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Christmas, Thematic Unit By Teacher Created Resources Thematic Units from Teacher Created Materials are literature based, cross-curricular, and ready to use. They provide activities, many of them hands-on, for all areas of the curriculum, including math, science, language arts, social studies, physical education, art, and music. Each book offers two or more literature-based units and lesson plans plus cross-curricular activities and worksheets, a culminating activity, management ideas, and a bibliography. Complete and comprehensive, these reproducible units are designed with student interest and teacher usability in mind. The planning is complete. The books used in "Christmas" are: "Night Tree" by Eve Bunting "The Wild Christmas Reindeer" by Jan Brett "The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg

Christmas Unit Study CD-ROM By Aabennett Books Inc Unwrap this 20-day unit study for a special classroom time of celebrating Christmas! Journey back to the days surrounding the nativity; discover what the world was like then; and walk the streets of a tiny town called Bethlehem. Students will examine biblical prophecies to better understand the significance of Christ's birth and how it changed the world. CD-ROM features PDF materials and over 200 clickable links.

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Christmas Crafts- Online Resources

AllFreeCrafts.com - This site has so many craft ideas you'll want to do! They include Christmas tree decorations, snowman crafts, santa crafts, angel crafts, Christmas wreaths, recycling Christmas card crafts, and more! You're sure to find something here for your students. Includes free on site directions.

Christmas Crafts - Here you'll find some simple ideas...fun for students to make. Includes: Clay Pot Reindeer Candy Holders, Sparkling Snowflake Ornaments, Hands and Feet Reindeer Craft, Beaded Glitter Napkin Rings.

HGTV.com - Over 100 holiday related crafts including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Crafts are original, and include detailed, illustrated instructions.

Christmas Craft Ideas

Children love making crafts for the holidays and as gifts to their parents and/or family! These crafts make great keepsakes and will bring back fond memories in the years to come.

FELT ORNAMENTS - Use felt to cut holiday shapes traced from cookie cutters. Use green for trees, gold for stars, brown for gingerbread men, etc. Decorate with rick rack, buttons, glitter, etc. Punch a hole at the top and use red or green ribbon as a tie. Idea: Have students write their name in glue and stick glitter to glue. These make great Christmas tree ornaments and keepsakes!

CHRISTMAS PICTURE FRAME - Use inexpensive acrylic frames. Have child make a border on frames by glueing jingle bells, ribbons, glitter or bows to the edges of the frame. Use frame for that year's school picture and give to grandparents for a gift.

DOUGH ORNAMENTS - Use the salt dough recipe below. Cut out holiday shapes with cookie cutters. Add any details with a toothpick. Use a straw to make a hole in top of ornament for tree hanger. Bake as directed below. Make sure they are dry and hard. Cool completely. Decorate with acrylic paint, glitter, beads, etc. After decorating, varnish with a clear acrylic paint.

Salt Dough Recipe

• 3 Cups of Flour
• 1 Cup of Salt
• 1 1/4 Cups of Hot Water
• Dissolve salt into water, then slowly add flour. Stir until mixed. (Hint: If dough sticks to hands, add more flour. If dough is crumbly, add more water.)
• Knead dough (about 10 minutes) and roll out
• Cut out with shaped cookie cutters.
• Bake at 325 degrees until dry and hard. (about 1 1/2 hours - time varies according to thickness)
• Cool completely.
• Decorate

175 Easy-to-Do Christmas Crafts By Boyds Mills Press Everything you need to create a wonderful holiday season can be found in this craft book filled with lots of fun crafts to make. You and the kids will have hours of family time as you make reindeer, snowmen, angels, ornaments, and lots more. The directions are easy to follow and the full-color photographs help even the youngest craft maker to be successful.

Creating Holiday Greeting Cards, Grades PreK-3 By Peggy Gwinn, Randy Womack & Diane Haddon / Golden Education Center Kids love getting and making greeting cards on holidays; this reproducible book is filled with full page cards ready for children to color and give away! With large illustrations and cute phrases, the full size pages can be either mounted back to back or cut out and pasted upon construction paper. Contains 22 cards for Mother's Day, Christmas, Birthdays, Easter and other major holidays. For preschool through 3rd grade.

December Arts & Crafts, Grades PreK-K By The Mailbox Book Company With a book for every month of the school year, you can simplify your approach to arts and crafts! in each book you'll find a month's worth of fresh art activities to extend your curriculum. Crafts are conveniently grouped by seasonal and monthly themes so you'll always have the perfect art activity ready when you need it. This colorful arts-and-crafts collection is easy to use and a great companion to our monthly idea book series and our monthly reproducible book series.

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Christmas Game and Activity Ideas

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Christmas Plays & Costumes

A Lamb's Tale: A Christmas Musical for Kids By Dennis Allen / Lillenas Meet Zeke-a young Bethlehem boy trying to decide what he wants to be when he grows up. He seems sadly destined to be a shepherd just like his father, and his father, and his father's father, and... But what a change occurs when Zeke's special little lamb, Snowflake, gets lost. In his search, Zeke discovers a new- born King and the joy of fitting into God's plan for his life. Here's a creative concept, from a gifted team, that's certain to delight your children and your church family. An imaginative script weaves together some charming new songs featuring a taste of jazz, Broadway show tunes, and a little '50s rock and roll. Most of all, it's fun and promises to deliver a lasting impression. Unison, optional 2-part. Script and lyrics by Martha Bolton. Music by Dennis Allen; production help by Nan Allen. Length: 35 minutes.

