Homeschool Winter Printables (by date, oldest first)

This no-prep resource pack has fun, quick, winter-themed activities for middle school kids! Half page printables with winter, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Chinese New Year themes are ready with no prep...just print and go. Use as morning work, for early finishers, or just to add a bit of winter fun to your classroom or home! Why should little kids have all the seasonal and holiday fun? Word search, acrostic poems, winter bucket list, mazes, comic strips, finish the drawing, and more!

Included:

• 11 pages of half-page worksheets for 22 activities total
• Black and white versions of all color pages
• Answer keys

This resource, as well as Fall Activities for Older Kids, and Spring Activities for Older Kids are available in a money saving bundle, Seasonal Activities for Older Kids Bundle. Save 20% by purchasing the bundle!

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Looking for other middle school or high school resources?

Holiday Toy Trends Mini Research Unit

Christmas Around the World - Who is/What is Cards

Middle School Vocabulary Worksheet {plain and themed versions}

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Trace, write, build, and use the winter vocabulary words in these Winter Word Writing Practice worksheets. Two different levels are included: one is a half page activity with no sentence building section and the other is a full page activity with sentence building. Both version use the same words, so that they can be used by students on different levels. Winter words included are snowman, snowflake, ice skates, hockey, hot cocoa, skis, mittens, and more.

Both a color and a black and white version of each word are included for easy printing. Use the black and white version to add coloring to the worksheets!

**All of the words used in this activity are included in the Four Seasons Vocabulary Cards. Use the cards to introduce the words prior to writing them!

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Looking for other fun activities?

Winter Morning Work - Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Insects Labeling and Writing Center Activities

Money Math - Snowman Spin & Spend

What Belongs? Sorting Center

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This bundle includes Fall Activities for Older Kids, Winter Activities for Older Kids, and Spring Activities for Older Kids at a 20% discount! These resource packs have fun, quick activities for middle school kids. Use these half page printables as morning work, for early finishers, or just to add a bit of seasonal fun to your classroom or home! Recipe math, acrostic poems, fall/winter/spring bucket list, mazes, comic strips, finish the drawing and more! Ready with no prep...just print and go.

What's Included?

Fall Activities for Older Kids

• Themes included: fall/autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving
• 11 pages of half-page worksheets for 22 pages total
• Black and white versions of all color pages
• Answer Key

Winter Activities for Older Kids

• Themes included: winter, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year
• 11 pages of half-page worksheets for 22 activities total
• Black and white versions of all color pages
• Answer key

Spring Activities for Older Kids

• Themes included: spring, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mardi Gras
• 11 pages of half-page worksheets for 22 activities total
• Black and white versions of all color pages
• Answer key

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Looking for other middle school resources?

Middle School Vocabulary Worksheet {plain and themed versions}

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Unit - Middle/High School

Holiday Toy Trends Mini Research Unit

Christmas Around the World - Who is/What is Cards

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This January Preschool No-Prep packet is loaded with fun and engaging activities for students. There are 72 pages of work.

What's Included:

• Letter A Maze
• Counting Flakes
• Fine Motor Practice
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 1)
• I know my Shapes (circle)
• Winter Beginning of Sounds
• Matching Shapes
• Short A Pictures
• Colors and Shapes
• CVC Words (short e)
• What Shape comes next?
• Sight Words (blue)
• Letter B Maze
• Counting Mittens
• Fine Motor Practice ||
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 2)
• I know my shapes (heart)
• Winter Beginning of Sounds ||
• Mathcing Shapes ||
• Short E Picutes
• Colors and Shapes ||
• CVC Words (short e) ||
• Which shape is different?
• Sight Words (like)
• Letter Maze C
• Counting Snow
• Fine Motor Practice |||
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 3)
• I know my shapes (triangle)
• Winter Beginning Sounds |||
• Uppercase Tracing
• Short I Pictures
• Lowercase Tracing
• CVC Words (short e) |||
• Winter Clothing
• Sight Words (said)
• Letter D Maze
• Counting Marshmallows
• Fine Motor Practice ||||
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 4)
• I know my shapes (square)
• Winter Beginning Sounds ||||
• Handwriting Practice (lowercase)
• CVC Words (short e) ||||
• Handwriting Practice (uppercase)
• CVC Words (short e) |||||
• Sight Words (and)
• Letter E Maze
• Counting Stars
• Fine Motor Practice |||||
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 5)
• I know my shapes (star)
• Winter Beginning Sounds |||||
• Short O Pictures
• Sight Words (that)
• Letter F Maze
• Counting Fingers
• Fine Motor Practice |||||||
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 6)
• Winter Beginning Sounds |||||||
• Short U Pictures
• Letter G Maze
• Counting Fish
• Fine Motor Practice 7
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 7)
• I know my shapes (diamond)
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 8)
• I know my shapes (hexagon)
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 9)
• Counting Marshmallows (ten frame 10)
• Winter Words (black + white)
• Winter Words (color)

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Are you looking for a fun way to keep your preschoolers busy throughout the year? These No-Prep worksheets are loaded with fun and engaging activities for your little learners. Help your little ones master the skills they need to succeed in Preschool, Pre-K, and TK. This bundle will have you covered for the entire year!

