No matter how crazy it is, the week before Christmas vacation is one of my favorite weeks of the school year. I feel like I have more flexibility to let loose a little and have some fun with my students. I have a little Christmas tree and string some lights around the room, and I play Christmas music as students arrive and work on their morning work. However, I’ve learned that I must maintain my structure and routines or else things quickly spiral out of control. I absolutely LOVE reading Christmas books to my students, because there is just something special about that time together, so I’ve created a week long literacy unit based around five popular Christmas picture books. After years of experience with these lessons, I can confidently say that students will LOVE these Christmas activities. The books included in this unit are:
For each book there is a reading activity, a writing activity, and I’ve tried to incorporate art as much as possible. For example, students can make a snowman Venn-Diagram when reading Snowmen at Christmas, and if you’re limited on time or resources I’ve included premade activity sheets (color and black & white). There is also a brief comprehension quiz for each book.




You can find a HUGE collection of MORE Christmas ideas in this blog post. I’ve called it my Christmas Roundup!
My kids LOVE the 12 Days of Christmas Math Task Cards! Thank you for making them free!!