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December Theme Units and Daily Themes
Christmas
Theme Unit
Critical Thinking
Christmas Logic Problem
     How many candy canes and ornaments are on each Christmas tree?

Christmas Thinking Puzzle
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (more difficult)

December Holiday Analogies
             December Holiday Analogies

Find and Ponder the Picture
            Holiday Puzzle

Short Reading Comprehensions
Very Quick Readers
     Christmas Shopping (Very Quick Reader; Grade 3 Readability)
     Christmas Stockings (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Artificial Christmas Trees (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Mistletoe (Very Quick Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Jingle Bells in Space (Very Quick Reader; Grade 5 Readability)

Short Readers
     A White Christmas (Short Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     Fruitcake -- A Sweet Christmas Treat (Short Reader; Grade 4 Readability)
     The Sounds, Scents, and Stories of Christmas (Short Reader; Grade 5 Readability)
     Planning for Christmas (Short Reader; Grade 6 Readability)

Reading Comprehensions
Fiction
     Grandpa's Cane (Grade 1)
     Christmas Beside the Fireplace (Grade 1)
     Magic! (Grades 1-3)
     Minty's Christmas Surprise (Grades 2-3)
     The Lonely Reindeer (Grades 2-3)
     Papa Wood Duck's Gift (Grades 2-3)
     How Noble Fir Became a Christmas Tree (Grades 3-4)
     Christmas at the Shelter (Grades 3-4)
     The Biggest Tree in the Smallest Space (Grades 4-5)
     A Place for Sylvia (Grades 4-5)
     The Magic Present (Grades 4-6)
     The Stories Behind the Candles: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa (Grades 5-6)
     A Colonial Christmas (Grades 5-7)
     Christmas in Italy (Grades 5-6)
     Christmas Competition (Grades 6-8)
     December 24 - A Slovak Christmas Eve (Grades 6-7)
     Hardscrabble Christmas I (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Hardscrabble Christmas II (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Hardscrabble Christmas III (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)

Non-Fiction
     Christmas Symbols (Grades 4-6)
     The Green, Prickly Things of Christmas (Grades 5-8)
     The Story Behind Christmas (religious) (Grades 5-8)
     "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published in 1843 (Hi/Lo Grade 3)

Christmas Related
     Three Kings Day (Grades 4-6)
     Boxing Day (Grades 5-6)
     Orthodox Christmas (Grades 5-7)
     The Alternate Christmas (Grades 7-8)

Play
     A Play: Gift for a Snowman (Grades 2-3)
     Christmas Radio Play (religious play) (Grades 3-4)
     A Play: Candles in December (Grades 4-6)

Social Skills
     A Very Special Christmas Gift (Hi/Lo Grades 3-4)

Read and Color
            History of the Christmas Card
            Seventeen Symbols of Christmas
             Fedex Frank Makes the Rounds
             A Stocking for My Sister
             A Sweet Christmas
             Let's Decorate the Tree!
             Santa's Coming
             A Happy Christmas Flower
             Paul Practices Patience
            Oranges for Christmas

Reading Comprehensions - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     La caña de mi abuelo (grade 1)
     Navidad al lado de la chiminea (grade 1)
     La Sorpresa de Minty en Navidad (grades 2-3)
     El Reno Solitario (grades 2-3)
     Una Nochebuena eslovaca (grades 6-7)
     Día de los Reyes (grades 4-6)

French
     Menthe et sa surprise de Noël (grades 2-3)
     Le renne solitaire (grades 2-3)
     Une Veille de Noël Slovaque (grades 6-7)

Italian
     Il bastone del nonno (grade 1)
     Natale accanto al caminetto (grade 1)
     La sorpresa di Natale di Mentino (grades 2-3)
     La renna sola (grades 2-3)
     Una vigilia di Natale slovacca (grades 6-7)
     Il Giorno dei Re Magi (grades 4-6)

German
     Opas Spazierstock (grade 1)
     Weihnachten neben dem Kamin (grade 1)
     Mintys Weihnachtsüberraschung (grades 2-3)
     Das einsame Rentier (grades 2-3)
     Ein slowakischer Heiligabend (grades 6-7)
     Dreikönigstag (grades 4-6)

English and Spanish Conversation (ESL or Spanish Class)
     The Christmas Party (a conversation)

Board Game
   Christmas Vocabulary Board Game


Funda-blanks
     The Night Before Christmas
     The Missing Snowman
     Our Tree

Books
     Literature Unit: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Literature Unit (Grades 2-4)
     Literature Unit: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Grades 3-6)

Science Project
    Christmas Science Activity on Electricity

Poetry Units
     The Night before Christmas (grades 6-12)

Coloring and Hidden Pictures
            Holiday Havoc
            Shannon Shops
             Christmas - Hidden Pictures Coloring Book

Christmas Activities
            Stocking Sequences
             Christmas Activity Pages
            Racing Reindeer
            Tabletop Trimmed Tree
            Sort the Santas Game

