{"id":1891,"date":"2022-11-16T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T20:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theteachingrabbit.com\/home\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:00:36","slug":"winter-teaching-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theteachingrabbit.com\/home\/winter-teaching-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Winter Activities for the Elementary Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Winter is almost here.\u00a0 The snow, the cold, and the fun outdoor activities await!\u00a0 Wouldn’t it be great to incorporate some winter fun into your lessons?\u00a0 Let’s take a look at some engaging winter teaching ideas and activities to use in your elementary classroom!<\/p>\n

Making Paper Snowflakes<\/h2>\n

Ah, the old classic… scissors and white paper.\u00a0 Students can develop their fine motor skills by cutting snowflakes out of paper and decorating the classroom!<\/p>\n

If you don’t know how to do it already, you might want to check out a video tutorial like this one.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Snowman Crafts<\/h2>\n

If you are teaching 2D shapes, you could have students use construction paper circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles to make their own snowperson for art class!<\/p>\n

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Alternatively, you could make snowmen out of white paper towel rolls or use Styrofoam balls from the craft store.\u00a0 You could also have students glue cotton balls onto blue construction paper to create their snowperson.\u00a0 Making stuffed snowmen out of felt is a little more time consuming but also fun!\u00a0 There are just so many different ways to make them!<\/p>\n

Winter Math<\/h2>\n

Grab these FREE Winter Addition & Subtraction worksheets<\/a> for your early finishers!<\/p>\n

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Winter Procedural Writing<\/h2>\n

Talk about bundling up!\u00a0 Learn vocabulary words like scarf, mittens, coat, boots, earmuffs and more.\u00a0 You can use a planning sheet to write a procedure about getting ready for a cold winter day!\u00a0 What do you wear?\u00a0 What goes on first?\u00a0 Last?\u00a0 Don’t miss anything or you could get chilly!<\/p>\n

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Learn About a Winter Sport<\/h2>\n

Another engaging winter teaching idea is to research a winter sport!\u00a0 Pick a winter sport like hockey, skiing, sledding, or snowshoeing and learn about it as a class. When was it invented?\u00a0 How is it played?\u00a0 What are the rules?\u00a0 What equipment do you need?\u00a0 Write a short research paper together and then learn the sport as a class (if possible)!<\/p>\n

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A different way to do this could be by assigning different winter sports to different groups.\u00a0 Each group does a presentation on their sport for the rest of the class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crumpled Paper Snowballs<\/h2>\n

Who doesn’t like scrunching up paper into a ball?\u00a0 And it’s even better if you get to throw it!\u00a0 Have your students crumple up some white paper (ideally from the recycling bin) to make a few snowballs.\u00a0 Then have 2 students each see how far they can throw the balls.\u00a0 The winner of that round faces the next student, and the throwing competition continues.\u00a0 You could include measurement concepts in this activity by asking students to measure how far their first throw went and then try to beat it with a second throw and measure again (using rulers, metre sticks, measuring tape, etc.).<\/p>\n

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Winter Patterns<\/h2>\n

Patterning is often taught throughout the year.\u00a0 You can make seasonal math and literacy centers by using winter objects or pictures like mittens, candy canes, snowmen, snowflakes, and more!<\/p>\n

Grab this Winter Patterns Freebie<\/a> from my store to use for your December centers!<\/p>\n

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Winter Counting Activities<\/h2>\n

If you are teaching counting, addition, or subtraction you can use objects that resemble snowballs like marshmallows or cotton balls.\u00a0 Students can use the objects to show one to one correspondence when counting, skip count with them, or arrange them into equal groups.\u00a0 You may want to let them eat the marshmallows when they are done (but not the cotton balls!) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Or you can find a winter counting math center<\/a> like the one below and add it into your rotation for some winter themed fun!<\/p>\n

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If you are looking for some winter teaching resources for your elementary classroom, here is a Winter Activity Bundle<\/a> you might want to check out!\u00a0 You can use these activities for your December and January math and literacy centers!<\/p>\n

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Looking for Christmas ideas & activities?\u00a0 You may want to check out my blog post 5 Christmas Activities for the Elementary Classroom<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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