Christmas Packet & Sub Plans Christmas Activities, Opinion Writing & Activities

Transform your classroom this holiday season with a comprehensive Christmas Packet and Sub Plans that combine fun, learning, and ease for teachers. Packed with Christmas activities, opinion writing prompts, and activity sheets, this resource ensures your students stay engaged while meeting academic standards. Whether for substitute days or regular use, this packet is the perfect tool to maintain a productive and festive classroom environment.

⭐ Why This Christmas Packet is a Must-Have:

• Time-Saving Sub Plans: Pre-filled templates, notes, and detailed lessons ensure substitutes have everything they need for a successful day.

• Engaging Christmas Themes: Students practice essential skills with fun activities inspired by Christmas symbols, holiday stories, and creative STEM challenges.

• Aligned with Standards: Activities are thoughtfully crafted to meet ELA, Math, and Social Studies objectives while incorporating festive cheer.

Planning for substitutes can be harder than just coming into school sick!

Your sub binder or sub tub will be set with 5 FULL DAYS of lesson plans and engaging activities aligned with grade-level standards that align with the beginning of the year. Your days off are fully planned with Lang, Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

These plans are so thorough that they may be used for scheduled or unscheduled absences!

What’s Included in This Christmas Packet:

Sub Binder Templates:

• Housekeeping details

• Student needs and pull-out schedules

• Notes to the substitute

• Follow-up notes for the teacher

ELA Lessons (5 Days of Word Work)

pronouns and capitalization

Reading Comprehension (5 Days of Reading Work Nonfiction and Fiction)

✓ Reading (Fiction and Nonfiction)

story sequence, asking and answering questions, vocabulary, character, providing evidence, main idea, supporting details, and point of view

Opinion Writing

opinion writing using Would You Rather?

Math Activities:

Aligned with 2nd-grade standards

✓ Math

geometric thinking

Social Studies:
The History of Christmas Symbols

• Christmas Trees

• Santa Claus

• Candy Canes

• Christmas Stockings

• Elves

Christmas STEM Challenges:

• Design a sleigh for the pigeon

• Solve Santa’s grumpiness

• Help Treva and Mig

• Create a tree or an elf (Would You Rather)

• Protect a bell

Color by Code:
Five days of festive Christmas-themed coloring activities to reinforce concepts.

⭐️ ⭐️Bonus: TWO extras are included for each day. One makerspace/STEM extension, which requires simple arts and crafts supplies and one color-by-code activity. {This is for early finishers or if the sub needs something extra to keep kids engaged. The Makerspace extension can also be used as a classroom reward.}

How to Use This Resource:

• Substitute Plans: Ensure smooth transitions on days you are away with detailed sub templates and activities.

• Centers or Morning Work: Use the engaging worksheets and slides to enrich your students’ mornings.

• Integrated Learning: Combine reading, writing, math, and STEM for an interdisciplinary approach to Christmas fun.

Bring joy and academic rigor to your classroom this holiday season with this all-in-one Christmas Packet and Sub Plan resource!

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