Walking into a Winter Wonderland Classroom!
As a teacher, I know I don’t need to tell you about the weeks leading up to winter break! And the few days before, it can seem like a lost cause trying to get students engaged in any learning. It’s not just the days before the break, but the days you go back in January can be just as hard.
Do you like to do holiday activities whole group? Maybe you set up centers with parents helping students. How about giving some work that students can complete individually? I know one of the hardest things I’ve dealt with in my classroom is having work for early finishers!
Keep reading if you want to see some AMAZING resources that can be added to your lesson plans TODAY! Below you’ll see activities for Christmas, but you’ll also see a lot that are winter-theme and work well for the new year. These resources are perfect for reviewing important math, grammar, and writing skills.
MATH — These activities were made with key 3rd grade math skills. If you need differentiation for your 2nd graders who excel in math, these could be a great addition to meet their needs. If you teach 4th grade or higher, these can be fun review or used for those who struggle with math.
This New Year’s collaborative coloring poster is perfect for your winter-themed bulletin board! Students practice rounding to the nearest 100 and use the code to color one of 25 blocks. All 25 blocks make a large poster that is 30 x 30 inches!
These worksheets and color by number activities review the following skills:
- PLACE VALUE
- ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST 10/100
- ADDITION
- SUBTRACTION
- MULTIPLICATION
- DIVISION
- FRACTIONS
These worksheets are sure to keep students engaged while they review the following math skills:
- PLACE VALUE
- ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST 100/1000
- ADDITION
- SUBTRACTION
- MULTIPLICATION
- DIVISION
- FRACTIONS
- TIME TO THE NEAREST MINUTE
This is a fun and quick review of basic multiplication facts. Students cut out and glue the correct hat on each snowman.
GRAMMAR — Who has time to review grammar? You do! These fun color by code activities will keep students engaged as they practice key grammar & parts of speech skills.
These 12 worksheets have students identifying the following:
- COMMON NOUNS
- PROPER NOUNS
- PRONOUNS
- VERBS
- VERB TENSES
- ADJECTIVES
- CONTRACTIONS
- ADVERBS
- PLURAL NOUNS
- SYNONYMS
- ANTONYMS
- HOMOPHONES
- SYLLABLES
- RHYMING
This winter collaborative coloring poster is perfect for your winter-themed writing bulletin board! Students review grammar/parts of speech to color one of 36 blocks. All 36 blocks make a large poster that is 36 x 36 inches!
WRITING — Your students will enjoy writing with these fun activities. Some are specific to Christmas, while others have a winter theme.
This holiday traditions paragraph writing and craft activity are fun to complete during December. Graphic organizers help students write a paragraph (options for paragraph 2, 3, and 4!) about their favorite holiday traditions. The final craft is shaped and designed to look like an ornament. They look great on a bulletin board!
This FUN descriptive and narrative writing activity is perfect for Christmas/December. Students write creatively from an elf’s point of view. There are graphic organizers to help students organize and choose their ideas.
There are three different ways you can complete the project.
This fun Christmas writing activity gets students thinking about all of the hard work happening at the North Pole. This is a two-part writing project.
- First, students will brainstorm jobs that might be available in the North Pole. They will pick one job and create a Help Wanted poster.
- Second, students will review their classmates’ posters and choose one of the jobs listed to apply for. They will write a persuasive letter to the student telling them why they should get the job.
Students restate the question in their answer with these 12 fun Christmas, Hanukkah, and holiday questions. There are several options available to meet your needs.
You get 6 writing prompts perfect for December. Each prompt has a graphic organizer so students can organizer their thoughts. This creative writing assignment can be completed a few different ways.
This resource includes 27 Christmas acrostic poems. Each has a fun font, border, and art for students to make their own.
This fun Christmas writing activity has students think about jobs at the North Pole. They decide what job they want and write a 5 sentence paragraph.
Graphic organizers are provided – both blank and with sentence frames.
This fun Christmas descriptive writing activity has students explain their trip to the North Pole. Students will fill out a couple of graphic organizers first to get their ideas written down.
Pages include:
- WHAT THEY WOULD CHANGE/ADD
- HOW THEY GOT THERE
- WHAT THEY DID
- WHAT THEY SAW
- WHAT THEY ATE
- WHAT SURPRISED THEM
Practice writing a friendly letter during December. This fun Christmas writing activity has students use the friendly letter format to write Mrs. Claus a letter.
There’s a brainstorm page, as well as examples. I’ve provided three letter pages with different spacing.
Students restate the question in their answer with these 8 fun winter questions. There are several options available to meet your needs and each student’s writing abilities.
Keep students engaged with writing during those days coming back from winter break! You get 6 descriptive writing prompts for winter. Each snowman prompt has a graphic organizer so students can organizer their thoughts.
This creative writing assignment can be completed a few different ways.
End of 2024 and Happy New Year 2025 Goals Activities! FOUR fun goals and resolutions activities to start off New Year’s in January 2025. Create an amazing bulletin board with the pennants and football that students make. Get your students engaged right away when you return from break!
THIS RESOURCE WILL BE UPDATED EACH YEAR!
Keeping students engaged in their learning doesn’t have to be difficult during the holidays. Students will have fun with these activities, and they’d look great on your winter-themed bulletin board!