate a Valentines, in PowerPointhere
ValentinesVirtual Valentines Day Cards, in SeeSawhere
ValentinesStudents share Valentines with each other with this deck of slideshere
ValentinesMini Art Lesson: How to draw a Pop Art Heart inspired by Romero Britto here
ValentinesCurated Valentines read alouds, with links to YouTubehere
St. Patrick’s Day24 Would Your Rather questions, for St. Patrick’s Dayhere
St. Patrick’s DayA St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunthere
St. Patrick’s DaySaint Patrick’s Day Unit Roomshere
April Fools’ DayStudents follow a series of silly steps, unless they follow the first step correctly. 🙂 (Old version here)here
Teacher Appreciation WeekStudents complete making a flower, either by drawing petals or using thumb prints, and then respond to three short prompts. here
Mother’s DayFrom Let Grow, coupons, coloring page, card template, and “All About My Mom” template. here