Holidays Around the World Plans 2022

 Here is an example of what you can do in your K-3 classroom this Holiday season!  I have to be honest, this is one of the things I miss most about teaching 1st grade.  I do have a plan to make a Holidays Around the World for upper-grades this year, but it won't be ready until next year because I am testing it out with my class this year. So, if you teach 4-6th grade....be on the lookout in 2023. :)

Here is the new BUNDLE (1, 2, 3)

This bundle has 20 countries included

Countries and their corresponding holidays included are: 

• Netherlands- Feast of Sinterklaas (Clog Craft)
• Israel- Hanukkah (Dreidel Game)
• Italy- Day of Epiphany (Broom Craft and Poem)
• Mexico- Las Posadas (Poinsettia Craft)
• England- Christmas (Stocking Crafts and Card Writing)
• Germany- Christmas (Gingerbread Man Craft and Writing)
• Australia- Christmas (Koala Craft and Writing)
• Sweden- St. Lucia's Day (Candle Craft)
• America- Kwanzaa (Bead Bracelet)
• France- Christmas (Game)
• Greenland- Christmas (Santa Craft and Letter)
• India- Diwali (Lamp Craft and Writing)
• Brazil- Christmas (Sandpaper Snowman)
• South Africa- Christmas (Bead Christmas Tree)
• China- Chinese New Year (Fireworks Painting)
• Saudi Arabia- Eid al-Fitr (Lantern)
• Russia- New Year's (Nesting Doll Craft)
• Greece- Christmas (Sailboat Craft and Writing) 
• United Arab Emirates- Ramadan (Moon and Star Craft)
• America or Canada- Christmas (Christmas Eve Craft, Christmas (Rudolph Craft, Mad Lib, and Writing) *America/Canada is included in each pack

Something else I've wanted to do FOREVER is make informational slides for each countries that I teach about in Holidays Around the World. There is just not much information out there for so many of the countries/holidays. I have taken what I know and what I've researched/read and put the information in slides with graphics.  There are 20 countries included and 4 slides per country (1 slide with the country's flag and 3 slides with information). 

If you buy Holidays Around the World Bundle (1, 2, 3) you get the informational slides FOR FREE as a bonus! (You can also buy it as a stand-alone product)

I know you're spending your own money on this and I want you to make the most informed decision. Because of the updates I've made the past year, I feel like this product has everything we need to teach Holidays Around the World and not get sick of it each year (there are SO many options, guys!).  Want to know more? I've made this video to describe pretty much everything in the pack so you can see exactly what's included. If you purchase the NEW bundle, you get 20 countries instead of 13! 

If you own Holidays Around the World Bundle (Part 1 and 2), but you still want more countries, Part 3 is the stand-alone pack so you can still get 8 more countries!

• Brazil- Christmas (Sandpaper Snowman)
• South Africa- Christmas (Bead Christmas Tree)
• China- Chinese New Year (Fireworks Painting)
• Saudi Arabia- Eid al-Fitr (Lantern)
• Russia- New Year's (Nesting Doll Craft)
• Greece- Christmas (Sailboat Craft and Writing) 
• United Arab Emirates- Ramadan (Moon and Star Craft)
• America or Canada- Christmas (Ornament Watercolor) 

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President's Day and U.S. Symbols

 

We'll be learning all about Washington, Lincoln and Obama, Trump and now President Biden!  This is by far one of my favorite  units to teach! We will also learn about 10 of the most famous U.S. Symbols and we'll it all while integrating social studies with reading, writing, and math. There are REAL pictures in this unit, as well as clipart pictures. :)

This unit now includes President Biden!

President's Day and U.S. Symbols Unit

*UPDATED January 2021
(Now includes President Biden)
This President's Day and U.S. Symbols unit is a great unit to celebrate America {available in color and black/white} and is perfect for grades K-2!  
This unit includes:

*President Lincoln Poster
*President Washington Poster
*President Obama Poster 
*President Trump Poster

*President Biden Poster
*Tree Map
*Graphic Organizers
*President Application
*President Picture {___ for President}
*If I Were the President Writing
*Dear President_____
*U.S. Symbols book {includes 10 U.S. Symbols}
*U.S. Symbols Student Book
*Asking/Telling Literacy Center
*Hot Seat Vocabulary Game
*The Presidential Race {Graphing Math Center}
*Count Them Up! {Money Math Center}
*Class President {Tallying Math Center}
*Abe's Hat {Could be used as a writing center or whole group}
*President Washington Craft and Writing Activity
*President Lincoln Craft and Writing Activity
*President's Day Word Search

There's lots in this unit! So click [here] to check it out! 

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I thought it would also be great to introduce my students to Vice President Harris! Here's a freebie to do that...

End of Year Emoji Fun!

This year it's all about emojis! I can't wait to start this end-of-year memory book with my students. It's got everything you need to end your year with ALL THE FEELS! There are 3 versions (kinder, 1st, 2nd/3rd). 

