Students work on grammar rules while learning about seasonal topics. 

• Winter

• December Holidays

• Polar Bears

• Celebrate Black Heroes

• Winter Olympics

Establish a daily classroom routine that combines historical events with a daily sentence fix. 

• December

• January

• February

Students self-select celebrations around the world to learn about through this Discovery Ed choice board. 

Use this template from Eric Curts at Control Alt Achieve to write winter stories with emojis. 

Students build a snowman using provided images, and then write a about their creation. 

• Google Slides

• Lumio

• Nearpod

This Google Slides template from Kasey Bell at Shake-up Learning draws inspiration from the class refrigerator magnet game, where students have to write poetry using a limited word bank.

Students spin to determine the character, setting, and plot of their story. 

Students learn more about wintery topics of their choosing and then "Snow" what they know with this choice board from Discovery Education. 

Students design their own ugly sweaters with these templates. 

• Wixie

• Google Slides 

Students illustrate the literal representation of a given winter themed idiom, but explain what it actually means. 

Students interview a snowflake using this Wixie template. 

Celebrate the winter season in a way that invites students to share, play, and connect. 

Students research winter jobs and decide if it's a job they would enjoy. 

• Primary Choice board

• Elementary Choice Board

Students have 12 writing/project prompts that can be completed in Lumio or in other apps.

In this Time to Climb from Nearpod, K-2 students answer questions about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza. 

Students share meaningful items and traditions for their family holidays by creating a photo vignette. 

In partners, students work on making 100 using money.  From Kentucky Center for Mathematics. 

A holiday tradition since 1985, PNC Bank calculates the cost of the classic Christmas song. Track economic trends, find patterns, and more with a holiday twist.  

Use this template from Eric Curts at Control Alt Achieve to design holiday ornaments. Then students calculate the fraction for each color used. 

Students design ornaments using this Wixie template. This simple template can be used to design ornaments with a specific theme, set of directions, or literary connections.

Cover addition, patterns, graphing and more with this template from Eric Curts at Control Alt Achieve. 

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students:

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Lumio featuring a read aloud about the holiday, collaborative Dreidel game, compare/ contrast activity and reflection on  Hanukkah.

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students: 

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Students will learn about the history, symbols, and traditions of Hanukkah. 

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students:

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Students learn about the history and traditions of Kwanza in this activity from Discovery Education. Math extensions are also included. 

Learn about the significance of the winter solstice and celebrate with choice boards filled with activities and games. 

Students create vision boards to help them set goals and visualize them for the new year. 

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students: 

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students. 

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Students can choose how to express their learning on Martin Luther King Jr with these Wixie options. 

Mini lesson reflecting on the legacy and impact of Martin Luther King Jr. on the world.

Share Kid President's positive message and story about Martin Luther King, Jr's life. 

Students will understand the events leading up to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech."

Students complete an booklet on Martin Luther King Jr that includes significant events in his life, and their favorite quote. 

Challenge students to make connections between public service projects and the "Beloved Community" legacy left behind by Dr. MLK Jr. 

Students identify the significance of several Lunar New Year Symbols 

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students. 

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Students explore how  different countries ring in the New Year. 

Students complete a short research project that culminates with creating a timeline about an African American inventor. 

Students choose an activity from the board to show their learning about Black History Month. 

Integrate these SEL lessons to celebrate Valentine's Day for the entire month of February. 

Students complete various activities independently and as a class in this Lumio activity. 

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students. 

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Students complete a series of activities in these Nearpod lessons to learn about groundhogs and the origins of Groundhog Day.

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5 (Option 1)

• Grades 3-5 (Option 2)

Choose the appropriate slide deck for your students. 

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5

• Grades 6-8

Students complete a series of activities in these Nearpod lessons to learn about the origins of Valentine's Day.

• Grades K-2

• Grades 3-5 (option 1)

• Grades 3-5 (option 2)

Students leave compliments for their classmates in kindness jars. 

Students can work together to solve this Valentine's Day themed logic puzzle. 

Students have six different Wixie Valentine's day activities to choose from in these choice boards. 

• Primary

• Elementary

Students take a selfie and then reflect on why they are special. 

Use these "Would You Rather" prompts for a morning meeting or community circle on Valentine's Day. 

Students can build magnetic poems, create a kindness gram or choose random acts of kindness from the Flip-out activity.

Students design and create digital Valentine cards for classmates with these templates in Wixie. Go to Curriculum>Month to Month> February> Valentine Cards. 

Students find the area of various Valentine themed shapes. 

Student's choose from 6 activities to show their learning about President's Day. D

Students complete a series of activities to learn about President's day. 

Students work independently and collaboratively in this Lumio activity. 

Students complete a series of activities to learn about the Lincoln's legacy.