The Best of Holidays & Seasonal Celebrations

The Best ofHolidays & Seasonal

CelebrationsGrades 1-3

Issues 18-21

Teaching & Learning Company1204 Buchanan St., P.O. Box 10

Carthage, IL 62321-0010

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Table of Contents

Autumn Leaves (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Kid Space: Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Fall Sensations Book Nook . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Fall Is the Time for Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Back-to-School Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Lunch Box Story Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20School Bus Adventure (reproducible) . . . . . . .21My Super Duper Backpack! (reproducible) . .22School Room Mix-Up (reproducible) . . . . . . . .23Back-to-School Words (reproducible) . . . . . . .24Back-to-School

Classroom Management Tips . . . . . . . . .25Back-to-School Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Craft Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Seasonal Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Let’s “Buzz” About National Honey Month 39Newspaper Carriers’ Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43National Hispanic Heritage Month . . . . . . .46Celebrate Grandparents’ Day! . . . . . . . . . .49Grandmother (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Care and Feeding of Grandfathers (poem) 51Fire Safety: Stay Safe! Be Smart! . . . . . . . .52What Is Wrong with This Picture? (repro.) . . .53Fire Safety Know-How (reproducible) . . . . . . .54Halloween Carnival Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Holiday Sing-Alongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Shaped Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61A Healthful Halloween:

The Big Vote (story and activities) . . . . . . . .62

Last Halloween (rebus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Halloween Word Find (reproducible) . . . . . . .68Vine Time (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69O-O-Oh My! (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Halloween Riddles (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . .71What a Great Costume! (reproducible) . . . . .72Diwali Diya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73National Children’s Book Week . . . . . . . . . .74A Bookworm (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Children’s Book Week Activities . . . . . . . . . .77Spread Some Fun on Sandwich Day . . . . . .78Sandwich Day Matchup (reproducible) . . . . .79America Recycles Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Recycle > Recycle > Recycle (reproducible) . .83I Practice P-R-R-R (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . .84Creative Thanksgiving Activities . . . . . . . . .85Thanksgiving Turkey (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87Drumstick Dazzlers (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . .88Turkey Time Razzle Dazzle (reproducible) . . . .89Thanksgiving Fun (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . .90Thanksgiving Dinner (reproducible) . . . . . . . . .91First Year (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Turkey Trails (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Cooking with Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Holiday Newsletter (A Family Take-Home) . . . .97Clip Art for Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99Clip Art for Halloween . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103Clip Art for Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104Clip Art for Book Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

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Kid Space: Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Winter Camp (story) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114Wintertime (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116Let It Snow Inside and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . .117In Every Tree (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121Santa’s Book Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Santa’s Surprise (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125Totally Global Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126Where Is Christmas? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Gingerbread People Holiday Garland . . .131Pippy Hippo’s Christmas Present . . . . . . . .133Craft Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134Holiday Sing-Alongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136The Art of Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138Christmas Tree Wind Sock . . . . . . . . . . . . .141Christmas Search (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . .142Christmas Lights (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . .143Trim the Tree (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144Christmas Hidden Words (reproducible) . . . .145Holiday Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146Seasonal Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149Holiday Alphabet (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151Kwanzaa (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Jamal Lights the Kwanzaa Candles . . . . .155Hanukkah Spelling Bee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158Hanukkah Hunt (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . .159Holiday Logic (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . .160Craft Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161Baseball Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. . . . . .167Garrett A. Morgan, Inventor . . . . . . . . . . .168Let’s Celebrate 100! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169Welcome to Gobbler’s Knob . . . . . . . . . . .172International Friendship Week . . . . . . . . . .175Seasonal Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179Heart Smarts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181The Very Best Valentine (story) . . . . . . . . . . .186Valentine Book Nook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188Valentine Rhymes (reproducible) . . . . . . . . .191Leap Day Leap Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192Leap Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Leap Year Puzzle (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . .194Cooking with Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195A Year of Rhymes (poems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198Holiday Newsletter (A Family Take-Home) . . .202Clip Art for Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

