Turn your classroom into a winter wonderland this holiday season with classroom decorations and activities from Evan-Moor! As the end of the year approaches, it’s a perfect time to infuse your lessons with holiday spirit and themes!
Take a look at the lessons and activities below (and get a FREE download) for classroom inspiration!
Free Giveaway! Winter Lineup Grades 3–6
Use the materials and directions provided to create an activity center that challenges students to use various types of thinking and problem-solving skills. This center presents clues for students to solve the puzzle about the ice skaters! The unit includes instructions and reproducibles. Get it here.
Free Giveaway! Mitten Shape Book Grades 1–2
This fun shape book provides writing activities for different writing levels, along with reproducibles so students can create their own shape books. The unit also includes a poem about mittens and literature connections so students can keep reading! Get the free unit here.
For Sale: A Snowman Grades 3–4
This “for sale” ad is a riddle! Students must use pictures and text clues to figure out what the ad is selling. This activity encourages critical thinking and problem solving, presenting students with new vocabulary and graphic organizers for thought organizing. Find this unit on Teachers Pay Teachers here.
Stem Challenge: Strong Roofs Grade 1
This STEM unit focuses on the physical science concepts of force and weight. Students learn about the concepts and then use their new knowledge to build a roof for a house that can withstand the “heavy snow.” The unit includes teacher directions, science concept and visual page, a suggested materials list, and guidance for students to design and redesign their roofs! Get it from Teachers Pay Teachers here.
Mr. Snowman Read-and-Understand Grade 1
This is a simple read-and-understand story about building a snowman. The unit includes a 4-page minibook, activity pages, and a mini lesson on compound and rhyming words. It also includes a writing activity about snowmen. Find the unit here, on TeachersPayTeachers.com.
Snowy Day Caldecott Winner Grades 1–3
This literature pocket provides information about Ezra Jack Keats, an illustrator and author. His title “The Snowy Day” won the Caldecott. The unit includes a biography, a bookmark, an original story, and an activity about making an accordion sequencing book. Get this unit from Teachers Pay Teachers here.
Who Likes Hot Chocolate? Activity Center Grades 1–3
This activity center challenges students to figure out which child likes hot chocolate based on the clues provided. The unit, which encourages strategic thinking patterns, provides reproducible pages, teacher directions, and information on logic matrixes. Use this link to find it on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Snowman Poetry Grades 3–6
This unit provides a two-stanza poem about snowmen, teaching suggestions about rhyming poetry, and a form for students to organize their thoughts before writing their own poems! Encourage students to write their own winter poems using the form, either rhyming poems or verse. Find this unit here, on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Snowflake Bentley Caldecott Winners Grades 3–6
This literature pocket teaches students about Caldecott Winner Mary Azarian and her 1999 winning title “Snowflake Bentley.” The unit comes with a biographical sketch, bookmark, bibliography, and activities! The activities include making a block print, completing writing prompts, and creating a 3-fold book. Follow this link to Teachers Pay Teachers to get this unit.
STEM Challenge: Hibernation Station Grade 3
This STEM lesson, from STEM Lessons and Challenges, teaches students about insulating materials. Students are challenged to design their own hibernation den to keep a hard-boiled egg warm. The unit includes a concepts page, suggested materials list, instructions, and design pages to guide students. Get this unit from Teachers Pay Teachers here.
STEM Challenge: Thermometer Grade 4
Students learn about the scientific concept of thermal energy and how it affects matter. Students are challenged to design and create their own thermometer that measures temperature accurately. The unit comes with a teacher support page, a science concept page, a challenge page, and design pages. Find this unit on Teachers Pay Teachers here.
Bring some winter vibes into your classroom with these lessons and activities! Check out Every Snowflake Is Different: Snowflake Crafts and Writing Prompts for Your Classroom for more fun winter ideas!
For creative writing ideas around winter themes, check out the ideas in Winter-Themed Writing Prompts.
Christine Wooler has experience working with children as a youth soccer coach and summer camp counselor. She is currently studying English Literature and journalism in college. She enjoys exploring educational topics that help students have fun while learning.