I'll Be Home for Christmas Drama Script Edition: A Musical about Family & Hope in the Golden Days of Radio By Deborah Craig Claar / Lillenas Set in late 1941, this is the story of a family's faith and a nation on the brink of World War II, preparing to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace. Most of the action takes place in the main character's home, with the choir providing music and drama as it is broadcast over the family radio. The music highlights the sounds of the '40s, including swing, lush ballads, and big band songs interspersed with reenactments of radio broadcasts during that time. Original music mixed with familiar Christmas favorites form the backdrop for this memorable dramatic musical. Approximate length: 80 minutes. SATB. Moderately advanced. Drama/ Script Edition Written by Mark Hayes and Deborah Craig-Claar.

Christmas Joy: An Easy-to-Sing, Easy-to-Stage Christmas Musical for Children By Pam Andrews / Lillenas Easy-to-learn, easy-to-stage, easy-to-perform best describes Christmas Joy, a musical for kids from Pam Andrews that focuses on the joy that came to earth when Jesus was born in Bethelehem that wonderful night. The songs are simple to teach and sing, yet fun for children. Familiar songs of the season are presented alongside newer songs, all in extremely accessible voicing incorporating generous amounts of unison writing.

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Christmas Classroom Reading Suggestions

God Gave Us Christmas By Lisa Tawn Bergren / Random House, Inc Settle in to another heartwarming story about the polar bear family from the author who brought you God Gave Us You, and God Gave Us Two! This time, the bears are getting ready to celebrate the most special day of the year: Christmas. In this enchanting picture book, you can help young children celebrate the true meaning of Christmas, and it offers the perfect opportunity for little ones to discover the awesome truth of how much God loves them. In the midst of all the Christmas preparations, curious Little Cub asks one day, "Who invented Christmas?" Mama's answer only leads to more questions, like: "Is God more important than Santa?" So Mama decides to take Little Cub on an expedition to discover how God gave them Christmas. As their journey unfolds, the pair finds signs that God is at work all around them. Mama's gentle guidance helps Little Cub discover that Jesus is the best present of all! Recommended for ages 4 to 8.

Christmas Angels By Crystal Bowman, illustrated by Claudine Gevry / Zonderkidz Give your toddlers a celestial view of the nativity! Pairing engaging illustrations with catchy rhymed couplets, this festive look at the first Christmas choir will help your little ones appreciate what the angels did--and why we use them as decorations today. Preschoolers will love this oversized board book about the angels in the Christmas story. Recommended for ages 4 and under.

Christmas with Boz Board Book By Mark S. Bernthal / Zonderkidz Experience Christmas with Boz! Boz and his friends get ready for Christmas in this colorful, oversized die-cut board book. As they bake cookies, wrap gifts, sing carols, and visit family and friends, Boz and the Baxters realize there is something much more special about Christmas--Jesus! Christmas with Boz will delight children as they discover the most important reason to celebrate. Recommended for ages 6 and under.

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Christmas Trivia State by State

Alabama Classic Christmas Trivia By Carole Marsh / Gallopade International State-specific Classic Christmas Trivia makes a great coffee table book, classroom read, or display for your business. This book --- in an addition for each U.S. state---shares a wealth of fascinating historical material and trivia about everything from holiday traditions to how we got the Christmas tree, recipes, and much more. From the yule logs of Maine to snow on the Alamo, you'll love your own state book, but wish you could read them all!

Alaska Classic Christmas Trivia By Carole Marsh / Gallopade International State-specific Classic Christmas Trivia makes a great coffee table book, classroom read, or display for your business. This book --- in an addition for each U.S. state---shares a wealth of fascinating historical material and trivia about everything from holiday traditions to how we got the Christmas tree, recipes, and much more. From the yule logs of Maine to snow on the Alamo, you'll love your own state book, but wish you could read them all.

Colorado Classic Christmas Trivia, Grades K-8 By Carole Marsh / Gallopade International State-specific Classic Christmas Trivia makes a great coffee table book, classroom read, or display for your business. This book --- in an addition for each U.S. state---shares a wealth of fascinating historical material and trivia about everything from holiday traditions to how we got the Christmas tree, recipes, and much more. From the yule logs of Maine to snow on the Alamo, you'll love your own state book, but wish you could read them all.

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Books About Christmas Traditions

Christmas Around the World By Chuck Fischer / Little, Brown, and Co Master pop-up artist Chuck Fischer's most glorious creation yet, Christmas Around the World is the perfect holiday gift. Featuring France, Germany, Russia, Latin America, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Italy, and the United States, every spread is packed with delights: A luxurious central pop-up image, plus removable booklets, pullouts, mini pop-ups, and more. The text illuminates unique Christmas traditions, gift legacies, and portraits of mythic figures, such as England's Father Christmas and Italy's Le Befana. Christmas Around the World is destined to become a treasured keepsake for years to come.

Christmas Around the World By Brentwood Benson Publishing Christmas Around the World is a 20-minute celebration of the birth of Jesus as seen through the eyes of children from other countries. This simple musical presentation illustrates the familiar scripture "God so loved the world" in a way kids can readily understand. Simple narration and familiar carols in unique musical settings make this the perfect presentation for your children to share the wonder and excitement of the Savior's birth.

Christmas Traditions Around the World By Carole Marsh / Gallopade International This holiday reader combines Christmas reading and activities that are perfect for a fun school assignment. Written in a clear style, students will learn about the origin of the candy cane, when candy-makers made hard-sugar sticks. Legend has it that the candy cane was invented in 1670 by a choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral who handed out bent sugar sticks among children to keep them quiet during the long Living Creche ceremony. 12 pages, paperback; Ages 7-11.

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