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Kids Space: Spring & Summer . . . . . . . . . .212Go, Bugs . . . Go! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217Book Nook for Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220Mixed-Up Trees (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223Signs of St. Patrick’s Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224St. Patrick’s Day Word Find (reproducible) . .227Where’s the Pot o’ Gold? . . . . . . . . . . . . .228Iditarod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229Spring Blossom Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235Happy Holi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236Women’s History Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238Fly Balls (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243Seasonal Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244Celebration: April Fools’ Day . . . . . . . . . .246Toy Time (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249Sinking of the Titanic Anniversary . . . . . . .250Cassie’s Patch (story) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252Earth Day Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254Let Easter Cross the Curriculum . . . . . . . . .256Easter Baskets Everywhere! (reproducible) . .260Easter Egg Hunt (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . .261Easter Word Jumble (reproducible) . . . . . . .262Find the Twins! (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . .263May Is National Bike Month . . . . . . . . . . . .264Mud Puddle Talk (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267Holiday Sing-Alongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268Cinco de Mayo (poem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271Cinco de Mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Southwestern Math (reproducible) . . . . . . . .274A Mother by Any Other Name . . . . . . . . .275Mother’s Day Mini Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278Picking a Gift for Mom (reproducible) . . . . .282Craft Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283A Story About Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285James and the Giant Beans (poem) . . . . .289Flag Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290Just for Dad (reproducible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293The Things My Dad and I Like (reproducible) 294Father’s Day Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295Cooking with Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296Summer Nighttime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298A Summer Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301Summer Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302Summer Math Fun (reproducible) . . . . . . . . .303Seashell Discovery (reproducible) . . . . . . . . .304Fun in the Sun Word Game (reproducible) .305A Festive Fourth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306Patriotic Wind Sock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307Yankee Doodle Mix-Up (reproducible) . . . . .308Sunny Sunflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309Holiday Newsletter (A Family Take-Home) . . .311Clip Art for Easter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313Clip Art for St. Patrick’s Day . . . . . . . . . . . .314Clip Art for Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315Clip Art for Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318Promotion Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

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Dear Teacher or Parent,Welcome to our latest compilation of the best of the best, thecream of the crop, the piece de resistance–The Best of Holidays& Seasonal Celebrations (for grades 1-3, Issues 18-21). This lat-est addition to our popular series is packed with the most cre-ative and most fun ideas, as well as the best skill-based repro-ducible we could find.

As in the past, the criteria was the same–take the very bestmaterials from the past year’s issues of the magazine and turnthem into a single, easy-to-use classroom resource. We think youwill be quite pleased with what we’ve come up with, and we want tothank every author, illustrator and teacher who contributed to oursuccess. Without you, none of this would be possible.

On a different note, the process for compiling this book has beena little different, as we had to do it without the guidance andinput from our leader and publisher, Don Mitchell. Sadly, Donpassed away in February. Don, and his wife, Judy, started theTeaching & Learning Company five years ago with the creation ofHolidays & Seasonal Celebrations. They wanted very badly tocome up with a magazine that was a little different and a littlebetter, and after many long meetings and discussions, Holidays &Seasonal Celebrations was born. Those meetings and discussionswere ongoing over the years as we strived to make each issue alittle more creative and a lot more useful. Don will be missedevery time an issue of the magazine is put together and everytime we start discussing another “Best Of.” However, his legacycontinues as his guidance and knowledge will shine through inevery issue. He taught us well, and although we miss him everyday, he will always be with us and with all of you whenever you usea product from the Teaching & Learning Company in your class-room.

Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your day.

DonnaDonna Borst

If you would like to contribute to future issues of Holidays &Seasonal Celebrations, please direct your submissions to:

Teaching & Learning CompanyHolidays & Seasonal Celebrations1204 Buchanan St., P.O. Box 10Carthage, IL 62321-0010

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Red and yellow, gold and brown—

Leaves come down all over town!

I love to pile them with a rake,

Or watch them sail across the lake.

Soon all the trees they’ve left are bare

Without a single leaf to wear.

But not for long. Next thing you know,

They’ll all wear brand-new coats of snow!

by Bonnie Compton Hanson

Autumn Leaves

Squirrel sees an acornsitting on the ground.

Squirrel sees an acornbrown and round.

Squirrel sees an acornPoof! There it goes.

Squirrel saves the acornfor when it snows.by Sharon M. Groothuis

SquirrelSquirrel

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FFaallllSchool Yard Learning Adventures

Kid Space is an ever-changing, fascinating place where childrencan connect with the natural world and learn all kinds of things.

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Pass the BackpackHelp children get acquainted and enhance their skillsin following instructions with this outdoor fun!

Directions1. Divide students into groups of four. Have one

child from each group get their backpack.2. Have students form a circle and follow these

instructions:Pass the backpack around the circle in aclockwise motion.Pass the backpack around the circle in acounterclockwise motion.Pass it two to the left.Pass it two to the right and one to the left.Pass it over each head.Pass it under each person’s legs.Pass it over one head and under the next per-son’s legs.Pass the backpack without using your hands.

I AmA getting-to-know-you game that challenges yourchildren’s concentration

Get StartedHave children form a circle and prepare to payattention.

Directions1. Instruct the first child to point to herself or himself

and say “I am . . .” (the name of the child to theirright).

2. Children will continue to do this in a clockwisemotion around the circle until all children’snames have been stated.

by Robynne Eagan

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