You’re probably familiar enough with the concept of an advent calendar by now – a calendar used during the holiday season to count down. But did you realize you could borrow the fun of discovering something special every day during the holiday season for a classroom advent calendar?
确实，降临日历的源自宗教的根源 - 传统的降临日历是12月至圣诞节的日子，毕竟 - 这些天，还有很多宗教的降临日历。从奶酪降临日历到袜子的降临日历，以及两者之间的所有内容，许多人甚至没有持续24天！
We came up with classroom advent calendar ideas that will help you manage all that excitement buzzing around your classroom as you lead up to winter break and add a little bit of magic to the days of December too!
Oh, and since we know you can only do so much, we’ve kept it simple with just 10 days of fun … just enough for fun but not too much to add a burden to your plate.
Classroom Advent Calendar – the Countdown is On!
OK, you’re probably familiar with advent calendars that have little boxes with windows that can be opened each day during Advent to reveal a trinket or treat. If you’re feeling especially craft, go ahead and make it happen. But we know you’ve got a lot to get through in these last few weeks before the end of the year, so we came up with a classroom advent calendar display that won’t take a day and a half to set up.
You will need the following:
- Cute holiday-themed decorations (We used ourPaper Bag Holiday Puppets,Holiday Page Borders – Landscape,andHoliday-Themed Letters and Number Pennant Banners – Color)
- 10 manilla envelopes or manilla folders (We used manilla folders cut in half!)
- Some colored ribbon to link your days
- The activities listed below as the items to reveal in each day.
即使它们是可打印的，这些活动不仅仅是工作表。我们选择了一系列精彩的手工艺，茎，识字，数学和动手活动，供您的学生享受！
You can follow our suggested order of activities, or choose your own from our冬季假期资源收集.
(P.S. – it’s not on the list, but if you want to make these adorable holiday puppets with your class, make sure to read Ali’s blogChristmas Craft | Fun with Christmas Puppets!).
课堂降临日历活动
Day #10 – Elfie Selfie
Start your countdown with a bang –Create an ‘Elfie Selfie’ Template!
These adorable cuties aren’t just for younger students. Take photos of your older students and let them get creative with the rest! These are great to hang up on your bulletin board or classroom door.
Day #9 – Santa’s Reader’s Theater
Practice reading with some Christmas-themed reader’s theater scripts!
- Santa’s Cold– suitable for grades 2–5
- Santa Needs to Share– suitable for grades 3–6
- Santa’s Big Blunder– suitable for grades 4–6
Why not ask your students to put on a short play in small groups?
Day #8 – Christmas Code Cracker
ThisChristmas Code Cracker Activityis sure to be a class hit!
It is Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus is preparing for his night of delivering presents. He goes to open the garage to prepare his sleigh, but alas! He has forgotten the combination to his lock.
There are 4 digits in the code, hidden within puzzles that relate to the holidays. Would you rather avoid Christmas? Try these holiday code crackers instead:
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Holiday Code Cracker: Upper Years – Whole Class Holiday Game
A whole class, holiday-themed game where students work together to find a secret code.
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Holiday Code Cracker: Middle Years – Whole Class Holiday Game
A whole class, holiday-themed game where students work together to find a secret code.
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Holiday Code Cracker: Lower Years – Whole Class Holiday Game
A whole class, holiday-themed game where students work together to find a secret code.
Day #7 – Sentence Starters
Practice writing the holiday way with silly holiday stories that build off ofHoliday Sentence Starters!
为什么不问问你的年轻学生帮助you select one and then write a story as a class?
#6 – Christmas Image and Task Cards
Give each student a copy of theWinter Image and Task Cardsand watch the fun unfold!
Alternatively, project it on your screen and play search-and-find. Why not encourage your students to draw their own Winter Christmas image or research unfamiliar objects in the picture?
#5 – Mindful Holiday Coloring
It’s the halfway mark! Only 5 days left of the countdown! Give your kids a well-deserved break with some mindful coloring.
The best part about these worksheets is that they make wonderful fast-finisher activities for the remainder of the week.
#4 – Pop-Up Holiday Cards
These quick and easyPop-Up Holiday Card Templates在假期附近，进行快速简便的活动！学生可以写信给家庭成员或彼此！有关更多信息，请阅读How to Make a DIY Mailbox.
Does your class love making holiday cards? For even more holiday card ideas, check out theseCrafty Christmas Card Ideas!
#3 – Christmas Carols
Deck the halls!
Thesemuch-loved carolsmake a great addition to your advent calendar activities.
Either task students with performing in groups, or put together a whole class concert for the playground at recess! Even better…add actions!
#2 – Gift Graphing Activity
如果您的学生在这个假期还没有考虑过礼物，那么现在是时候开始了！让他们完成Gift Graphing Activity.
Students choose five items they believe are the top gifts this holiday season. Then, they ask each classmate to choose the one they would most like to receive. Using their results, students create a tally chart using the data. Then, they put the results into a pictograph and write a word problem using the information from the graph.
#1- STEM Holiday Activities
We’ve saved the best until last… it’s the last day before winter break! The perfect time for someHoliday STEM Challenge Cards!
You can use these cards any way you like. Either choose one activity that your class can work on for half of the day, or have a WHOLE day of STEM activities!
