Winter Holidays Teaching Resources
Getting your classroom ready for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the rest of the winter holidays on the horizon? You're in luck!
Our team of teachers from around the US has created winter holiday worksheets, activities, games, and more to make the holidays bright and merry — even if the temperatures outside are bitter cold! Celebrate the major calendar events in an inclusive manner with options for engaging students in multicultural ways.
What Holidays Are Celebrated in Winter?
If you want to get technical, winter begins in December on the Winter Solstice, also know as the shortest day of the year. And yet because the thermometer drops in much of the country well before the solstice, some consider Thanksgiving to be the start of the winter holidays.
Other holidays that fall during the winter season include:
- Christmas
- Hanukkah
- Kwanzaa
- New Year's Eve
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Lunar New Year
- Valentine's Day
- Read Across America Day
Celebrating Winter Holidays in the Classroom
Looking for the best ways to celebrate any (or all!) of the winter holidays? The Teach Starter team of teachers has created printable and digital options — many of which align to the curriculum — to bring the holiday spirit into your classroom. These themed resources can also display the students’ information in new ways around the classroom. This collection contains a variety of resources for all classrooms.
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Christmas Activity Printables - Holiday Puzzles
Have some word-friendly Christmas fun with a pack of printable Christmas word games for kids.
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Christmas in Switzerland Activity Book
Introduce your students to Christmas in Switzerland with a printable Christmas Around the World mini-book.
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Kwanzaa Vocabulary Word Wall
Celebrate Kwanzaa with holiday-related vocabulary cards for your word wall.
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Do-a-Dot Christmas Worksheets for Preschool
Do a dot painting with printable Christmas worksheets for preschool and kindergarten
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Christmas Explosion Box - Decorative Square Templates
Learn how to make a Christmas-themed explosion gift box with your students, plus download the printable templates!
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How to Draw a Reindeer Directed Drawing
Create the perfect reindeer drawing with a fun How to Draw a Reindeer guided drawing worksheet.
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Christmas Charades Game for Kids
Have fun at your classroom Christmas party by playing an exciting game of Christmas Charades!
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Printable Paper Ornaments - Angel Tree Topper
Decorate your classroom tree or use this printable tree topper ornament template as a Christmas brain break for your students.
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Roll to Create an Elf - Drawing Activity
Use a die and directed drawings to create a unique elf drawing for Christmas!
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Christmas Math Worksheets - Roll, Add and Color Addition
Roll, add, and color your way to Christmas with a pack of fun Kindergarten math worksheets.
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Christmas Carol Lyrics - Printable Christmas Songs
Teach your students to sing the holiday hits with a set of Christmas song lyrics printable sheets.
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Printable Christmas Cards for Kids - Foldable Postcard
Encourage your students to write letters to loved ones with a foldable Christmas postcard.
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3D Christmas Ornaments Printable - STEM Challenge
Challenge your students to make three-dimensional paper Christmas ornaments with a STEM challenge.
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Christmas Worksheet - Sentence Editing
Edit and correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and spacing errors with a set of Christmas Fix the Sentence worksheets.
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Disguise a Gingerbread Man - Christmas Bulletin Board
Disguise the gingerbread man to keep Santa from eating him and create a fun Christmas bulletin board.
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Printable Christmas Letter Paper - Wide Ruled
Skip the plain old notebook paper for your Christmas writing prompts and print your own Christmas writing paper.
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Paper Ornaments - Christmas Templates
Get crafty and make your own paper Christmas ornaments with eight printable templates.
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Holiday and Christmas Anagram Worksheets
Spice up your word study centers with a holiday-inspired set of anagram worksheets.
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Christmas Color by Number - Multiplication Worksheets
Boost multiplication skills and celebrate the holiday season with this color-by-number multiplication worksheet set.
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Christmas Photo Booth Props - Printable
Dress up your Christmas photo booth with printable Christmas photo props
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Winter Words Headbands Game
Introduce winter vocabulary words with our picture and word card headband game.
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Christmas Printables - Math Skip Counting Puzzles
Grab a set of 10 printable Christmas puzzles to help students skip count in the classroom.
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Christmas Color by Vowel Sound Worksheets
Use color by vowel sound worksheets for a bit of holiday fun in the classroom.
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Reindeer Research - Instructional Slide Deck
Use an animated instructional slide deck to guide your students through a reindeer research project!
- Winter Holidays Templates
- Winter Holidays Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Craft Activities
- Winter Holidays Games
- Winter Holidays Coloring Pages
- Winter Holidays Labels Signs Decorations
- Winter Holidays Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Mini Book
- Winter Holidays Writing Templates
- Winter Holidays Task Cards
- Winter Holidays Escape Room Games
- Winter Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Winter Holidays Color by Code
- Winter Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Winter Holidays Word Walls
- Winter Holidays Dice Games
- Winter Holidays Interactive Activities
- Winter Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Active Games
- Winter Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Word Searches
- Winter Holidays Card Games
- Winter Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Winter Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Bingo
- Winter Holidays Matchup Games
- Winter Holidays Bookmarks
- Winter Holidays Dominoes
- Winter Holidays Flipbooks
- Winter Holidays Mazes
- Winter Holidays Projects
- Winter Holidays Pennant Flags
- Winter Holidays Posters
- Winter Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Winter Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Winter Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Winter Holidays Connect the Dots
- Winter Holidays Sorting Activities
- Winter Holidays for Pre-K
- Winter Holidays for Kindergarten
- Winter Holidays for 1st Grade
- Winter Holidays for 2nd Grade
- Winter Holidays for 3rd Grade
- Winter Holidays for 4th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 5th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 6th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 7th Grade