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1st Grade Holidays Resources

255 1st grade holidays resources: 136 worksheets, 84 activities, 25 flash cards and more, covering Christmas, Thanksgiving, back to school, plus 21 more topics. How teachers use these

1st Grade Holidays Resources

255 1st grade holidays resources: 136 worksheets, 84 activities, 25 flash cards and more, covering Christmas, Thanksgiving, back to school, plus 21 more topics. How teachers use these

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeWe Wish You A Merry Christmas Lyrics

Using We Wish You A Merry Christmas Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!

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Worksheet1st GradeFrosty the Snowman Lyrics

UsingFrosty the Snowman Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!

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Worksheet1st GradeJingle Bells Lyrics

Using Jingle Bells Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!

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Worksheet1st GradeSanta Claus Is Coming To Town Lyrics

Using Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!

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Worksheet1st GradeCat in the Hat Coloring Page

Using this Cat in the Hat Coloring Page, students can color a picture of the Cat in the Hat as they learn about Dr. Seuss.

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Worksheet1st GradePumpkin Writing Paper

This pumpkin writing paper worksheet gives 1st grade students a pumpkin patch prompt and ten roomy writing rules, so a reluctant writer always has somewhere to begin in the autumn.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards1st GradeThanksgiving Flash Cards

These Thanksgiving flash cards give preschool through 2nd grade children 18 self-checking picture and word cards for building holiday vocabulary. A card list answer key is included.

Activity
Activity1st GradeGo Green Recycle Activity

This go green recycle activity helps preschool to 3rd grade students sort everyday items into paper, plastic, metal, and glass, with a practice page and answer key included.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards1st GradeSchool Subjects Word Wall

These school subjects word wall flash cards pair a picture with each subject name for Preschool through 2nd Grade readers. Answer key included for the practice page.

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Worksheet1st GradeValentine's Day Graphing Worksheet

This Valentine's Day Graphing Worksheet has 1st Grade students solve four subtraction facts, fill in a bar for each answer, and read the graph they built. Answer key included, so checking takes seconds.

Flash Cards
Flash Cards1st GradeBirthday Flash Cards

These birthday flash cards help preschool to 4th grade students learn 24 party words like cake, candles and presents. Fold-over picture cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.

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Worksheet1st GradeThanksgiving Writing Paper

This Thanksgiving writing paper gives 1st graders a holiday prompt, ten roomy writing rules and a bright harvest illustration, so every child can write about one thing they are thankful for.

Video
Video1st GradeGoing Green Song (Animated Music Video)

Using the Going Green Song (Animated Music Video), students learn all about ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle and so much more through a catchy video!

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradePumpkin Subtraction Worksheet

This pumpkin subtraction worksheet gives 1st Grade students fall practice subtracting within 20, with ten boxed facts, four missing number problems, and an answer key for quick checking.

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Worksheet1st GradeGood Classmate Worksheet

A good classmate worksheet that has 1st graders sort six classroom behaviors into kind and unkind, then choose the kind response to two real situations. Answer key included for fast, no-prep character practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeThanksgiving Fact Families Worksheet

This Thanksgiving fact families worksheet gives 1st grade students practice with addition and subtraction within 20. An answer key is included, so a holiday math review takes almost no prep.

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Worksheet1st GradeDr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish Math Worksheet

The Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish Math Worksheet gives first graders five fish-themed word problems for adding and subtracting within 20. A complete answer key is included, perfect for no-prep math practice during Read Across America.

Workbook
Workbook1st GradeHolidays Reading Comprehension Workbook

This Holidays Reading Comprehension Workbook is a fun way to teach your kids about the Holidays while learning reading comprehension skills, literacy, and test-taking skills.

Assessment
Assessment1st GradeThanksgiving Dinner Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This thanksgiving dinner reading comprehension worksheet gives 2nd graders a short holiday story with four multiple choice questions and one written response. An answer key is included, so comprehension practice takes no prep at all.

From our teachers' playbook

Learning that feels like a party

What do 1st graders learn through holidays?

Holidays give first graders a reason to get excited about the same skills they practice every day. A pumpkin becomes a subtraction problem, a Thanksgiving page becomes a gratitude story, and a Valentine's Day survey turns into a real bar graph. Kids also learn how and why people celebrate: the history behind Thanksgiving, caring for Earth on Earth Day, traditions around the winter holidays. The magic is motivation. The click moment is a child who "doesn't like writing" filling a whole page about the turkey they'd hide from the farmer.

Our favorite ways to make holiday learning count

We keep the fun and the festivity, and make sure every holiday page still builds a real skill.

Sing a holiday message

For Earth Day, play the Going Green Song and stop after each verse to ask, "What could our class do?" Kids make a list of green jobs for the room: lights off, scrap paper box, water the plant. A song plus a real job turns a holiday into a habit.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Thankful writing

Before Thanksgiving, kids brainstorm three people or things they're thankful for and draw each one. Then they write a sentence for each on holiday writing paper. Drawing first gives first graders the words they need to write.

Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.

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Graph the holiday

On Valentine's Day, kids sort candy hearts or vote on favorite colors and turn the results into a graph. Then they answer "how many more" questions. Holiday math mixes counting, sorting and comparing in one sweet lesson.

Why it works: shuffled practice teaches kids to choose the right strategy, not just repeat one, and it improved test scores in research (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).

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Questions teachers and parents ask

Why teach with holiday themes in 1st grade?

Holiday themes boost motivation. Kids practice the same reading, writing and math skills, but the theme makes them eager to start and keep going.

How do I include different holidays respectfully in class?

Focus on how and why people celebrate, invite families to share their own traditions, and include a variety of holidays across the year. Keep the skill at the center, not just the decorations.

What are good holiday activities for 1st grade?

Holiday writing paper, themed math like pumpkin subtraction, graphing surveys, song lyric reading and seasonal crafts all work well. Choose ones that practice a skill you're already teaching.

Are these holiday resources printable?

Yes. The worksheets, writing paper and activities are ready to print, and members get every resource on this page.