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Keep students engaged through winter break and ready for a strong new year
Use seasonal lessons, reading challenges, printables, planning tools, and cross-curricular activities before and after winter break.
What educators can do with the toolkit
1Plan timely winter instructionUse holiday lessons, seasonal texts, book studies, and cross-curricular activities from November through January.
2Keep students reading and writingAssign monthly reading challenges, novel-study writing activities, discussion prompts, and printable response pages.
3Reset routines after winter breakUse vision boards, implementation planning tools, account checklists, and daily content calendars to start the new year with focus.
What’s inside
Winter-ready classroom resources
Reading challenges, novel studies, writing activities, holiday lessons, STEM experiments, printables, Luna guidance, and planning tools.
How to use it
Choose a seasonal need
✓Before-break lessons
✓Holiday instruction
✓Independent practice
✓New-year classroom reset
Best for
Winter classroom planning
Teachers, instructional coaches, curriculum teams, and administrators supporting instruction from November through January.
Keep students engaged through winter break and ready for a strong new year
Use seasonal lessons, reading challenges, printables, planning tools, and cross-curricular activities before and after winter break.
What educators can do with the toolkit
1Plan timely winter instructionUse holiday lessons, seasonal texts, book studies, and cross-curricular activities from November through January.
2Keep students reading and writingAssign monthly reading challenges, novel-study writing activities, discussion prompts, and printable response pages.
3Reset routines after winter breakUse vision boards, implementation planning tools, account checklists, and daily content calendars to start the new year with focus.
What’s inside
Winter-ready classroom resources
Reading challenges, novel studies, writing activities, holiday lessons, STEM experiments, printables, Luna guidance, and planning tools.
How to use it
Choose a seasonal need
✓Before-break lessons
✓Holiday instruction
✓Independent practice
✓New-year classroom reset
Best for
Winter classroom planning
Teachers, instructional coaches, curriculum teams, and administrators supporting instruction from November through January.