Middle School Christmas Activities Bundle

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Total Pages: 276 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 month
File Size: 36 MB
File Type: Zip (PDFs)

Keep your students engaged and learning even during the excitement of the holiday season! This Middle School Christmas Activities Bundle includes seven diverse, holiday-themed resources designed to reinforce reading, writing, listening, and research skills while keeping the festive spirit and academic focus alive in your classroom.

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What’s Included?

1. Middle School Christmas Unit – 11 engaging activities exploring the historical background of Christmas traditions and modern customs. (Note: This is a secular, non-religious unit focused on the North American commercial Christmas.)
2. Global Holiday Celebrations Research Assignment – Students work in pairs to research one of 16 different holiday or cultural celebrations from around the world.
3. Christmas Truce of 1914 Media Analysis Unit – A 5-lesson unit examining this historic World War I event through media analysis.
4. The Cost of Shipping Podcast Lesson – A listening comprehension lesson featuring a podcast segment about shipping rates and the history of the postal system - perfect for the holiday season.
5. Christmas Writing Prompts – A fun, interactive writing activity where students move around the classroom to respond to different holiday-themed prompts.
6. Christmas Creative Writing Assignment – A choice board writing activity where students take on the role of a character (Santa’s Elf, Gingerbread Man, etc.) and create a written product using the RAFT format.
7. New Year's Goal-Setting Activity & Reflection Sheets – A no-prep activity to help students set meaningful goals when they return from winter break.

Bundle Features:
✅ 7 Christmas Resources
✅ Detailed Unit Plan & Teacher Instructions
✅ Assessment Rubrics (Levels & Points)
✅ Answer Keys for Easy Grading
✅ Google Slides Versions for Digital Learning
✅ Printable PDFs for In-Class Use

Why Teachers Love This Middle School Christmas Activities Bundle ❤️

• Keeps Students Engaged During the Holiday Season: This bundle offers meaningful, high-interest activities that keep students focused, learning, and engaged—even when holiday excitement is at its peak.
• No-Prep, Easy-to-Use Resources: With ready-to-go lesson plans, answer keys, and assessment rubrics, you can spend less time planning and more time enjoying the season with your students. 
• A Balance of Fun and Academics: These activities allow students to celebrate the holiday season while still practicing essential reading, writing, research, and critical thinking skills.
• Diverse & Flexible Activities: Whether you need a quick one-day lesson, a week-long unit, or engaging sub plans, this bundle has six different resources to choose from - perfect for differentiation and varied learning styles.
• Encourages Collaboration and Creativity: From interactive writing prompts to research-based projects, students get to work together, think critically, and express their creativity in engaging ways.
• Great for ELA and Social Studies Classes: This bundle covers reading comprehension, writing skills, media analysis, historical events, and cultural awareness, making it an excellent resource for both English and Social Studies teachers.

What Teachers Are Saying:
⭐ "Saved me big time! Needed a good last couple of weeks' worth of useful activities before the holiday. This is it!"
⭐ “This is a fantastic resource for those last few days before winter break!”
⭐ "My students and I really enjoyed these activities. It was fun, yet still engaging at the craziest time of the year! Great product!"

This bundle is the perfect solution for keeping middle school students academically engaged while celebrating the holiday season!