UsingFrosty the Snowman Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!
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!
Using Jingle Bells Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!
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!
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!
Using White Christmas Lyrics, students can follow along with the memorable song in order to know the which words to sing!
This First President of the United States Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th grade readers a two-page biography of George Washington, five questions, and an answer key that makes grading quick.
Using these Bathroom Door Signs - Enter and Do Not Enter, students improve their bathroom procedures by using these signs to know if the bathroom is occupied or not.
Using this School Hallway Clinic Passes, teachers can quickly write hallway passes so they can keep track of students who go to the nurse, library, or other parts of the school.
This Korean New Year Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th grade readers a two-page nonfiction passage about Seollal, five questions, and an answer key, so they build stamina and evidence habits at once.
Using this Seven Habits Character Education Activity, students choose a task card and a writing page about one of the Seven Habits.
This Easter Clip Art is a perfect addition to any bulletin board, flyer, or other printable that you use in your classroom.
Use these Valentine's Day Clip Art images and graphics for Valentine's Day bulletin boards, Valentine's Day activities, and classroom decorations.
Celebrate, read and think deeper
By 6th grade, holidays are a great way to sneak in real learning. Students read about where traditions come from, like why Presidents' Day honors George Washington, or how families celebrate Korean New Year. They look at song lyrics as poetry and compare holiday customs across cultures. Days like Earth Day and Arbor Day lead into science and civic action. The click moment is when students realize a holiday has a story behind it, and they can explain it to someone else.
Sixth graders want more than coloring pages. These moves keep holiday lessons fun and still worth the class time.
Hand out classic holiday song lyrics and treat them like a poem. Kids hunt for rhyme scheme, repetition and imagery, then decide what mood the song creates. It's figurative language practice that nobody complains about in December.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withFrosty the Snowman LyricsWorksheetsOpen it →Before Presidents' Day, kids read a short passage on George Washington and answer questions without looking back. Then they check their answers in the text. Retrieving the facts first helps them remember who he was long after the holiday.
Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withThe First President of the United States Reading Comprehension WorksheetAssessmentsOpen it →Give students clip art for each holiday and have them build a year-long celebration calendar with one fact per holiday. Seeing all the holidays in order sparks great questions about seasons, history and culture.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withThanksgiving Clip ArtFlash CardsOpen it →Older kids still love to celebrate. Give them something to create and discuss.
VideosWatch the Going Green video, then plan a one-week classroom recycling challenge for Earth Day.
Open Going Green Song (Animated Music Video) →
AssessmentsRead about Korean New Year, then compare it with how your family celebrates the new year.
Open Korean New Year Reading Comprehension Worksheet →
ActivitiesEach student writes a tree fact on a tree cut-out to build a class forest.
Open Tree Cut Outs →Teacher favorites right now: Frosty the Snowman Lyrics, We Wish You A Merry Christmas Lyrics and Jingle Bells Lyrics.
Tie each holiday to reading, history or science. Have students read about origins, analyze songs as poems, or compare traditions across cultures instead of just doing crafts.
Common ones include Thanksgiving, winter holidays, Presidents' Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day and the 4th of July, plus celebrations from other cultures like Lunar New Year.
Invite students to share how their families celebrate, and include holidays from many cultures. Reading about Korean New Year or other traditions helps every student feel seen.
Yes, when they practice real skills. A holiday reading passage still builds comprehension, and analyzing lyrics still teaches figurative language.
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