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Here are The Pros and Cons of Teachers Using Printable Christmas Activities
During the holiday season teachers frequently feel like students expect to be entertained instead of being taught academics. These teachers will worry that if they bring games into the classroom it will end up supporting that tendency rather than promoting quality educational activities. Playing games in class only truly becomes a problem when the games are used as time fillers with no real purpose. Using educational printable Christmas activities and incorporating them into the daily routines of December lessons is a much better use of these activities. This article discusses the pros and cons of printable Christmas games for teachers to use in their classrooms or for holiday homework assignments.
Here are the Pros of using printable Christmas activities in December:
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Many students will think they are getting away with doing no work, when they are actually reviewing and reinforcing a variety of math and language concepts.
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Students generally realize they still are doing work, but given the choice they would rather do a holiday activity than boring drills
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.When breaking down into small groups, playing games builds cooperative learning situations.
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Products printed from a download, are cost effective. Most of these eBooks have a large number of options to choose from.
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These kind of kids Christmas activities can be saved on a computer for use over and over again. It makes them easy to find when the next year comes around.
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You print out only what you need, so that ends up with efficient use of resources.
Here are some Cons to using printable Christmas activities in December:
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A teacher’s preparation time might be increased to print out the papers, and laminate anything that needs it.
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If there is not a color printer available, some of these activities might not look professional and thus less appealing for the students.
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It can be hard to match up reading and math levels between your students and the products available.
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There are fewer creative Chanukah or Kwanza activities available so it is harder to provide equal time.
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Individualizing and customizing printable products can be more complicated than using blank templates and creating your own holiday activities.
There is no better reinforcement than multisensory and providing ways to make December fun with kids Christmas activities is multisensory at its best. December will go much smoother for everyone if there are plenty of printable Christmas activities that are innovative math and language games or worksheets. Students will be able to use them in class and for holiday homework assignments. December is a self contained three week block of time and can be put to good use with these printable products mixed in with some traditional Christmas games for teachers to use.
About the Author
Sue Gnagy Fegan spent 34 years teaching in a wonderful school designed for children with language learning issues, the dyslexics of the world. and December came each and every year. It is possible to provide challenging,interactive, and multisensory instruction that can help make learning fun and keep academics alive.
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There is a also holiday page on my Make Math Fun website: Fun Christmas Games?
