Sixth graders create elves in order to respond to Santa letters from first graders.

Students watch the video Santa Claus is Coming to Town and create letters asking questions to Santa Claus. Other students answer the letters of their classmates.

Students practice with calculation of a price index using a fictitious market basket. They apply higher level problem-solving skills and develop an awareness of multicultural holiday rituals.

In this vocabulary review #7 - Christmas worksheet, learners interactively complete 10 sentences about Christmas by selecting the correct phrase with immediate online feedback.

Learners complete a Christmas activity.  In this vocabulary activity, students unscramble words that relate to Christmas making sure they spell each word correctly.

Second graders examine the use of synonyms. In this synonym lesson, 2nd graders listen to a read aloud of Splendiferous Christmas and ring a jingle bell each time a synonym is used for a word mentioned in the book. They write synonyms on...

Students construct Santas. In this holiday instructional activity, students demonstrate how to cut with scissors and glue with glue sticks to create their own Santas from paper and felt. Students work on developing their fine motor skills.

In this Christmas-themed worksheet, students count 8 groups of Christmas objects and record the number counted for each of the groups.

Students explore the poinsettia and its symbolism as a Christmas flower. Students will listen to a story about the poinsettia and its origins in Mexico and discuss what they know about Mexico. They will discuss the poinsettia's...

In this Christmas activity activity, learners use the 20 holiday terms in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.

In this probability worksheet, learners analyze 6 ornaments with different numbers. Students answer 6 questions in which the probability (never, sometimes or always) is determined.

For this counting worksheet, students count the 10 rows of Christmas bells. They use the numbers 1-9 and write the number on a blank line at the end of each row.

In this Christmas addition activity, students solve 4 problems in which objects in a set are counted and the numbers written to form an addition fact in a train shape. All pictures pertain to Christmas.

In this Christmas crossword puzzle worksheet, students complete the 14 word crossword puzzle. All of the clues are names of Christmas songs.

In this opinion bar graph worksheet, students receive a number and record their preference of Christmas light color in the worksheet. They examine the colored boxes at the bottom of the page to make their choice. There are no directions...

In this Christmas bar graph recording worksheet, students receive a number and record what is placed at the top of their Christmas tree. They chose between a star, a gingerbread man, an angel, a finial, a cross or a Santa figure. There...

Second graders explore the book, Night Tree, by Eve Bunting. They read and discuss the story, identify what the tree did for the animals, create a food chain for animals to hang on a tree, and decorate a tree at school.

Third graders research elves and create their own elf description which they use to write back to the first graders Santa letters.

Students create a bulletin board display of a Christmas tree out of painted CDs.

Second graders view a video of the Nutcracker ballet and then compare and contrast holiday celebrations in Germany and the United States. They use the computer to write a paragraph exploring their observations.

Students create poems in the shape of a Christmas tree. They write an original poem detailing how a person can spread joy during the holiday season. The poem is formatted in the shape of a Christmas tree.

Students take a quiz on brief histories of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Las Posadas. They, in groups, research four December celebrations and then test their comprehension.

Students are split up into groups of 3-4 kids, they write one story problem for each catagory: Santa's workshop, Reindeer Barn, Mrs. Claus' Kitchen. They read their story probems to the class and award points to the other teams for their...

Students read a poem aloud called the "Mexican Version of the Night Before Christmas. They enact the scenes of the poem. They discuss variations of this poem both in English and Spanish.