The holidays are here! Bulletin boards are jolly, there is probably a “pajama day” in your near future and Christmas break is right around the corner! What a magical time of year! Spread holiday cheer in your classroom by adding these festive Christmas activities to your lesson plans!
Fluency & Fitness+ Christmas Games
Fluency and Fitness+ has Christmas and winter themed games that students will love! From educational brain breaks to self-checking task cards, these themed activities will keep students engaged! Here is a sneak peek of the resources you can use all throughout December!
Fluency and Fitness
Fluency Find It
Digital Task Cards
Holidays Around the World
A new addition to the Fluency and Fitness+ website! Introduce new cultures to your students and celebrate holidays around the world!
Exercises Included:
Spin the dreidel (Hanukkah)
Hit the piñata (Las Posadas)
Light the kinara (Kwanzaa)
Wave the sparklers (Diwali)
Decorate the tree (Christmas)
Dance like a dragon (Chinese New Year)
Christmas Centers
Tickled Pink in Primary shares an interactive Christmas Activities resource which includes 14 Christmas centers that you can use in your literacy, math, and writing stations for the week. These are hands-on activities that keep students engaged until Christmas break, but are also easy to make!
Help students practice their number recognition with this Roll & Cover game! Students roll the dice, find the number on the paper, then cover it up with the manipulative of your choice!
Or have students practice their sounds with this Gingerbread Ending Sounds game! Just match the pictures to the sound or play the game Memory style for more of a challenge!
Don’t Forget Volunteer Gifts!
Now that your students are covered with activities to keep them engaged, don’t forget about volunteers as well! Tickled Pink in Primary shares an easy gift to give back to volunteers that have taken time out of their busy schedules to help in your classroom this year!
Give a snowman themed gift basket with items to help volunteers relax over the Christmas break! Find out how to make your own HERE!