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Winter Activities for Older Kids - No Prep
By Three Little Homeschoolers
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!
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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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By Three Little Homeschoolers
These cute Valentine's Day bookmarks are ready to print and go! They come in both color and black and white, so that students can color them in.
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Looking for other fun activities?
Spring Labeling and Writing Center Activities
Insects Labeling and Writing Center Activities
Vocabulary Word Wall Cards - Endless Bundle w/ Free Updates
Money Math - Winter Snowman Spin & Spend
Winter Activities for Older Kids
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Winter Words Writing Practice Trace Write Build and Use It
By Three Little Homeschoolers
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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12 Days of Christmas Song Countdown Coloring Pages Posters Winter Teen Craft
By Eden Digital Arts
Twelve Days of Christmas song detailed countdown coloring pages for winter fast finishers, additions to sub plans, brain breaks, DIY decor, Christmas party activity, and more.
Some ideas on using these pages:
1. Countdown Calendar: Use the coloring pages as a countdown to Christmas. Each day, have kids color one page and discuss the corresponding verse.
2. Decorate the Classroom: Hang completed coloring pages around the classroom to create a festive and personalized Christmas atmosphere.
3. Storytelling Activity: Have each child color a different day and then take turns arranging the pages to retell the "12 Days of Christmas" song.
4. Coloring Contest: Organize a friendly coloring contest in the classroom with the "12 Days of Christmas" pages. Award small prizes for the most creative or festive entries.
5. Interactive Bulletin Board: Create an interactive bulletin board where students can add a new colored page each day leading up to Christmas.
6. Collaborative Mural: Tape together several pages to create a large mural showcasing the entire "12 Days of Christmas" song.
7. Fast Finishers and brain breaks for the classroom
Files include:
1 PDF file with 12 US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.
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Nutcracker Ballet Characters Coloring Pages Posters Winter Christmas Teen Craft
By Eden Digital Arts
The Nutcracker 6 characters coloring pages for winter fast finishers, additions to sub plans, brain breaks, Christmas party activity, and more.
These coloring worksheets would work for distressing and relaxation could be used as a relaxing family or classroom activity, colored and used as wall posters, and more.
Characters include: the Nutcracker, Clara, Mouse King, Sugar Plum Fairy, Cavalier, and Drosselmeyer.
Files include:
1 Pdf file with 6 US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.
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Snow Globes Nature Landscape 10 Coloring Pages Posters Mindful Calm Winter Craft
By Eden Digital Arts
Ten coloring pages of snowglobes with landscape inside for no prep calm mindfulness coloring winter activity, great for relaxing coloring, brain breaks, early finishers, used as posters for classroom decor, and more.
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1 Pdf file with 10 US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.
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Happy Groundhog Day Zen Doodle Fun Coloring Pages Nature No Prep Craft Posters
By Eden Digital Arts
No prep activity to celebrate Groundhog day, 3 fun zen doodle nature and groundhog coloring pages, these would work great for relaxing coloring, brain breaks, early finishers, easy addition to sub plans, used as posters for classroom decor, and more.
Files include:
1 Pdf file with 3 US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.
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Addition and Subtraction Task Cards - Winter Kindergarten Math Center
By The Chatty Kinder
These Addition and Subtraction Task Cards are perfect for a fun, winter-themed Winter Kindergarten Math Center. Learners will count the objects and record their answers in the boxes at the bottom of the card to form an equation.
Featuring engaging, age-appropriate pictures, these Kindergarten Addition and Subtraction Task Cards are perfect for visual learners and young learners in general. Recording sheets are also included and feature corresponding pictures to help students record the answers to each task card in the correct place.
⭐ This Winter Kindergarten Math Center is also included in the following bundle:
What’s included in this Kindergarten Winter Cards resource?
This set of Kindergarten Addition and Subtraction Task Cards includes a total of 44 task cards, including 4 levels of difficulty to allow for easy differentiation, and plenty of practice for learners!
Included Task Cards:
Also included:
- Black and white copies of each task card
- Recording sheets for each set
- Answer Keys
How to best use these Kindergarten Winter Addition and Subtraction Task Cards?
Preparing this Winter Kindergarten Math Center:
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Winter Rhyming Center - Snowman Rhyming Word Families
By The Chatty Kinder
Looking for a fun winter rhyming center? These Snowman Word Families are the perfect wintery literacy center to practice rhyming. Learners will have fun building their rhyming snowman word families with this fun Build a Rhyming Snowman activity. This packet will help learners practice their word families all while building a snowman. Learners will identify the words that rhyme with each other and match the snowballs under the correct word family based on the rhyming sounds. There are a total of 26 word families included in this printable. For the complete list, check out the preview above.
