2nd & 3rd Grade December Lesson BUNDLE – Gingerbread & Reindeer Worksheets

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Are you looking for low-prep activities to use during the busy month of December? This 2nd & 3rd-grade worksheet bundle is an easy way to add some fun math and literacy activities to your December lessons! This bundle of print-and-go worksheets will help teach students all about reindeer and gingerbread in a fun way! The printable worksheets cover science, vocabulary, reading, writing, and math to help add value to your December lessons! 

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2nd & 3rd Grade December Lesson BUNDLE – Gingerbread & Reindeer Worksheets Includes:

⭐ Reindeer Activities

Your Students Will Learn…

• Science: Reindeers, what they are, where they live, what they eat, migration, and fun facts.
• Vocabulary
• Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, and contractions (not)
• Word study: Long o and word endings -ed & -ing
• Reading and writing: main idea, making connections, read and respond, research, newspaper articles, how-to, and imaginative writing
• Math: 2 digit addition, 2 digit subtraction, telling time to the 5 minute, counting coins and dollars

Reindeer Anchor Charts:

• What is a reindeer
• Parts of a reindeer
• Reindeer KWL

Reindeer Vocabulary Activities:

• Vocabulary cards
• Mini vocabulary posters with real-life pictures
• Vocabulary foldable
• Match it activity
• Vocabulary bingo choice board
• Crossword activity
• Unscramble the word activity
• Handwriting practice sheets

Reindeer Science Activities:

• Nonfiction reader about reindeer
• Reading comprehension passage
• Reindeer poster
• Fact cards
• True or false activity
• Fact and opinion activity
• Compare and contrast : reindeer & moose/reindeer & student choice
• Reindeer picture book
• Bubble map
• Wordsearch

Reindeer Grammar Activities:

• ABC order: cut/paste and sort the words activity
• Parts of speech: Color the code: noun, verb, adjective, and pronouns
• Prepositions: Draw the preposition and identify the preposition – maze activity
• Contractions: deconstruct the contraction, write the contraction in a sentence, and color the contraction. Contractions focus on ‘not’
• Pronouns: identify the pronoun – maze and pronoun cut and paste

Reindeer Word Study Activities:

• Long -O: read, write, and sort the words
• Long -O: identify the words that make a long -O sound
• Words ending in -ed & -ing: read, write, and sentence
• Words ending in -ed & -ing: crack the code and fill in the blank

Reindeer Reading & Writing Activities:

• My pet reindeer activity
• Read and respond activity
• Reindeer for sale activity
• Comic strip writing activity
• Reindeer research activity
• 4 fun newspaper writing activities (one blank)
• Reading main idea activity (can be used with any book)
• Reading research report activity
• Reading bingo: non-fiction choice board (can be used with any book or website)
• Reading bingo: fiction choice board (can be used with any book)
• Draw it activity
• 1 Expository writing prompt
• 2 Imaginative writing prompt
• 1 How To writing prompts
• Blank writing paper to use with any writing assignment

Reindeer Math Activites

• Reindeer addition mystery word
• Reindeer addition roll the dice
• Race to the gift: addition
• Color the code addition
• Reindeer subtraction mystery word
• Reindeer subtraction roll the dice
• Race to the gift: subtraction
• Color the code subtraction
• Reindeer read the clock mystery word
• Reindeer spin the time
• Reindeer for sale: count the coins/dollars
• Race to the gift: counting coins
• Solve the code: count the coins

⭐ Gingerbread Activities

Your Students Will Learn…

• The history of gingerbread and gingerbread facts
• Vocabulary
• Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, and contractions ( is and will)
• Word study: Long i ( i-e, -igh, and y) and word endings -s & -es
• Reading: main idea, making connections, important events, prediction, and story elements – Writing: read and respond, Recipe writing, newspaper articles, how-to, informative, and imaginative writing
• Math: 2 digit addition (with regrouping and without), 2 digit subtraction (with borrowing and without), Identifying the time on the clock, counting coins and dollars

Gingerbread Anchor Charts:

• What is gingerbread
• The history of gingerbread
• Books about gingerbread
• Gingerbread adjectives
• Gingerbread KWL

Gingerbread Vocabulary Activities:

• 8 vocabulary words included: gingerbread, ginger, molasses, spices, confection, fairings, caricatures, and tradition
• Vocabulary cards
• Mini vocabulary posters with real-life pictures
• Vocabulary foldable
• Match it activity
• Vocabulary bingo choice board
• Crossword activity
• Unscramble the word activity
• Handwriting practice sheets

Gingerbread Social Studies & History Activities:

• Nonfiction reader about gingerbread
• Reading comprehension passage
• Gingerbread poster
• 12 Fact cards with a recording sheet and a foldable
• True or false activity
• Fact and opinion activity
• Compare and contrast: gingerbread books
• Gingerbread make a picture book activity
• Bubble map
• Wordsearch

Gingerbread Grammar Activities:

• ABC order: cut/paste and sort the words activity
• Parts of speech: Color the code: noun, verb, adjective, and pronouns
• Roll a sentence: include the noun, verb, or adjective
• Prepositions: Draw the location of the noun, identify the preposition in the sentence, and color the maze activity
• Contractions: deconstruct the contraction, write the contraction in a sentence, and color the contraction. Contractions focus on ‘is’ and ‘will’.
• Pronouns: identify the pronoun in a sentence, cut and paste activity, and color the maze activity

Gingerbread Word Study Activities:

• Long -i (i-e, igh, and y)
• Long -i: read, write, and sort the words
• Long -i: identify the words that make a long -i sound by completing a maze activity
• Long -i: Roll and read game
• Words ending in -s & -es: read, write the word, and write a sentence
• Words ending in -s & -es: fill in the blank

Gingerbread Reading & Writing Activities:

• My gingerbread man writing activity
• Read and respond activity
• Bake sale writing activity
• Comic strip writing activity
• Make a gingerbread recipe writing activity
• 4 fun newspaper writing activities (one blank)
• Reading main idea activity (can be used with any book)
• Reading research report activity
• Reading bingo: non-fiction choice board (can be used with any book or website)
• Reading bingo: fiction choice board (can be used with any book)
• 3 drawing activities
• 1 Expository writing prompt
• 2 Imaginative writing prompt
• 2 How To writing prompts
• Blank writing paper to use with any writing assignment

Gingerbread Math Activities:

• Gingerbread addition mystery word (with and without regrouping)
• Reindeer addition roll the dice game
• Race to the house: addition
• Color the code addition
• Gingerbread subtraction mystery word (with and without borrowing)
• Gingerbread subtraction roll the dice
• Race to the house: subtraction
• Color the code subtraction
• Gingerbread read the clock mystery word
• Gingerbread spin the time game
• Gingerbread for sale: write different ways to count coins
• Gingerbread for sale: write different ways to count coins and dollars
• Gingerbread for sale: count the collection of coins
• Race to the house: counting coins
• Solve the code: count the coins

See What Other Teachers Are Saying . . .

⭐ Great resource for early finishers, extra practice, review, or even sub plans! Kids love the cute clip art and the seasonal themes!