December Activities Bedford County Department of Education

Check these links for activities for all grades. Be sure to bookmark this page and come back! It’s changed as new ideas come in.

Christmas Jeopardy

Today’s Cost of The Twelve Days of Christmas http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com

Track Santa with Norad http://www.noradsanta.org/index.php

Virtual Field Trip – Christmas Around the World

December 1 is Rosa Parks Day. Go to http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/rights/rights1.html for a lesson plan.

Lesson Plans for Pearl Harbor (Secondary and Upper Elementary) http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/18arizona/18putting.htm

Eyewitness to Pearl Harbor http://teacher.scholastic.com/pearl/

National Geographic’s Pearl Harbor Information http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

U. S. Navy’s Images of Pearl Harbor http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm

USS Arizona Memorial http://www.nps.gov/usar/

December 16 is Beethoven’s Birthday. Click on the following link for a lesson plan for Third – Fifth Grades. http://www.csrnet.org/csrnet/substitute/beethoven9.html

Christmas Tree Scavenger Hunt http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/treehunt.htm

Text of “The Gift of the Magi” http://www.auburn.edu/%7Evestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html

December 21 is the first day of Winter. Click here for explanations on various levels for the Winter Solstice.

Christmas Coloring Sheets and Crafts http://www.christmas-activities.com/

Santa’s Crosswords http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/Games/Crossword/

Recipes from Mrs. Claus http://www.claus.com/kitchen/htmlkitchen.php

How do Christmas lights work? http://www.cvc.org/christmas/electric_xmas.htm

Learn about Kwanzaa, the world’s fastest growing holiday: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson039.shtml

Christmas Around the World Trivia Hunt http://arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/xmastriv.htm

Kwanzaa Word Search http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/Holidays/kwwordsearch.htm

Official Kwanzaa Website http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/

Kwanzaa on the Net http://www.holidays.net/kwanzaa/

Collection of Kwanzaa Articles from CNN http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/kwanzaa/

Habari Gani? – What’s the News? Kwanzaa Links http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson039.shtml

Kwanzaa Crafts http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/kwanza/

Comparing Holidays http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/Holidays/hancompare.htm

Text of “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” http://www.barricksinsurance.com/virginia.html

Elves in Black http://home.c2i.net/erikbt/eib.html

Christmas Greetings in Various Languages http://christmas.com/pe/1427

Multi-cultural Celebrations: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson246.shtml

Hanukkah Lesson Plans http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/holidays/hanukkah/

Hanukkah Report Form http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/Holidays/hanreport.htm

December is Universal Human Rights Month: http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/humright.htm

December is “Safe Toys and Gifts” Month: http://www.healthierliving.org/newsletter/200112/safetoys.html

Unit plan for Third Grade based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Will There Be a White Christmas? Lesson Plan

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