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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MLK Day Hidden Message - Lower Grades
Practice addition and subtraction facts within 20 to uncover a meaningful quote.
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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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Create an 'Elfie Selfie' Template
Create an adorable 'Elfie Selfie' with an easy Christmas craft for kids.
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Easter Escape Room - 2nd Grade Math Review Game
Use this Easter Escape Room Game for 2nd graders to review place value, number sense, counting money, and other second grade math concepts.
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Year of the Horse - Roll to Create Activity
Create a fun Year of the Horse Roll to Create activity where students design unique patterned horses using simple dice rolls—perfect for 3rd-6th grade classrooms.
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Printable Horse Craft Activity - Lunar New Year
Create a fun printable horse craft for PreK–2nd grade with this easy PDF template. Perfect for decorating, assembling, and celebrating the Year of the Horse.
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Easter Door Decorations - Classroom Kit
Print your own Easter Door Decor with our printable ‘Our Class is Egg-Cellent!’ Easter Door Decorating Kit.
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Easter Charades for Kids
Get your students moving, laughing, and acting with a fun Easter Charades Game.
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Letter Sound Sort - Gingerbread Man Activity
Supplement your Christmas literacy centers with a fun gingerbread-themed letter sound sort.
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Scrambled Christmas Sentences Worksheet Pack
Write around the Christmas tree with this Scrambled Christmas Sentences Worksheet Pack for kindergarten.
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Roll a Story – Christmas Dice Activity
Download this roll a story Christmas dice activity to spark creativity and build writing skills during the festive season.
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The Christmas Pickle – Christmas Reading Comprehension Passage
Engage your students with this Christmas reading comprehension passage that explores the fun and quirky Christmas pickle tradition.
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Thanksgiving Grammar Worksheets - Parts of Speech Cut and Paste
Review three parts of speech by sorting nouns, verbs, and adjectives with these Thanksgiving Grammar worksheets.
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Christmas Writing Craftivity Pack
Download this Christmas writing craftivity, where students decorate adorable Christmas characters and then produce an accompanying piece of writing.
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Christmas Maze – Printable Vocabulary Activity
Enhance your students’ vocabulary with this Christmas maze printable, a festive vocabulary activity that makes learning meaningful during the holiday season.
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Summer Santa – Christmas Story Writing Pack
Bring creativity to your classroom with Christmas story writing activities that inspire students to craft hilarious holiday narratives about Santa’s summer adventures.
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Candy Cane Grams Template Pack
Start up an easy Christmas fundraiser with our Printable Candy Cane Grams Template Pack.
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Christmas Emoji Game
Stir up some Christmas spirit in the classroom with an exciting Christmas Emoji Game.
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Don’t Eat the Turkey! Persuasive Writing Task
Engage your students with this Don’t Eat the Turkey! persuasive writing task that helps children practice persuasive techniques while enjoying a seasonal theme.
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Practice (3rd Grade)
Use this Thanksgiving reading comprehension pack to support students in learning about the history of Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving Preschool Worksheets (PK-K)
Make learning fun and engaging with Thanksgiving worksheets for preschool and kindergarten students!
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Funky Turkey Craft Template
Make your Thanksgiving crafts a bit more funky with our Funky Turkey craft template.
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Turkey Bulletin Board Kit - Thankful For My Little Turkeys
Put up a cute Turkey Bulletin Board to show off how thankful you are for all the little turkeys in your classroom.
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Thanksgiving Placemats Printable
Have fun solving puzzles and playing games with our Thanksgiving Placemats Printable Activity Sheets.
- Holidays Templates
- Holidays Worksheets
- Holidays Craft Activities
- Holidays Games
- Holidays Writing Templates
- Holidays Mini Book
- Holidays Puzzles
- Holidays Labels Signs Decorations
- Holidays Color by Code
- Holidays Coloring Pages
- Holidays Interactive Activities
- Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Holidays Task Cards
- Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Holidays Word Walls
- Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Holidays Escape Room Games
- Holidays Word Searches
- Holidays Dice Games
- Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Holidays Bookmarks
- Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Holidays Sorting Activities
- Holidays Bingo
- Holidays Projects
- Holidays Card Games
- Holidays Posters
- Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Holidays Active Games
- Holidays Mazes
- Holidays Flipbooks
- Holidays Flashcards
- Holidays Board Games
- Holidays Matchup Games
- Holidays Certificates and Awards
- Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Holidays Connect the Dots
- Holidays Pennant Flags
- Holidays Tarsia Puzzles
- Holidays Graphic Organizers
- Holidays Brochure Templates
- Holidays Morning Meeting Templates
- Holidays Tracing Worksheets
- Holidays Fortune Teller Templates
- 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