Your go-to collection of ELA resources to get you through the final weeks before winter break!
This bundle includes 11 classroom-tested activities, projects, and reflections that are low-prep, high-engagement, and intentionally designed to give you calm, independent work time while keeping students focused and learning.
Perfect for December when classes are chaotic, attention spans are short, and you still want meaningful literacy instruction.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1. December Identity Journaling + Wintry Agenda Slide
A simple, community-centered warm-up for the month that helps students pause, reflect, and reconnect with who they are during a busy season.
Includes:
December identity journal prompt
Cozy winter/holiday-themed agenda slide
2. Two Powerful TED Talk Lessons
(Interactive Google Slides, Prompts & Printables)
These are anchor lessons your students always connect with.
Let Curiosity Lead — Yara Shahidi: critical thinking, identity, and purpose
The Danger of a Single Story — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: perspective, bias, identity, & representation. Each lesson includes:
Teacher directions
Higher-level reflection questions
Quick-write prompts
Sketch notes template
3. Independent Reading & Literature Projects (Fully Adaptable!)
Perfect for any text — novel, short story, article, poem, or informational text.
Includes:
One-Pager Project
Bloom Ball Project
Bookmark Contest
End-of-Text reflection printables
Graphic organizers & checklists
These tasks are perfect for December because they allow self-paced, independent work with clear directions and high engagement.
4. Creative Identity & Character Activities
Keep students thinking deeply while creating something fun:
Comic Strip Template (any text or topic!)
Instagram Profile Grid Template (for character analysis)
Sketch notes template (great for any lesson or extension)
5. Self-Love Project (Student Favorite!)
A best-selling, identity-centered SEL lesson that helps students explore who they are and what they love about themselves. Perfect for ending the calendar year on a positive, reflective note.
Includes:
Teacher directions
Brainstorming sheet
Thinking map
Glossary
Word bank & strips
Blank versions for differentiation
6. Community Gratitude Letters
A simple, heartfelt way to build classroom community before break. Students write appreciation letters to classmates using prompts and sentence starters.
Makes a meaningful end-of-semester activity or advisory lesson.
WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS BUNDLE
✔️ Editable and works with any text
✔️ High-engagement + low-prep
✔️ Gives you independent work time during the busiest month of the year
✔️ Identity-centered, community-focused, and literacy-aligned
✔️ Perfect for grades 6–10
✔️ Includes printable PDFs + Google Slides versions for maximum flexibility
THIS BUNDLE IS PERFECT FOR:
Independent reading days
Sub plans
Early finishers
December project rotations
End-of-unit activities
Reflection days
Advisory/homeroom
Calm classroom work before break
Your go-to collection of ELA resources to get you through the final weeks before winter break!
This bundle includes 11 classroom-tested activities, projects, and reflections that are low-prep, high-engagement, and intentionally designed to give you calm, independent work time while keeping students focused and learning.
Perfect for December when classes are chaotic, attention spans are short, and you still want meaningful literacy instruction.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
1. December Identity Journaling + Wintry Agenda Slide
A simple, community-centered warm-up for the month that helps students pause, reflect, and reconnect with who they are during a busy season.
Includes:
December identity journal prompt
Cozy winter/holiday-themed agenda slide
2. Two Powerful TED Talk Lessons
(Interactive Google Slides, Prompts & Printables)
These are anchor lessons your students always connect with.
Let Curiosity Lead — Yara Shahidi: critical thinking, identity, and purpose
The Danger of a Single Story — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: perspective, bias, identity, & representation. Each lesson includes:
Teacher directions
Higher-level reflection questions
Quick-write prompts
Sketch notes template
3. Independent Reading & Literature Projects (Fully Adaptable!)
Perfect for any text — novel, short story, article, poem, or informational text.
Includes:
One-Pager Project
Bloom Ball Project
Bookmark Contest
End-of-Text reflection printables
Graphic organizers & checklists
These tasks are perfect for December because they allow self-paced, independent work with clear directions and high engagement.
4. Creative Identity & Character Activities
Keep students thinking deeply while creating something fun:
Comic Strip Template (any text or topic!)
Instagram Profile Grid Template (for character analysis)
Sketch notes template (great for any lesson or extension)
5. Self-Love Project (Student Favorite!)
A best-selling, identity-centered SEL lesson that helps students explore who they are and what they love about themselves. Perfect for ending the calendar year on a positive, reflective note.
Includes:
Teacher directions
Brainstorming sheet
Thinking map
Glossary
Word bank & strips
Blank versions for differentiation
6. Community Gratitude Letters
A simple, heartfelt way to build classroom community before break. Students write appreciation letters to classmates using prompts and sentence starters.
Makes a meaningful end-of-semester activity or advisory lesson.
WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS BUNDLE
✔️ Editable and works with any text
✔️ High-engagement + low-prep
✔️ Gives you independent work time during the busiest month of the year
✔️ Identity-centered, community-focused, and literacy-aligned
✔️ Perfect for grades 6–10
✔️ Includes printable PDFs + Google Slides versions for maximum flexibility
THIS BUNDLE IS PERFECT FOR:
Independent reading days
Sub plans
Early finishers
December project rotations
End-of-unit activities
Reflection days
Advisory/homeroom
Calm classroom work before break