What is included in this Winter Snowman Rhyming Activity for Kindergarten?
Most of the word families have 5 corresponding pictures, except for a few word families. The snowman heads contain the word family on the top of the hat, while the snowballs contain the pictures of the different word families.
How do learners complete this Winter Snowman Rhyming Puzzles activity?
Preparing this Winter Literacy Activity for Kindergarten:
Differentiation:
This activity can be differentiated by changing the number of snowballs and word families used at a single time depending on the learner's needs. To make this activity more challenging present the learner with more word families and snowball pictures to work with and vice versa.
How to best use this Kindergarten Rhyming Snowman Literacy Center:
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Winter Literacy Puzzles - Kindergarten Mystery Picture Puzzles
By The Chatty Kinder
These hands-on Winter Literacy Puzzles are a great option for your kindergarten winter literacy centers. These printable puzzles include 45 Winter Literacy Mystery Picture Puzzles!
Each winter-themed mystery puzzle focuses on a specific literacy skill. Students are asked to match the puzzle pieces to the puzzle mats to reveal the mystery picture to solve the mystery puzzle! These puzzles are also great for your early finishers, enrichment opportunities, morning work, or even intervention groups.
⭐ These Winter Literacy Puzzles are also included in the following bundles:
What’s included in this Winter Mystery Picture Puzzle Kindergarten resource?
This huge Winter Puzzle resource includes 16 Mystery Picture Puzzles.
Literacy Picture Puzzles included: 16 in total
How to best use these kindergarten mystery picture puzzles in the classroom:
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Middle Sounds Sorting Activity - Kindergarten Winter Literacy Center (Medial)
By The Chatty Kinder
This Middle Sounds Sorting Activity makes the perfect Literacy Center for your Kindergarten students this Winter. Learners will identify and sort picture cards based on the medial short vowel sound. This medial sounds sorting activity is the perfect way to reinforce your lessons about medial sounds.
Perfect for use during kindergarten literacy centers or with small groups of students, this winter middle sound sorting activity is simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Color and black and white picture cards are provided along with an optional black and white worksheet for students to further demonstrate their learning.
⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:
-Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers
What is included in this Winter Middle Sounds Sorting Center for Kindergarten?
How do learners complete this Winter Middle Sounds Sorting activity?
Preparing this Winter Middle Sounds Activity for Kindergarten:
How to best use this Kindergarten Middle Sounds Sorting Literacy Center:
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Winter Fine Motor Skills - Mitten Tracing Fine Motor Activity
By The Chatty Kinder
These mitten tracing activities are the perfect activity to practice fine motor skills in a fun winter theme! This winter fine motor activity is a fun tracing activity which will help learners practice tracing while also fine-tuning their fine motor skills this winter! This Winter Fine Motor skill mitten tracing activity makes a fun addition to winter activities, morning tubs or fine motor centers.
⭐ This Winter Fine Motor Skill Tracing Practice for Kindergarten is also included in the following bundle:
What does this Winter Scissor Skills Printable Include?
- 8 mitten tracing pages
- 6 mitten tracing paths
What will learners do in this winter tracing and fine motor activity?
Learners will be practicing tracing and fine motor skills with this printable.
This Winter Tracing Practice Printable features:
I hope your learners love and have fun with this Winter Mitten Tracing Activity as much as my learners loved it! If so, please do let me know by leaving a review below!
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Winter Scissor Skills Cutting Practice and Crafts - Fine Motor Skills
By The Chatty Kinder
These scissor skills activities include thick cutting lines and a variety of cutting lines to create a fun mitten craft perfect for winter! These Winter Scissor Skills Cutting Practice crafts make a fun addition to winter activities, morning tubs or fine motor centers.
Learners will be able to practice their fine motor skills with these fun winter themed cutting activities. They will also be able to create a fun winter craft which makes for a great bulletin display!
⭐ This Winter Scissor Skills Cutting Practice for Kindergarten is also included in the following bundle:
What does this Winter Scissor Skills Printable Include?
- 13 one page mitten scissor skills crafts
- 13 one page mitten cutting practice
What will learners do in this winter cutting and fine motor activity?
Learners will be practicing 2 sets of scissor skills with this printable
1. Cutting around an object:
Learners will be cutting around the thick lines of the mitten to cut it out from the page.
2. Cutting along lines:
Learners will cut the dotted lines within the mitten to practice their scissor cutting skills.
Another version is included in which learners will only cut along the dotted lines on the mitten and will not have to create the craft.
