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CommonLit is a great, free teacher resource. There are so many selections arranged by grade level, interests, and more. This season they've created a calendar where you can find currated holiday selections. Give it a whirl!

CommonLit December Calendar

Add some holiday cheer to your brain breaks with Coach Corey Martin! The Grinch Chase is the bomb, but he has so many to choose from on his YouTube channel. And it doesn't stop there! He's also got a website that will not only hit your brain break needs but also relaxation and even drawing too! Thanks, Coach!

Want a "Santa-sational" writing activity for your class? How about an elf for hire? Get your class writing with this seasonal gem! There's a Canva version linked above as well as a great slides version submitted by Heather Brown!

Can we ever get enough Canva? This fun template is a great way to introduce little learners to creating in Canva. Remember, teachers get free access along with their students!

Canva Snowman Template

Each year, BookWidgets releases an advent calendar filled with some of their wonderful widgets with added holiday flair! Geared toward primary grades, whether you want to use specific widgets as a class activity or provide a link to the calendar as an early finishers activity, it's sure to be a holiday hit!

A super simple way to add some holiday cheer to your room without interrupting your pacing guide, is to utilize timers with a holiday theme. One of our faves is above, look for the ending, and a playlist is linked below!

Holiday Timers for the Classroom

One of the easiest ways to intro your students to AI is with images. And Christmas Carols make a fun, festive way to do it. See what your prompt engineers can come up with using this creative template made in Canva!

Christmas Carol Prompting

If you love edtech, we know you love Kasey Bell and Shake up Learning! This amazing Winter Poetry Template is from her Magnetic Poetry collection and is sure to be a huge hit in your room!

Winter Poetry Template Link

Shake Up Learning Blog Post

Bingo Baker is a Christmas gem! Free to use, totally customizable, it has games for the littlest learners with pictures as well as more complex games sure to keep all ages engaged. Check out their holiday games at the link below!

Bingo Baker Holiday Games

For many teachers, their edtech journey began with Kahoot! so why not celebrate the season with some carefully curated quizzes from the Kahoot! team? Use the link below to access a Kahoot! advent calendar to bring fun and trivia right to your own classroom.

Kahoot! Advent Calendar

Ready to start thinking ahead? These two activities are perfect for student reflection and goal setting in the new year! Get your plans ready before you ever leave for break and take a much needed, actual rest! Happy holidays, EduGuardians!

Year In Review Template

#OneWord Template

Who's ready for next week and hour of code? It's so exciting! And if you're looking for an easy to implement, no planning required, sure to delight coding project, check this out!

Grinch Game: Hour of Code

What better way to add some holiday cheer to your classroom than with some tunes. We've been jamming to the Grinch in my classroom, but if that's not your style check out the playlist below.

Holiday Tunes Music

Adobe's 12 Days of Creativity are happening now! One of my favorite activities is the ugly sweater (linked above), but there are 11 other great ones too! I've linked the entire 12 day list below!

Adobe's 12 Days of Creativity

elf yourself!

Ever dreamt of yourself as an elf? Dream no more! You and up to 4 of your friends (think team teachers) can be elves or add some pizazz to whatever your current topic is and elf up some of your characters. Check it out at ElfYourself! It's a free to get a link or embedded copy. If you want it for always, you'll have to pay, but it's free for the holiday season. Check out the OG5 elves by clicking the pic!

Who doesn't want to avenge Grandma? Help your student improve their deductive reasoning skills and answer the age old question - which reindeer "dunit."

Canva Template

Figjam is a great opportunity to spark creativity and collaboration in your students. Even better, Figma is a free tool for you and your students! Introduce the magic of Figjam with this fantastic template, and remember to check out the 12 Days of Figmas still happening on X!

Building Gingerbread Houses

Other Figjam Holiday Activities

Have you checked out Google's Santa Tracker? There's so many activities for your students from Santa selfies to build an elf. This is sure to keep you busy all December!

Google Santa Tracker

The Quizizz escape rooms are a welcome addition to any classroom. Set up so you can use with any quiz, you don't have to sacrifice content for seasonal fun... you can have it built in! These fun activities come with everything you need including video directions!

Quizizz Holiday Escape Room

Have you ever checked out Tony Vincent's Shapegrams? They are lessons in google slides or draw that help your little learners improve digital drawing. There are a number offered free this month. Check them out in the link below!

Free Shapegrams