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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Rainbow Acts of Kindness Template
Brainstorm various random acts of kindness with this student template.
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Printable Snowflakes for Classroom Crafts
Use printable snowflakes to transform your classroom into a winter wonderland during the snowy season.
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Christmas in Japan - Kindness Christmas Light Template
Use a Christmas light template to create a Kindness Christmas bulb craft while learning about Christmas in Japan.
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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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United States Patriotic Symbols - Holiday Worksheets
Build and write sentences about patriotic holidays in the United States with a group of six holiday sentence-building worksheets.
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Winter Logic Puzzles
Engage critical thinking skills with these winter logic puzzles that challenge students to use reasoning and deduction to solve fun, seasonal mysteries.
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Differentiated Winter Word Search Printable
Add a frosty twist to your seasonal studies with a winter word search printable teaching resource.
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Editable Classroom Elf Letter Template
Customise a classroom elf letter to introduce your magical classroom elf!
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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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Christmas Collaborative Art Project - Coloring Mural
Create a beautiful whole class holiday bulletin board with this collaborative Christmas-themed classroom mural.
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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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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 Readers Theater Scripts
Download these Christmas readers theater scripts to help students practice reading fluency, expression and teamwork through fun holiday stories about Santa.
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Letter Sound Sort - Gingerbread Man Activity
Supplement your Christmas literacy centers with a fun gingerbread-themed letter sound sort.
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Christmas Writing Craftivity Pack
Download this Christmas writing craftivity, where students decorate adorable Christmas characters and then produce an accompanying piece of writing.
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Winter Puzzles Activity Book
Bring learning and seasonal fun together with this winter puzzles activity book to keep students engaged during the colder months.
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Winter Writing Prompts
Engage your students with these winter writing prompts that inspire creativity and critical thinking throughout December, January and February.
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Christmas Emoji Game
Stir up some Christmas spirit in the classroom with an exciting Christmas Emoji Game.
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Roll a Snowman Game
Play our Roll a Snowman game to generate fun characters and writing prompts for wintry writing fun!
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Chillin’ With My Snowmies Bulletin Board Kit
Build a fun ‘Chillin With My Snowmies’ winter bulletin board with a printable and customizable snowman bulletin board kit.
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Random Acts of Kindness - Holiday Edition
Inspire Random Acts of Kindness this holiday season with a printable Christmas Kindness Calendar.
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Christmas Singular and Plural Worksheets
Review plural noun rules and add some holiday fun to your Language Arts lessons with a set of printable singular and plural worksheets.
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Christmas Punctuation Practice Cards - 1st Grade
Use these punctuation practice cards in the lead up to Christmas with your 1st Grade students.
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Christmas Adjectives Worksheet Pack
Have some festive fun using our printable Christmas adjectives worksheet pack to practice describing nouns.
- Winter Holidays Templates
- Winter Holidays Craft Activities
- Winter Holidays Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Games
- Winter Holidays Coloring Pages
- Winter Holidays Labels Signs Decorations
- Winter Holidays Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Writing Templates
- Winter Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Winter Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Winter Holidays Task Cards
- Winter Holidays Dice Games
- Winter Holidays Color by Code
- Winter Holidays Interactive Activities
- Winter Holidays Word Walls
- Winter Holidays Escape Room Games
- Winter Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Word Searches
- Winter Holidays Active Games
- Winter Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Winter Holidays Bingo
- Winter Holidays Card Games
- Winter Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Projects
- Winter Holidays Matchup Games
- Winter Holidays Mazes
- Winter Holidays Bookmarks
- Winter Holidays Dominoes
- Winter Holidays Flipbooks
- Winter Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Winter Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Winter Holidays Custom Studio Resources
- Winter Holidays Posters
- Winter Holidays Sorting Activities
- Winter Holidays Connect the Dots
- 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
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- Winter Holidays for 6th Grade
- Winter Holidays for 7th Grade