"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...
Winter Solstice Activities Teach children about the winter solstice with these activities.		Kwanzaa Symbols & Celebration Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This...
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		"The Little Match Seller" This is the full text of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, "The Little Match Seller." ...
Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...		Christmas Stories Read these classic Christmas tales to help students improve creative-writing skills by writing...
Seasons Greetings Around the World Teach your students to say Merry Christmas in Swahili, French, Eskimo, and other languages from...		Quotations from Winter Poems Here is a selection of poetic quotations about winter time that will inspire your students.
Kwanzaa Terms Quiz The main Kwanzaa terms and their definitions are reviewed.		A Holiday from Another Culture Use these questions to help your students interview someone from another culture about a...
Reading Warm-Up 108 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction Improve students' reading skills with a passage of historical fiction and comprehension...		A Holiday from the Past Have your students use the interview questions to talk to an elderly person about a holiday...
Teacher's Guide to Jan Brett's Gingerbread Friends In Gingerbread Friends, Jan Brett's companion book to Gingerbread Baby, you'll...		Santa's Spelling Quiz A Christmas spelling quiz for your students over the winter holidays.
To Market in Africa Use this printable to have children fill a woman's basket with items she would buy in an...		Hanukkah Facts Quiz Administer a quiz that follows the Story of Hanukkah article.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -- Essay Topics Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The Best...		Hanukkah Spelling Quiz The spelling of the terms and ideas behind Hanukkah is assessed.