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		<title>Low-Prep Holiday Activities For Your Classroom</title>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Celebrate the holidays in your classroom with these low-prep, stress-free, festive activities!</p>
<p>The holidays are coming and students are gearing up for winter break! Bring some focused fun into your classroom with these festive activities. Simply print out the worksheets, follow the steps, and go!</p>
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<h2>Festive Engineering Doodles</h2>
<p><strong><em>For Grades K-8</em></strong></p>
<p>Engage your elementary school students with this <a href="https://learn.the3doodler.com/lessons/stem-holiday-doodle-challenges-engineering/"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Holiday STEM Challenge</a>! Students Doodle Christmas trees and Dreidels, and then explore engineering concepts with their creations through a group activity.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" class="upbutton incopy" title="See Project" href="https://learn.the3doodler.com/lessons/stem-holiday-doodle-challenges-engineering/" rel="noopener noreferrer">See Project</a></p>
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<h2>An Educational Snowman</h2>
<p><strong><em>For Grades K-8</em></strong></p>
<p>Our <a href="https://learn.the3doodler.com/lessons/"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doodle-Snowman Activity</a> helps elementary school students understand how glyphs can communicate information. Challenge students to decode the personalities of their peers through this seasonal, critical thinking exercise.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" class="upbutton incopy" title="See Project" href="https://learn.the3doodler.com/lessons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">See Project</a></p>
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<h2>Deck the Halls with Doodles</h2>
<p><strong><em>For Grades 9-12</em></strong></p>
<p>Reward your high school students for successfully completing their exams with this fun <a href="https://learn.the3doodler.com/tutorials/holiday-wreath/"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Holiday Wreath Activity</a>. Ask each student to draw a few leaf outlines on paper, Doodle over them, and then peel them off. Finally, have them attach their finished leaves together for a whole-class wreath project!</p>
<p><a target="_blank" class="upbutton incopy" title="See Project" href="https://learn.the3doodler.com/tutorials/holiday-wreath/" rel="noopener noreferrer">See Project</a></p>
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<h2>Calming Classroom Crafts</h2>
<p><strong><em>For all Grades</em></strong></p>
<p>Want a stress-free, festive activity for your students? After completing a meaningful assignment, let your students decompress before the winter break by making a <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.help.the3doodler.com/20181122030743/3doodler-stencil-christmas-gift-tags1.pdf"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Holiday Gift-Tag</a> for a loved one. What better than some creative downtime to finalize your lesson plans before you return in January!</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-thinking-benefits-of-doodling-2016121510844"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Research</a> shows that Doodling can improve memory, enhance concentration, and reduce stress.</p>
<p>Happy Doodling!<a class="upend" title="Go Back UP" href="#wrapper"><img alt="back to top image" class="lazy" data-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/up-icon4.png" /></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://learn.the3doodler.com/blog/low-prep-holiday-activities-for-your-classroom/">Low-Prep Holiday Activities For Your Classroom</a> first appeared on <a href="https://learn.the3doodler.com">3Doodler</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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