Finish the Story
     Is Santa Lost? (Grades 2-6)
     I Live in a Gingerbread House (Grades 3-4)
     Operation Christmas Fairy (Grades 3-4)
     Sammy the Elf (Grades 3-6)
     Holiday Giving (Grades 4-5)
     Tonka's Special Christmas (Grades 4-6)
     A Different Christmas (Grades 5-6)

Writing
Christmas Story Starters and Christmas Borders
Christmas borders with Christmas story starters

Christmas Photo Writing Prompts
Christmas Photo Writing Prompts

Christmas Draw and Write
Christmas Draw and Write

Christmas Sentence Starter
            Dear Santa Sentence Starters Printable Page

Be an Elf
            Myself as an Elf

Santa's Stuck
            Santa's Stuck

Christmas Visual Perceptual Skills
   Visual Skills - No Rotation of Images
2 by 2: Multiple Choice - Easy printable
2 by 2: Full image given
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete
2 by 2: Full image given (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Full image given
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete
2 by 3: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete (two extra pieces not used)
Mixed Book - one page of each worksheet

   Visual Skills - Images may be Rotated
2 by 2: Multiple Choice - Easy printable
2 by 2: Full image given
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete
2 by 2: Full image given (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (one extra piece not used)
2 by 2: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 2: Picture is one-fourth complete (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Full image given
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete
2 by 3: Full image given (two extra pieces not used)
2 by 3: Picture is one-sixth complete (two extra pieces not used)
Mixed Book - one page of each worksheet

Christmas Mazes
Build Christmas Mazes - Make multiple mazes at once

Christmas SUDOKU Puzzles
   4 by 4 Christmas Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Christmas Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Christmas Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

Winter Holidays - Social Studies Mixed Review Questions
     Winter holidays first grade social studies questions
     Winter holidays second grade social studies questions
     Winter holidays third grade social studies questions
     Winter holidays fourth grade social studies questions
     Winter holidays fifth grade social studies questions
     Winter holidays sixth grade social studies questions

Christmas Math Worksheets
     Easy Christmas Addition and Subtraction
     Christmas Addition and Subtraction (bigger numbers)
     Christmas Money Worksheet #1
     Christmas Money Worksheet #2
     Christmas Time Problems
     Christmas Algebra Problems

Book Units
    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Grades 2-4)
    Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats (Grades 2-5)
    A Christmas Carol (Grades 3-6)
    The Family Under the Bridge (Grades 4-6)
    The Polar Express (Grades 5-7)

Reindeer
     Reindeer reading comprehension (Christmas)
     Reindeer reading comprehension
     Reindeer coloring page
     Reindeer bookmark - Christmas (color)
     Reindeer bookmark - Winter (b&w)
Reindeer borders with reindeer story starters

Christmas Puzzles
            Christmas Puzzles

Craft
            Gingerbread Guys and Girls

Christmas Puzzles (with pictures)
        Unscramble Christmas words
     Fill-in missing letter (one missing letter)
     Fill-in missing letter (two missing letters)
     Circle Christmas words (correct spelling)
     Match Christmas words with pictures
     Christmas word search

     Christmas with pictures puzzle book

Christmas Picture Puzzles
   Picture
Word Search

   Cut and paste picture
and write the word

   Circle letters
and write the word


Christmas Word Shapes
        Christmas word shapes

Christmas Word Wall
        Make a custom Christmas word wall

Coloring Pages
     Draw decorations on a tree.
     Picture from A Place for Sylvia story
     Picture from Christmas at the Shelter story
     Boy with gift
     Kitten
     Nutcracker
     Ornament
     A Santa cat
     Wreath
     Reindeer
     Santa in a train
     Santa in a rocket

Christmas Patterns
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (smaller pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (smaller pictures)

Dot to dots
Christmas: Dot to dots (booklets - PDF files)
Spelling
     Spelling (challenging)
Alphabet
     Alphabet (lowercase letters)
     Alphabet (CAPITALIZED letters)
Counting
     Mixed: Each page count by a different number
     Count by 1's (easier)
     Count by 1's
     Count by 2's
     Count by 3's
     Count by 4's
     Count by 5's
     Count by 6's
     Count by 7's
     Count by 8's
     Count by 9's
     Count by 10's
     Count by 25's
     Completed drawings (no dot to dots)
Easier Dot to Dots
     Christmas Connect The Dots
     Boy with gift
     Kitten
     Nutcracker
     Ornament
     A Santa cat
     Wreath
     Santa in a rocket

   Art Project: Christmas Village (grades 2-4)
     Make a Christmas village. Includes templates to design buildings. (PDF file)

   Art Project: Stained Glass Decorations for Christmas (grades K-6)
     Make colorful stained glass decorations for Christmas (PDF file)

Shapes
     Christmas Shapes

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