Description

The 2026 Holiday Handbook is a collaboration between Randi Smith from Peanut Butter Fish Lessons and Katie Wolfe from The WOLFe Pack.

18 Holiday Fact Packs

18 Holiday Mini Unit Studies

A Handbook that lays it all out for you!

*This is a re-release of the 2025 Holiday Handbook with a NEW 2026 Calendar (aka Holiday Handbook).  If you already purchased the 2025 Holiday Handbook and would just like to purchase the calendar portion so you can continue to use it this year, CLICK HERE.

*These resources will be delivered to you as pdfs in a zipped file.

The Eighteen Holiday Mini Unit Studies:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Valentine’s Day, Pi Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring, Easter, Earth Day, Cinco de Mayo, Flag Day, Juneteenth, Summer, Independence Day, Labor Day, Autumn, Thanksgiving, Winter, Christmas, and New Year’s.  

Each Holiday Mini Unit Study has…

Links to videos about the holiday.

Book suggestions for the holiday.

A Notebooking Page to take notes and/or draw pictures about what you learn.

A Listening to Learn Activity where parents read directions while children color, draw and write on pictures related to the holiday.

An extra activity that extends learning.  These consist of crosswords, sequencing activities, logic puzzles, find the differences pictures, math activities, word scrambles, word finds, or timelines.

Hands-on activities to make arts, crafts, food, and more.

A quiz to assess what your children learned.

Grades: 2nd-6th

Pages: About 10-12 pages in each unit study.

The Eighteen Holiday Fact Packs:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Leap Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring, Easter, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Summer, Independence Day, Patriot Day (9/11), Autumn, Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans Day, Winter, Christmas, and New Year’s.  

Each Holiday Fact Pack includes symbols, traditions, and/or history of the holiday and has…

4-5 Non-fiction reading passages with multiple-choice questions.

Several vocabulary terms to learn.

4-5 Writing prompts with two styles of lines to choose from or short answer questions.

2-3 Extension activities such as crosswords, by the number activities, or map work.

Grades: 3rd-6th

Pages: About 17-18 pages in each Fact Pack.

The Holiday Handbook

The “Handbook” portion of the  Holiday Handbook gives you a suggested schedule of how to use the resources in the Handbook.  Feel free to follow or create your own!

Also in the Handbook are videos and links to resources to commemorate some other holidays throughout 2026.

What Others Say About Our Resources

“Love that I can pull out the study and everything you need in one spot.” -Amber H.

“I looked at several resources and chose this one because it gave all the pertinent information without too much unnecessary information for a second grader. It was perfect! She really learned and retained the information!” -Sheri G. about our Solar Eclipse Handbook

We love these mini unit studies! Just the right amount of content to keep the kids engaged while exposing them to lots of different topics! And who doesn’t want to learn about delicious watermelon and then enjoy the treat yourself?! -Traci R.