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Holidays Flash Cards

27 holidays flash cards, covering Christmas, back to school, Thanksgiving, plus 7 more topics. How teachers use these

Holidays Flash Cards

27 holidays flash cards, covering Christmas, back to school, Thanksgiving, plus 7 more topics. How teachers use these

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Flash CardsPreschoolThanksgiving 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.

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Flash CardsPreschoolSchool 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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Flash CardsPreschoolBirthday 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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Flash CardsPreschoolBack to School Behavior Flash Cards

These back to school behavior flash cards show preschool to 3rd grade children twelve classroom expectations with clear pictures and simple words. Answer key included, so every child starts the year knowing what to do.

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Flash CardsPreschoolBack to School Classroom Jobs Flash Cards

Set up a picture job chart with these back to school classroom jobs flash cards for preschool to 2nd grade. Sixteen job cards show one child doing each job, and a card list key is included.

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Flash CardsPreschool4th Of July Clip Art

This 4th of July clip art activity gives Preschool to 1st Grade children 15 fold-over picture cards, a card hunt game and a practice page, with an answer key included, to build holiday vocabulary.

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Flash CardsPreschoolEaster Flash Cards

These Easter flash cards help Preschool to 2nd Grade learners read and say 24 spring and holiday words, with an answer key included for quick checking.

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Flash CardsPreschoolEarth Day Flash Cards

These earth day flash cards help preschool to 2nd grade children name and read 16 picture words about caring for our planet. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Flash CardsPreschoolMother's Day Flash Cards

These Mother's Day flash cards teach 15 holiday words with a picture on the front and the word inside. Made for Preschool to 4th Grade, with a practice page and answer key included.

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Flash Cards1st GradeFirst Grade Snowman Sight Words Flash Cards

First Grade Snowman Sight Words Flash Cards give 1st and 2nd Grade readers all 41 Dolch first grade words, a word wall tracker and practice. Answer key included.

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Flash CardsPreschoolValentine's Day Flash Cards

These valentine's day flash cards give preschool to 2nd grade children 18 fold-over picture and word cards for holiday vocabulary and word walls. Answer key included.

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Flash CardsPreschoolChristmas Flash Cards

These Christmas flash cards give PreK-1st grade students 18 fold-over picture and word cards for holiday vocabulary practice. Answer key included with a read-and-circle practice page.

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Flash CardsPreschoolSchool Supplies Flash Cards

Using these School Supplies Flash Cards, students improve their school supply vocabulary by describing the colorful flash cards.

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Flash CardsPreschoolPre-Primer Snowman Theme Sight Words Flash Cards

These pre-primer snowman theme sight words flash cards give Preschool to 1st grade readers all 40 Dolch words to practice, with a matching worksheet and answer key included.

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Flash CardsPreschoolBirthday Clip Art

This Birthday Clip Art is a perfect addition to any bulletin board, flyer, or other printable that you use in your classroom.

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Flash CardsPreschoolSt. Patrick's Day Clip Art

This St. Patrick's Day clip art activity gives Preschool to 1st Grade children 15 fold-over picture cards, a card hunt game and a practice page, with an answer key included, to grow holiday vocabulary.

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Flash CardsPreschoolSt. Patrick's Day Flash Cards

St. Patrick's Day flash cards for preschool to 2nd grade: 12 fold-over picture word cards plus a practice page, answer key included, to build holiday vocabulary for reading and writing.

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Flash CardsKindergartenPrimer Gingerbread Theme Sight Words Flash Cards

Primer gingerbread theme sight words flash cards for kindergarten and 1st grade with all 52 Dolch primer words, a word wall tracker, a practice page and answer key included.

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Flash Cards1st GradeFirst Grade Gingerbread Sight Words Flash Cards

Kids read all 41 Dolch words with these First Grade Gingerbread Sight Words Flash Cards for 1st and 2nd grade. Answer key included, plus a word wall tracker to color.

From our teachers' playbook

Real skills dressed up for the season

What do kids learn with holiday resources?

Holiday resources are a fun wrapper around real learning. A Thanksgiving passage still practices reading comprehension, a Valentine's Day graph still practices data, and a Memorial Day sheet still practices nouns, verbs and adjectives. Kids also learn what the holidays mean, from why we honor veterans to how families celebrate the seasons in different ways. The calendar does the motivating for you: back to school, pumpkins and fall, Thanksgiving, winter holidays, Valentine's Day, Earth Day and end of year. The magic is when kids are so excited about the theme they forget they're practicing.

Our favorite ways to use holiday resources

Holidays bring the energy. These moves make sure that energy turns into learning.

Same skill, new costume

Keep the skill you're already teaching and swap in a holiday version for the week. If you're working on main idea, use a Thanksgiving passage; if you're graphing, count candy hearts. Kids get fresh motivation and you stay right on your plan.

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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Game day before the break

The day before a long break is perfect for a review game. Teams answer holiday-themed questions about skills from the last few weeks. It's fun, and it's also the retrieval practice that helps learning survive the vacation.

Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).

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Sing it, then read it

Print the lyrics to a seasonal song, sing it together, then hunt for sight words, rhymes or nouns in the lines. Kids reread the lyrics happily all week, which is great fluency practice.

Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).

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Teacher favorites right now: Thanksgiving Flash Cards, School Subjects Word Wall and Birthday Flash Cards.

Holiday learning: your questions

How do I use holiday worksheets without losing instruction time?

Pick holiday resources that practice the skill you're already teaching. A Thanksgiving reading passage is still reading comprehension. That way the theme adds excitement without adding a detour.

How can I include students who don't celebrate a holiday?

Offer seasonal or neutral options, like fall leaves instead of Halloween or winter instead of Christmas, and focus on learning about holidays rather than celebrating them. Inviting families to share their own traditions is a great way to make everyone feel included.

What holidays should I teach in elementary school?

Most classrooms cover back to school, fall and Thanksgiving, winter holidays, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Earth Day and end of year. Civic days like Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day and Memorial Day are great for teaching what the day honors and why.

What's a good activity for the day before a holiday break?

A themed review game or a short reading passage with questions keeps the day structured and fun. Kids are excited, so channel that energy into something active and quick.