A Nutcracker Unit Study

Have you ever wondered where the iconic Nutcracker figure originated? Or whether the ballet or the book came first? Find these answers and learn more fun Nutcracker facts in this unit study!
 
What's Included in this 40+ page Nutcracker Unit Study:
 
A Nutcracker History + Other Nutcracker Learning Fun!
 
+ Origins of the Nutcracker
+ Book-Ballet History
+ Eugene Field's The Sugar-Plum Tree Poem
+ Novel-Ballet Comparison Worksheets
+ A Nutcracker Word Search
+ Help Drosselmeyer Keep The Time: Clock + Cards
 
A Nutcracker Art Study--
 
+ Study 9 different paintings-photographs-illustrations
+ Listen to Tchalkovsky's The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
+ Watch The FULL Nutcracker Ballet
+ Art Discussion worksheet with prompting questions
+ Recreate The Art worksheet
 
A Nutcracker Craft--
 
+ A Nutcracker Pegdoll Ballet-- Shoebox Theatre with Characters, props, 2 different background scenery, and stage! Reenact the story while listening to music from the ballet or while you read the story aloud!
+ Instructions with photos on how to construct your shoebox theatre
+ Nutcracker Coloring Pages
 
 
There are so many ways to use this unit study—Make the lessons as short or as long as you'd like! May this study bring a little magic into your home this Christmas season!