Math & Literacy Christmas Holidays Around the World Kindergarten Centers

Description

Integrate these 48 Holidays Around the World kindergarten centers, including 24 literacy centers and 24 math centers, into your Christmas and Holidays Around the World activities! These Holidays Around the World centers for kindergarten cover 8 different holidays celebrated around the world, giving students a meaningful and inclusive way to practice various literacy and math skills covered during the months of October-February. All of the centers are highly engaging, easy to prep (just print and cut), and use standard classroom supplies!

With the kid-friendly I Can visual direction cards, students can independently complete each math and literacy center. Use the printable response sheets as a follow-up activity to help reinforce previously learned skills.

Perfect for center rotations, morning work, early finishers, or small group instruction!

Use these Holidays Around the World centers to…

⭐ Promote Student Independence

⭐ Reinforce Skills

⭐ Encourage Collaboration

⭐ Support Multisensory Learning

⭐ Strengthen Fine Motor Skills

⭐ Increase Student Engagement

Resources Included:

• 24 Math Centers (3 for each holiday)
• 24 Literacy Centers (3 for each holiday)
• 48+ Printable Response Sheets
• 48 Kid-Friendly I Can Visual Direction Cards
• 48 Teacher Direction Cards

Diwali Center Activities:

1. CVC Word Diyas (decoding CVC words)
2. Firework Sounds (beginning sounds t-,s-,p-,m-,n,and c-)
3. Ladoo Letters (uppercase letter formation)
4. Diwali Numbers (subitizing numbers 1-10)
5. Diwali Comparison (comparing quantities)
6. Rangoli Patterns (shapes, patterns, and lines of symmetry)

St. Lucia’s Day Center Activities:

1. Saffron Bun Sounds (short vowel middle sounds)
2. Gingernut Cookie Alphabet (ABC order)
3. Yule Goat Sounds (identifying beginning sounds)
4. Count the Candles (1:1 counting)
5. Crown Cake Tens (making 10 using ten frames)
6. St. Lucia’s Buns Comparison (comparing quantities)

Hanukkah Center Activities:

1. Dreidel Digraphs (beginning digraphs ch-, sh-, th-, and wh-)
2. Hanukkah Rhymes (rhyming)
3. Spinning Sounds (ending sounds -l, -g, -t, and -r)
4. Counting On Presents (counting on from a given number 0-20)
5. Sufganiyot Addition (addition within 10)
6. Teen Number Latkes (modeling numbers 11-20 on ten frames)

Las Posadas Center Activities:

1. Rhyming Pinatas (rhyming a word to a picture)
2. Las Posadas (decoding sentences)
3. Tamale CVC Words (segmenting CVC words)
4. Addition Poinsettias (addition within 5)
5. Subitizing Pinatas (subitizing 1-10)
6. Las Posadas Patterns (AB, ABB, AAB, and ABC patterns)

Christmas Center Activities:

1. North Pole Alphabet (building uppercase and lowercase letters)
2. Rhyming Presents (rhyme choice)
3. Nutcracker Families (word families)
4. North Pole Measurement (non-standard measurement)
5. Gingerbread Addition (adding one more)
6. Missing Stockings (ordering numbers 0-20)

Kwanzaa Center Activities:

1. Alphabet Djembe Drums (recognizing uppercase and lowercase letters)
2. Zawadi Syllables (counting syllables)
3. Mkeka CVC Mats (onset & rime for CVC words)
4. Muhindi Numbers (subitizing teen numbers)
5. Kinara Shapes (2D shapes)
6. Kwanzaa Shapes (graphing and analyzing data)

Ramadan Center Activities:

1. Fanous CVC Words (substituting the beginning sound in CVC words)
2. ABC Dates (ABC order)
3. Ramadan Syllables (counting syllables)
4. Base Ten Lanterns (modeling numbers with base ten blocks)
5. Ramadan Shapes (3D shapes)
6. Ramadan Subtraction (subtraction within 5)

Lunar New Year Center Activities:

1. Lantern Word Families (word families -at, -et, -in, -og, and -ug)
2. Firecrackers CVC Words (identifying missing sounds in CVC words)
3. Lunar New Year Blends (decoding CCVC words with l-blends)
4. Base Ten Fish (modeling teen numbers with base ten blocks)
5. Chinese Lion Digits (number formation 11-20)
6. Fortune Cookie Numbers (ordering numbers 11-20)

I hope you and your students love these Holidays Around the World centers!

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