This holiday craft and writing activity is a BEST SELLER and we love using it to either kick off the holiday season or wrap up the holiday celebrations.
If you use it at the start of the holiday season it is a great segway into discussions about the different ways we each celebrate the holidays and unique traditions each student has. Students are able to decorate their own house and showcase their creativity. They also get to interact and discuss with their family the different ways they celebrate the holidays. This starts a great learning opportunity for the whole class on different holiday practices each family has.
Teachers can also choose to use this as a winter break activity (possibly optional) or complete it at school after students return from winter break. There is an editable letter to parents explaining this activity which is perfect if you are sending this home for them to complete during their holiday break. Students can reflect on the time they spent with their family and discuss some of their favorite traditions or ways they celebrated with their family.
If you are kicking off the holiday season with this Home For The Holidays | Family Traditions Writing and Craft, then you can absolutely use this as a bulletin board! Students can proudly display their family traditions and teachers can create a festive, inclusive atmosphere for their classroom. We love when crafts can double as holiday classroom decor! Teachers can use the grading rubric that is included if needed and send home this activity that parents will surely treasure as a keepsake as a reminder of how precious time spent together is.