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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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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Thanksgiving Escape Room - The Stolen Feast
Play a Thanksgiving Escape Room game and practice two-and-three digit addition for holiday fun!
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Snowman Tree Topper Template
A snowman tree topper template for your students to decorate.
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Santa Tree Topper Template
A Santa tree topper template for your students to decorate.
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Lunar New Year Coloring Pages
Celebrate Lunar New Year with these mindfulness Lunar New Year coloring pages.
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Groundhog Day Writing Craftivity
Celebrate Groundhog Day in the classroom and show off your predictions with a printable Groundhog Day Craft.
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Groundhog Day Word Scramble
Have some word-friendly fun with a Groundhog Day Word Scramble worksheet.
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Hanukkah Word Wall Vocabulary
Celebrate the festival of lights with 28 Hanukkah-related vocabulary cards for your word wall.
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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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Groundhog Day Word Wall Vocabulary
Print a set of 48 Groundhog day vocabulary cards to use on your February Bulletin Board display.
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Happy New Year - Printable Bookmarks
Make reading a priority in the New Year with these printable bookmarks.
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New Years - Word Wall Cards
Welcome the New Year with this set of 36 vocabulary cards to cut and post on your classroom word wall.
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Oh Deer! Winter is Here Bulletin Board Kit
Celebrate winter with a bulletin board display.
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Funky Uncle Sam Craft Activity
A fun holiday craft to use for Presidents' Day and Independence Day.
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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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Miniature Paper Christmas Tree Model
Print Christmas tree craft templates to make mini paper Christmas trees to decorate your classroom.
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Printable Christmas Card Templates for Kids
Bring the season of giving into your classroom with this set of 8 printable greeting cards.
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Whole-Class Coloring Sheet - Reindeer
Get creative with one of winter’s most famous animals in this class collaboration coloring activity.
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Santa Ornament Template
Create a fun Santa ornament with a printable ornament template.
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Same or Different? Initial, Medial, Ending Sounds Interactive
Practice isolating beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words with a Google Slides interactive game.
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Valentine's Day Mini Book
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the classroom and learn about the cultural celebration with a printable activity book for kindergarten and first-grade students.
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New Year's Day Mini Book
Learn about New Year's Day and make classroom resolutions with a printable New Years book for kindergarten and first-grade students.
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Groundhog Day Vocabulary Cards and Writing Center
Create a vocabulary and writing center with a Groundhog Day for Kids word wall and writing template.
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Presidents' Day ABC Sort
Review vocabulary and terms surrounding the Presidents' Day holiday with an ABC Order Worksheet.
- 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 Mini Book
- Winter Holidays Writing Templates
- Winter Holidays Bulletin Board Displays
- Winter Holidays Printable Card Templates
- Winter Holidays Task Cards
- Winter Holidays Color by Code
- Winter Holidays Dice Games
- Winter Holidays Word Walls
- Winter Holidays Interactive Activities
- Winter Holidays Escape Room Games
- Winter Holidays Word Searches
- Winter Holidays Logic Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Winter Holidays Active Games
- Winter Holidays Crossword Puzzles
- Winter Holidays Classroom Door Decorations
- Winter Holidays Card Games
- Winter Holidays Bingo
- Winter Holidays Dominoes
- Winter Holidays Bookmarks
- Winter Holidays Matchup Games
- Winter Holidays Mazes
- Winter Holidays Flipbooks
- Winter Holidays Projects
- Winter Holidays Pennant Flags
- Winter Holidays Banner Display Letter Sets
- Winter Holidays Instructional Slide Decks
- Winter Holidays Connect the Dots
- Winter Holidays Posters
- Winter Holidays Sorting Activities
- Winter Holidays Custom Studio Resources
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