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Australian Christmas Stamps

Each year, the Australia Post issues special holiday stamps so Australians can mail greeting cards at a reduced rate. Design an original warm-weather Christmas stamp!

Bright Holiday Ornaments

Turn recycled CDs into bedazzling holiday ornaments. Create family keepsakes that sparkle!

Character and Choices: Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

In this three week lesson, the teacher provides instruction in the basic elements of literature. By reading Dickens’ novel students are provided the opportunity to understand how their choices can change their attitudes and behavior.

Bah Humbug

After listening to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch stole Christmas, students create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the two main characters.

All I Want for Christmas

Students work in pairs to use real life interests to create a wish list from catalogues and sale ads based on a given budget. This lesson gives the students math practice in the areas of addition, subtraction, and estimation with money.