Don’t waste your time prepping extensive center activities. Use these no-prep worksheets to cut out all of the hard work and still get the benefit of mastering the skills your littles need to succeed. 

✨Skills Included

• Alphabet Tracing
• Number Recognition Skills
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Make learning letters fun for your students with this Arctic Theme Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game! Perfect for circle time, this engaging activity helps students master both upper and lower case alphabet letters while enhancing your Arctic theme activities.

Plus, it includes yoga pose cards for active movement fun! You are going to love watching the excitement on your student’s faces as they search for the hidden pictures while strengthening their literacy skills in a playful and interactive way.

Don't have a pocket chart? No problem, you can easily play the game on the floor or on your circle time carpet.

This interactive game is designed alleviate the common classroom challenges such as student disengagement by offering a fun way to reinforce upper and lower case letter recognition while keeping students actively involved.

Ideal for preschool and early elementary classrooms, this resource will help enhance literacy learning in a fun and playful way.

The cards can also be utilized during small group activities and center time to introduce a range of learning experiences.

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- 18 Arctic Theme Cards

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- 26 Upper Case Arctic Theme Alphabet Cards

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Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Fall/Winter Birch Tree Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. It is best to use watercolor paper for this unit, since it does the best job of absorbing and working with the watercolor paint. However, if watercolor paper is not at your disposal, please find the heaviest white drawing paper you can find. Painter’s Tape is also best for this assignment, but in a pinch, you may use masking tape- although masking tape may need to be stuck to a different surface (shirt/), it isn’t too sticky on the paper. I hope you have as much fun with this artwork as I have! I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Engage your preschoolers with this fun and educational sorting activity that helps them differentiate between autumn and winter. This activity includes a variety of colorful images representing both seasons, designed to develop children's understanding of seasonal changes while enhancing their fine motor skills.

Features:

Seasonal Pictures: A set of vibrant images that clearly depict autumn and winter elements, such as leaves, pumpkins, snowflakes, and mittens.

Cut and Paste Activity: Children will enjoy cutting out the pictures and sorting them into the correct seasonal categories, which fosters hands-on learning and coordination.

Educational Focus: Helps young learners recognize and categorize seasonal items, promoting cognitive development and seasonal awareness.

PreK and Preschool Friendly: The activity is designed specifically for PreK and preschool-aged children, with simple, clear images and easy-to-handle sizes.

This activity provides a delightful way for young children to explore the differences between autumn and winter while developing essential skills. Perfect for teachers and parents looking for an engaging, educational tool.

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These winter handwriting practice printables provide a fun and effective way to improve your handwriting skills. Below is a description of the ABC worksheet related to the theme of winter:

a description:

This printable handwriting practice sheet contains the entire alphabet in beautifully designed distinct letters. Each letter is presented in both uppercase and lowercase formats, allowing learners to practice both formats.

Key Features:

Each letter of the cursive alphabet is prominently displayed, providing ample space for practice.

The letters are presented in clear, easy-to-read cursive, helping beginners and those improving their handwriting skills.

The worksheet encourages repeated tracing and writing of each letter, which reinforces muscle memory and correct letter formation.

Additional lines are provided for independent practice to reinforce letters learned and encourage mastery.

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The purpose of this cursive alphabet practice sheet is to help learners, whether children or adults, develop and improve their handwriting skills in a fun and engaging way. It aims to improve letter recognition, formation, and overall handwriting through repeated practice.

This printable winter-themed cursive ABC alphabet is suitable for the classroom, homeschooling, or anyone looking to boost their cursive writing skills during the winter.

Snapshots Of My Winter Break?????????? Worksheet printable

This worksheet is designed to help you reflect on and summarize the highlights, memorable moments, and experiences from your winter break.

The worksheets are colored and also black and white.

These Winter and Valentine's Day word search puzzle sheets are engaging activities designed for fun and learning. It consists of a grid full of letters, containing hidden words related to the themes of winter and Valentine's Day. The goal is to locate, circle or highlight these words within the grid, which can run horizontally, vertically, diagonally or even backwards.

These worksheets provide a fun way to reinforce vocabulary, improve spelling, and encourage attention to detail. Word lists often include terms associated with winter activities such as snowflakes, snowmen, sledding, and hot cocoa, Valentine's Day items such as love, hearts, cupid, and chocolate, and romantic phrases.

Teachers, parents, or individuals looking for fun challenges can use these worksheets as teaching tools or fun entertainment during the holiday season. They meet the needs of various age groups, making them versatile for classroom activities, home entertainment, or even social gatherings.

Puzzles usually come in different difficulty levels to suit different skill sets, ensuring that everyone can participate and enjoy the delightful adventure of finding hidden words amid the winter and romantic themes.

Social emotional learning activity and craft printable or bulletin board

Have your class show Gratitude and Appreciation for self, their school, and themselves. This is an easy, ready to go, printable craftivity that requires no prep or supplies

Self love is important to foster throughout the school year. Research shows when we love, appreciate, and see the good in ourselves, we are more easily able to do the same for others.

