Resources › For Educators Christmas Activities, Worksheets, and Lesson Plans Ideas to Make Your December School Days Bright Share Flipboard Email Print Imgorthand / Getty Images For Educators Special Education Lesson Plans Applied Behavior Analysis Behavior Management Math Strategies Reading & Writing Social Skills Inclusion Strategies Individual Education Plans Becoming A Teacher Assessments & Tests Elementary Education Secondary Education Teaching Homeschooling By Jerry Webster Special Education Expert M.Ed., Special Education, West Chester University B.A., Elementary Education, University of Pittsburgh Jerry Webster, M.Ed., has over twenty years of experience teaching in special education classrooms. He holds a post-baccalaureate certificate from Penn State's Educating Individuals with Autism program. our editorial process Jerry Webster Updated April 09, 2020 In December, students are excited about the holidays, decorating, and almost two weeks of vacation. The right resources can help special education teachers harness that excitement to support learning. These resources include lesson plans, printable worksheets, writing prompts, and more. 01 of 07 "Jingle Math" Uses Christmas Themed Manipulates for Problem Solving "Jingle Math" uses pictures with magnets on the back to teach math problem-solving. We provide you free printable pictures that you can print on cardstock, color, and cut out, as well as some ideas for "Math Narratives" for your children to solve. 02 of 07 Graphic Organizers for Christmas These graphic organizers offer activities to stimulate thought, start writing, or encourage creativity. Many of the activities would be excellent for independent work time while you teach small groups. Among the graphic organizers are Venn diagrams, where students compare American traditions and the traditions of other countries. 03 of 07 Easy Christmas Dot to Dots for Counting Dot to dots are great ways to encourage children to practice counting. These dot to dots are easy, with counting by one to ten or twenty, as well as skip counting versions for 5's and 10's. Skip counting is a critical foundational skill for learning to count money and tell times. 04 of 07 A Christmas Brainstorm Activity This activity generates lots of ideas and can be a great way to build collaboration skills: put your students in cross-ability groups and assign recorder and reporter roles. 05 of 07 Christmas Writing Activities Here are several pages for Christmas writing. Even your most challenged writers are going to be enthusiastic about writing for Christmas. You will find graphic organizers to help them get started as well. 06 of 07 Lesson Plans for Christmas These lesson plans cover five days of activities for a full inclusion classroom, with lots of collaborative activities and a big emphasis on diversity. Students are encouraged to learn about the cultural practices surrounding Christmas of other countries. The last lesson includes a story about Christmas in Uganda by Dinah Senkungu, a special educator teaching in the United States with a school she founded in Uganda. 07 of 07 A Lesson Plan for Christmas Shopping This lesson plan builds on students' excitement over Christmas, especially shopping. Using the flyers from the Sunday newspaper, students choose gifts for their family members, add them together, and compare them to a budget. This lesson includes PDFs for a T chart for the presentation, for a rubric, and a worksheet to gather information and plan for each person to receive a gift. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Webster, Jerry. "Christmas Activities, Worksheets, and Lesson Plans." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/christmas-activities-worksheets-and-lesson-plans-3110945. Webster, Jerry. (2021, February 16). Christmas Activities, Worksheets, and Lesson Plans. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/christmas-activities-worksheets-and-lesson-plans-3110945 Webster, Jerry. "Christmas Activities, Worksheets, and Lesson Plans." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/christmas-activities-worksheets-and-lesson-plans-3110945 (accessed April 11, 2021). copy citation