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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Ugly Christmas Sweater - Dice Drawing Game
Roll your way to the perfect ugly Christmas sweater with a printable Christmas dice game.
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Funky Reindeer Craft Template
Download the famous Teach Starter funky reindeer template! This Christmas craft activity is perfect for practicing Zentangle patterns.
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Tessellation Christmas Tree - Printable Project
Engage your students in the weeks before Christmas with a collaborative Christmas Tree Tessellation project.
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A Snowpal Like Me
A winter holiday activity for students to create a unique snowpal.
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Roll to Create a Gingerbread House
Have some Christmas fun without the mess with a Roll-to-Create Gingerbread House Art activity.
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Digital Christmas Escape Room for the Classroom — Elf Investigation
This exciting Christmas escape room has been created by our teacher team to engage your upper elementary students this holiday season. Help the Mayor of Elfton catch the person responsible for some mischievous events in his town.
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Search and Find – Gingerbread House
Gingerbread house search and find activity.
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Holiday Code Cracker: Middle Years – Whole Class Holiday Game
A whole class, holiday-themed game where students work together to find a secret code.
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Funky Snowman Craft Template
A fun winter craft activity for kids using a snowman template with accessories.
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Save Santa's Workshop – Escape Room for Kids
A fun and festive escape room activity where students solve clues to save Santa's Workshop.
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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 - Making Inferences Task Cards and Visual Display
Skip the inferencing worksheet and have some fun with a Christmas-themed investigation activity.
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Christmas Trivia Advent Calendar Interactive
Host a Christmas trivia game show with an interactive advent calendar trivia game.
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New Year, New Fun! Activity Sheet
Keep students' minds and hands busy during your mid-school-year lull with four fun activities on one handy worksheet!
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Funky Penguin Craft Template
Tap dance your way into your students’ zentangle pattern loving creative sides with our Funky Penguin craft page.
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Christmas Activity Mats
Use these Christmas activity mats during morning arrival on the last day before Christmas break.
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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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Mindful Coloring Ornaments - Christmas Papercraft
Practice mindfulness while making ornaments with a set of elegant mindful coloring Christmas ornament templates.
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New Year's Goals Worksheet
Use this goal-setting worksheet to get your students excited for the new year.
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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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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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3-D Christmas Tree - Printable Craft Template
Try combining geometry and Christmas with this fun holiday craft!
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Printable Christmas Cards to Color
Print a pack of Christmas Cards to color and spread some Christmas cheer in your classroom this year.
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Christmas Math Worksheets - Sums to 12 Activity
Practice finding number bonds and sums to 12 using printable Christmas Math worksheets for first grade.
- Winter Holidays Templates
- Winter Holidays Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Craft Activities
- Winter Holidays Games
- Winter Holidays Coloring Pages
- Winter Holidays Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Mini Book
- Winter Holidays Writing Templates
- Winter Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Winter Holidays Escape Room Games
- Winter Holidays Task Cards
- Winter Holidays Color by Code
- Winter Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Winter Holidays Word Walls
- Winter Holidays Interactive Activities
- Winter Holidays Dice Games
- Winter Holidays Active Games
- Winter Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Winter Holidays Card Games
- Winter Holidays Bingo
- Winter Holidays Word Searches
- Winter Holidays Bookmarks
- Winter Holidays Projects
- Winter Holidays Matchup Games
- Winter Holidays Mazes
- Winter Holidays Dominoes
- Winter Holidays Flipbooks
- Winter Holidays Sorting Activities
- Winter Holidays Connect the Dots
- Winter Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Winter Holidays Posters
- Winter Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Winter Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Winter Holidays Pennant Flags
- 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