The 12 Days of Technology
Fun & Learning This Winter With 1 Extra for Good Measure
North Pole
Check out NorthPole.com with lots of fun things to do and see. This site also has the Elf Pal Academy with lots of Google Docs geared for the elementary student. There are some good resources for the ESL student as well.
Storynory Christmas List
Click here to check out a list of audio Christmas Stories. Make this a listening center or have students create their own podcasts reading Christmas stories or their own creations. Need a little help with podcasting? Check out a resource by clicking here.
December Creative Writing Prompts
Click here to access this page of fun writing prompts and writing templates to help make the process much smoother. This page also includes some fun activities that enhance these writing tasks to make them even more engaging.
MathWire Winter Math Activities
Click here to check out a variety of fun, winter math activities. This page includes links to some interactive math sites for the older students as well as many activities, problem solving opportunities, and a section for literature connections!
The Ultimate Winter Resource for Teachers
Click here to check out a great curation of resources involving all things winter! Need a little inspiration? This is a great place to start!
Winter Mad Libs
Bumbleville (Too Cute!)
Education Place-Winter Theme
Click here to access Education Place's Winter Theme page with a plethora of ideas and activities. The resources cover all content areas.
Google Maps
Check out Antarctica Street View and take a stroll around. Check out how many North Poles you can find and compare and contrast the differences. Or...what about a story: If Santa Lived at the South Pole?
Christmas Around the World
Interested in studying about the different cultures around the world and how they celebrate Christmas? Check out this site by clicking here!
NORAD
How about a geography lesson that tracks Santa and explores the North Pole? Click here to check it out. Have students calculate distances on Google Maps. Explore some cities around the world and write some stories to reflect the travels.
Check Out These iPad Apps
Gingerbread House-Free
Click here Design your own Gingerbread House! This could be used in a math project or even as a story starter for some creative writing.
Make a Snowman-Free
Make A Snowman: Free for a limited time, have your students design their own snowman and create a story that includes this quickly disappearing main character!
Christmas Cookie Maker-Free
I love it! This app is billed as...no oven, no cookies, NO PROBLEM! Click here to check out this app for creating Christmas cookies. This would be a great app to use in a math lesson. How many cookies do you want? What and how much ingredients do you need? It's all here!