Christmas Is Coming
Lesson Plans and Reproducibles to Bring in the Holiday Cheer
What would a survey of winter holidays and cultural celebrations be without Christmas? As your students get excited and antsy for winter recess, capture their attention with these fun teaching ideas and festive classroom decoratives.
Your students can explore our new Christmas interactive unit to learn more about the holiday, share their favorite holiday memories on the moderated message board, and send holiday eCards.
Articles
Christianity
Grolier Online |
Learn about Christianity as the world's largest religion.
Christmas Crafts
Decorate your classroom with the holiday spirit with these quick and festive crafts.
Winter Holidays - Celebrating Diversity
Teaching with Clifford |
Woof! Woof!: With Clifford as your guide, find out the many different ways people celebrate the Christmas season.
by Maureen P. Ryan
Scholastic Parents | Use our checklist to prepare for your night out caroling with the kids. Includes safety tips. Print out song lyrics to add to your caroling collection.
Lesson Plans
Let's Celebrate Christmas!
by Gayle Berthiaume
Spark a class discussion about Christmas by comparing and contrasting it to other cultural holidays such as Ramadan, Diwali, and Hanukkah.
How Do You Celebrate?
by Tracey Roudez
Read and recite facts about customs from the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. After reading these holiday titles to your students, use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast them.
Celebrate La Posada in Mexico!
by Steven Hicks
Familiarize students with the Mexican holiday La Posada by teaching about the Christmas story, making poinsettia placemats, and preparing for a La Posada celebration.
"The Gift of the Magi" Vocabulary Activities
by Mariama Sesay-St. Paul
These vocabulary activities help students to learn definitions and also to use and apply the vocabulary words in various contexts.
