Winter Learning Fun

We have been reading One Snowflake at a Time, The Biggest Snowman Ever and Snowballs.  The children have enjoyed listening to all of them but they have really enjoyed Snowballs because of all the different type of items the book showed to make a snowman and even a snowcat.

Snowmen Props to help bring stories and songs alive.  I think I had just as much fun making them.

It only snows here about once every ten years so we substituted the snow for paper snowballs and a pretend snowball fight.  

Counting and Write Snowflake Mats 

Snowmen Art Children Style.  

Letter Sorting Mats

Say, Trace and Write Mats 1 to 20

Play Dough Fun, just add sticks, bottle tops, buttons and scrap fabric.  Let children create what they want, but I am sure some snowpeople will appear.  

Say It, Count It, Write It Math Mats are one of the children favorite games that we play.  This one is a hot coco mug and the children roll the dice identify the number, count out the marshmallows and write the number.  These are always on the top of my list when it comes to teaching children how to count and recognize numbers.

Catch a snowflake dice mat game. 

Arctic Fun

 We stared the week out with the book Hop to the Top.

 The children then made their own penguin during small group time.

 During work time we set up two different types of arctic play one with the arctic animals and shaving cream for snow.

The second one we placed scraps of foam packaging in the water table for icebergs along with more arctic animals.

The children were given the opportunity to create their own version of arctic animals and yes the white ones are polar bears.  I love to see what they can create when just providing them with materials.

We also worked on our CVC words igloo style.  The children had the opportunity to use letter tiles or dry erasable markers to finish their words.  

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Snow Much Winter Learning Fun

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 Snow Much Winter Learning Fun Math

Math Center Activities

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 January Communication Folder and Homework Packet

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Let It Snow

Our classroom is being to look like a winter wonder land with all of the snowmen projects going on.

Paint Snow People at the Easel

 Crating Snowmen Books at Writing Workstation

Building Snowmen with letters

 Making Snowmen in the creative art area

Berry Basket Snowflake Prints

Snowmen out of Salt Clay

 Snowman Shape Color Bingo

Sandmen in the Sensory Table

Five Little Snowmen props

 

Language, Literacy and Art Fun with Snowmen

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Letter Writing Practice Sheets

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For more language and literacy ideas go to Teachers Pay Teachers or Teachers Notebook and get the whole snowman packet.  Here is what you would find in the Language, Literacy and Art Fun with Snowmen.

With this 77 page Language, Literacy and Art Fun with Snowmen your students will be identifying letter names and sounds, distinguish between print and pictures, understand that letters are grouped to form words and that print carries meaning with these fun language and literacy center ideas.  This packet also includes art ideas, science idea and sensory table ideas.

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Shared Reading

Snowman Wore Pocket Chart Story

Snowman letter Sound Cards

Word Wall Cards

Snowman Picture, Letter, Word Sorting Game

Snowman Letter Match

Snowman Letter Sound Matching Cards

Snowman Letter Bingo

Snowman Letter Stamp

Letter Writing Practice Sheets

Snowman Write and Wipe Cards

Snowman Art Center Ideas

Winter Sensory Table Ideas

Winter Science Center

 

Math Fun with Snowmen

The chill is in the air and the snow is starting to blow, it is time to start making snowmen.  Here is a Math Fun Packet that is all about snowmen.

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Catch A Snowflake Dice Game

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Make copies of the dice game onto card stock and laminate.  Give each child a game mat and game dice.  Have the children roll the dice and identify the number on the dice.  Once they have identified the number have them find that number on the game mat and place a snowflake marker on top of that number snowflake.  Have the children keep rolling the dice until they have caught all of the snowflakes on their mat.

For children that need a challenge give them two game dice so that they have to add the two dice together and find that snowflake with the correct number.  

Math Fun with Snowmen

With this 76 page Math Fun with Snowmen your students will be counting and recognizing the numbers 1-20 before you know it with these fun snowmen math centers.  Not only will they be able to count but they will be gaining knowledge about shapes, colors, size and pattern with this math pack that is packed full of ideas for workstations and small group activities.

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How Many Snowflakes

Snowman Math Cards

Say It, Count It, Write It Snowmen Math Mats

Catch A Snowflake Dice Game

Snowman Button Number Mats

Winter Pattern Cards

Number Recognition and Order Numbers

Writing Numbers 1-20

Snowman Shape and Color Match

Snowman Shape Color Bingo

Snowball Sorting

Same and Different Cards

Math Journal Prompts

Snowman Color Matching Cards

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