O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" Find the full text of the classic short story by O. Henry, "The Gift of the Magi." This is an...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...		The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Essay Topics Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The Best...
"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text The classic poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" is given in full text. You can print the...		The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Project Ideas A list of project your students can complete when reading Barbara Robinson's novel The Best...
Reading Warm-Up 116 for Gr. 1 & 2: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Students learn about diversity, Hispanic heritage, and Christmas as they read a fictional...		Christmas Stories Read these classic Christmas tales to help students improve creative-writing skills by writing...
The Polar Express Teacher's Guide Extend and enhance students' enjoyment of Chris Van Allsburg's magical holiday classic The...		Babar and Father Christmas After reading "Babar and Father Christmas," children will draw what their cave home would...
"The Little Match Seller" This is the full text of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, "The Little Match Seller." ...		Teacher's Guide to Jan Brett's Gingerbread Friends In Gingerbread Friends, Jan Brett's companion book to Gingerbread Baby, you'll...
Reading Warm-Up 108 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction Improve students' reading skills with a passage of historical fiction and comprehension...		Q&A with Megan McDonald and Peter Reynolds Author Megan McDonald and illustrator Peter Reynolds answer questions about Judy Moody and...
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Celebrate the winter holidays with the text to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. ...		Top 10 Christmas Stories & Poems for Kids Celebrate Christmas in your classroom with some of the classic books and poems that honor the...