We've got to have a fun bulletin board to end the year with! This is a interactive writing activity for the end of the year that your students will love...and you'll love how easy it is to create a cute/meaningful bulletin board. 

Each year we have a class awards ceremony. I've made these emoji themed awards (30 different awards)! They come in color and black/white, with an editable option so you can type your students' names and your name (and you only have to type your name once- it will autofill your name to all other pages)!

Back to School Activities, Writing, Student Book and Bulletin Board

Tired of doing the same old thing the first week of school? Need something new, fun, and interactive? This pack includes everything you need to get your year started off right. With an emoji-themed pack, it's sure to get your students' attention!

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Included in this pack:

• Back to School Book (10 pages for the students to fill out)
• Find the Friend (Getting to know you game)
• Yay or Nay (Reviewing expectations with game and writing)
• Emoji Me (Craftivity)
• Summer Feelings (Writing)
• Fave Board Game (Getting to know you game)
• Bell Ringer (Coloring page)
• 1st Day Gift (Printable tag to go with crazy straws)
• Bookmarks
• Photo Booth Letters
• All the Feels Bulletin Board (writing and bulletin board)

All of this is included for you AND MORE! 

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Reading Group Games and Activities

So you've got your guided reading books and you read the book with your group. Now WHAT?  Do you need some games and activities to target certain reading skills? I've got you covered for grades K-3.  Each pack comes with over 50 games, activities, graphic organizers, and teaching tools. There are games and activities for comprehension, vocabulary, fluency and phonics.

Kinder and 1st Grade

Here are a few items included (remember there are OVER 50). 

2nd Grade

I am a first grade teacher, but I use everything in the 2nd grade pack as well because I had some really high readers this year! Some of the items overlap with K/1, so please be aware of that. 

3rd Grade

I had one of my favorite teacher-friends Brittany help me create a pack that is perfect for 3rd graders. I use this pack with my highest readers and it's helped me teach skills to them that I would not have even thought to teach (#firstgradeteacherforlife). The games that help reinforce the skills are fun, effective and the students love them! 

Get ready for an upcoming post on ALL THINGS ORGANIZATION with Guided Reading!

Blending Practice Your Students Will LOVE

I've been working with one of my students who is still struggling to blend simple CVC words.  I honestly found that he LOVES my little word slider game that I made years ago.  He begged to play it and it's really helped him slide those words together to blend CVC words.

The teacher pulls out one letter at a time from the slider.  The student says the name of the sound and the teacher moves on to the next letter.  To make it a little easier, I have them blend the first two sounds together and then add the last sound on. The student says the word at the end. They can check to see if they got the word right by looking at the picture at the end! They LOVE it and it's so simple (the slider is made from a letter-sized envelope).

These are my Blend and Digraph Word Sliders

   

Just added- Vowel Team Word Sliders!

Or you can buy them in a bundled pack for a discount! :)

Cyber Monday and Tuesday DEALS!

Teachers Pay Teachers is having a Cyber Monday sale! Use code CYBER17 to save up to 25%!

Natalie has a Holidays Around the World pack for upper graders too! It is a fun Webquest that can integrate technology and ELA into your holiday celebrations. 

This 'Holidays Around the World' pack is the perfect way to mix technology integrated lessons, online research, and the fun holiday season! Your students will love using your computers or iPads to learn more about how different countries celebrate holidays in different parts of the world. 

A webquest is a fun way for students to conduct online research projects. Students will use inquiry-based learning to complete the six steps of a webquest: introduction, task, process, resources, evaluation, and conclusion.

Want your students to write a letter to Santa this year? Turn it into a persuasive Christmas essay! This Dear Santa writing project is aligned to the Common Core State Standards! In our state (Utah!), all 5th graders take a persuasive writing assessment at the end of the year. This is a perfect way to introduce or practice writing those persuasive essays.  Your students will love writing letters to Santa persuading him to add their name to the "nice list" this year! {Read more HERE!}

Do you teach American History? Try these American History Graphic Organizers!

THE PACK INCLUDES:
A Note to the Teacher
Teacher Instructions
Teaching Tips
Teaching Ideas
A pacing guide sample
4 student book cover page options
-2 color choices
-2 black and white choices (to save ink!)
Table of Contents

40 graphic organizers

 

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I can't believe we are already starting this pack TOMORROW!!!  I love teaching about Holidays Around the World (or HATW as I like to call it) and my students just soak it all up. 

It's on SALE! YAY!

Want to spread a little cheer at your school and in your classroom?  We've loved "RACKing"! Random Acts of Christmas Kindness (could go along great with an Elf on the Shelf)

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Can't do Christmasy things in your classroom or just want to do random acts of kindness all year?  Check out this Random Acts of Classroom Kindness pack that you can do all year round!

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And what about Guided Reading? Heaven forbid we talk about something other than Christmas? ;)

Teach Kinder or 1st Grade? 

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Teach 2nd Grade?
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Teach 3rd Grade?

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Here's my blending bundle for my word sliders 

(just added vowel teams)