Seasonal Activities

Seasonal Activities

Enjoy this collection of free seasonal and holiday files! If you would like directions, sign up for Candler's Classroom Connections and check the newsletter archives. If you have problems viewing or printing the files below, please read the Helpful Hints on my Adobe Help Page.

March Activities

Leprechaun Luck Probability Game (adapted from "Seeds of Chance" in Math Stations for Middle Grades)
St. Pat's Day Math Puzzlers (Level B/C)
(see Daily Math Puzzlers for how to use)
St. Pat's Day Math Puzzlers (Level A - Primary Grades)
Lucky as a Leprechaun Teambuilder Activity
St. Patrick's Day Read and Roll* (Smartboard file - right click and save)
St. Patrick's Day Read and Roll (PDF)
St. Patrick's Day Word Challenge
Pi Day: Circle Explorations
Pi Day: Sir Cumference and the First Round Table Graphic Organizer
Dr. Seuss Reading Marathon
Dr. Seuss Story Hat Map
Cat in the Hat Hat Pattern
Celebrate Seuss Word Play
Dr. Seuss Venn Diagram Book Comparison
Dr. Seuss Venn Diagram Pattern

Spring

Egg-cellent Vocabulary (Words from Bently & Egg)
Jelly Bean Egg Challenge
Springtime Word Game

End of the School Year

Back-to-School

Back-to-School Resource Page on LauraCandler.com

Other

Dear President Obama
Interactive Presidents Game (7 Hat Challenge)
Inauguration Lessons and Printables
Stick Figure Pattern

Halloween Activities

Halloween Daily Math Puzzlers Note: If you like this Halloween Math Puzzler activity, click the book cover on the right to learn more about the Daily Math Puzzler program.
Halloween Writing (4 Imaginative Narrative Story Starters)
Trick or Treat Word Play Activity
Spooktacular Story Board (Use with Reading Marathon)
Pumpkin Predictions
Pumpkin Talk
Halloween Point Plot (Coordinate Graphing)

Thanksgiving Activities

Winter Holidays

Holiday Giving Project Sample Letter
Happy Holidays Book Coupon
(Use if you have lots of Scholastic bonus points in your point bank!)
Christmas Daily Math Puzzler #1 (Grades 2 - 3)
Christmas Daily Math Puzzler #2 (Grades 3 - 4) If you like these Daily Math Puzzler activities, click the link at the top to learn more about the Daily Math Puzzler program.
Christmas Around the World Research Project
Christmas Around the World Questions
Variation: Holidays Around the World Project
Variation: Holidays Around the World Questions
Christmas Word Game
Crazy Christmas Stories
Sugar Cone Christmas Tree Recipe
Happy Holidays Homework Pass
Holiday Mug Exchange Sample Letter
Parent Request for Holiday Materials Letter

January Activities

February and Winter Activities

Note: Click here for complete Character Bio directions as well as graphic organizers, other bio topics, and a rubric.

Valentine Candy Fraction Activities
Valentine Math Puzzlers If you like this activity page, click the link at the top to learn more about the Daily Math Puzzler program.
Valentine Hearts Investigation Teacher Directions
Valentine Hearts Student Activity Page
Valentine Hearts Class Data Chart
Valentine Hearts Smartboard Investigation*
Valentine Hearts Investigation PDF file
Valentine Investigation Example*
(Take a peek at the Smartboard results of my 4th grade class's investigation. If you can't open the Notebook file, check out the PDF version.)
Valentine's Day Read N Roll
Valentine's Day Word Challenge
Heart Patterns (2 sizes)
Friendship Cinquain Activity (Note: Use the Character Traits list with step 2)
Winter Word Sort - Dictionary Skills

* A 30-day free trial of Smartboard Notebook software can be downloaded from www.smarttech.com. You can use this even if you don't have a Smartboard. Just project it on a screen and click through it with your mouse. You can also download a Smartboard Notebook viewer for viewing Smartboard files, but you won't be able to use all the features.

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