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Christmas Sight Word Coloring




 Color by Sight Words | Christmas Pages

This is a set of 6 coloring pages. Fun for Christmas literacy activity.  Each page also includes a sentence with the sight words in context. Children can practice making their letters by tracing the dotted letters; then circling the sight words. 

Set up a small table with these pages and your students will be reading the sight words and coloring with Christmas cheer!  






teaching resources for Christmas
Bear Stays Up for Christmas - Book Companion

Bear Stays Up for Christmas, by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman. 

Book Companion to write about your reading.

In this story, the forest animals tell Bear he must stay up for Christmas. Bear is sleepy but he says he will try. Read this book to discover how Bear finds the best gift for Christmas. This book teaches the life lesson of being kind to your friends

and the gift of giving.


Focus Skills Include:

  • comprehension questions
  • writing about Bear
  • word work - rhyming words - making new words
  • handwriting practice
  • story events
  • my favorite part
  • writing about the surprise
  • design a quilt for your friend
  • write and draw about the story
  • teacher pages

Teacher Tip:  Leave this book and these reader response pages for your Substitute Teacher.  Engage your students in good books when you cannot be with them; and provide your substitute with an 'easy to follow' plan. 


You may also like to build a binder and notebook for your Substitute Teacher.  Being prepared is the key! for good days when you cannot be at school.

teaching resources, teacher materials
Build a Binder for the Substitute

Informative notebook for your substitute teacher.

Editable to type in the information you need to insure your class has a good day with the Substitute Teacher.

Covers and divider pages, important forms, lesson plan forms, information about your school, transportation home list, letter to your substitute, and important emergency information.

  • daily schedule
  • emergency plans
  • transportation list
  • behavior plan
  • other information

Also included are several resource pages :

  • dear substitute letter - a form letter thanking your substitute and has blanks for you to fill in so it applies to your students and classroom
  • daily schedule
  • reading group lesson page
  • behavior pages such as 'class rules' (you can use mine or use the page to write in your specific class rules) 2 time out sheets
  • medical information page
  • where I can find things
  • codes and phone number page
  • fire drill and lockdown page
  • student helpers and special notes page for specific students
  • substitute feedback page
  • How did the day go?

Your sub notebook will be organized, easy to read, and most importantly have the information listed in one place to make your substitute's day, and your students' day, a good one!


Merry Christmas!
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