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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Poppy Craft - Pop Art Template
Create unique Veterans Day poppy crafts with a printable roll-a-design poppy art activity.
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Printable Person Outline - Body Template
Create fun likenesses of your students and famous figures with a printable person online template.
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Mother's Day Magazine Article Project
Celebrate Mother’s Day with this creative Mother’s Day magazine project.
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Cinco de Mayo - Instructional Slide Deck
Promote cultural awareness and learn about Cinco de Mayo with an instructional slide presentation.
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End of Year Lapbooking Templates
Build reflection into the last days of school with an end-of-year lapbook.
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Random Acts of Kindness - Holiday Edition
Inspire Random Acts of Kindness this holiday season with a printable Christmas Kindness Calendar.
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Memory Suitcase - End of the School Year Craft Template
Take a trip down memory lane and end the school year with a suitcase full of memories from the school year with a printable memory craft template.
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Roll to Create a Gingerbread House
Have some Christmas fun without the mess with a Roll-to-Create Gingerbread House Art activity.
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Funky Sun - End of Year Craft Template
Get ready for the last day of school with a fun, customisable, Funky Sun end-of-year craft activity.
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Blooming Heart Mother's Day Card
Print this transforming Mother's Day card template for kids to create a unique gift for mom in the classroom this year.
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Thanksgiving Escape Room - Escape the Oven!
Help Urkey the Thanksgiving turkey escape the clutches of the terrible chef who wants to cook him with a fun Thanksgiving Escape Game.
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Identifying Community Helpers Worksheets
Engage kindergarten and first-grade students in identifying community helpers with a pair of worksheets.
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Memorial Day Art Activity
Use this elementary school art activity in the classroom around Memorial Day or when learning about the military.
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Dear New Students - Advice for Next Year Writing Activity
Reflect on the year, work on writing skills, and make something special for your next group of students with an End-of-Year Advice activity.
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Ugly Christmas Sweater - Dice Drawing Game
Roll your way to the perfect ugly Christmas sweater with a printable Christmas dice game.
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather? Game
Engage your students in thoughtful and hilarious discussions in an engaging, interactive game of Thanksgiving Would You Rather?
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Christmas Trivia Advent Calendar Interactive
Host a Christmas trivia game show with an interactive advent calendar trivia game.
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Mother's Day Flipbook Template
Create a special keepsake for Mother’s Day with this My Wonderful Mom flipbook template.
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Natural Resources Word Search
Review the different natural resources with a word search.
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What Does the President Do? Activity Pack
Learn about the role of the President with a pack of printable Presidents’ Day Worksheets.
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Elf Escape! - Digital Escape Room
Help Elfy, the classroom Elf escape the locked classroom and return to the North Pole with an exciting escape room!
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Funky Reindeer Craft Template
Download the famous Teach Starter funky reindeer template! This Christmas craft activity is perfect for practicing Zentangle patterns.
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End-of-Year Student Gift Tags – We Had a Ball This Year
Have a ball making end of year gifts for students with our printable student gift tags.
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Santa’s New Sleigh - Christmas STEM Activity
Design and build a new sleigh for Santa with a printable Christmas STEM project.
- Holidays Templates
- Holidays Worksheets
- Holidays Craft Activities
- Holidays Games
- Holidays Writing Templates
- Holidays Puzzles
- Holidays Mini Book
- Holidays Labels Signs Decorations
- Holidays Coloring Pages
- Holidays Task Cards
- Holidays Interactive Activities
- Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Holidays Color by Code
- Holidays Word Walls
- Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Holidays Word Searches
- Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Holidays Escape Room Games
- Holidays Bookmarks
- Holidays Dice Games
- Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Holidays Sorting Activities
- Holidays Bingo
- Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Holidays Projects
- Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Holidays Posters
- Holidays Flipbooks
- Holidays Mazes
- Holidays Active Games
- Holidays Flashcards
- Holidays Board Games
- Holidays Matchup Games
- Holidays Connect the Dots
- Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Holidays Brochure Templates
- Holidays Certificates and Awards
- Holidays Card Games
- Holidays Graphic Organizers
- Holidays Pennant Flags
- Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Holidays Book Review Templates
- Holidays Fortune Teller Templates
- Holidays Tracing Worksheets
- Holidays Checklists
- Holidays Tarsia Puzzles
- 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