Holidays Teaching Resources
If you're on the hunt for holiday-themed worksheets and printables to mark the big days and weeks throughout the school year, you know that the school year calendar is chock full of moments big and small to mark with your elementary students.
Whether you're the consummate planner who has all your classroom decorations set weeks in advance, or another classroom holiday just popped up and you realized you need a quick activity for your students, this collection of teaching resources has you covered.
This extensive collection of holiday activities for kids and event resources for the classroom is teacher-created and has been rigorously reviewed by the expert teacher team at Teach Starter to make sure every printable worksheet, holiday craft, digital resource, and classroom decoration is ready for you!
You'll find holiday crafts for kids and holiday cards from Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day, Veterans Day to Presidents' Day, plus curriculum-aligned holiday teaching resources for math, science, reading, writing, and more for each American holiday (big and small).
Also included are resources to help you mark the major awareness weeks and celebrations throughout the school year such as Red Ribbon Week, Fire Prevention Week, and more.
Holiday Teaching Resources Included
Whatever the holiday you're looking to celebrate in the classroom, this collection has you covered with interactive activities, bulletin board kits and classroom door decorations, printable word searches, coloring pages, and more.
Celebrations within this teacher-created resource collection include:
- Halloween
- Presidents' Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Valentine's Day
- September 11th/Patriot Day
- Constitution Day
- International Dot Day
- Grandparents Day
- Christmas
- Easter
- Labor Day
- Dia de Los Muertos
- New Year's Eve
- Lunar New Year
- Election Day
- St Patrick's Day
- Eid al-Adha
- And more!
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My Little MLK Activity Book
Teach about Martin Luther King, Jr. with 5 mini activities for kindergarten and 1st grade. This printable mini book is teacher-created to bring MLK to life for your students!
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Halloween Word Search - Upper Grades
Stretch your upper elementary students’ vocabulary and reading skills with this devilishly-delightful Halloween word search.
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Rainbow Acts of Kindness Template
Brainstorm various random acts of kindness with this student template.
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Sprinkle Kindness - Bulletin Board Set
Get your students reflecting on ways to show kindness with this interactive bulletin board!
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Mini-Mystery – Who Scared the Black Cat?
A logic-based Halloween-themed puzzle where students solve a mystery by reading clues.
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Spiderweb Plates – Craft Activity
Use a fun spiderweb craft activity to bring spider fun into your classroom this Halloween.
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Digital Learning Background – Holiday Lights
A special virtual background teachers and students can use around the winter holidays.
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Printable Christmas Mini Envelopes
Print a set of 4 holiday-themed mini envelopes for a special letter this Christmas Season.
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New Year Charades
Get your students up and moving with a fun game of New Year Charades!
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Reading Is My Secret Power Because... – Writing Template
Write about the secret power of reading with this superhero-inspired writing template.
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MLK Day Task Cards
Challenge students to think about the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this set of 13 writing task cards.
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If I Met MLK
Describe your ideal meeting with civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in this reflective MLK writing activity.
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MLK Character Traits Graphic Organizer
Use our graphic organizer with your students when studying Martin Luther King, Jr.’s notable mental and moral qualities.
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Easter Mini-Mystery – Who Stole the Easter Egg?
A fun, logic-based Easter-themed activity where students read clues to solve the mystery.
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MLK Cut and Color Worksheet
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. and the ideals he fought for with this cut and color MLK worksheet for early elementary students.
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MLK Day Crossword
Identify and write vocabulary words relating to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in our MLK crossword puzzle.
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Read Across America Pennant Banner
Celebrate Read Across America Week with a printable pennant banner. This can also be used to crete a simple "Read" banner for your classroom book nook or school library!
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My Reading Favorites Template
Create a mini-book filled with your students' favorite things about reading with a printable template.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline
Craft an illustrated timeline for students to visually explore the major events in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - THANK
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “thank” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list. Perfect Thanksgiving resource!
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Valentine's Day Seek and Find Printable
Engage your students’ counting skills with our search and find Valentine's Day activity.
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Acts of Service Worksheet for MLK Day
Honor the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a printable activity that lists 36 acts of service and kindness students can do in January to honor Dr. King's principles and values.
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How to Draw for Kids - Monster
Teach your students how to draw a monster with this Halloween directed-drawing activity.
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Valentine's Day Bookmarks
Gift your students their own Valentine's Day bookmark (set of 4).
- Holidays Templates
- Holidays Worksheets
- Holidays Craft Activities
- Holidays Games
- Holidays Writing Templates
- Holidays Mini Book
- Holidays Puzzles
- Holidays Labels Signs Decorations
- Holidays Coloring Pages
- Holidays Interactive Activities
- Holidays Color by Code
- Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Holidays Task Cards
- Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Holidays Word Walls
- Holidays Word Searches
- Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Holidays Escape Room Games
- Holidays Dice Games
- Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Holidays Bookmarks
- Holidays Projects
- Holidays Bingo
- Holidays Sorting Activities
- Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Holidays Posters
- Holidays Active Games
- Holidays Card Games
- Holidays Mazes
- Holidays Flipbooks
- Holidays Flashcards
- Holidays Board Games
- Holidays Matchup Games
- Holidays Certificates and Awards
- Holidays Tarsia Puzzles
- Holidays Pennant Flags
- Holidays Connect the Dots
- Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Holidays Graphic Organizers
- Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Holidays Brochure Templates
- Holidays Fortune Teller Templates
- Holidays Tracing Worksheets
- Holidays Book Review Templates
- Holidays Checklists
- Holidays for Pre-K
- Holidays for Kindergarten
- Holidays for 1st Grade
- Holidays for 2nd Grade
- Holidays for 3rd Grade
- Holidays for 4th Grade
- Holidays for 5th Grade
- Holidays for 6th Grade
- Holidays for 7th Grade