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Winter Celebrations

During the winter season, classrooms come alive with opportunities to explore diverse cultural celebrations that brighten the year's shortest days. Whether you’re illuminating the eight nights of Hanukkah with stories and dreidel games, discovering the seven principles of Kwanzaa through vibrant art projects, celebrating Christmas traditions from around the globe, or learning about the astronomical significance of winter solstice, these resources offer unique ways to engage students while fostering cultural understanding and respect.

Celebrate Hanukkah

Whether you're teaching your students about the Festival of Lights or how to make a dreidel, check out these resources to learn about Hanukkah (December 25–January 2). There are interactives, information, activities, and resources for all grade levels.

Explore Hanukkah traditions »

Happy Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa (December 26–January 1) is celebrated by millions and culminates with a feast and gift-giving. Explore this collection of Kwanzaa-related resources to learn about the seven principles, crafts, recipes, and other information.

Share the joy of Kwanzaa in your lessons »

Merry Christmas

This collection has historical information, research, coding challenges, and some neat ways to incorporate the Christmas holiday into your language arts, art, social studies, and other lessons—plus some educationally fun ideas to use to celebrate!

Find gifts of the season to share with your students »

Winter Solstice

The winter solstice (Saturday, December 21) is the northern hemisphere's shortest day—the day the Sun travels the shortest path through the sky. We're sharing snow-related resources in honor of this unique cosmic event.

Discover resources related to snow for this fantastic winter's night »

This Week at TeachersFirst

We’re excited to invite you to participate in our winter book study! Read the details below. We’re also sharing our Infusing Technology Blog and encourage you to share your thoughts on our weekly poll.  

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Announcing the TeachersFirst 2025 Winter Book Study

Engage in gamified professional learning and explore the research-based case for meaningful technology integration during our winter book study! Join our professional learning community of educators as we read and discuss “Making the Move with Ed Tech.”

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Infusing Technology Blog

Dive into our Infusing Technology Blog and learn about tech tools, read about frameworks, discover timely classroom suggestions, and more in posts written by experienced classroom teachers and tech coaches!

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Weekly Poll

This week, our poll asks, "Will you do anything in class to recognize the winter solstice?" Share your choice and view the responses of other educators once you click submit.

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