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Help Wanted: Elves for Santa's Workshop Writing and Craft Activity
Santa is looking for elves to work in the workshop at the North Pole and has placed a Help Wanted Ad in the newspaper. For this activity, students will create an elf and then write a letter to Santa explaining the elf's character traits that would make him/her the perfect elf for the job. The letters and elves make an adorable hallway display for the holidays.
This packet includes:
- Teacher's Notes/Overview
- Help Wanted Ad from Santa
- Elf Characteristics Brainstorming Sheet
- Letter to Santa Planning Sheet
- 2-page letter stationery and 1 page letter stationery
- Step-By-Step Instructions with pictures for making the elves
- Templates to make the elf (copy templates and trace on to construction paper)
I hope you and your kids enjoy this writing and craft activity.
Happy Holidays!
Nicole
* Check out my blog to see pictures of the elves from my classroom.
http://mrsshelbysclass.blogspot.com/2011/12/lets-make-elf.html
Santa is looking for elves to work in the workshop at the North Pole and has placed a Help Wanted Ad in the newspaper. For this activity, students will create an elf and then write a letter to Santa explaining the elf's character traits that would make him/her the perfect elf for the job. The letters and elves make an adorable hallway display for the holidays.
This packet includes:
- Teacher's Notes/Overview
- Help Wanted Ad from Santa
- Elf Characteristics Brainstorming Sheet
- Letter to Santa Planning Sheet
- 2-page letter stationery and 1 page letter stationery
- Step-By-Step Instructions with pictures for making the elves
- Templates to make the elf (copy templates and trace on to construction paper)
I hope you and your kids enjoy this writing and craft activity.
Happy Holidays!
Nicole
* Check out my blog to see pictures of the elves from my classroom.
http://mrsshelbysclass.blogspot.com/2011/12/lets-make-elf.html
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rgrigg
My kids totally LOVED this activity. It looked good on the walls too. Thank you!
April 7, 2013 
tonya foos (TpT Seller)
OMG this could not be any more adorable! I always struggle with the art part of activities. Thanks for including the patterns and the pictures!
March 3, 2013
luckyj911
I love these!
February 18, 2013
lhuliganga
Kids loved it!
February 16, 2013
aewomack
Turned out soo cute.
February 12, 2013
kathy48
So cute.
February 6, 2013
akbeltran
Cute!
February 6, 2013
ccnice
Love it!
February 3, 2013
shay334
These came out so cute! The students really had fun with this activity. Thanks!
January 27, 2013
pamaxell
My class had so much fun doing this activity during Christmas!
January 27, 2013
krystaldean
My class elves turned out super cute! Thanks!
January 20, 2013
larindacombs
What a great idea! Loved it!
January 18, 2013
mestrada85
My kids love it
January 10, 2013
jricketts
Awesome activities!
December 19, 2012
bhealy
Thank you!
December 10, 2012
kmaples
My students LOVED this writing piece! Thank you1
December 4, 2012
maryannjacobson
great activity! My kids loved it!
December 2, 2012
mrowe
awesome job
November 30, 2012
PVWendy
Another great Nicole Shelby find!
November 28, 2012
room308cant
This is s cute and wil inspire my students to wite!
November 27, 2012
jamme25
THanks
November 27, 2012
Ahenderson03
This activity is fantastic! We are going to alter it for a grade 1 french class :) This is a great alternative to writting a letter to santa, especially since I am in the public board and not all my kids celebrate christmas!
November 26, 2012
lpete12884
Great!
November 23, 2012
Erin Richmond (TpT Seller)
Great resource, thank you! I teach special education and they loved it!
November 19, 2012
difrusrd
So excited to use this! Thanks!
November 14, 2012
LauraIrene
Looking forward to using this activity. Thank you.
November 7, 2012
K and C Love Grade 3 (TpT Seller)
Hope to use this activity this year.... last year was too busy! Thx
October 21, 2012
Gigi13
I recently made my first purchases from teacherslayteachers and cannot say how thrilled I am with the ideas I've gotten! I'm a special needs teacher and am always looking for ideas to use in the inclusion classrooms I work in. I've already made color copies of the elves writing unit and cannot wait to begin the activity with the 2nd and 3rd graders. I love the idea of hanging the elves in the hallway too! Thank you so much!!!'
September 15, 2012
jbuehnerkemper
So cute!
August 18, 2012
Tania Gladwell (TpT Seller)
This was one of the cutest units I've ever done! The children absolutley loved it!!! They had to sell theirself to Santa and we had our assistant principal come in and choose the top two elves to be sent to the North Pole!
August 12, 2012
janaesf
This was adorable. Thanks!
March 25, 2012
lcaughlin
My students just loved this activity when we did it! Thanks for a great activity/lesson!
March 2, 2012
Coach's Corner (TpT Seller)
Hi! This was a great unit - my Grade 3/4 class really enjoyed making the elves, and they looked very cute hanging in the hallway waiting for Christmas!
February 20, 2012
coleenjones
Loved it!
January 30, 2012
mmcavoy
Nice job! My students really enjoyed this writing activity and the elves look so....cute hanging in the hall! Thank you!
January 8, 2012
Nicole Shelby (TpT Seller)
Oh, I am so glad to hear that! My kids loved the writing activity too. Making the elves actually made them feel like they were writing about a "real" character. Thanks for letting me know that your kids enjoyed the project.
~Nicole
~Nicole
January 8, 2012
Nicole Shelby (TpT Seller)
Thank you so much! I am so glad you like it! :)
~Nicole
~Nicole
December 11, 2011
bonniewilliams
I love the writing section of this packet! My 5th grade is departmentalized so we won't have time to make the elf. But I think I'll have them color the picture of the small elf that you provided to go with their letter. Thanks for your creativity!
December 9, 2011
Nicole Shelby (TpT Seller)
That is a wonderful idea if you are in a time crunch! I am so glad that you like the activity. Thank you so much for your feedback and your purchase! :)
Happy Holidays!
Nicole
Happy Holidays!
Nicole
December 9, 2011
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