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edHelper.com Winter Theme Unit - Winter Theme Unit - Word Searches, Crosswords, Stories, and Math Worksheets
The December Dilemma: December Holiday Guidelines - from the Anti-Defamation League - December Dilemma: The Constitution and December Celebrations in the Public Schools
National Education Association: Five Holiday Lesson (and More!) - Five lessons for creating a holiday presence!
teAchnology.com - Hanukkah Lesson Plans
PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly - Jewish religion and culture lesson plans
Jewish Outreach Institute - How we celebrate Hanukkah
northpole.com - There are so many places to visit and things to do at Santa's Secret Village! We suggest teachers start by visiting Elf Pal Academy—where you'll find fun, yet educational, exercises for children from Pre-K to 3rd grade. Activities are grouped by categories and are intentionally not labeled with a grade guide index but instead are designed to encourage children to challenge themselves at their appropriate skill level.
Colonial Williamsburg - A colonial Christmas in Williamsburg
Massachusetts Christmas Tree Association - Educational materials
teAchnology.com Kwanzaa - Kwanzaa lesson plans
Department of Elementary Education, Utah State University - Kwanzaa lesson plans
Official Kwanzaa web site - Kwanzaa, a celebration of family, community and culture

Multicultural Calendar - KidLink's multicultural calendar
Christmas Bird Count - The field season of the 107th annual Christmas Bird Count season ended on January 5th; tens of thousands of volunteer birders both braved stormy conditions in the west, and counted in absurdly mild conditions in the east on their respective count days.
Food Network: Season's Eatings - Kwanzaa recipes - Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration that pays tribute to African-American heritage, culminates on January 1 in a joyous night of singing, dancing and of course, eating. From robust chicken stew to a spicy shrimp gumbo, our recipes focusing on traditional ingredients will help you create a feast full of flavor.
Food Network: Season's Eatings - Hanukkah recipes - During Hanukkah, fried foods remind Jewish celebrants of the 2,000-year-old miracle that turned one day's worth of candle oil into the eight days of light. Centuries later, we can recommend latkes, blintzes and jelly doughnuts to keep you full for eight days straight. Plus, find Hanukkah food history and frying tips.
Food Network: Season's Eatings - Christmas recipes - Make Christmas memorable with our recipes, menus and holiday entertaining tips.

The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes - by Linda Glaser
Christmas on Exeter Street - by Diana Hendry
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story - by Gloria Houston
Santa's Book of Names - by David McPhail
Seven Spools of Tread: A Kwanzaa Story - by Angela Shelf Medearis
The Trees of the Dancing Goats - by Patricia Polacco
Chanukah Lights Everywhere - by Michael Rosen
Elijah's Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas - by Michael Rosen
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - by Dr. Seuss
Polar Express - by Chris Van Allsburg
Morris's Disappearing Bag - by Rosemary Wells

The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate - by Janice Cohn
The Story of Hanukkah - by Amy Ehrlich
It's Kwanzaa Time! - by Linda Goss
The Stone Lamp: A Hanukkah Collection: Eight Days of Dark, Eight Nights of Light - by Karen Hesse
A Hanukkah Treasury - by Eric Kimmel
Seven Candles for Kwanzaa - by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Crafts for Kwanzaa - by Kathy Ross

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