This snowman cut outs worksheet gives kindergarten students four bold snowman shapes to color and cut out, building fine motor skills while making a cheerful winter craft for cards or bulletin boards.
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.
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.
This same or different activity has PreK-K students sort winter picture cards onto Same and Different mats, with a practice page and answer key included to sharpen early looking skills.
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.
This find the missing letters sequencing activity has PreK-1st grade students name the missing letter on 24 Christmas cards using an alphabet line. Answer key included, and alphabet order feels like holiday fun.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
Using thisStocking Sort Classifying Activity, studentscomplete the Stocking Sort activity to practice classifying and grouping objects.
UsingPolar Express Activities, students write and color Polar Express related materials during their reading of the book.
Twinkle lights and tiny learners
Christmas themes make December the perfect time to practice kindergarten basics. Kids count ornaments and snowballs to 10 and beyond, solve little addition problems like 2 + 3 = 5 presents, find missing letters, read CVC words and put holiday words in ABC order. They sing carols, which builds rhyme and rhythm, and use scissors and glue for festive crafts. The skills are kindergarten skills; the sparkle just keeps everyone smiling.
Five-year-olds are bursting with holiday excitement. These moves channel it into learning.
Display the lyrics to Frosty the Snowman and point to each word as you sing. Kids join in on the words they know and spot rhyming pairs. Familiar songs are perfect first reading practice.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withFrosty the Snowman LyricsWorksheetsOpen it →Use pretend snowballs (cotton balls work great) to act out simple addition stories: "Two snowballs, then three more. How many now?" Kids build, count and write the number sentence.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withSnowy Addition ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Kids cut out a paper tree and add a set number of ornaments with stickers or dots. Then they swap with a friend who counts and checks. Cutting, counting and checking in one cheerful craft.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withTree Cut OutsActivitiesOpen it →Busy hands and happy hearts in the weeks before break.
WorksheetsCount Christmas pictures and color the matching number.
Open Christmas Counting Numbers 1-5 Worksheet →
ActivitiesPut holiday picture cards in alphabetical order by their first letter.
Open Christmas Easy Alphabetical Order Activity →
WorkbooksA little book of holiday practice kids can finish and take home.
Open Christmas Mini Pack →Teacher favorites right now: Snowman Cut Outs, Tree Cut Outs and Snowy Addition Activity.
Counting and addition with holiday objects, carols with lyric sheets, letter and ABC order games, CVC word practice and simple cut-and-glue crafts. Choose ones that practice skills kids are already learning.
Keep your normal routine and add the theme on top. Short, hands-on activities and movement breaks work better than long seat work.
Many schools focus on winter themes and cultural traditions. Songs, crafts and holiday math are common, but check your school's guidelines and include other winter celebrations.
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