--- title: Discovery Education - December 2023 Updates description: December 2023 DE Updates image: https://info.iu13.org/hubfs/DE%20Decembe%202023%20Virtual%20Field%20Trips.png --- ![concept image of teen with virtual reality goggles on](https://info.iu13.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-image-uploads/Header%20image%20option%20%233.png?width=1201&height=301&name=Header%20image%20option%20%233.png "concept image of teen with virtual reality goggles on") # Educational Technology at IU13 [![Educational Technology Logo - White](https://info.iu13.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-image-uploads/Educational%20Technology%20Logo%20-%20White.png?width=220&height=44&name=Educational%20Technology%20Logo%20-%20White.png "Educational Technology Logo - White")](http://www.iu13.org/) [ Full IU13 Website ](https://iu13.org) ## [Discovery Education - December 2023 Updates](https://info.iu13.org/ims/discovery-education-december-2023-updates) Posted by [Tim Leister](https://info.iu13.org/ims/author/tim-leister) on Thu, Nov 30, 2023 Find me on: [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/tim_leister) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![Dec 23 DE Header](https://info.iu13.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Dec%2023%20DE%20Header.png?width=548&height=179&name=Dec%2023%20DE%20Header.png) Here are some "Timely & Relevant" resources from Discovery Education for the month of December 2023. Use Discovery Education as your daily hub of resources for your classroom with digital media and ready-to-use learning activities. *Be sure to log into your instance of Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.*   ##### Timely and Relevant Resources[![12_December_Page_2](https://info.iu13.org/hs-fs/hubfs/12_December_Page_2.png?width=238&height=310&name=12_December_Page_2.png)](https://www.discoveryeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12_December.pdf) - Check out the [December 2023 DE Newsletter ](https://www.discoveryeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12_December.pdf)for a list of resources that supports student learning throughout the summer.  Click on the link above or the image to open and download this month's newsletter.   ##### Explore the Ready-to-Use-Activities - Explore DE's ready-to-use activities These time-saving activities can be used as-is or modified to meet the needs of their classroom! From Background Builders to Sentence Fix-Its to Choice Boards and more – teachers can find quick grab and go resources to use anytime in the [Instructional Activities Channel](https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/channels/channel/ba6eba52-b628-4364-85fe-0605e73c8be4?embed=false&embed_origin=false). - There you’ll find past month's Activity Calendars and this December's Activity Calendars for [Grades K-2 ](https://studio.discoveryeducation.com/view?id=9593c240-417d-4ae7-ae3f-204d2e0a516d&source=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.discoveryeducation.com%2Flearn%2Fchannels%2Fchannel%2Fba6eba52-b628-4364-85fe-0605e73c8be4%3Futm_source%3Dde_engagement%26utm_medium%3Ddocument%26utm_campaign%3Dmonthlynewsletter%26utm_content%3Ddecember-newsletter%26embed%3Dfalse%26embed_origin%3Dfalse&page_id=7d0b8512-0aea-48e3-9f66-a7fba8081a4a)and Grades 3-5 (coming soon, hopefully). Use them as they are or make your own copy to edit and share.   #### Monthly & Timely Celebrations - **Winter Holiday Celebrations **- Celebrations include a [Celebrations of Light Around the World](https://studio.discoveryeducation.com/view?id=6df29a69-d56f-48ae-b774-1caf9ac79cb6&utm_source=de_engagement&utm_medium=document&utm_campaign=monthlynewsletter&utm_content=dec22-newsletter&page_id=06877011-0d63-4e79-a1ec-b9f49b15701b) Studio Board (Grades 3-8), [Sentence Fix-It: December Holidays](https://studio.discoveryeducation.com/view?id=3c762a94-54a9-40f5-ace2-2e50264d7648&page_id=9b102744-d512-4889-adb5-7a13a1ba5489) (Grades K-2) – capitalization rules for the beginning of sentences & proper nouns, and Grades K-12 DE Channels of resources for [Christmas](https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/channels/channel/e37e19f1-4e31-4102-a818-ad96aa112bc3), [Hanukkah](https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/channels/channel/4d7f2dab-7b35-4dc5-841e-c7cb15929535), and [Kwanzaa](https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/channels/channel/9abc434c-4a53-46ca-8d62-ee5f79c1335a).  [![Celebration of Lights DE](https://info.iu13.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Celebration%20of%20Lights%20DE.png?width=302&height=222&name=Celebration%20of%20Lights%20DE.png)](https://studio.discoveryeducation.com/view?id=6df29a69-d56f-48ae-b774-1caf9ac79cb6&utm_source=de_engagement&utm_medium=document&utm_campaign=monthlynewsletter&utm_content=december-newsletter&source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoveryeducation.com%2F&page_id=06877011-0d63-4e79-a1ec-b9f49b15701b) - Holiday Breaks - If you're looking for resources for your students to do at home over the holiday breaks. Share these [activities](https://teachers.discoveryeducation.com/resource/learning-over-break/) with your families to keep learning alive over break. - **Pearl Harbor (12/7) **- [Explore the events surrounding the Battle of Pearl Harbor ](https://google.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/5ba4a7ea-412d-42e4-8610-bfa2f989d2d4)and the loss of more than 2,000 lives on December 7, 1941 and focuses on a select group of United States military personnel and civilians that countered the Japanese attack, such as Doris Miller, Donald Ross, and Julio De Castro. - **First Day of Winter (12/21)** - Discover a collection of videos, images, songs, and writing prompts that [explore ](https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/channels/channel/488ba011-4fbd-4d8a-906f-1188e1ac064b?utm_source=de_engagement&utm_medium=document&utm_campaign=monthlynewsletter&utm_content=december-newsletter&embed=false&embed_origin=false)[the science behind the seasons](https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/channels/channel/488ba011-4fbd-4d8a-906f-1188e1ac064b?utm_source=de_engagement&utm_medium=document&utm_campaign=monthlynewsletter&utm_content=december-newsletter&embed=false&embed_origin=false) and their environmental effects.   #### Celebrate December With Some of DE's Favorite Virtual Field Trips! - Need easy-to-use learning resources to keep December busy and fun? [Use these Virtual Field Trips](https://www.discoveryeducation.com/learn/12-days-of-virtual-field-trips/) to let students play with polar bears, visit a genomics lab, explore cutting-edge technology, and more—all without leaving the classroom! Virtual Field Trips are available on-demand and come with a companion guide packed with standards-aligned, hands-on learning activities that are ready to use! 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