Teacher’s Resources

• 6^th Grade Treasure Trove: Christmas Celebrations (OCCDSB.on.ca): “Welcome! The 6th Grade Treasure Trove is a cyber-haven for 6th Grade teachers.”
• Christmas (ABCTeach.com): “A quality educational site offering 5000+ FREE printable theme units, word puzzles, writing forms, book report forms, math, ideas, lessons and much more.”
• Christmas: Activities (EduWorld.com): Christmas related activities for kids in grades K through 8.
• Christmas Activities (TeachersFirst.com): “TeachersFirst's collection of web resources on Christmas customs around the world.”
• Christmas Activities for All Ages (OneStopEnglish.com): “Basing class activities on a celebration like Christmas have many advantages. Students are already motivated by the prospect of the celebration”
• Christmas Crafts and Activities (BusyTeachersCafe.com): Christmas resources for teachers including crafts, activities and links.
• Christmas Lesson Plans! (LessonPlansPage.com) – “Lesson Plans on Christmas, Holidays. Christmas activities and Holiday lesson plan ideas, Christmas lesson plans.”
• Christmas Themes Math Pages (KidZone.ws): “Christmas Themed Math Pages.”
• Christmas Theme Unit (EdHelper.com): Word searches, reading comprehension, stories, crosswords, math worksheets and more!
• Christmas Tree Teacher Center (RealTrees4Kids.org) and (RealChristmasTrees.org)  – Lesson plans, kids center and other tree resources
• Educational Activities for Children (NorthPole.com):  “Northpole.com is pleased to offer educational activities to teachers and parents. – from Pre-K to 3^rd Grade”
• Elementary Themes: Christmas (CDLI.ca) – “This site is designed for P and E students and teachers and lists Christmas resources on the Web.”
• Lesson Planning: Christmas Around the World (EducationWorld.com): “A world of activities and Internet sites focused on the traditions and spirit of Christmas!”
• Lesson Plan: The Christmas Tree (ChristmasTrees.on.ca): “The idea of decorating a tree as part of seasonal celebrations is an old one that comes from many lands and cultures. A decorated tree is now an inseparable part of the festive season but evergreens have always been important at the time of the winter solstice. Plants that remained green in the winter reminded primitive peoples that spring was bound to return and that once again the land would be lush and abundant.”
• Lesson Plan: The Christmas Tree (Teacherlink.ed.usu.edu): “Lesson plan for grades 4-5 developed as a student project for Utah State University”
• Interplanetary Christmas (ThursdaysClassroom.com): “Forging a link between NASA research and the classroom, activities are based on Santa's plans to deliver Christmas gifts to space colonies around the solar system.”
• Teacher’s Resources (Field-Trips.org): “The Teacher's Resource page includes lesson plan ideas, as well as links to some of the December holidays other than Christmas. This field trip will provide students with a mini multicultural experience of the holiday season.”
• Teaching the Holidays (Serve.com): “Teaching activities and exercises for immediate classroom use! Also the legal issue of teaching about holidays.”
• Teacher CyberGuide: A Christmas Carol (Nashville-Schools.Davidson.k12.tn.us): “A Christmas Carol is very helpful in exposing young people to good writing. The story is short and is fast-moving which hold the students' attention. It is rich in historical background and holds a wealth of illustrative examples of good writing and characterization. The novel provides a wonderful opportunity for students to explore the Victorian Period via some great internet sites.”