teaching resource

Holidays, Celebrations, and Resolutions – Upper Grades Workbook

Updated: 20 Nov 2022

Learn about celebrations from around the world with this 15-page activity booklet.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 12 Pages
Grades: 5 - 6

Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

ELAR 5.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5
ELAR 5.7(A)

Describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts;
ELAR 5.7(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
ELAR 6.3

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-leve...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 6
ELAR 6.5(E)

Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
ELAR 6.6(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
Social Studies 5.21(A)

Describe customs and traditions of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the United States; and
Social Studies 6.17(B)

Explain the significance of religious holidays and observances such as Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, the annual hajj, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Diwali, and Vaisakhi in various contemporary societies.

teaching resource

Holidays, Celebrations, and Resolutions – Upper Grades Workbook

Updated: 20 Nov 2022

Learn about celebrations from around the world with this 15-page activity booklet.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 12 Pages
Grades: 5 - 6

Learn about celebrations from around the world with this 15-page activity booklet.

Multiple Writing & Coloring Holiday Worksheets Inside!

Use this engaging holiday and celebration booklet to invite students to reflect on their New Year’s resolutions, learn about world celebrations, and even plan their own!

This teaching resource includes a variety of upper-grades-appropriate exercises for students to practice their writing skills and let their creativity shine.

Discover Holidays Around the World

Inside you’ll find more than a dozen pages of:

End-of-year reflections & resolution planning
Inquiry tasks & writing prompts
Reading comprehension activities
Craft activities
Crossword puzzle + answer key sheets
Mindfulness coloring pages

It’s the perfect project to complete in the weeks leading up to or just after New Year’s Eve or any annual celebration!

This booklet is also a handy post-winter break activity that keeps students engaged during the mid-school year lull.

Click here for New Year’s activities and ideas for your classroom »

Before You Download

Please note this activity will download as a PDF document.

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Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

ELAR 5.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5
ELAR 5.7(A)

Describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts;
ELAR 5.7(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
ELAR 6.3

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-leve...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 6
ELAR 6.5(E)

Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
ELAR 6.6(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
Social Studies 5.21(A)

Describe customs and traditions of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the United States; and
Social Studies 6.17(B)

Explain the significance of religious holidays and observances such as Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, the annual hajj, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Diwali, and Vaisakhi in various contemporary societies.

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