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Children are surrounded with Christmas images every November and December. But, do they know about the other winter holidays celebrated in the United States? Here are short summaries of las Posadas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah.

Here is a free page from my fall packet--a Dia de los Muertos wordsearch.

Here is a one page Christmas madlib.

I really enjoy preparing food with my students, and so do they. So, here are three easy, bakeless cookie recipes to make with students for the holidays.

This is a free one page handout for brainstorming ideas to write about and a brief outline for how to format a formal letter.

Here is a simple crossword puzzle. The clues are riddles and use Spanish numbers.

Here is a game that I play with my students to encourage them to speak Spanish. It is effective, fun and easy. Give it a try!

This is a word search with one clue--to find the 10 American Christmas traditions hidden inside it.

Many of my students live in communities struggling with violence. I created a homework assignment requiring them to survey people in their community and analyze the results about the problem.

This item has printable black and white checker boards and game pieces. The teacher writes Spanish vocabulary words on the white squares. Students must translate the word on the square they want to move to before they are allowed to move. When I used it in my classroom, I always put verbs on the squares to practice conjugation. Students found it very engaging and calming to focus on a game that required them to use both their Spanish skills and logic/strategy smarts.

This is a handout I have my students complete when they are researching. They must submit one for every source they find. It requires them to put the source's information in MLA format, review the reliability of the source, analyze the type of information, take notes and compare that source to others on the same topic.

This is a simple conjugation chart and bingo card. It is an easy and fun way to practice conjugation.

This document has links to high quality databases of children's literature.