This tree cut outs activity is a tree-shaped book for kindergarten to 2nd grade. Children color the cover, draw a tree, write about it, and cut out the pages on the bold line.
Play this snowman contractions activity as a memory game: 1st to 3rd grade students match two-word Mitten Cards to Snowman contraction cards and record each pair. Answer key included.
This common and proper nouns activity has 1st to 3rd grade students sort snowflake word cards on a winter mat, with a practice page and answer key included for easy checking.
In this snowy addition activity, K-1st grade children add facts with sums of 7 to 10 and sort each snowflake under the right snowman. Answer key included for quick checking.
Using Same or Different Activity, students usethe picture cards to practice visually discriminating things that are the same and/or different.
This Christmas easy alphabetical order activity gives K-1st Grade children twelve holiday picture cards to line up by first letter, with a recording sheet, practice page and answer key included.
This Short Vowel Word Family activity has kindergarten and 1st grade students sort snow globe word cards into -at, -en, -ig, -op and -ug families, with a practice page and answer key included.
This Christmas bingo activity lets preschool to 1st grade students listen for holiday words and find the matching pictures on four different boards. Answer key included.
Match rhyming pictures like star and car in this rhyming words Christmas activity for preschool to 1st grade, with ornament picture cards and a practice page. An answer key is included.
This do you want to build a snowman contractions activity has 1st to 3rd grade students match two-word body cards to contraction head cards, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included.
UsingFind the Missing Letters Sequencing Activity, students place alphabet letter cards to complete the alphabet sequences.
This CVC short vowel sounds activity has kindergarten and 1st grade students read CVC word cards and sort them under five snowmen by vowel. Answer key included.
Using Santa's Compound Cookies Activity, studentsput together his cookies to form compound words to figure out what Santa wants for Christmas.
This Winter Hard Alphabetical Order Activity will teach your students how to put three sets of sight words with repeating letters in alphabetical order.
This winter easy alphabetical order activity gives kindergarten and 1st grade students two sets of winter picture cards to put in ABC order by the first letter. A practice page and answer key are included.
Using Number Word Lights Activity, students match the number with the number word in order to build their math fluency.
This Christmas Hard Alphabetical Order Activity will teach your students how to put three sets of words about Christmas in alphabetical order.
In this ordering numbers 0-30 Christmas activity, children sort 30 holiday number cards and line each set up from least to greatest. Made for Kindergarten and 1st grade, with a practice page and answer key included.
This ordering numbers 0-100 Christmas activity has 1st to 2nd Grade students sort 24 holiday number cards and order each set from least to greatest. Answer key included.
This gingerbread house decorating following directions activity lets preschool to 1st grade children follow three-step cards to color a holiday house. Answer key included for quick, independent checking.
Jingle all the way to learning!
December is busy, and Christmas themes are a great way to keep first graders learning while the excitement builds. Kids can practice short vowel CVC words like h-a-t, b-e-d, f-u-n, add within 20 with snowmen and ornaments, and work out fact families like 3 + 4 = 7, 7 - 4 = 3. They can write a letter, sort nouns, and sing classic holiday songs that build reading fluency. Families celebrate the season in many ways, so it's a nice time to let kids share their own traditions too. The click moment is when the holiday fun and the learning become the same thing.
These moves keep real first grade skills front and center while the holiday adds the sparkle.
Give kids letter cards on paper ornaments and have them build short vowel words on a tree mat. Then they read each word to a partner. Building words letter by letter keeps phonics practice hands-on during a busy month.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withCVC Short Vowel Sounds ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Put up the words to Jingle Bells and point to each word as kids sing. Then have them find sight words and rhyming words in the lyrics. Singing a song they already know helps early readers read with confidence.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withJingle Bells LyricsWorksheetsOpen it →Do one short fact family page a few times a week in December. Each page mixes in families from earlier weeks. Steady practice keeps math facts growing even when the schedule is full of holiday events.
Why it works: short practice spread over several days beats one long session, according to a large review of learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withChristmas Math Fact Families WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Festive fun that still counts as learning.
ActivitiesKids match snowman pieces to build contractions like "can't" and "it's."
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ActivitiesKids use tree cutouts to count, sort or spell, then display the trees on a class board.
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ActivitiesKids solve addition problems with snowflakes and snowballs to count.
Open Snowy Addition Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Tree Cut Outs, Snowman Contractions Activity and Common and Proper Nouns Activity.
Try phonics games with ornaments, addition with snowmen, writing a letter or reading holiday song lyrics. Choose activities that practice skills you are already teaching so the learning continues.
Keep routines in place and use holiday themes as the hook. Short, hands-on activities work better than long worksheets when excitement is high.
Invite kids to share how their families celebrate, whether that is Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or another tradition. Winter themes like snowmen and snowflakes work for everyone.
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