The Nutcracker Ballet

Looking for a simple writing activity for The Nutcracker? My Book of The Nutcracker Ballet may be exactly what you need. Each page comes in half sheet format and features a picture of a Nutcracker character or item from the Nutcracker movie or ballet, its name and a handwriting line for students to use to copy the word(s).
Please read the list of included words carefully to see if it will meet the needs of your students in the manner that you teach this unit.
This set includes a title page and each of the following characters/words:
Title page
nutcracker
Clara (with nightgown)
Clara (party dress)
Marie (with nightgown)
Marie (party dress)
Fritz
Herr Drosselmeyer
prince
nephew
Arabia
Arabian dancers
China
Chinese dancers
ballet
flower dancer
Waltz of the Flowers
mother
Mother Ginger
king
Mouse King
mice
Russia
Russian dancers
Snow Queen
queen
reed flutes
Marzipan
Sugar Plum Fairy
fairy
Spain
Spanish dancers
gift
tree
Christmas tree
Soldiers
toy soldiers
composer
Tchaikovsky
Peter Tchaikovsky

Print some of the pages or all of them depending on the needs of your students. Add pages to the book as you learn about each song, section or character. A wide variety is included so that you may personalize your books by grade level or class.

Also included in this kit are some back pages that you can copy onto the back of the regular pages to customize even more. Have students use the word(s) in a sentence, define or describe the words or whatever you desire.

You might also like these Nutcracker resources:
Nutcracker Writing Prompts
Nutcracker Listening Glyphs
Nutcracker Vocabulary Bulletin Board
Composer of the Month Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Rap It, Clap It, Music Match It
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