December ELA Activities That Promote High Quality Student Engagement

It’s hard to believe we’re already in December! This year has been such a blur. Is it just me, or do you feel like you’ve been working harder than ever? In the weeks before the holiday break, it isn’t easy keeping students focused. My goal was to avoid hearing kids complain about doing school work. That’s when I decided to come up with December ELA activities that would keep my students engaged and on task. Yes, they will still be working through important standards, but they won’t even realize it. The best part, these lessons require zero prep! AND…. there’s a digital and printable holiday FREEBIE in here too!

December ELA Activity Favorites

Christmas ELA Digital Escape Room– Escape the madness of those last few days of school before holiday break with this INTERACTIVE Christmas ELA Escape Room! The 4 escape room activities cover: parts of plot, context clues, figurative language, and reading comprehension. Students are engaged and on task throughout the entire process! Perfect for grades 5-8.

History of Christmas Informational Text, Quiz, & Writing Activity– An informational text, reading comprehension, close reading, a ready-made quiz that’s automatically graded, and holiday journal prompts…. everything you need! The digital & printable resource is exactly what you need. Students have a fun and engaging lesson prior to Christmas Break! It includes everything you need with ZERO PREP! You can share the link and go or print!

Twas the Night Before Christmas Figurative Language & Writing Activities– Use these differentiated, digital, and printable reading comprehension, figurative language, & rhyme scheme activities to keep your students engaged before the holidays. Students will analyze Twas the Night Before Christmas, identify figurative language in holiday-themed task cards, and complete a fun writing activity.