Holiday Homework Ideas I put together some fun ideas for homework/family activities for my students to do in December. I cut the ideas apart and send home about two each week with the children. Some of the activities require something special to complete the task. Here is what you would need if you wanted to send home all of the activities with the special additions! The Dollar Store is a great place to get these extra goodies! Need: – candycane – bag of microwave popcorn – special holiday pencil – envelope – instant cocoa packet – highlighter – special paper Christmas plate and napkin – holiday book – reindeer food I used to make countdown chains for the children and write each activity on a link of the chain. Then, I made a little bag to go with it that included all of the extras. This year, I changed it up and sent home one activity at a time with the special extra (pencil, highlighter, cocoa...). I find they complete more of the activities when they are sent one at a time instead of in the chain. I hope you enjoy these! Have fun! Carolyn Kisloski

Holiday Homework Ideas Eat your candy cane and think of something sweet to do for someone. Next, go and do your sweet surprise!

Put an ice cube in a bowl. Before it melts, see if you can think of and write words that rhyme with hat, snow, cold, and ice.

Mrs. Wishy-Washy and Mrs. McNosh love the holidays! Help sort the laundry by color at home. When the laundry is done, help pair up the socks. You can watch Mrs. Wishy-Washy here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxmFDa9zdNM You can watch Mrs. McNosh here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vurPsBoEV3M

Make a special card for Grandma or Grandpa, or a special Aunt or Uncle. Be sure to add lots of hugs and kisses in your note. Make a pattern or X's and O's around the border of your card.

Enjoy your popcorn as you watch a holiday special with your family!

Draw a picture of Santa and his reindeer. Label each reindeer. Think about what sounds you hear in each name as you stretch it out. Don't forget to use a capital letter to begin each reindeer's name!

Write a letter to Santa with your special pencil! Put it in your special envelope. Tell him that you have been good this year. Thank him for all his work. Ask him one question that you have for him. Can you remember how to spell his name? Sing our S A N T A song to help you! You can watch the S A N T A song here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGAYzlqj-aE

Ask mom or dad if you can take a special ride to look at Christmas lights when it gets dark.

Watch this fun Christmas lights show! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F44d2IzCrKo

Enjoy your cocoa as you draw a picture and write a sentence About how you like to stay warm when it is cold outside.

Help set the table for dinner and clean up after dinner.

This idea is from strongarmor.blogspot.com

Sing Christmas carols with your family.

Read a special Christmas story. Color this special bookmark to keep with your Christmas books! Find More Bookmarks here at Activity Village: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas-word-colouringbookmarks

Count the windows in your house. Count the doors. Count the mirrors. Count the steps. Do you have more windows or doors? Do you have less mirrors or windows?

Find patterns in your house wherever you can. Do you have patterns on your floor? Couch? Bed? Towels? Clothes?

Find and highlight punctuation marks in the newspaper, in a magazine, or on a cereal box. Find and highlight any capital letters you can find. Look for sight words that you know. Highlight them!

Eat a special meal on your holiday plate. Draw a picture of your meal and label the food that you ate. (Placemat from Parenting.leehansen.com)

Color the holiday picture as neatly as you can. Hang it up or send to someone special and brighten someone's day!

Surprise grandma or grandpa, or a special friend by singing a Christmas carol to them over the phone or computer.

(picture from ipadfamily.com)

Draw a picture and write about something that you and your family like to do together.

Count to 100 by ones. Count to 100 by tens. What number comes after 29? 18? 39? 11? 76? 49? 99? Start counting to 25 from 13. Start from 8. Start from 22.

Help answer these questions for Santa. Draw pictures to help show him your work. Write a number sentence to go with each question. Rudolph had 3 carrots. Dasher gave him 2 more. How many carrots did Rudolph have all together?

_________ + __________ = _________ Dancer ate 2 carrots. Prancer ate 5 carrots. How many carrots did they eat all together?

_________ + __________ = _________ Santa visited 3 houses. He ate a cookie and visited 5 more houses. How many houses did he visit?

_________ + __________ = _________

Help answer these questions for Santa. Draw pictures to help show him your work. Write a number sentence to go with each question. Mrs. Claus sent 7 cookies with Santa on his trip. He ate 4 cookies. How many cookies does he have left?

_________ - __________ = _________ Santa's elves made 10 toy trucks. They gave 6 away. How many trucks do they have left?

_________ - __________ = _________ Santa left 8 apples for his reindeer. They ate 3 apples. How many apples are left?

_________ - __________ = _________

Find something in your house that is a circle. Find something that is a rectangle. Find something square. Find something that is a triangle. Can you find something that is shaped like a hexagon?

Find something in your house that is a cube. Find something that is a sphere. Find something that is a cone shape. Can you find something that is a cylinder?

Show Santa what a neat writer you are! Use your special pencil to write all of your lowercase letters for him. Write your numbers 1 to 20 for him. Send your paper in to school so your teacher can send it to the North Pole!

Have you watched Santa feed his reindeer? Go to reindeercam.com and watch him at 6:00 PM (ET). You can check in on his reindeer anytime to see how they are doing!

Sprinkle your reindeer food outside for Santa's reindeer. Read your Christmas story! Sweet dreams! XOX

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