This Scissors Skills Cutting Practice Printable features:
I hope your learners love and have fun with this Winter Scissor Cutting Skills Craft as much as my learners loved it! If so, please do let me know by leaving a review below!
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Winter Alphabet A-Z Puzzles - Sequencing Puzzles - Kindergarten Literacy Center
By The Chatty Kinder
These hands-on Winter Alphabet A-Z Sequencing Picture Puzzles are a great option for your kindergarten literacy centers this winter season. These printable puzzles include 6 Winter Alphabet Sequence Puzzles where students are asked to put the puzzle pieces together using the A to Z alphabet sequences to reveal a picture.
These puzzles are also great for your early finishers, enrichment opportunities, morning work, or even intervention groups. The Winter puzzles come in a super fun winter theme making this center perfect for use for a Kindergarten Winter Literacy Center.
⭐ These Winter Sequencing Puzzles are also included in the following bundles:
Each kindergarten sequencing picture puzzle is a fun, Winter themed photo. These puzzles allow for independent learning since these are self checking.
What is in this kindergarten A to Z sequencing center packet?
The printable contains the following activities and printables:
⭐ 6 Alphabet Sequencing Puzzles
⭐ Templates for easy puzzle solving
⭐ Color and Printer friendly BW Versions
How to best use this kindergarten winter sequencing puzzle packet?
⭐Bundle Up and Save $$$:
Grab this printable as part of the Mystery Picture Puzzles Bundle.
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Winter Patterns Centers and Activities | Hands-On Kindergarten Math Patterns
By The Chatty Kinder
This Kindergarten Winter Patterns Activity makes the perfect Math Center for your Kindergarten students this Winter season. This winter patterns unit is packed with fun and engaging centers and activities that will teach your preschool, pre-k or kindergarten students all about patterns. Learners will identify, build, extend and problem solve in 6 hands-on patterns centers involving AB, ABC, AAB and ABB patterns.
Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, this Kindergarten winter patterns centers and activities are simple to prepare and can be used again and again. This unit contains 6 patterns centers for use with manipulatives you already have in your classroom (snap cubes and counting bears).
The activities come in various levels (4 pattern sequences) so you can easily differentiate for your students and your classroom. The activities come with a page of instructions along with a photo of it in action so teachers know exactly how to use the center and activity.
⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:
Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers Bundle.
**Check out the preview for more details and photos of the centers in action!
What is included in this Winter Patterns Math Center for Kindergarten resource?
All the activities in this resource cover 4 pattern sequences; AB, ABC, AAB and ABB. This allows for differentiation depending on the learner.
The 6 Pattern Activities included in this unit are:
How do learners complete this Winter Kindergarten Pattern Math Center?
Preparing this Winter Kindergarten Math Patterns Center:
This is a low-prep activity, which makes it easy for teachers to prep!
How to best use this AB AAB ABC ABB Patterns Activity for Kindergarten:
If you loved this printable please do let me know by leaving a review. Thank you!
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Winter CVC Words Activity Building Snowball Cards - Winter CVC Literacy Center
By The Chatty Kinder
This CVC Word Building activity will make the perfect Literacy Center activity for your Kindergarten students this Winter season. Incorporating letter / sound recognition, handwriting practice and fine motor skills, this engaging back to winter themed kindergarten literacy center features a fun, snowball format and age appropriate picture cards and CVC words.
Perfect for use during kindergarten literacy centers or with small groups of students, these winter snowball CVC word building cards are simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Both color and black and white versions are included in this resource along with recording sheets for students to record their learning.
⭐ This printable is also part of the following $$$-saving bundles:
-Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers
What is included in this Winter CVC Literacy Center for Kindergarten?
How do learners complete this Winter word building mat activity?
Note: 'car' has been replaced with 'cab'.
Preparing this Winter CVC Word Building Activity for Kindergarten:
How to best use this Kindergarten CVC Word Building Literacy Center:
If you loved this resource, be sure to let me know by leaving a review. Happy teaching! :)
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Winter Non Standard Measurement - Winter Measurement Center
By The Chatty Kinder
These Non-Standard Measurement Activity Mats make the perfect Math Center activity for your Kindergarten students this Winter season. Encouraging exploration of non-standard, informal measurement units, this engaging winter measurement math center features winter related items including snowmen and penguin.
Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, these winter measurement math cards are simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Both color and black and white versions are included in this resource along with rulers featuring winter-themed snowballs and fish.
⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:
-Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers
What is included in this Winter Non Standard Measurement Math Center for Kindergarten resource?
How do learners complete these Kindergarten Non-Standard Measurement Cards?
