This unit is based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It includes
copywork, language arts, social studies, science, character study, and
art. It's designed to be done in a notebook fashion. Some parts can
be done as lapbooks or you could glue the mini books into your notebook
instead. There are notebook pages, mini books, and worksheets. Don't
feel that you need to do every activity. Just pick some from each section.
Copy work:
Quotes from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
She stared at the Grinch and said, "Santy Claus, why, why are
you taking our Christmas tree? Why?"
"Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Santy Claus lied, "There's
a light on this tree that won't light on one side. So I'm taking it
home to my workshop, my dear. I'll fix it up there. Then I'll bring
it back here."
"How could it be so?"
"It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without
packages, boxes, or bags!"
"Maybe Christmas," he thought "doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas …. perhaps … means a little bit more!"
Language Arts Activities:
Activity 1: Elements of a Plot
Power Point presentation on identifying the elements
of a plot
After viewing the power point presentation, have the child fill in
the plot worksheet
using the story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Activity 2: Compare two main characters
Use the Venn diagram to compare and contrast the main characters from
the Grinch and the Christmas Carol. Come up with at least 3 things they
have in common and 3 things that are different about them. Venn
diagram
Activity 3:Grinch
Maze
Activity 4: Grinch
word search
Activity 5: Rhyming
words
Done like a game of concentration. Print them on cardstock.
Activity 6: Reading
comprehension worksheet
Activity 7:
Write a Thank you letter to the Grinch for returning the Christmas stuff.
Art Activities:
Activity 1: Grinch
Coloring Pages
Activity 2: Grinch
ornaments
P print on cardstock so they'll be sturdy. Then color them. You could
also put some laminate on them before you string them.
Activity 3: Grinch
mask
Activity 4: Grinch
too small heart activity
Social Studies Activities:
Activity 1:
Look up the history of Christmas Carols, bells, stockings, Christmas
trees, and mistletoe. You can use this Christmas
Symbols notebooking paper.
Activity 2:
When did the exchanging of gifts begin? What is the main reason we give
gifts? Can you think of other reasons we give gifts to each other? You
can use this Gift
Giving Notebooking Paper.
Activity 3:
This book gives a basic example of how many Americans celebrate Christmas
but how do they celebrate it in other countries? Here are notebooking
pages for Germany,
Italy,
and France.
Activity 4:
Locate and mark these countries on a world
map: Germany, Italy, France, and America
Activity 5:
Create a feast using a food from Germany, Italy, France, and America
that is traditionally served at Christmas. Be sure to include the Who's
favorites: who-pudding and roast beast.
Science Activities:
Caves
Cave Mini Book
Printables (PDF)
Activity 1: How are caves formed?
Explain how caves are formed in your mini book.
Hands-on: Dissolving
limestone with acid
Activity 2: What kinds of creatures live in caves?
Write a list of the creatures in the mini book.
Activity 3: What kind of formations can you find in caves?
Write your findings and a description of what they are in your mini
book.
Hands-on: Make
rock candy
Activity 4: What kind of climate does a cave have?
Write your findings in the mini book.
Hands-on: Create
a cave
Activity 5: Name some famous cave explorers
Activity 6: What kind of tools do they use to explore caves?
Heart
We're going to use this Human
Heart Lapbook from Knowledge Box Central that I downloaded for free
a while back.
Reindeer
Do this section in your animal journal. Be sure to include the following
information: habitat, diet, characteristics, life cycle, difference
between domestic and wild, their location, and any other facts you find
interesting. Here is an example of how to set it up.
Hands-on: Candy
cane reindeer
Information site (this would be an easy page to print by highlighting
the text and then printing the selected portion)
http://www.bearcountryusa.com/information.asp?ID=2
You can find images
here for your journal.
Dog
We're going to do this dog lapbook
Character Studies
Lying
Bible
verses on lying
More Bible
verses on lying
Honesty
wordsearch
Bible
lessons on lying (scroll down until you see the heading lying)
Extras
Listen to a narration
of the book and 2 songs from the original movie: You're a Mean one
Mister Grinch and Welcome Christmas.
Listen to samples of bell
music.
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agreement with or endorsement of that site. Because of the changing nature
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