What’s Inside: Winter Activity Bundle

Finish This Story - If I Were An Elf -

Have your students write and Complete the writing prompts
illustrate what they’re looking and decorate an adorable elf.
forward to the most over
winter break.

December Writing Prompts - A Gingerbread Me -

Need a quick and easy activity Complete the writing prompt
for your class? Choose from a and decorate the gingerbread
variety of writing prompts in cookie.
this winter choice board.

Snow Day Mad Libs - Winter Crossword -

Fill in the blanks with words Fill in the grid with the
given to you by your students corresponding answer
and see how silly this story for each crossword clue.
can get. Answer key included.

Winter Word Search - Winter Word Scramble-

Find the words hidden in Unscramble the letters to
the letter grid. Answer key reveal the winter-themed
included. words. Answer key included.

Winter Bingo - Roll The Dice -

Have your students fill in the For a more interactive game,
Bingo squares with the name have your students roll a
of a classmate who applies to die 3 times to create a silly
the statement in the box. snowman. Instructions
included.
Color By Number Elf - Coloring Pages -
Identify the numbers in the For a fun and easy activity,
image and fill in each section have your students decorate
with the corresponding color these adorable coloring pages.
noted in the color key.

Bookmarks - Winter Posters -

Students can cut out and color Cozy up your classroom walls
an adorable bookmark to use this winter with these super
in class or at home. cute posters.

Silly Holiday Traditions -

Read aloud these fun and silly
holiday traditions from around
the world and have your
students guess which ones are
true and which ones are false.
Answer key included.

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 Finish This Story
and draw a picture to go with it!

The thing I’m looking forward to the most over winter break is...

By:
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If I Were An Elf . . .
My elf name would be . . .

My job in Santa’s workshop

would be . . .

My favorite things about the

North Pole would be . . .

By:

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 DECEMBER WRITING
PROMPTS

What would it be like What is your

What is your favorite What do you want
to accomplish in the to live in an igloo?. favorite
thing about winter?
Why? new year? Christmas
treat? Why?

Besides Christmas, What is your

FREE Day- Write What is your
are there other winter favorite
about whatever favorite holiday
holidays you know holiday
you’d like. tradition?
about? Which ones? decoration?

What is your FREE Day- Write Do you prefer to What would it be

fondest winter about whatever play indoors or like to live at the
memory? you’d like. outdoors in winter? North Pole?
Explain why.

What would it be like What is your

What is the best FREE Day- Write
to be snowed in at favorite winter
meal to have on a about whatever
school and you activity?
cold, snowy day? you’d like.
couldn’t leave? Why?

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 A Gingerbread Me
Many kids know what
it’s like to make (and
eat!) gingerbread
cookies, but what is it
like to be one?
Imagine what it
would be like if one
day you were turned
into a crisp little
holiday cookie!

If I turned into a gingerbread cookie . . .

By:
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Snow Day Mad Lib Teacher Instructional Sheet
Have your students give you the words below
and use them to fill in the blank spaces in the story.

Snow Day Mad Lib

ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE
NOUN
NOUN
VERB ENDING IN -ED
VERB
VERB ENDING IN -ED
ADJECTIVE
NOUN

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 Snow Day Mad Lib
Fill in the blanks and let the silliness begin!

On a _________________and snowy winter day,

(Adjective)

my friends and I decided to build a snowman.

First we got all bundled up with ___________________ coats,

(Adjective)

mittens and scarves. We made sure to grab a ________________

(Noun)

for the snowman’s nose and a _______________ for the eyes

(Noun)

and mouth. Then we set out.

We __________________ in the snow and started creating three

(Verb ending in -ed)

large snowballs for our snowman.

After a while we decided to start a snowball fight. We

_______________our snowman and started packing snowballs.
(Verb)

We built forts to hide behind and _____________________our

(Verb ending in -ed)

fight. An hour later we were tired and ___________________.

(Adjective)

Once it got too dark to continue, we went inside and had a big
glass of _________________.
(Noun)
It was a perfect ending to the day.
We cannot wait to do it again tomorrow!

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WINTER Name:

Crossword 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. 7.

8. 9. 10. 11.

12.

13.

14.

DOWN: ACCROSS:
1. hot chocolate drink 4. snowstorm
2. toy used to slide down snowy hills 6. the coldest season of the year
3. covering that keeps your hands warm 8. the color of snow
5. soft white pieces of frozen water that fall to the ground 12. person made of snow
7. frozen water 13. piece of clothing worn to keep warm
9. house made of ice 14. covering to keep your neck warm
10. footwear in the winter
11. covering to keep your head warm
13. the opposite of hot
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 WINTER
Crossword
Answer Key
C 1.

O S
2.

C L
M O E
3.

B L I ZZA RD
4.

S
5.
T
N WI NT ER
6. 7.

O 9.
C E
WH I T E N B
8. 10. 11.
H
G S N O WM A N 12.

L O T
O COAT 13.

O O SC AR F 14.

