Holiday Hands-On Activities

Sarah Hale | Persuasive Writing | Thanksgiving | Primary Source Connection| Grades 3-5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore Sarah Josepha Hale's campaign to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday in this engaging three-day writing mini-unit for Grades 3–5. Part of the Story to Source Investigations series, students connect a picture book to historical primary sources while practicing close reading, critical thinking, and persuasive writing. Includes lesson plans, primary source analysis, graphic organizers, writing activities, student publishing materials, and bulletin board display options.

3rd - 6th Art, Informational Text, Writing Essays

December Writing | December Craft | SEL Activity | SEL Bulletin Board | Holidays | Grades 3-5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

🕯️ Celebrate kindness and the theme of light in winter holidays with this Grades 3–6 SEL writing and craft activity. Students reflect on how they can "be a light in the world" through acts of kindness, then write a meaningful paragraph and create a candle craft for a winter bulletin board. Includes brainstorming pages, writing templates, differentiated supports, candle craft pieces, display signs, and a writing rubric. Perfect for December writing and classroom community building!

3rd - 6th Writing

Thanksgiving Write the Room + Would You Rather Social Skills Activity SEL

Created by
The Responsive Educator

Thanksgiving SEL Would You Rather Write the Room Activity — This Thanksgiving social emotional activity is an engaging movement-based activity that builds social awareness, thoughtful decision-making, and meaningful reflection.OverviewThis Thanksgiving SEL Write the Room Activity combines movement,

3rd - 6th Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: Write the Room + Would You Rather SEL Activities Social Emotional Skills Holiday

Christmas Write the Room + Would You Rather Social Skills Activity SEL

Created by
The Responsive Educator

Christmas SEL Would You Rather Write the Room Activity — an engaging movement-based activity that builds social awareness, thoughtful decision-making, and meaningful reflection.OverviewThis Christmas SEL Write the Room Activity combines movement, meaningful decision-making, and guided SEL discussion

3rd - 6th Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: Write the Room + Would You Rather SEL Activities Social Emotional Skills Holiday

St. Patrick's Day Write the Room + Would You Rather Social Skills Activity SEL

Created by
The Responsive Educator

St. Patrick's Day SEL Would You Rather Write the Room Activity — an engaging movement-based activity that builds social awareness, thoughtful decision-making, and meaningful reflection to help students get back on track after the winter break.OverviewThis St. Patrick's Day SEL Write the Room Activit

3rd - 6th Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: Write the Room + Would You Rather SEL Activities Social Emotional Skills Holiday

Easter Write the Room + Would You Rather Social Skills Activity SEL

Created by
The Responsive Educator

Easter SEL Would You Rather Write the Room Activity — an engaging movement-based activity that builds social awareness, thoughtful decision-making, and meaningful reflection to help students get back on track after the winter break.OverviewThis Easter SEL Write the Room Activity combines movement, m

3rd - 6th Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: Write the Room + Would You Rather SEL Activities Social Emotional Skills Holiday

Spring & Earth Day Write the Room + Would You Rather Social Skills Activity SEL

Created by
The Responsive Educator

Spring & Earth Day SEL Would You Rather Write the Room Activity — an engaging movement-based SEL activity ideal for Earth Day activities in middle school and upper elementary classrooms. This activity builds social awareness, thoughtful decision-making, and meaningful reflection to help students

3rd - 6th Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: Write the Room + Would You Rather SEL Activities Social Emotional Skills Holiday

Thanksgiving Busy Book Toddler Activities PDF Download Printable

Created by
The Little School Shop

Make this Thanksgiving extra fun for your little ones with our Thanksgiving Busy Book! Designed for toddlers and preschoolers, this printable activity book is packed with engaging and educational worksheets that keep kids entertained while promoting learning. With activities like handwriting practic

Preschool - 2nd English Language Arts, Math

Also included in: Busy Book Bundle Holiday Busy Book Bundle Preschool Activities PDF Download

Christmas Busy Book For Toddlers Preschool Christmas Activity Book Printable PDF

Created by
The Little School Shop

Christmas Busy Book for Toddlers & Preschoolers | Printable Christmas Activity Book | Educational Holiday Worksheets for KidsDescription:Make this holiday season magical and educational with our Christmas Busy Book! Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, this printable activity book is filled wi

Preschool - 2nd English Language Arts, Math

Also included in: Busy Book Bundle Holiday Busy Book Bundle Preschool Activities PDF Download

Halloween Comic Storytelling Graphic Novel Project 5th 6th Grade Writing Unit

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Get students motivated to write with this Halloween theme graphic novel project! Take the pressure off writing by guiding students through creating their own Haunted House comic book graphic novel!This resource uses comic storytelling to engage students in a detailed writing project. Perfect for stu

4th - 7th Creative Writing, Writing, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Graphic Novel Project Comic Book 5th 6th Grade Engaging Writing Reluctant Writer

