Best of the Web

Periodically we compile a list of the best of what the Internet has to offer to teachers—be that in the classroom or just in daily life. The current edition, “Winter Holiday Classroom Ideas” highlights websites that feature materials that enhance the classroom holiday experience. Featuring the best activities, holiday books, recipes and more, your students are guaranteed to close the year in an uproar of holiday cheer! .

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Winter Holiday Classroom Ideas

Christmas Around The World - (Grades K to 8)

Christmas Around The World offers a host of kid-friendly activities, coloring items, and other Christmas treats for students. The website features many downloadable and printable activity sheets for coloring, holiday cards, and crafts.

Kwanzaa Index

Kwanzaa Index is a website that offers Kwanzaa history, printable Kwanzaa activities, coloring pages, Kwanzaa crafts and activities, and more. This site is an excellent resource to help educate students about this important holiday.

Chanukah/Hanukkah

Chanukah/Hanukkah is a website that offers holiday history, classroom crafts, activities, and more. This site is an excellent resource to help get students into the holiday spirit.

December Holidays and Celebrations

December Holidays and Celebration is a compilation websites that list dozens of activities and information on all the holidays that occur in December. This is a great resource for a diverse assortment of holiday fun.

Unwrap Five New Holiday Lessons

Unwrap Five New Holiday Lessons  lists five new holiday lesson plans that help students develop vocabulary and reading skills, learn about pop culture and multiculturalism, and create ABC books and timelines.

Notes on a Christmas Carol: (Grades 8 to 12)

Notes on a Christmas Carol provides a comprehensive overview of the Charles Dickens classic, “A Christmas Carol”. The website offers insight into the book’s major themes, a discussion of the book’s characters, and more. Use the study questions on the site to improve student comprehension of the book or the film adaptation of  “A Christmas Carol”.

Twelve Books of Christmas: (for all ages)

Twelve Books of Christmas offers classic books for all ages that bring the joy of reading to students.  The site offers brief reviews on each holiday title – choose a book and read away!

Calendars of National Days and Festivals: (Grades K to 5)

Calendars of National Days and Festivals is a resourceful website that provides information about all holidays. Use this website to help your students gain a better understanding of the history and traditions that surround Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, and New Years Eve.

Holiday Celebration: (Grades K to 5)

Holiday Celebration incorporates a variety of holiday inspired activities for the classroom.  From poetry, to arts and crafts, to songs and dance, this website helps you herald in the holiday spirit.

Christmas Around The World - (Grades 2 to 4)

Christmas Around The World teaches students about various Christmas observances around the world. The site is easy to navigate – it offers a fun way for elementary students to learn about the customs of other countries while getting into the holiday spirit.