Teaching children about the power and habit of gratitude benefits your classroom climate and community in so many positive ways.

several printable page options:

• "What I love about my school"
• "What I love about myself"
• "What I love about my friends"

3 cute printable cutouts for writing examples of appreciation, love, and gratitude:

• hearts
• clouds
• books

integrating social-emotional learning (SEL) into your classroom curriculum with easy no prep crafts, will enhance students' sense of community and foster positive relationships.

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Meet Informative Isabelle and Isaac. They are the Wacky Writing Informative twins.

The Wacky Writing Kids product incorporates fun and creativity while practicing the different types of writing. Informative Isaac and Isabelle make writing exciting! Students will love to construct each Wacky Kid Template. The template serves as a Writing Anchor Poster or Plan for each type of writing. After students create their writing plan they can write their paragraph on the lined paper provided. The Wacky Writing kids template also includes a writing checklist to proofread and edit their writing.

The Wacky Writing kids make a fun wall display! All the printables included are: A Complete Wacky Kid Template, Writing Paper, Writing Prompt, and frames. This is a great activity as part of a Writing Lesson, at a Writing Workstation, or as an Art and Craft project.

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Informative Isaac Body Template (writing plan)

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Blank Writing Prompt and Title Template

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The Wacky Writing Kids are a great Activity to incorporate fun and creativity while practicing the different types of writing. Persuasive Pete and Paula make writing exciting! Students will love to construct each Wacky Kid Template. The template serves as a Writing Anchor Poster or Plan for each type of writing. After students create their writing plan they can write their paragraph on the lined paper provided. The Wacky Writing kids template also includes a writing checklist to proofread and edit their draft. The Wacky Writing kids make a fun wall display! The Printables that are included with each Wacky Writing Kid product is: A Complete Wacky Kid Template, Writing Paper, Writing Prompt, and frames for the title of paragraph. This is a great activity to use with a Writing Lesson, at a Writing Workstation, or as an Arts and Craft project.

Persuasive Writing Activity Includes:

Persuasive Pete Body Template (writing plan)

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Writing Prompt and Title Template

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Do your students need a brain break during the busy winter season? Do your students love to debate? In this winter THIS OR THAT activity, students will have the opportunity to share and discuss their preferences for winter activities!

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• 10 Google slides winter THIS OR THAT questions
• PDF Printable Version!

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Do your students need some engagement during the weeks leading up to Christmas? These 5 Christmas Themed Fun Worksheets are a perfect way to keep your students engaged during the weeks leading up to Christmas break.

These engaging worksheets will entertain students for morning work, homework, small groups, or independent work.

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Do your kids need a brain break on the weeks leading up to Christmas break? Do they need some inspiration for writing? This 26-page Christmas coloring book includes a cover and 25 coloring pages. Use these pages for early finishers, indoor recess, parties, writing prompts and more!

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Are you snow ready to teach positional words with a winter theme? This snowman printable activity is for you! More than just a position words worksheet! Each book follows an easy pattern for students to practice reading at the same time!

This Set includes:

Where is the Snowman? (Look! The snowman is above the snow globe.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, inside, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

1 book with 3 versions for easy differentiation

- a book with dots for students to be able to practice 1 to 1

- a book with no dots

- an interactive book where students read the sentence and move the snowman to match

Each reader has:

• a black and white PDF version with 2 books to a page

Plus:

• A Reference page to see which skills and sight words are addressed in each book
• A Parents Tips page
• A color printable classroom book

**This book is included with the Digital Version

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Do you need a fun positional words activity? This counting bears printable activity is more than a worksheet! Students follow the pattern to read and move the bear around a cup.

Students will see or move the bear over, above, below, under, next to, beside, between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, inside, and near a cup.

This Set includes:

Where is the Bear? (Where is the bear? The bear is between the cups.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, inside, and near

1 book with 4 versions for easy differentiation and multiple days of practice-

- a book with dots for students to be able to practice 1 to 1

- a book without dots for students to practice understanding the positional words

- an interactive book where students read the sentence and move the bear to match

- an interactive book where students pick the positional word to match the picture

*you can see a page from each book in the preview!

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• A color printable classroom book

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This snowman winter positional words activity is perfect for preschool and kindergarten! Students will love that there are digital positional words activities, as well as, matching printable books. Students will practice spatial concepts by seeing the the snowman move over, above, below, under, next to, beside, inside, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near a snow globe.

This Set includes:

Where is the Snowman? (Look! The snowman is above the snow globe.)

includes: over, above, below, under, next to, beside, inside, in between, on top of, in front of, behind, close to, far from, and near

1 book with 3 versions for easy differentiation

- a book with dots for students to be able to practice 1 to 1

- a book with no dots

- an interactive book where students read the sentence and move the snowman to match

Each unnumbered reader has:

• a black and white PDF version with 2 books to a page
• a color Seesaw™ version (links included to pre-uploaded books found in the READ ME FIRST file)
• a color Google Slides™ version of each book WITH audio

Plus:

• A printable color classroom version
• A Parents Tips page with an editable version included
• A printable color classroom book with movable snowman

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