Kwanzaa Candles This arts & crafts printable gives the names and meanings of each Kwanzaa candle. Students will...		Observing Crystals Students observe crystals by "growing" them.
Potato Print Wrapping Paper This arts & crafts lesson plan outlines how to make potato stamps for decorating gift wrap. ...		The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Essay Topics Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The Best...
Viewing Snowflakes Learn about star crystals and observe snow crystals with your students in this winter lesson...		The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Project Ideas A list of project your students can complete when reading Barbara Robinson's novel The Best...
Snow Journals In this winter science activity, your students will learn observational skills while viewing...		Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...
Make Gift Certificates Print out these gift certificates so that your students can give something of themselves to...		The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Find a collection of tests, grammar sheets, and project ideas for Barbara Robinson's classic...
Make a Desk Set Students will make utilitarian crafts, a great gift idea for the winter holidays.		"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text The classic poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" is given in full text. You can print the...
Senufo Painting Students can make Senufo paintings, which are stylized representations of animals or people....		Kwanzaa Symbols & Celebration Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This...
Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...		Jan Brett's Winter Books Four books by Jan Brett – Trouble with Trolls, The Night Before Christmas, Annie and the...
Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...		"The Little Match Seller" This is the full text of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, "The Little Match Seller." ...
Indentured Servants' Experiences 1600-1700 Read descriptions from indentured servants of the 1600s-1700s. These fascinating tales are an...		Starch Poinsettias These tissue paper poinsettias make a great gift for kids to give their parents around the...