Preparing this Winter Kindergarten Math Center:
How to best use this Winter Non-Standard Measurement Math Center:
If you loved this resource, be sure to let me know by leaving a review. Happy teaching! :)
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Winter Craft Handprint Activity - Winter Craftivity - Kindergarten Art
By The Chatty Kinder
Looking for a fun and easy, low-prep Kindergarten Winter Craftivity for your preschoolers and kindergarteners? This Winter Handprint Art Craftivity is the perfect art activity for your learners this winter season! This cute and simple winter handprint art activity is such a fun and hands-on experience for kindergarteners and preschoolers.
Creating winter objects using handprints is a great way for learners to express their creativity and imagination with this simple handprint art craft activity. Since learners will have to deal with the paint directly this is a great sensory activity for learners as well, as they explore the texture of the paint with their senses while doing the activity.
How can learners benefit from this activity?
- Fun and hands-on.
- Allows learners to express their creativity in a fun way.
- Gives learners a lot of freedom, great for learners who like open ended exploration and activities.
- Great sensory activity for learners to explore and get used to the texture and feeling of the paint.
- Fun keepsake for learners to celebrate the winter season.
What does this printable include?
There are a total of 8 winter themed objects included in this printable.
This printable includes 3 versions of this winter handprint art activity!
- Pages with handprints on it, can be used a guide for learners to know where to place their handprint.
- Blank pages where learners will have more freedom and will be able to showcase their creativity in making the winter objects.
- Completed versions, which can be used to give learners an idea of what they need.
How do learners do this winter handprint activity?
- Print out the pages you'd like learners to do for this activity. Choose either the guided or blank version depending on how open-ended you'd like this activity to be or depending on your learners.
- Provide learners with paint, you can get learners to paint their own hands with paint. Alternatively, provide learners with trays of 1 to 2 colors filled with a thin layer of paint, they will dip their palms into the paint.
- Learners will then place their palms onto the page to stamp their handprint and create their winter handprint project.
- They can trace the word on the page if required.
- Leave the pages up to dry completely before giving it back to your learners.
This is a fun activity, but can get rather messy, so make sure your learners are aware of what they are doing so it does not get out of control. Keeping only a couple of trays of paint for learners to dip their palms into would definitely help with reducing the mess.
I hope your learners love and have fun with this Winter Handprints Art Activity as much as my learners loved it! If so, please do let me know by leaving a review below!
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Alphabet Letters Tracing Cards - Winter Kindergarten Literacy Handwriting Center
By The Chatty Kinder
These Winter Handwriting Alphabet Letters Tracing Cards make the perfect literacy or handwriting center activity for your Kindergarten students this Winter season. Incorporating letters recognition, handwriting practice and fine motor skills, these engaging winter Alphabet Letters tracing cards feature a cute winter topper for a fun winter theme!
Perfect for use during kindergarten fine motor or literacy centers or with small groups of students, these winter Alphabet Letters tracing cards are simple to prepare and can be used again and again. Both color and black and white versions are included in this resource for a printer-friendly version.
This handwriting printable allows for learners to both trace and also independently write each of the alphabet letters from A to Z.
⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:
-Kindergarten Winter Math and Literacy Centers
What is included in this Winter Tracing Cards for Kindergarten resource?
How do learners complete these Alphabet Letters Tracing Cards?
Preparing this Winter Kindergarten Literacy and Handwriting Center:
How to best use this Winter Alphabet and Handwriting Literacy Center:
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Winter Objects Rainbow Color Clip Cards - Hands-on Color Activity
By The Chatty Kinder
Looking for a fun winter color recognition activity? These Winter Icons Color Clip Cards are perfect for identifying and recognizing colors this winter season! Learners will have fun exploring the wheels and identifying the matching colored winter objects in fun rainbow colors! Learners will have fun with these bright, colorful winter themed wheels.
These wheel clip cards are especially fun as they set students up for success by providing a multiple choice format. Your preschoolers and kindergarteners are sure to have a blast learning with these color clip card wheels during your next math center.
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Who are the clip cards meant for?
These hands-on and engaging Winter Color Clip Cards are designed for young children who are learning to recognize their colors and are able to differentiate between them.
What is included in this Winter Rainbow Color Recognition Activity?
How do you use these clip cards?
Children will use wooden clothespin and clip the winter items that match the color in the center of the wheel. There are 4 correct options for each wheel.
How many wheels are included in the printable?
There are a total of 11 Wheels included. You can decide how many wheels can be used, it can just a few or all can be used at once depending on the learner.
The color 'grey' comes in the 'gray' version as well.
When can you use this Color Recognition Activity?
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