Halloween Haunted House Spooky Story Fictional Narrative Writing Paper 4th 5th

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Give students a creative way to practice fictional narrative writing with this Halloween-themed haunted house spooky story writing paper for 4th and 5th grade.The spooky setting can help students develop an imaginative story while working on narrative writing skills. Use the page for a Halloween wri

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Christmas Writing Activity 4th 5th 6th Grade Fun Writing Pages Prompts Template

Created by
The Wordsmith Cat

Are you looking for something new to get your 4th, 5th, and 6th graders into writing Christmas stories? This bundle has 5 fun and engaging writing activities for older students! There are story starters, writing pages, plot prompts, and templates to help students draft their Christmas stories. Make

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing, Other (ELA)

Seasonal Holiday Coloring Name Bookmark Bundle: Editable & Customizable

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Gift your readers a festive holiday bookmark they can color, either ready-to-print or customized with each student's name! This huge bundle of editable bookmarks lets you celebrate all the holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter.

2nd - 5th Reading, Classroom Community

Womens History Month Digital Escape Room Modern American Women

Created by
Frenchified

Make learning about several modern American women interesting with this no-prep digital escape game.  The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks.  Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and

9th - 12th U.S. History

Also included in: Womens History Month Digital Escape Games US & International women

Womens History Month Digital Escape Games US & International women

Created by
Frenchified

Make learning about women's history interesting with this no-prep digital escape game bundle.  The games include access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks.  Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read te

9th - 12th U.S. History, World History

French Valentines Day vocabulary digital game la Saint Valentin escape room

Created by
Frenchified

This French Valentine's digital escape game will have your students using their French skills to solve several puzzles and help find the code to unlock the phone and thwart Cupidon's evil plan.The premise and instructions are given in English, but the tasks are all in French. The game is suitable f

10th - 12th French

Also included in: French Digital Escape Games Bundle | 10 Holiday Activities

French New Years 2026 escape room Boom™ cards Le Nouvel An digital escape game

Created by
Frenchified

This French New Year's digital escape game will have your students using their French skills to solve several puzzles and help find the code to unlock the safe and save the world.The premise and instructions are given in English, but the tasks are all in French. The game is suitable for level 2 and

10th - 12th French

Also included in: French Digital Escape Games Bundle | 10 Holiday Activities

Ramadan Activities social studies reading comprehension skills Eid al-Fitr

Created by
Frenchified

This Ramadan activities digital item will have your students using their reading comprehension skills to learn or review about the observance of the month of Ramadan. It includes a variety of activities to ensure that students have understood what they have read and practice activities to reinforce

6th - 9th Religion, World History

Eid al-Fitr Ramadan French reading comprehension and vocabulary activity

Created by
Frenchified

This French Ramadan reading comprehension activities digital item will have your students using their reading comprehension skills to learn or review about the observance of the month of Ramadan. It includes a variety of activities to ensure that students have understood what they have read and pra

9th - 12th Religion, French

April Fools Day French digital escape game in French - reading, vocab, listening

Created by
Frenchified

This French April Fool's Day digital escape game will have your students using their reading and listening comprehension skills to learn about the holiday, its history, and how it is celebrated.The instructions are in English, while the activities are in French. It is suitable for level 2 and higher

9th - 12th French

Also included in: French Digital Escape Games Bundle | 10 Holiday Activities

French vocabulary activity practice games Easter le Pâques

Created by
Frenchified

This set of six French vocabulary practice games will allow your students to practice the vocabulary for Easter. There are 6 different activities, and several of them will regenerate new activities over and over - so your students can play as many times as they like!The games are no-prep and do not

9th - 12th French

Also included in: French vocabulary practice games huge bundle NO PREP self-grading activities

French vocabulary activity practice games Thanksgiving Action de Grâce

Created by
Frenchified

This set of six French vocabulary practice games will allow your students to practice the vocabulary for Thanksgiving. There are 6 different activities, and several of them will regenerate new activities over and over - so your students can play as many times as they like!The games are no-prep and

9th - 12th French

Also included in: French vocabulary practice games huge bundle NO PREP self-grading activities

French vocabulary activity practice games Christmas le Noël

Created by
Frenchified

This set of six French vocabulary practice games will allow your students to practice the vocabulary for Christmas. There are 6 different activities, and several of them will regenerate new activities over and over - so your students can play as many times as they like!The games are no-prep and do n

9th - 12th French

Also included in: French vocabulary practice games huge bundle NO PREP self-grading activities

French vocabulary activity practice games Halloween la Toussaint

Created by
Frenchified

This set of six French vocabulary practice games will allow your students to practice the vocabulary for Halloween/La Toussaint. There are 6 different activities, and several of them will regenerate new activities over and over - so your students can play as many times as they like!The games are no-

9th - 12th French

Also included in: French vocabulary practice games huge bundle NO PREP self-grading activities