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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Funky Easter Bunny Craft Template
Download the famous funky bunny Easter craft activity for kids! This free printable teaches kids Zentangle patterns and comes with a fun set of glasses to make it truly "funky."
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This Year Was a Ball! End of the Year Craft Template
Reflect on the year and ‘have a ball’ making a fun beach ball craft with a printable craft template.
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Would You Rather? - End of Year Summer Fun Game
Kick off your summer vacation with a fun end of year “Would You Rather?” Brain Break activity.
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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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'Nacho' Average School Year - End of Year Activity
Create an end-of-year craft to show how it was ‘Nacho’ average school year!
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Veterans Day Craft - Red Poppy Craft Template
Use this printable poppy craft template when commemorating Memorial Day and Veterans Day with your students.
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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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Why Plant a Tree? Infographic Analysis Activity & Posters
Teach about Arbor Day or Earth Day with an infographic poster and a cloze note-taking worksheet about the importance of trees in our environment.
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Memory Jar - End of Year Reflection Craft
Capture all the amazing memories from the school year and place them inside a memory jar with a fun end-of-year craft.
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ABC's of Gratefulness - A to Z Gratitude List
Make a list of things to be grateful for with a printable A to Z gratitude list template.
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Grammar Grid Mystery Picture Worksheet- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives (Bunny)
Follow the color-coded parts of speech guide to fill in the word grid and reveal a mystery image.
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End of School Year Newspaper Reflection Activity
Spread the news of an amazing year with a printable End-of-School newspaper template.
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Surfing into Summer Craft Template
Celebrate the end of the school year and make plans for summertime fun with a printable summer craft activity.
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End of Year Cactus Craft - Memories That Stick
Celebrate the end of the school year, and reflect on the year with a fun cactus craft to highlight the memories that ‘stuck’ with you!
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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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Recycling Word Search
Build your students’ vocabulary around the topic of recycling with this recycling-themed word search.
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Funky Christmas Gnome Craft Template
Get ready for Christmas with this popular gnome craft featuring a customizable Zentangle Pattern Christmas Gnome with funky glasses and holiday accessories.
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Search and Find – Halloween Math Worksheet
Get your students in the mood for Halloween with this fun search and find activity.
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Environmental Awareness Flip Book - Earth Day Activity
Use this flip book to build awareness of actions that are good and bad for the environment.
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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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50-Book Challenge Tracker & Printable Bookmark
Encourage your students to complete the 50 Book Reading Challenge with a printable bookmark to track their books.
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Where to Buy Goods and Services Worksheet
Identify places and people in the community that provide goods and services with a cut and paste sorting worksheet.
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Memorial Day Agamograph Art Activity
Use this elementary school art activity in the classroom around Memorial Day or when learning about the military.
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End of Year Countdown - Reflection Activity
Count down to the end of the school year with a printable end of year reflection template.
- 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 Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Holidays Word Walls
- Holidays Word Searches
- Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Holidays Escape Room Games
- Holidays Bookmarks
- Holidays Dice Games
- Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Holidays Sorting Activities
- Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Holidays Bingo
- Holidays Projects
- Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Holidays Posters
- Holidays Flipbooks
- Holidays Mazes
- Holidays Active Games
- Holidays Flashcards
- Holidays Matchup Games
- Holidays Board Games
- Holidays Pennant Flags
- Holidays Card Games
- Holidays Brochure Templates
- Holidays Certificates and Awards
- Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Holidays Graphic Organizers
- Holidays Connect the Dots
- Holidays Tracing Worksheets
- Holidays Book Review Templates
- Holidays Checklists
- Holidays Tarsia Puzzles
- Holidays Fortune Teller Templates
- 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