L
D

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Name:

W RD
WINTER
Find the words hidden below.
SEARCH

Winter Scarf Sled Snoflake Snowman

Mittens Ice Sweater Frosty Cocoa

S N O W F L A K E Y C B
G N N S W E A T E R O S
F F R O S T Y T X Y C L
U I Q V O N V I U S O E
S N O W M A N C M I A D
J W I N T E R E T P O U
C S S C A R F F P T W X
N X M I T T E N S W C T

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WINTER W RD
SEARCH
Answer Key
 Winter WORD SCRAMBLE
Name:

LALWNSBO
ACRSF
OACOC
EWIRTN
CDOL
OCAT
SOGVEL
SEDL
ONASMNW
OSTOB

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 Winter
WORD SCRAMBLE
Answer Key
SNOWBALL
SCARF
COCOA
WINTER
COLD
COAT
GLOVES
SLED
SNOWMAN
BOOTS
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WINTER Bingo
To fill in your Bingo squares, find a classmate who applies to the statement in the box. Write their name in that square.

Find someone who . . .

B I N G O
Favorite season Has gone Has a birthday Favorite holiday Favorite winter
drink is
is winter sledding in December is Christmas hot chocolate

Likes winter
weather more Has been in a Has played in Has made Favorite candy
than summer snowball fight the snow holiday cookies is candy canes
weather

Has built Likes football Has a January Has a February

a snowman birthday birthday

Is wearing Has made a Has never had a Has decorated Favorite holiday
Christmas colors gingerbread gingerbread a Christmas is Kwanzaa
house cookie tree

Has stayed up Favorite holiday

until midnight Has wrapped is Hanukkah Favorite holiday Has drank
on New Year’s a present is New Year’s eggnog
Eve

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 Roll the dice to
create a silly snowman Let It
Directions: Roll a single die three times to mix and match your SNOW!
snowman’s parts. Your first roll number chooses arms, the
second roll selects a facial expression and the third roll gives
you an accessory for your snowman to wear. After you make
your three rolls, draw a silly snowman using that information.

ROLLED NUMBER ARMS FACIAL EXPRESSION ACCESSORIES

Squiggly Happy Top Hat

Arms

Arms Up Sad Scarf

Arms
Down Angry Stocking Cap

Zig-Zag
Arms Confused Fluffy Mittens

One Arm Up, Scared Cowboy Hat

One Arm Down
Arms Sticking
Straight Out Excited Baseball Cap
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 Color By
2
4
2
4
Number Elf
4 5 4
4
3

1 1
1

1
2
2

4
7 7 7
2 4 4
4 6 2
6
2 4
5 4 6 2
2 5 2
2 5 2 5 6 6 5 2 5
2
4
6 4 6 4
4 6 4 6
4 6
6 4 4
4 6
4 4 6
4 4 6
6 6

1 PINK 3 ORANGE 5 GREEN 7 BLACK

2 RED 4 YELLOW 6 BLUE

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 Reindeer
GAMES

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Reading is
n o W
S ch fun!
mu

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 Sea s o n ’ s
G - r - r - r
Rea d i n g s !

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 with a

Good Book!
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Be

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Reading is

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 Silly Holiday Traditions
from Around the World
Read the silly holiday traditions below
and determine which ones are true or false.
1 In Japan, the traditional Christmas meal is Kentucky Fried Chicken. KFC is so popular
that people have to book a table weeks in advance.

2 In Sweden, every year on December 24th, families gather around the television at 3
p.m. to watch a Christmas special called "Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a
Merry Christmas."

3 In Greenland, raw whale skin with blubber is considered a Christmas delicacy.

In Greece, they never put up Christmas trees. Why not? Because they love cats,
4
and cats attack Christmas trees.

5 One of Ukraine's favorite festive traditions is not one for those with a fear of
creepy crawlies. Ukrainians decorate their trees with artificial spider webs!

6 In Russia, Santa wears green clothes instead of red.

In Norway, people hide their brooms before they go to bed. They believe that if they
7 don't do this, a witch will steal it and use it to fly.

In Australia, the Prime Minister traditionally throws the first snowball on Christmas
8 day. No one may throw a snowball before the Prime Minister.

In Germany, people hide a pickle in the Christmas tree, and the first person to find it
9 receives an extra present from Santa Claus.

In the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the city’s residents make their way to church on
10
roller skates every year on Christmas morning.

In the Netherlands, every year in the days leading up to December 5th, Dutch
11 children place their shoes by the fireplace in the hopes that the Dutch version of
Santa Claus will fill them with small gifts and treats.

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 Silly Holiday Traditions
from Around the World

Silly Holiday Answer Sheet

1 True. This is the result of a marketing campaign to promote fried chicken as
the 'Western Christmas' even though Americans typically eat turkey.

2 True.

3 True. The food is called mottak and kiviok.

4 False, but Greeks do love cats and cats do attack Christmas trees.

5 True.

6 False. He actually wears blue.

7 True.

8 False. Christmas takes place in the Australian summer, so there's never

any snowballs to throw. Aussies normally spend Christmas at the beach.

9 True.

10 True.

11 True.

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