Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to introduce enjoyable, themed activities in your classroom that reinforce important skills such as reading comprehension, grammar, and critical thinking. To make this holiday both engaging and educational, I have developed a series of activities that your students will enjoy while learning about legends, practicing grammar, and even decoding …
Category: Seasonal Activities
Welcome to our seasonal activities blog index page, where you can find all our blog posts for upper elementary teachers on various seasonal topics. Teaching can be challenging, especially when you must keep your students interested and motivated throughout the year. That’s why we’ve created a range of blog posts to help you celebrate holidays, special days, and days of celebration with your students.
Whether you are looking for ideas to celebrate holidays such as Christmas and Halloween, special days such as Groundhog Day and April Fool’s Day, or national and worldwide days of celebration such as World Smile Day and King Tut Day, we have some seasonal activities for you. You can find fun and educational activities, games, crafts, books, videos, and more to make these days memorable and meaningful for your students.
You can also browse our blog posts on seasonal activities that enhance your curriculum, such as The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Book Study, which teachers might add to their study of 9/11, and Teaching Students about Kindness, which works well for Valentine’s Day or World Kindness Day. These activities will help your students develop essential skills such as reading comprehension, critical thinking, empathy, and social responsibility.
Our blog posts are designed to provide engaging, creative, and educational resources you can use in your classroom. We hope you enjoy reading them and find them helpful. Happy teaching!
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Nov 25
Winter Holiday Classroom Activities
Are you looking for a way to keep your students engaged and learning during the busy holiday season? Balancing holiday excitement with meaningful classroom activities can be challenging as December approaches. To help you maintain a productive classroom atmosphere, I’ve developed a resource that blends holiday fun with a timeline activity. This resource, designed as …
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Oct 21
Celebrating Fibonacci Day with Your Students
November 23rd is Fibonacci Day, which celebrates the Fibonacci sequence. This sequence is a series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two before it, starting with 0 and 1. It goes like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34… The sequence can be observed in nature, such …
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Sep 30
Top Halloween Writing Ideas
Halloween is a magical time of year that sparks students’ imagination, making it the perfect occasion to integrate fun and engaging writing activities into your classroom. Whether your students are delving into spooky stories, experimenting with Halloween-themed science projects, or creating their costume designs, these writing activities will not only captivate their interest but also …
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Sep 23
Halloween Classroom Activities
October is a fantastic time to explore the world of animals with your students, especially as we celebrate Bat Appreciation Month and National Black Cat Day. This month, I’ve created engaging Halloween classroom activities centered around cats and bats to enrich your classroom experience. These activities enhance students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills while …
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Sep 15
Christopher Columbus Activities
As we approach Columbus Day, also recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, it’s the perfect time to read the story of Christopher Columbus with your upper elementary students. This day, observed on the second Monday of October, not only commemorates Columbus’s discovery of the Americas but also offers an opportunity to reflect on the experiences of …
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Apr 15
Celebrating World Turtle Day for Grades 4-6
World Turtle Day, celebrated annually on May 23rd, provides a fantastic opportunity for teachers to teach their students about these incredible creatures and promote environmental awareness. In this blog post, we will explore a range of educational activities that are fun and engaging and encourage critical thinking, creativity, and appreciation for sea turtles. From comparing …
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