Jan Brett Holiday Stories

 

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The entire packet provides activities found in the Common Core Standards under English and Language Arts to provide for a week of Balanced Literacy.

Math Games have been added to each story.

This packet features four of my favorite Jan Brett Holiday Stories:

The Wild Christmas Reindeer

Christmas Trolls

Home for Christmas

Who's Knocking on Christmas Eve?

Writing:

Six graphic organizers on trolls, the hedgehog and reindeer

Seven writing pages for opinion, narrative and informational writing

Student edit page

Teacher rubric for assessment

Guided Reading:

Christmas Trolls-Story recall, setting and character building

Home for Christmas - Sequencing animals and story events

Wild Christmas Reindeer - Cause and effect

Who's Knocking - Problem identification, event recall

One compare and contrast sheet to work with the stories read

Word Work:

Christmas Trolls - Nouns, verbs and adjectives, vocabulary cards, sentence practice using parts of speech

Home for Christmas - Singular and plural, vocabulary cards, sentence practice with singular and plural

Wild Christmas Reindeer - Opposites, vocabulary cards, sentence practice 

Who's Knocking - Contractions, vocabulary cards, sentence practice

Craft: 

Enjoy making a Christmas Gnome

Troll "page topper" for writing Hedgehog.

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These Interactive Google Slides are the perfect curriculum extension after reading each of these delightful stories written by Jan Brett for the holidays.

Home for Christmas

Wild Christmas Reindeer

Christmas Trolls

Slide One:  Summary of Wild Christmas Reindeer...Let's Chat...answer three comprehension questions about the story.

Slide Two:  Informational Text...Reindeer...Use text to collect information...Are   Have   Can

Slide Three:  Click and Drag .... Story sequence using pictures....Reindeer names ABC Order

Slide Four:  Summary of Home for Christmas...Let's Chat...answer comprehension questions about the story.

Slide Five:  Informational Text...Moose...use text to collect information... Is   Has    Can

Slide Six:  Click and Drag...Sequence animals in the order Rollo met them...Sequence events from the story.

Slide Seven:  Summary of Christmas Trolls...Let's Chat...answer comprehension questions about the story.

Slide Eight:  Informational Text...Hedgehog...Using text answer questions...Is    Has     Can

Slide Nine:  Click and Drag...Story Elements....Sound Sort

Each of these stories can be found as read alouds on line.

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We  bundled up the Interactive Google Slides and the Paper Pencil Resource to create the ideal classroom TEAM at a savings.

Kwanzaa...Winter Holiday Lights Around the World

 

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Kwanzaa is celebrated December 26 through January 1. It is a holiday to celebrate African heritage. Family and friends gather to exchange gifts and to light a series of black, red, and green candles. These seven candles symbolize the basic values of African American family life: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

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The Interactive Google Slides are the perfect classroom tool.

They are filled with pictures and informational text about the celebration.

The text shares locations and traditions.

The slides end with three activities:

Let's Make Words

Vocabulary...ABC Order/Syllables

Sensory click and drag.  On the holiday what might you see, hear, touch, taste?

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Jan Brett Holiday Collection

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Jan Brett is one of my favorite authors.  Her stories are beautifully illustrated.

This packet focuses on her holiday collection.

The Wild Christmas Reindeer

Christmas Trolls

Home for Christmas

Who's Knocking on Christmas Eve?

The packet includes crafts, word work, writing, comprehension activities, informational text and math games for each story.

There are also vocabulary cards for posting.

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Dongzhi...Chinese celebration of the Winter Solstice

In Northern and Southern China Dongzhi is celebrated.

The festival is held on the Winter Solstice which can fall on December 21st, 22nd, or 23rd.

Vocabulary for posting.

Word Work...Syllables, ABC Order, Word Search, Making Words, Parts of Speech

Informational Text in three forms.

Graphic Organizers for collecting data and facts.

Pages for final writes.

Also a compare and contrast for holidays.

Math games for centers or partners.

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